Market research firm IC Insights for its forecast for 2016 McClean Report recently updated Report, in the Report statistics of 33 main IC product categories, there are 14 categories in this year's growth rate will exceed 2%, especially the mobile phone application processor MPU and signal conversion IC growth in the champions league.

IC Insights of "2016 McClean Report 33 main IC product category in the market growth of more than 2020 years ago. As shown in figure 1 lists 33 major IC product categories, respectively, to update the growth rate in 2016. IC Insights predicts that this year there will be 14 product category growth of more than 2%, in 2016 the overall IC market growth rate, with mobile phone application processor (analogy) and signal conversion element of growth in the champions league, can see the growth of 10%. In addition, there are five kinds of products is expected to be like the overall IC market, a 2% growth rate. Growth is expected to appear in 2016 IC product category number will increase to 20 items, nine more than in 2015.

Mobile application MPU are expected to be 10% of the growth, topped 5 years ranks top title. Although mobile application MPU market growth rates to cool slightly in recent years, but as a result of smartphone shipments are still attractive IC market terminal application, IC Insights to predict MPU can still stable growth of 10% this year. Benefit from consumer, communications and computing devices and other systems such as a wide range of areas of establishing, signal conversion IC is expected 10% growth in 2016.

32-bit MCU market will be under the catalysis of "smart car" sharp growth of 8%. Driver information systems as well as a growing number of self-driving car function, such as automatic parking, advanced cruise control and prevent the collision, must rely on 32-bit MCU. Is expected in the next few years, the advanced 32-bit MCU will occupy more than 25% of the handling capacity in the car.

The he is worthy of note category also includes previously bullish on tablet MPU market, gradually faded in the user's passion for tablet, this year is expected to appear only 2% growth. DRAM opinion will fall sharply this year, fell to the second largest share of IC product category (after standard PC, server MPU market). In DRAM market after a sharp growth in 2013 and 2014, as the desktop and laptop computers less strength of demand, supply force f be reduced the average selling price (ASP) for sale, in 2015 started to fall by 3%, 8% are expected to fall again this year. Global DRAM ASP fell 4% in 2015, is expected to continue to fall by 11% in 2016.