Connector Types And Technologies Poised For Growth
Research Report P-606-10
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Published February 2010

Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a 23 chapter report providing a detailed analysis of Connector Types and Technologies Poised for Growth. This new report addresses a list of 19 specific connector types that are expected to experience greater than average growth in either volume or sales based on the rapid expansion of markets for existing and new products that utilize these interfaces.  New technologies already driving the market as well as emerging technologies that are poised to influence connector design and/or application are reviewed. A discussion of market trends that are changing the way electronic connectors are used is included. 

Each connector type is defined with a product description including key mechanical and electrical performance characteristics, as well as the rational for its selection. Typical applications are also identified. A global market value and forecast to 2013 documents our growth expectations for each connector type.

Many of the selected interfaces have existed in the market for several years, but emerging applications will propel their growth well beyond that of the general connector market. Some legacy connector types, for instance, are being adapted to high-speed differential signaling, which will allow implementation in next-generation equipment. In other cases, entirely new interfaces will show logarithmic percentage growth from near zero as they are implemented in new high-volume applications.

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The World's Connector Companies (3 Volumes)
Research Report C-141-10
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Published January 2010

Bishop and Associates has just released a three volume, 950 page research report providing a one-source list of the world’s electronic connector companies. This report is published annually to incorporate new companies, and update information relating to companies listed in the previous issue.

The report provides company name, address, phone, fax and website URL for the connector companies listed in the report. In addition, a description of the company, including products and trademarks, plant locations, sales by geographic region and sales by market.

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GPS Navigation Market - Portable Navigation Devices
Research Report TD-501-10
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Published January 2010

Bishop & Associates has just released a new 5 chapter research report focusing on the GPS navigation market. The key objective of this report is to predict GPS product Bill-of-Materials (BOM) design and trends over the next 3 years, starting with bench marketing present BOM teardown data. The challenge is to forecast the next generation BOM designs requirements, future market trends and emerging GPS markets segments that will impact to connector and cable requirements.

The new report provides a market snapshot analysis (present and future) market value and volumes from 2010 to 2014.

In defining market and product characteristic of the GPS market, this report will focus on consumer mobile GPS devices that make up the major market share of the global GPS products in 2010.

Key Definitions of terms:

GPS: Global Position System
PND: Portable Navigation Device
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LBS: Location Based Services
PCB: Printed Circuit Board
TAM Total Available Market

A key market factor is the GPS market is growing through mobile phone companies adding GPS mapping/direction into smart cellular phones to get additional monthly fees from the consumer. At the same time Portable Navigation Device (PND) market is becoming mature but will not be crushed by the trend of smart phones having GPS features.

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The World Military Connector Market
Research Report M-990-09
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Published December 2009

Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a new ten chapter, 202 page research report providing a quantitative analysis of the World Military Connector Market, as well as the trends and factors driving the market. Connector sales and forecasts are provided by end use equipment market sectors, and connector product category for the years 2007, 2008 and 2013. Regional data is supplied for the years 2007, and 2008 through 2013.

The military equipment sector that relies heavily on legacy products, but also is a major test ground for the most high-tech and sophisticated connectors in the world, the 2008 military market for connectors was approximately $3 billion dollars. With a growth rate of 6.5 percent from 2007 to 2008, the military market has experienced positive year-over-year growth for over a decade.  This decade of year-over-year growth is in contrast to year-over-year growth of total world connector sales, which experienced negative growth during the 2000/2002 downturn. 

Although all regions of the world experienced positive growth from 2007 to 2008, some regions out performed others.  North America who has consistently had the greatest sales of connectors used in the military sector, also had the smallest year-to-year growth.  Europe, who ranks second in connector sales to the military sector, exhibited the greatest growth.  Other regions that experienced double-digit growth include China and the ROW region.

2007 and 2008 Military Connector Sales by Region

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The World Connector Market for Renewable Energy - Wind and Solar
Research Report M-1025-09
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Published November 2009

Bishop & Associates has just released a new 7 chapter research report defining the World Connector Market for Renewable Energy. The report profiles the Wind and Solar segments of the global market and outlines the major product types, connector categories, connector types, as well as projecting annual connector sales and forecast for each market segment and regions of the world.  The forecast will detail each specific connector category and connector type.  While there may be some reference made to electrical components, this report will focus on the electronic connector content only. 

Today we are facing huge challenges:  global warming, depleting natural resources, population growth, increasing energy demand, rising energy prices and unequal distribution of energy sources. All of these factors contribute to the urgent need to transform the energy sector, which primarily relies on fossil fuels, to one that uses renewable energies and energy efficient technologies.

Renewable energy is defined as the energy derived from resources that are regenerative, or for all practical purposes, cannot be depleted.  Resources include biofuels, biomass, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, solar energy, wind power, ocean thermal energy, wave power, and tidal power.  The global renewable energy market grew by 20.4 percent in 2008 to reach a value of $310.5 billion and is forecast to have a value of $511.3 billion in 2013, an increase of 64.7 percent since 2008.

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Post-Recession Outlook of the Electronics Industry and Connectors – Roadmap 2009-2019
Research Report RM-1050-09
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Published October 2009

Bishop and Associates has just released a seven chapter, 197 page report providing an in-depth analysis for the “Post-Recession Outlook of the Electronics Industry and Connectors – Roadmap 2009-2019”.

This new report is a roadmap study of the electronics industry and connectors, with 90 tables and many photos and illustrations. Taking off from work done on the 2009 iNEMI Roadmap, this study analyzes major elements of the electronics industry that parallel, intersect and influence connectors, and looks at the connector industry’s markets, technology and forecasts major product roadmaps from 2009-2019. Compiled during, and influenced by the 2008-2009 recession, the report analyzes how the industry will move forward from the current point in time, and forecasts markets from 2007-2013 and gives a long-range outlook to 2019, including the impact of a slowing IC technology – a critical driver for connector technology and demand.

Deep recessionary forces facing electronics were caused by forces external to the industry – not by boom and bust cycles in the industry such as happened in 2000. The 2008-2009 recession was caused by a crisis in the financial and housing sectors, followed by a credit crunch and stock market plunge that shut off demand for products and services.

Connector Market by Equipment Segment - 2007-2013

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Connector Industry Forecast
Research Report F-2009-1
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Published September 2009

Bishop & Associates publishes two connector forecasts each year. Each eight-chapter report provides an in-depth, and detailed forecast of the worldwide connector Industry. In addition to the detailed forecasts for each region of the world (North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, ROW), an industry overview is included which provides current market trends, industry book-to-bill ratios, and outlook narrative.

Actual results are provided for the years 2007, and 2008. Forecasts include the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Five-year Compound Annual Growth Rates (2008-2013) are also included.

Worldwide and regional forecasts include:

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2009 Top 100 Connector Manufacturers
Research Report M-121-09
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Published July 2009

Bishop and Associates has just released a new ten chapter research report providing a complete analysis of The World’s Top 100 Electronic Connector Manufacturers. This new report furnishes detailed statistics that benchmark the leading connector manufacturers by 2007/2008 total sales, sales by end-use equipment market, sales by product category, and many other key industry measurements. All manufacturers are exhibited by 2008 sales, and are ranked by region of the world with percent year-to-year change. This report provides all the key data needed to analyze each of the top 100 worldwide electronic connector suppliers.

The world’s top 100 connector manufacturers recorded 2008 shipments of $38.258 billion. This represented 87.0 percent of the worldwide connector market. The balance of the connector industry had 2008 shipments of $5.719 billion, and represented 13.0 percent of the total market.

There are approximately 1,205 worldwide manufacturers of connector products. Many are very small and only have sales in one region of the world. Many of the small manufacturers supply a limited line of products to the market.

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World Industrial Market for Connectors
Research Report M-607-09
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Published July 2009

Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a new ten chapter, 179 page research report providing a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the World Industrial Market for Connectors. Connector sales and forecasts for the years 2008 through 2013 are provided by end use equipment market segments, by product type and by region of the world. The report provides both overall quantitative data as detailed background information, trends and dynamics, on selected market segments such as wind and solar energy, Industrial Ethernet, Robotics, Semiconductor Production Equipment and others.
 

2008 Industrial Market for Connectors by Region

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2009 Connector Industry Yearbook
Research Report C-122-09
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Published July 2009

Each year, Bishop & Associates prepares the Connector Industry Yearbook based on annual reports provided by publicly traded connector companies. Income statements and balance sheets are consolidated for the past ten (10) years, (5) years, and most current year, providing benchmarks on the industry and the overall performance of the public connector companies. Featured in each issue are:

Consolidated history of the public companies including:

Fifteen-year history of performance by company, with industry averages for the following financial measurements:

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World Cable Assembly Market
Research Report M-799-09
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Published June 2009

Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a new seven chapter, 173 page research report providing a quantitative analysis of the World Cable Assembly Market, as well as the trends and factors driving the market. Cable assembly sales and forecasts are provided by end use equipment market segments, cable assembly type, region of the world, and manufacturing channel for the years 2008 through 2013.  The report provides both overall analysis to assist companies with their strategy development, and detailed quantitative information for specific market analysis and planning.

There’s a full chapter providing an in-depth definition of the different types of cable assemblies by connector types accompanied by pictures.  This chapter also defines the end use equipment segmentation, the regions of the world, and manufacturing channels.

2008 Cable Assembly Market by Region

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Computer, Consumer and Communications Industry Outlook (CCC)
Research Report M-800-09
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Published May 2009

Bishop & Associates has just released a five chapter, 145 page report on high volume Computer, Consumer and Communications Markets, and their connector market segments. Included in this study is an analysis of personal computers, PC servers, peripheral equipment, consumer electronics, and mobile communications equipment market segments with associated equipment and connector forecasts in units.

The market continues to react at a rapid pace to economic developments, which for the most part, are global in scope and beyond the control of this industry. It is expected that 2009 will see as much as a 25 percent drop in sales, followed by recovery. The market may have bottomed out in 1Q09, but the depth of this recession, coupled with its fiscal issues, may cause a slower than usual recovery.

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Evolving High Speed Mezzanine Connectors
Research Report P-889-09
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Published May 2009

Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a new 12-chapter, 214 page research report providing a complete analysis of evolving high-speed mezzanine connectors. Current connector market values and forecasts are provided by bandwidth, region of the world, and end user market for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2013.

Mezzanine architecture offers significant packaging advantages.  System density has become a critical issue for circuit designers and can be increased by utilizing the space between daughtercards.  Products can be effectively partitioned to provide pluggable modules simplifying repair, customization and upgrading. Printed circuit board routing issues can be simplified and layer count reduced by spreading functions over larger board surface areas.

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2009 Connector Market Handbook
Research Report M-700-09
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Published April 2009

Bishop and Associates has just released the new 2009 edition of the Connector Market Handbook. This comprehensive seven-chapter, 221-page report analyzes all aspects of the world electronic connector market. This report provides detailed connector statistics by equipment sector and product category for North America, Europe, Japan, China, Asia Pacific, and the ROW region. Included is a complete chapter on worldwide connector industry results by region, equipment sector and product category. Data is provided for the years 1999-2008, and projections for 2013 (including five-year CAGRs). This report also includes 2007/2008 results by country for the European and Asia Pacific regions, as well as a 2013 forecast.

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Evolving High Speed Connectors
Research Report P-881-09
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Published March 2009

Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a new 13-chapter research report providing a complete analysis of Evolving High-Speed Connectors. This new report details backplane, midplane, and high-speed backplane cable assemblies. Connector values are provided for each category for the years 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2013, as well as region of the world.

Connectors designed to operate in multi-gigabit applications have proliferated over the past four years providing system designers greatly expanded interconnect options and performance levels.  Advances in connector as well as signal conditioning technology have pushed interface bandwidth from 3 Gb/s to 20+ Gb/s, with at least one supplier introducing a 40 Gb backplane connector.  This market research report addresses the many aspects of the high-speed interconnect market from what is driving demand for faster channels, to defining the key characteristics of the leading connector families that are currently available.  Detailed market estimates and forecasts extending to 2013 for backplane and cable connectors by application and region of the world are featured.

A variety of factors associated with high-speed channels have a major influence on their behavior.  Chapters are devoted to reviewing related system elements including driver and receiver technology, printed circuit board materials, as well as channel modeling, and performance measurement systems.

A new chapter focused on innovation provides examples of new creative approaches to addressing some of the challenges associated with interconnection and packaging of next generation electronic equipment.

This market research report also includes several tutorial chapters on connector and high-speed design issues that enable a non-technical reader to gain from the information provided.

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World Market For Terminal Blocks
Research Report P-610-09
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Published March 2009

This new seven chapter research report from Bishop & Associates, Inc. provides a complete analysis of The World Market for Terminal Blocks. This report thoroughly analyzes all product categories including:
 

This new report furnishes 2008 detailed statistics on the world terminal block market by product type, geographic region, and end-use market sector. The report also forecasts the world terminal block market for the years 2009 and 2013.

End-Use Equipment Analyzed in this Report Include:

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