The Timing Solutions Market

Quartz Crystal, Crystal and SAW Oscillators, and Silicon Timing Devices



The timing solutions market, defined by ABI Research as quartz crystals, crystal oscillators, surface acoustic wave oscillators, and silicon timing devices, is showing moderate growth that will continue as the industry relies on strong computer applications markets, as well as increased demand from a robust consumer electronics segment, especially for mobile handsets and entertainment devices.

This study identifies the trends and strategies driving each of these market segments, and focuses on detailed market share data and quantification of the market according to engineering parameters such as package type, tuning type, stability, and application.


What Does This Report Answer?
  • What is the timing solution market opportunity?
  • What applications will provide growth?
  • How much of an impact will silicon timing devices have on the traditional crystal oscillator market?
  • Which global region will have the greatest impact on the timing solution industry?
  • What new markets are emerging for oscillators and timing devices?
  • How has continued consolidation reshaped the industry and suppliers’ market shares?
  • What are the industry’s major technical trends?
Who Needs This Report?
  • Quartz Crystal Manufacturers
  • Crystal Oscillator Manufacturers
  • SAW Oscillator Manufacturers
  • IC and Semiconductor Vendors
  • Consumer Electronics Manufacturers
  • Wireless and Broadband Communications OEMs
  • Wireline Communications OEMs


Section 1.
Executive Summary

Section 2.
Market: Timing Solutions
2.1 Market Overview
2.2 Product Overview
2.2.1 Quartz Crystal
2.2.2 Crystal Oscillator
2.2.2.1 Miniaturization
2.2.2.2 Timing Modules
2.2.3 Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO)
2.2.4 Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillators (TCXO)
2.2.5 Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (VCXO)
2.2.6 SAW Oscillators
2.2.7 Silicon Timing Devices
2.2.8 Emerging Technology: MEMS Oscillators
2.3 Market Analysis
2.3.1 Regional Market
2.3.2 Significant Market Applications
2.3.2.1 Consumer Electronics and Computers
2.3.2.2 Wireline Communications
2.3.2.3 Wireless Communications
2.3.2.3.1 Wireless Handsets
2.3.2.3.2 Wireless Infrastructure
2.3.2.3.3 Wireless LAN
2.3.2.4 Broadband
2.3.2.5 Satellite Communications
2.3.2.6 Military
2.3.3 Market Share
2.3.3.1 Total Timing Solution
2.3.3.2 Quartz Crystal
2.3.3.3 Crystal Oscillators
2.3.3.4 SAW Oscillators
2.3.3.5 Silicon Timing Devices
2.4 Mergers and Acquisitions (and a Spin-Out)
2.4.1 Mergers
2.4.1.1 Seiko EPSON Corporation and Toyocom Communication
2.4.1.2 Integrated Device Technology and Integrated Circuit Systems
2.4.2 Acquisitions
2.4.2.1 Kyocera Corporation and Hertz Technology, Inc
2.4.2.2 International Crystal Manufacturing, Inc (ICM) and Sentry Manufacturing
2.4.3 Spin-Out
2.4.3.1 Cypress Semiconductor and Spectra Linear, Inc.

Section 3.
Technology: Timing Solutions
3.1 Quartz Crystals (XTAL)
3.2 Oscillators
3.2.1 Crystal Oscillators (XO)
3.2.2 Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO)
3.2.3 Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillators (TCXO)
3.2.4 Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (VCXO)
3.2.4.1 Oven-Controlled Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCVCXO)
3.2.4.2 Temperature-Compensated Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (TCVCXO)
3.3 Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Oscillators
3.4 Silicon Timing Devices
3.4.1 IC Clocks
3.4.2 Clock Buffers and Zero-Delay Clock Drivers
3.4.3 Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Synthesizers
3.5 Emerging Technology
3.5.1 MEMS

Section 4.
Market Forecast: Timing Solutions
4.1 Quartz Crystals (XTAL)
4.1.1 Region
4.1.2 Package Type
4.1.3 Applications
4.1.4 Market Share
4.1.5 Forecast
4.2 Quartz Crystal Oscillators (XO)
4.2.1 Region
4.2.2 Output Waveform
4.2.3 Stability
4.2.4 Package Type
4.2.5 Applications
4.2.6 Market Share
4.2.7 Forecast
4.3 Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO)
4.3.1 Region
4.3.2 Output Waveform
4.3.3 Stability
4.3.4 Package Type
4.3.5 Applications
4.3.6 Market Share
4.3.7 Forecast
4.4 Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillators (TCXO)
4.4.1 Region
4.4.2 Output Waveform
4.4.3 Stability
4.4.4 Package Type
4.4.5 Applications
4.4.6 Market Share
4.4.7 Forecast
4.4.7.1 Non-Precision TCXOs
4.4.7.2 Precision TCXOs
4.5 Voltage-Controlled Crystal Oscillators (VCXO)
4.5.1 Region
4.5.2 Output Waveform
4.5.3 Frequency Pull
4.5.4 Stability
4.5.5 Package Type
4.5.6 Applications
4.5.7 Market Share
4.5.8 Forecast
4.5.8.1 Non-Precision VCXOs
4.5.8.2 Precision VCXOs
4.6 Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Oscillators
4.6.1 Region
4.6.2 Package Type
4.6.3 Applications
4.6.4 Market Share
4.6.5 Forecast
4.7 Silicon Timing Devices
4.7.1 Region
4.7.2 Applications
4.7.3 Market Share
4.7.4 Forecast

Section 5.
Company List


Section 6.
Acronyms


Scope of Study

Sources and Methodology

Notes
Tables and Charts
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Crystal Oscillator Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • XO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • OCXO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Supplier, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • TCXO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Precision and Non-Precision Device Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • VCXO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Frequency Pull, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Precision and Non-Precision Device Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Package, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Total Timing Solution Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Quartz Crystal Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • XO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • XO Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • OCXO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue by Supplier, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • OCXO Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • TCXO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • TCXO Precision and Non-Precision Device Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • VCXO Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Output Waveform, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Frequency Pull, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Stability, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Package Type, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • VCXO Precision and Non-Precision Device Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Package, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • SAW Oscillator Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Region, World Serviceable Available Markets: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Application, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue by Market Share, World Serviceable Available Market: 2006
  • Silicon Timing Devices Revenue, World Market, Forecast: 2007 to 2011
Report Code: RR-OSC

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