Abstract
Bishop and Associates, Inc. has just released a 25 chapter report providing a
detailed analysis of Connector Types and Technologies Poised for Growth. This
new report addresses a list of 20 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
The key objective of this report is to explore how established, as well as
emerging new products will generate exceptional growth of select connector
types. The influence of new technologies affects the connector development
community, as well as general electronic products and their impact on the
design and implementation of connectors. This report identifies key market
trends that will drive the sales of 20 identified connector types over the
2006 - 2010 period.
Issues covered in this report include:
- Which existing connector types are poised for exceptional volume and/or
sales growth?
- What new products and technologies are driving connector growth?
- Which industry segments will utilize these connectors, why?
- Who are the leading manufacturers of these connectors?
- How connector manufacturers differentiate their products defined by an
industry specification.
- What specific applications will drive the growth of these connectors?
- What is the forecast market value of these growth connectors over the 2006
- 2010 period?
- How much of this growth will be influenced by defacto or industry wide
standards?
- What's driving the increased interest in building hardware that conforms
to standardized hardware platforms?
- Will new basic material technology change the way connectors are designed,
fabricated and utilized?
- How is the globalization of manufacturing design and research influencing
the connector market?
- Will system demand for higher speed and density interfaces require the
development of next generation connector technology?
- Will development of next generation connectors encourage consolidation
within the connector industry?
- Are one and two-piece edge connectors experiencing a resurgence, why?
- When will optic interfaces begin to displace existing copper interfaces in
volume?
- How will global environmental restrictions influence the design of current
and future interconnects?
- How will the convergence of computing, communications, and consumer
entertainment influence the design of interconnects?
- What new classes of products such as wireless video, light emitting diode
illumination, and RFID will require the development of new interconnect
systems?
- What technology gaps exist that must be addressed in order to satisfy next
generation equipment interconnect requirements?
- What effect will the adoption of wireless devices have on copper cabling
and connectors?
- How will emerging industry standards for embedded computing influence the
growth of these niche markets and their specified connectors?
- What networking topology has become the defacto standard in the
communication, industrial control and home networking markets?
- How are global demographics influencing the development of new electronic
products as well as overall market size?
- What factors are driving the conversion of processor sockets from pin grid
to land grid array connectors?
- How are high-speed backplane connectors evolving to address the issues of
10+ Gb/s bandwidth and lower cost?
- What are the relative merits of Advanced TCA, AMC and MicroTCA? What
markets are they intended to serve? Which have the greatest potential for
connector sales over the next four years?
- Serial ATA and SAS are changing the storage interconnect landscape. Will
serial interconnects totally replace parallel ATA? Will alternatives within
the SATA specification provide greater highspeed performance headroom?
- Will automotive electronics utilize more coaxial cables or will fiber
optic networks become more common?
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