increasingly mainstream communication platform that is changing the way in which we live, work and play. Social media and social networking sites are only fueling this trend. Furthermore, this segment is being embraced and widely promoted by carriers who benefit from the highly profitable data services revenue stream as subscribers move to enhanced data plans. The increased presence of multimedia-rich mobile devices has led manufacturers to recognize the increasingly important role multimode, multiband solutions play in the rapidly evolving wireless handset market, particularly as the industry migrates to 4G technologies which enable applications such as Web browsing, video streaming, gaming, MP3 players and cameras at higher speeds and data rates. Next-generation EDGE, WEDGE, WCDMA and LTE wireless platforms are now being used in the majority of the more than one and a half billion cellular phones the industry produces annually which results in increasing complexity in the RF module because each new wireless platform and operating frequency band requires additional amplifier, filtering and switching content to support: Further, given constraints on handset size and power consumption, these complex modules must remain physically small, energy efficient and cost effective, while also managing an unprecedented level of potential signal interference within the handset. Finally, and a direct result of this increasing RF complexity, the addressable semiconductor content within the transmit and receive chain portion of the mobile device is increasing. We believe this trend is creating an incremental market opportunity measured in the billions of dollars as switching, filtering and wireless local area networking functionality are integrated. Meanwhile, outside of the handset market, the proliferation of wireless technologies and our broadening footprint within analog semiconductor applications are increasing our market opportunity. According to Gartner, a leading independent market research firm, the total available market for the analog semiconductor segment is expected to exceed $18 billion in 2014. Today, the analog semiconductor market, which is characterized by longer product lifecycles and relatively high gross margins, is fragmented and diversified among various end-markets, customer bases and applications including: • backward compatibility to existing networks, • simultaneous transmission of voice and data, • international roaming, and • broadband functionality to accommodate music, video, data, and other multimedia features. • Infrastructure • Automotive • CATV/Satcom • Smart Energy • Medical • Military • RFID • Test & Measurement • WLAN Page 69 Skyworks / Annual Report 2011