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Prismark's "Electronics Industry Report 2012" |
 During
my many years as an RF applications engineer with a well-known RFIC
manufacturer, I did a lot of competitive analysis work that involved
doing teardowns on products like cellphone PAs, Wi-Fi transceivers,
FEMs, SAW filters, and even entire commercial products like cellphones
and Bluetooth devices. During the process, I learned a lot about how
to identify components with no external markings and how to check for
copyright infringements. Most of the work I did myself, but occasionally
outside assistance was required to do x-rays, decapping of ICs, etc.
One company that we solicited to provide overall industry state of the
art info was
Prismark. Their reports were always excellent and full of data that
is nearly impossible to obtain otherwise. Their annual reports are something
you or your marketing and engineering managers would be interested in
seeing. The reports are not cheap, but could pay for themselves many
time over. (No, I do not receive any compensation
for my endorsement)
Posted May 2013 |
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