India's analog TAM is expected to reach US$425 million by 2010, representing a CAGR of 27.4%. It's a terrific paradox that the more digital the world becomes, the greater the need for analog components. We live in an analog world, and the rapid growth in the development of complex digital equipment has prompted corresponding demand for ever-more complex, fast and reliable analog components. Analog and digital are thus two sides of the same coin as far as development of high-end technology for the future is concerned.

The largest category of analog building blocks will still be in voltage and reference regulars like DC/DC, switch mode supplies and linear regulators for the discrete and mass markets. More analog devices will combine two or more analog functions in the applications, thus providing a lower-cost system solution optimized for a specific electronic design (e.g. power management units for wireless or PC products).