2008 IC Cards

Abstract

IC or smart cards were a $2.8 billion industry in 2008 thanks to a number of application markets including mobile handsets, banking, healthcare, and security/ID purposes. IC cards fall into either standard contact or RF contactless varieties, with standard IC cards currently accounting for the majority of revenue.

The entire IC card market was worth nearly $2.8 billion in 2008 with an annual growth rate of 11 percent which will cause the entire market to reach over $4.7 billion by 2013. Standard IC cards currently account for 70 percent of sales with $1.9 billion, however contactless IC cards are predicted to experience higher than average growth rates which will see them grow from just $833 million in 2008 to $1.7 billion in 2013. This is thanks largely to falling ASPs combined with increased unit shipments which are growing at an impressive 18 percent annually.

Table of Contents

Significant Findings

• IC Cards
• IC Card Market
• IC Card Suppliers and Customers

Regional Markets

Consumption Analysis

• Mobile Phones
• Public Transportation
• Set-Top Box
• Credit/Debit Cards
• Identification/Security
• Other

Production Forecast

• Microcontrollers
• Memory

Suppliers

• Infineon Technologies
• Samsung
• NXP Semiconductors
• Atmel
• Renesas Technology
• STMicroelectronics

Methodology

Databeans Market and Product Segmentation Definitions

• Market Segmentation
• Product Segmentation

Table of Figures

• Figure 1: Worldwide IC Card Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
• Figure 2: 2008 and 2013 Worldwide IC Card Revenue Share by Type
• Figure 3: Worldwide Market Forecast for RF (Contactless) IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Figure 4: Worldwide Market Forecast for Standard IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Figure 5: 2008 Worldwide IC Card Revenue Share by Application
• Figure 6: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast by Application
• Figure 7: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Mobile Phones
• Figure 8: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Public Transportation
• Figure 9: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Set-Top-Box
• Figure 10: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Credit/Debit Cards
• Figure 11: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Identification/Security
• Figure 12: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Other
• Figure 13: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Microcontrollers
• Figure 14: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Memory
• Figure 15: Worldwide Microcontrollers Market Forecast for RF (Contactless) IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Figure 16: Worldwide Microcontrollers Market Forecast for Standard IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Figure 17: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast for RF (Contactless) IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Figure 18: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast for Standard IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Figure 19: 2007 Worldwide IC Card Revenue Share by Supplier

Table of Tables

• Table 1: Worldwide IC Card Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)
• Table 2: Worldwide Market Forecast for RF (Contactless) IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Table 3: Worldwide Market Forecast for Standard IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Table 4: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast by Application
• Table 5: Worldwide IC Card Shipments Forecast by Application
• Table 6: Worldwide Mobile Handset Shipment Forecast by Air Standard
• Table 7: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Microcontrollers
• Table 8: Worldwide IC Card Revenue Forecast - Memory
• Table 9: Worldwide Microcontrollers Market Forecast for RF (Contactless) IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Table 10: Worldwide Microcontrollers Market Forecast for Standard IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Table 11: Worldwide Microcontrollers Revenue Forecast by Market Segment
• Table 12: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast for RF (Contactless) IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Table 13: Worldwide Memory Market Forecast for Standard IC Cards (Revenue, Units, ASP)
• Table 14: 2007 Worldwide IC Card Revenue Share by Supplier