Smart-meter IC market worth $1.2bn

by david manners - Electronic weekly, Aug. 19, 2015 – 

Smart-meter chips were worth $1.2 billion last year, says IHS, at an ASP of $11. They went into 132 million meters.

"The semiconductor industry for electric meters is moving toward a single-chip solution for measuring and communicating with the grid station, which is an important industry trend to watch," says IHS' Robbie Galoso. "Water and gas meters require fewer semiconductor components; however, they need extra semiconductors for sensing and battery management."

ASPs are expected to increase as industry needs increase for 32-bit micro-controller units (MCUs), memory chips, single system-on-chip (SoC) solutions and other components used in secured communications and other applications.

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