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Microprocessor growth will slow tained primarily due to to double-digit per-
this year after cellphone surge centage growth in 2021 because cellphone
processor sales surged 31% as users
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Total micro- moved to faster smartphones.
processor sales in 2021 maintained
strength, growing 14% to a record- Fifth-generation technology
high $102.9 billion after climbing 16% These phones included units built with
in 2020. new, fifth-generation (5G) cellular mo-
dems, more powerful cameras, and arti-
Driven by COVID-19 ficial intelligence (AI) machine-learning
These sales were a result of emergency capabilities for automatic performance
lockdowns in the COVID-19 virus crisis improvements.
driving demand for personal computers
and large-screen smartphones because of After cellphone application processor sales
increased reliance on the Internet during jumped to a record-high $35.0 billion in
the deadly pandemic, says the new Feb- 2021, the growth rate is expected to de-
ruary 1Q Update of IC Insights’ 2022 Mc- crease to 10% in 2022, which will lift this
Clean Report service (Figure below). mobile microprocessor segment to reve-
nues of $38.4 billion, based on IC Insights’
Worldwide sales growth in total micro- forecast.
processors is expected to slide back in
2022 to an increase of 7%, which will lift Tight supplies
the MPU market to another record high of Tight supplies of leading-edge smartphone
$110.4 billion, with unit shipments rising processors and continuous integration of
6% to 2.6 billion processors, according to more functions, acceleration units, power-
the 1Q22 update’s forecast. ful graphics, and high-speed 5G modems
on these MPUs will increase the average
The total microprocessor market was sus- selling price on units by 4% in 2022 after
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on primarily because cellphone processor
sales surged 31% as users moved to fast-
er smartphones, including those built with
new fifth-generation (5G) cellular
