Panel Discussion I. Inhibitors to Fast Silicon Content Growth: Low Power & Wireless

While traditional consumer electronics markets have driven the majority of consumer semiconductor revenue, new markets such as mobile Internet devices, home networking/communication, mobile TV, netbooks and e-readers will become the new drivers for increased silicon content over the next five years. To gain a competitive edge in these markets, semiconductor companies must overcome several inhibitors facing them when developing their product lines to meet consumer demand in these markets. This panel discussion focuses on discussing the silicon content growth inhibitors in the following areas: processor speed; integration of voice and data; network connectivity; low power consumption; and content/multimedia capability.