Increased Proliferation of Micro-processor Based Equipment Helps Boost Sales in World Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor Markets.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50524) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report: World Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor Markets to their offering.

This research service titled World Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS) Market provides an overview of the plug-in and hard-wired TVSS market along with their segmentation, their revenues and market share and growth. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: line cords, wall plug, power control center, receptacles, residential, individual equipment, electrical distribution/service entrance, product features among others.

Expert analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:

By application:

* Telecommunication

* Industrial

* Healthcare

* Finance & Banking

By Technologies:

* Metal Oxide Varistors (MOV)

* Silicon Avalanche Diode (SAD)

* Selenium Cells

* Gas Discharge Tubes

* Hybrid Surge Suppressor

The following technology is covered in this research:

Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor (TVSS): TVSSs, also known as surge protection devices (SPDs), protect alternating current (AC) electrical circuits from surges and transients in the electrical power created by lightning and power switching devices such as capacitors, and sometimes from the applications themselves.

Market Overview

Increased Proliferation of Micro-processor based Equipment Helps Boost Sales

Most of the new equipment being manufactured have in-built microprocessor chips. As these chips become more complex with the addition of electronic components, their vulnerability to surges or spikes also increases. The degree of damage caused by surges depends on the magnitude of the transient voltage and the type of equipment they come in contact with. In order to protect such equipment, surge suppressors are used. Computer-controlled systems, for example, are much more sensitive to surges as the increased integration of electronic circuits into smaller packages has increased their sensitivity to transients.

Also the shrinking sizes of semiconductors have impacted the sizes of the devices they are incorporated into. The newer microprocessors offer greater and faster processing capabilities in smaller packages, but existing microprocessor-based devices cannot handle surges and transients well due to their smaller size. Equipment must be protected to prevent surges from damaging these sensitive devices. The miniaturization of microprocessors, therefore, increases the demand for TVSS to handle surges.

In addition to these, the increase in new constructions is likely to further aid the growing demand for surge suppressors. An entire building requires a complete TVSS solution, which protects it against surge, spikes, sags and other problems, the construction industry is according greater priority to ensuring that new construction designs have a suitable TVSS device in place, notes the analyst of this research service. Hence, the increase in the number of colleges, hospitals, schools, and business establishments, among others in turn raises the necessity of having in-built surge protectors and the impact of this driver is likely to remain medium-high throughout the forecast period.

Dominance of Electrical Distribution Manufacturers Creates Challenges

The entrance of electrical distribution manufacturers in the construction and retrofit markets creates a major challenge for companies that manufacture TVSS. Electrical distribution equipment manufacturers not only distribute power to end users but also provide products aimed at solving power quality-related problems. As a result, another tier is added to the competition within the TVSS market. The advantages of entering the market as an electrical distribution equipment manufacturer include offering integrated solutions for power quality problems, utilizing cost-effective strategies, and providing a larger variety of products and electrical distribution components from one source. This becomes a challenge to power quality protection equipment and traditional TVSS manufacturers that compete with these larger companies for the same share of the market. Manufacturers must strategize to distinguish themselves by providing quality solutions with better features for surge suppression problems, enabling them to compete more effectively with electrical distribution manufacturers.

Summing up, as the demand for microprocessor-based applications continues to increase, so will the demand for TVSS. While greater end-user awareness of power quality problems and higher acceptance of TVSS as standard equipment, are likely to play key roles in revenue and unit shipment growth, customers also need to be better educated about power quality problems, their potential consequences, and ways of protecting their equipment from such problems. In 2005, whereas North America contributed 67.8 percent of the total TVSS revenues followed by Europe at 21.3 percent, it is the Asia Pacific and Latin American markets that are poised for relatively higher growth, says the analyst. With regard to the product types, the hard-wired TVSS market, revenues are growing relatively fast in comparison to the growth in the point-of-use TVSS markets, which is expected to be moderate.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50524