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Table 2<br />

Estimated Semiconductor Content of Group IK Facsimile Machines<br />

Semiconductor Components<br />

Integrated Circuits<br />

Memory<br />

SRAM<br />

EPROM<br />

Microcomponents<br />

Microprocessor<br />

Microcontroller<br />

Microperipheral<br />

Logic<br />

Standard Logic<br />

Gate Array<br />

Linear<br />

Discrete<br />

Optoelectronic<br />

CCD<br />

LEO Array<br />

Total Semiconductors<br />

Facsimile Equipment<br />

Factory Cost<br />

Retail Price<br />

Input/Output Ratio (factory)<br />

(retail)<br />

Economy<br />

Machines<br />

1 (64K)<br />

1 (256K)<br />

1<br />

0<br />

1 (modem)<br />

10<br />

2<br />

10<br />

51<br />

1<br />

1<br />

$124<br />

$696<br />

$2,510<br />

17.9%<br />

4.9%<br />

1<br />

1<br />

1<br />

2<br />

2<br />

10<br />

2<br />

10<br />

57<br />

1<br />

1<br />

$152<br />

Midrange<br />

Machines<br />

(256K)<br />

(512K)<br />

(modem, watch)<br />

$1 ,146<br />

$4 ,130<br />

13 .2%<br />

3. 7%<br />

Source: Dataquest<br />

March 1989<br />

Facsimile machines based on the Group I or Group II standards are being retired<br />

from the installed base, and Dataquest estimates that they will no longer be in use after<br />

1990. Group I and Group II machines use analog transmission techniques and require 3 to<br />

6 minutes to transmit a page of information.<br />

Component Prices Continue to Decline<br />

The negative 11 percent CAGR reduction in facsimile machine prices is made<br />

possible in part by the reduction in numbers and prices of the components used to make<br />

the facsimile machine. For example, the facsimile modem component was a complete<br />

card in 1983, with an estimated OEM-volume price of approximately $300, and it was<br />

supplied only by Rockwell. In 1988, Dataquest estimates that this same circuit function<br />

is implemented as either one or two semiconductor components with an OEM-volume<br />

price in the $80 to $100 range, and that more than six component manufacturers have<br />

entered the market. (The facsimile modem suppliers include Hitachi, Hycom/Sharp,<br />

© 1989 Dataquest Incorporated March ESAM Newsletter

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