AC-DC Power Supplies Global Market Forecasts And Competitive Environment Eighth Edition Available Now.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c55212) has announced the addition of "AC-DC Power Supplies Global Market Forecasts and Competitive Environment Eighth Edition" to their offering. Traditionally, the embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. ac-dc power supply market is one of the more staid staid adj. 1. Characterized by sedate dignity and often a strait-laced sense of propriety; sober. See Synonyms at serious. 2. segments in the power electronics industry. However, several divergent di·ver·gent adj. 1. Drawing apart from a common point; diverging. 2. Departing from convention. 3. Differing from another: a divergent opinion. 4. trends are creating a number of opportunities and threats. The ongoing rise of the consumer device market is driving increasing unit sales unit sales Sales measured in terms of physical units rather than dollars. Unit sales data are often used by financial analysts when evaluating the health of a company. , but at the same time bringing down the average selling price The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. of power supplies. Additionally, the consumer devices market is shifting from captive production to merchant production. Delta Electronics, the embedded ac-dc power supply market share leader, experienced growth of 43% during 2005, partially as a result of a growing focus on providing power supplies for markets that have traditionally been captive production. Many other companies are following a similar path. As a result of the rise of the consumer market, and because of its shift from captive to merchant production, forecasts for both the merchant and merchant/captive markets are provided in this report. Combined worldwide merchant and captive embedded ac-dc power supply units sales are expected to rise from 890.8 million units in 2006 to 1,134.4 million units in 2011, an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. growth rate of 5.0%. During the same period, merchant revenue is projected to rise from $11.2 billion to $14.8 billion, at an annualized rate of 5.8%. In addition to consumer devices, there are several applications and technical trends that are expected to drive the embedded ac-dc power supply market. Within the computer segment, Intel's focus on dual core processors See dual core. and the move towards the BTX (Balanced Technology EXtended) A motherboard design from Intel introduced in 2004 that supersedes the ATX. Unlike the ATX, the placement of all chip sockets in the BTX is defined in order to provide sufficient air flow over the processor and display adapter. will slow down desktop PCs' continual rise to higher wattages. Blade servers A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and are diminishing enterprise server and traditional server growth, but are providing greater revenue opportunities because they are higher wattage wattage the output or consumption of an electric device expressed in watts. power supplies that require more advanced features, including redundancy and hot-swap ability. The computer storage market is also providing strong growth, as companies' data storage needs increase because of financial regulations and the growing broadband content provided on the web. The communications market is undergoing its own transformation as Voice-over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) drives opportunities for Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and Customer Premises Equipment See CPE. . Additional communications opportunities can be found as cable operators and traditional telecom carriers duel duel, prearranged armed fight with deadly weapons, usually swords or pistols, between two persons concerned with a point of honor. The duel may have originated in the wager of battle, an early mode of trial in which an accused person fought with his accuser under over triple-play services. Set-top-box sales will remain one of the largest and fastest-growing communications applications. Smaller niche markets A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. are also providing strong growth. Industrial is benefiting from continued rise of China. Light emitting diodes See LED. for signage are also providing growth drivers for ac-dc power supply makers outside of the traditional "three-C" markets of Computers, Communications and Consumer. Power supplies for the medical market are seeing a boom driven by the "consumerization" of medical devices trend. Counter intuitively, the Military/Aerospace market is seeing slower growth than it has in recent years, as military budgets are drawn thin by the prolonged pro·long tr.v. pro·longed, pro·long·ing, pro·longs 1. To lengthen in duration; protract. 2. To lengthen in extent. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. In order to best describe the multitude of application trends that are driving the embedded ac-dc power supply market, 25 distinct applications are forecasted in four regions and worldwide. Power levels continue to rise, particularly as servers migrate to blade servers and applications such as PoE gain steam. The potential move to PoE-Plus, which is expected to at least double the power PoE offers, will significantly increase the power level of these devices. Additionally, the move towards the distributed power architectures and, more specifically, the Intermediate Bus Architecture, has created increasing demand for ac-dc front ends. This results in a greater share of rack-mounted power supplies and also brings up the average wattage of power supplies. DIN-Rail power supplies, while still a small market worldwide, are slowly gaining share in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. as companies such as Lambda Electronics have brought this predominately European package to the North America and Asia markets. Also, as the Consumer market becomes more merchant, there has been a growing demand for standard-designed power supplies. The increasing use of higher wattage power supplies, particularly in the broad computer market, is placing increasing focus on the efficiency of embedded ac-dc power supplies. The US's Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program has already enacted voluntary efficiency standards for external power supplies, and Energy Star has begun to focus on embedded power supplies by drafting applications standards that include specifications for the power supply in use. However, driven by regulation or not, the current economic condition requires a move towards more efficient power supplies. Similarly, power factor correction Power factor correction (PFC) is a technique of counteracting the undesirable effects of electric loads that create a power factor that is less than 1. Power factor correction may be applied either by an electrical power transmission utility to improve the stability and efficiency is increasingly being used as the average wattage level of applications increase. The move towards digital power control and conversion remains in its infancy infancy, stage of human development lasting from birth to approximately two years of age. The hallmarks of infancy are physical growth, motor development, vocal development, and cognitive and social development. , but is beginning to play a role in the ac-dc power supply market. While dc-dc converters have received the majority of the attention, a number of digitally controlled ac-dc front ends have come to market that will have implications for future power supply design. Regionally, Asia and China have become a much larger share of the embedded power supply market, especially as the sales of consumer devices have grown. However, North America and Europe remain large markets, especially for power supplies for higher-end applications, typically with higher wattages. As a result, these two regions maintain strong revenue opportunities, despite slower-growing unit sales. While the broad economic picture and application trends provide promise for ac-dc power supply makers, the economic trends of the power supply market itself poses greater threats. The market has recently entered a period of consolidation, especially for the major players. Within the last year, three of the top five power supply companies have been involved in major acquisitions. These mergers give the new companies greater economies of scale. As a result, while the ac-dc power supply market is still serviced by hundreds if not thousands of companies, market share of the largest few continues to grow. This is an increasing threat to the other power suppliers in the market and may necessitate ne·ces·si·tate tr.v. ne·ces·si·tat·ed, ne·ces·si·tat·ing, ne·ces·si·tates 1. To make necessary or unavoidable. 2. To require or compel. more consolidation in an attempt to level the playing field. To capture all of the dynamics in the embedded ac-dc power supply, detailed profiles of more than 40 companies are provided. Additionally, market shares for each of the top-five companies Worldwide and in North America, Europe, and Asia are given. Topics Covered: -Market Characteristics And Trends -Worldwide Market Forecasts -North America Market Forecasts -Europe Market Forecasts -Asia Market Forecasts -China Market Forecasts -Competitive Environment Companies Mentioned: -Artesyn Technologies Inc. -Astec Power -C&D Technologies Inc. -Cherokee International -Delta Electronics Inc. -Fsp-Group -Lambda Power -Lite-On Electronics -Magnetek Inc. -Panasonic Electronic Devices Co. Ltd. -Potrans Electrical Corp. Ltd. -Power-One Inc. -Roal Electronics -Sanken Electric Co. Ltd. -Shindengen Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. -Additional Ac/Dc Power Supply Manufacturers -Acbel Polytech Inc. Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Electric Corp. Autec Power Systems (Aps) Celetronix Usa Inc. -Cosel Usa Inc. -Dee Van Enterprise Co. Ltd. -Digital Power Corp. -Dongah Elecomm -Efore Plc -Elpac Electronics Inc. -Enermax Technology Corp. -Hipro Electronics -Huntkey Power Technology Co. -Martek Power -Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd. -Nagano Japan Radio Co. Ltd. (Nagano Jrc) -Phihong Enterprise Co. Ltd. -Pioneer Magnetics Inc. (Pmi) -Powerbox International Ab -Sl Industries Inc. (Condor) -Sirtec International Co. Ltd. -Tamura Corp. -Traco Electronic Ag -Transistor Devices Inc. -Tyco Electronics Power Systems -VIcor Corporation -Wall Industries Inc. For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c55212 |
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