Datamonitor's Semiconductors in France industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the semiconductors industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

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Market Definition

The semiconductor market consists of the manufacture and sale of semiconductors and related products. The market value refers to the sale of semiconductors at manufacturers sales price (MSP).

Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2004 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, Europe includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark , Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and the Ukraine.

Asia-Pacific includes Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, and Taiwan.

The global market comprises Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US.

TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7 1.1 Market Definition 7 1.2 Research Highlights 7 1.3 Market Analysis 8 CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9 CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10 CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11 CHAPTER 5 Competitive Landscape 12 CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 13 6.1 STMicroelectronics N.V. 13 6.2 Alcatel 13 6.3 Intel Corporation 13 6.4 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 14 6.5 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 14 6.6 Altis 14 CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 15 7.1 Market Value Forecast 15 CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 16 CHAPTER 9 Further Reading 18 9.1 Sources 18 9.2 Related Datamonitor Research 18 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: France Semiconductors Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 9 Table 2: France Semiconductors Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2005 10 Table 3: France Semiconductors Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 11 Table 4: France Semiconductors Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 15 Table 5: France Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 16 Table 6: France GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 16 Table 7: France Inflation, 2001-2005 16 Table 8: France Exchange Rate, 2001 17 ?? ?? ?? ?? CONTENTS