元器件交易网讯  4月22日消息，据IC Insight预测，通信系统将成为全球四分之三的地区IC销量的驱动力，超越计算机系统成为2014年IC最大的系统应用，占IC市场总收入的37.9%。

　　通信系统预计在2014年将成为美国、欧洲和亚太地区最大IC应用。在日本，计算机系统预计保持最大IC终端应用。

　　在除了欧洲之外的地区，通信、计算机和消费者预计是IC三大终端类别，这三个系统应用2014年在美国预计占IC销售额的83.4%，在日本占78.5%，在亚太地区占92.3%。在欧洲，汽车系统仍然是IC销售的一个关键驱动力，预计今年占IC销量近四分之一。通信、计算机和汽车应用预计今年占欧洲IC销售额的80.6%。

　　多年来，计算机应用是IC收入最大的市场，但2014年预计这种情况将改变，因为全球通信IC市场将首次超过计算机IC销量。从全球范围看，通讯系统预计将占IC市场收入2859亿美元的37.9%，计算机占36.3%，消费占11.2%，汽车占7.6%，工业占6.2%，政府/军事应用占0.9%。

　　从2011年到2017年，通信和计算机市场IC总销售额保持在73%-75%。但是各自的比例会改变。2011年，全球IC收入41.1%来自计算机市场，32.1%来自通信系统。到2017年为止，通信应用预计占IC总收入的41.8%，计算机系统占32.7%。

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　　外媒原文如下：

　　Communications systems are forecast to be the driving force for IC sales in three out of the four major global geographic regions and overtake computer systems to become the largest system application for ICs for the first time in 2014, according to data found in the 2014 edition of IC Insights’ IC Market Drivers, A Study of Emerging and Major End-Use Applications Fueling Demand for Integrated Circuits.  Figure 1 shows that communications systems are forecast to be the largest application for ICs in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions in 2014.  In Japan, computer systems are forecast to remain the largest end-use application for IC sales.

　　Communications, computer, and consumer are forecast to be the three largest end-use categories for ICs in each geographic region except Europe.  These three system applications are forecast to account for 83.4% of IC sales in the Americas in 2014, 78.5% of IC sales in Japan, and 92.3% of IC sales in Asia-Pac.  In Europe, automotive systems are still a key driver for IC sales and are forecast to account for nearly one-quarter of IC sales this year. Communications, computer, and automotive applications are forecast to represent 80.6% of IC sales in Europe this year.

　　For years, computer applications were the largest market for IC sales but that is forecast to change in 2014 as the global communications IC market surpasses computer IC sales for the first time. Globally, communications systems are forecast to represent 37.9% of the $285.9 billion IC market this year compared to 36.3% for computers, 11.2% for consumer, 7.6% for automotive, 6.2% for industrial, and 0.9% for government/military applications (Figure 2).

　　From 2011 to 2017, the percentage of total IC sales to the communications and computer markets has been, and is expected to remain, fairly constant at 73-75%, however the mix is forecast to change significantly.  In 2011, 41.1% of global IC revenue came from sales to the computer market compared to 32.1% from communications systems. By 2017, communications applications are forecast to account for 41.8% of IC sales compare to 32.7% for computing systems.