IEEE 1394 , Also Called Firewire or I.Link Remains Mandatory in the PC World In 2005

Business Wire, July 14, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39489) has announced the addition of 1394 2006: Will Vista and HANA Support Provide a Boost? to their offering.

IEEE 1394 (1394), also called FireWire or i.Link, is a high-speed serial bus specification found primarily in four markets: PCs, PC peripherals, Consumer Electronics (CE), and Automotive. It consists of two standards: 1394a, the incumbent technology which provides for 400Mbps transfer speeds, and 1394b, its high-speed successor.

1394a has maintained its popularity in the PC world in 2005, with integration into most notebook PCs, as well as many consumer desktops, but in very few corporate desktops. In the PC peripheral world, 1394a is being usurped by high-speed USB in most applications, while digital televisions, DVD recorders, and cable set top boxes are among the CE applications adopting it.

1394b has received a few pieces of good news over the last year. Microsoft has announced support for 1394b in its Vista operating system. Meanwhile, the Home Audio-Video Networking Alliance (HANA) has announced that it is supporting 1394b as a home networking standard to support the transport of multiple high-definition video streams.

This report contains analysis and five-year forecasts for all 1394-enabled products, breaking out each PC, PC Peripheral, CE, and Automotive application by penetration of 1394a and 1394b for each forecast year. Analysis is provided for all types of 1394, including 1394c and 1394 over Coax. Responses on 1394 from our annual Residential Technology Survey are also included, as well as brief profiles of major 1394 silicon and IP supplier.

Contents Include:

Executive Summary

Methodology

Methodology for General Consumer Survey

Introduction

1394a

1394b

1394c

Wireless 1394

1394 Over Coax

HANA

Microsoft 1394 Support

1394a Chip ASP Forecasts

1394 Competitors

High-Speed USB

HDMI

External SATA

Residential Technology Survey--1394 Responses

Do Any of Your Home PCs Have a FireWire or 1394 Port?

Do You Connect Any of the Following Devices to Your Home PC FireWire Port?

Applications & Forecast

PCs

Desktops

Notebooks

Aftermarket Cards

PC Forecast Summary

PC Peripherals

External Hard Disk Drives

Hard Disk Drive Enclosures

External Optical Writers

DVD Writers

CD Writers

Ink Jet Printers

Scanners

Web Cameras

Hubs & Flash Card Readers

PC Peripheral Forecast Summary

Consumer Electronics

Digital TVs

Set Top Boxes

Digital Cable Set Top Boxes

DBS Set Top Boxes

Digital Terrestrial Set Top Boxes

Digital Camcorders

DVD Recorders

Blue Laser DVD Recorders

Video Game Consoles

Standalone PVRs

Portable Digital Audio Players

Digital VCRs

Digital Still Cameras

Audio/Video Receivers

Home Network Ports

Consumer Electronics Forecast Summary

Automotive

Forecast Summary

1394 Silicon & IP Competitors

Agere

Firecomms

Freescale Semiconductor

Fujitsu

Initio

NEC

Oxford Semiconductor

Philips

Pulse-LINK

Texas Instruments

VIA

Wipro

List of Tables

List of Figures

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