5.2.4 CHALLENGES 41
5.2.4.1 Rapid technological changes in markets requiring the development of new technologies and
products 41
5.3 BURNING ISSUES 41
5.3.1 ACHIEVING A BALANCE BETWEEN COMPUTING PERFORMANCE AND POWER
CONSUMPTION 41
5.4 WINNING IMPERATIVES 42
5.4.1 UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING 42
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 43
6.1 INTRODUCTION 43
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 43
6.3 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 44
6.4 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 46
6.4.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 47
6.4.2 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 48
6.4.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 48
6.4.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 49
6.4.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 49
7 MICROPROCESSOR MARKET, BY ARCHITECTURE 50
7.1 INTRODUCTION 51
7.2 X86 53
7.3 ARM 55
7.4 MIPS 56
7.5 POWER 58
7.6 SPARC 59
8 MICROPROCESSOR MARKET, BY APPLICATION 61