This is the fifth iteration of IMS Research’s successful report on the market for set-top box components and technologies.  Previous versions date from 2002, 2005, 2007, and 2009.  This report is unmatched in its coverage of the set-top box semiconductor and software markets and this iteration combines coverage of broadcast modulation and MPEG encoding to match trends in the market for STB core system-on-chips (SoCs).  It also adds coverage of solid-state storage in set-top boxes.  This report compliments and builds upon IMS Research’s flagship report The World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs, and buyers of that report (or current subscribers to the Online Television Database) receive a 20% discount on this one.

This highly successful report regularly attracts customers from throughout the set-top box supply chain, including Set-top box manufacturers, STB semiconductor makers, intellectual property suppliers to the STB (codecs, processor cores, etc.), conditional access vendors, large and small software vendors, and even operators looking to assess their technology investments.

Key Issues Addressed

• What are the trends in set-top box semiconductors?  What features will my design need?
• What are the market trends in set-top box I/O and A/V outputs?  What networking technologies are key in this market?
• What environment can I create software for?  How much processing, RAM, and graphics capability will new and installed set-top boxes have?  What APIs can I use?
• How is the bill-of-materials of the set-top box evolving and how does that effect the economics of set-top box manufacturing.