Crystal Oscillator Market Global Forecast & Analysis Segmentation By General Circuitry (SPXO, TCXO, VCXO, FCXO, OCXO), By Applications, By Technology (SC, BT & AT Cut), BY MOUNTING SCHEME (SURFACE MOUNT & THRU-HOLE) And Geography (2013-2018)
By: marketsandmarkets.com
Publishing Date: January 2013
Report Code: SE 1400
Crystal oscillators are amongst the core components of any electronic device. They use the property of piezoelectricity, which is exhibited by certain crystals, most notably quartz, to create waveforms with accurate frequency based on the mechanical vibration of the precision machined crystal. This report primarily deals with the different crystal oscillator types currently used across the globe and their future trends during the next five years i.e. 2013-2018.The report involves market analysis and forecasts related to different types of crystal oscillators used across the world, based on their general circuitry, applications, technology, mounting schemes and geography, giving an overview of their growth potential in the next five years.
The report deals with all the factors currently driving the market, as well as restraints and opportunities for the global market. It also throws light on the burnings issues pertaining to this market and winning imperatives for the major players to succeed in this industry. The entire crystal oscillator market is analyzed with the help of BCG matrix and Porters Five Forces Model for various general circuitries, applications, and geography. The competitive information in this report includes market shares of leading device & component manufacturers, key developments, and core strategies deployed to win in the race, mergers & acquisitions, new product developments, collaborations of key manufacturers along with their company profiles. The profiles of the key players provide information about the crystal oscillator-related business of each player and also the latest information on the overview of the company and all its other major businesses.
The market size of crystal oscillators in 2013 is expected to be $2,033.67 million and expected to reach $2,719.00 million by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 6.0%. In terms of volume, the unit shipments for crystal oscillators are expected to be 1544.74 million in 2013 and are forecast to reach 2,297.16 million by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 8.3% from 2013 to 2018.
Crystal oscillator market is triggered due to a lot of factors. The growth of smartphone and tablet market, deployment of 3G & 4G networks, increase in demand for high end automotive, and advancement in healthcare equipment are some of the factors currently driving this market. Evolution of competing technologies like Si MEMS oscillators is a restraint to this market while the introduction of Quartz MEMS technology is a future opportunity for the crystal oscillator market.
Scope of the Report
This research report categorizes the global crystal oscillator market on the basis of its general circuitry, applications, technology, mounting scheme, and geography.
On the basis of general circuitry
In this section, the market is divided on the basis of general circuitry into Simple Packaged Crystal Oscillator (SPXO), Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator (TCXO), Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator (VCXO), Frequency Controlled Crystal Oscillator (FCXO), and Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO).
On the basis of applications
In this section, the market is divided on the basis of applications into telecom and networking, consumer electronics, military and aerospace, research and measurement, industrial, automotive, and medical equipment.
On the basis of technology
In this section, the market is segmented on the basis of technology into AT Cut, SC Cut, and BT Cut oscillators.
On the basis of mounting scheme
In this section, the market is segmented on the basis of its mounting scheme into surface mount and thru-hole types.
On the basis of Geography
This section segments the global crystal oscillator market geographically into North America, Europe, APAC, Japan, and ROW.
Each section will provide market data, market drivers, trends and opportunities, key players, and competitive outlook. This report will also provide market tables for covering the sub-segments and micro-markets. In addition, the report also provides more than 15 company profiles covering all the sub-segments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS
1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION
1.3 MARKETS COVERED
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS
1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.5.1 MARKET SIZE
1.5.2 KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM PRIMARY SOURCES
1.5.3 KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
1.5.4 ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THIS REPORT
1.5.5 LIST OF COMPANIES COVERED DURING STUDY
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 MARKET DEFINITION
3.3 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
3.4 MANUFACTURING PROCESS
3.5 MARKET DYNAMICS
3.5.1 DRIVERS
3.5.1.1 GROWTH OF SMARTPHONE AND TABLET MARKET
3.5.1.2 DEPLOYMENT OF 3G AND 4G NETWORKS
3.5.1.3 INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR HIGH-END AUTOMOTIVE
3.5.1.4 ADVANCEMENTS IN HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT
3.5.2 RESTRAINTS
3.5.2.1 EVOLUTION OF SI-MEMS OSCILLATORS
3.5.3 OPPORTUNITIES
3.5.3.1 INTRODUCTION OF QUARTZ MEMS TECHNOLOGY
3.5.4 BURNING ISSUES
3.5.4.1 COMPETITIVE PRICING BY APAC MANUFACTURERS
3.5.5 WINNING IMPERATIVES
3.5.5.1 MINIATURISATION THROUGH MEMS TECHNOLOGY
3.6 PORTERS FIVE FORCES MODEL
3.6.1 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY
3.6.2 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
3.6.3 BARGAINING POWER OF CUSTOMERS
3.6.4 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
3.6.5 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES
3.7 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
3.8 BCG MATRIX FOR CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET
3.8.1 BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
3.8.2 BY GEOGRAPHY
3.9 APPLICATION ANALYSIS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS
3.10 TARGET APPLICATIONs
4 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 SIMPLE PACKAGED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (SPXO)
4.2.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
4.3 TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (TCXO)
4.3.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
4.3.2 VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (VCTCXO)
4.4 VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (VCXO)
4.4.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
4.4.2 TEMPERATURE-COMPENSATED VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (TCVCXO)
4.4.3 OVEN CONTROLLED VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (OCVCXO)
4.5 FREQUENCY-CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (FCXO)
4.5.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
4.6 OVENCONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (OCXO)
4.6.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
4.6.2 DOUBLE OVEN-CONTROLLED CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (DOCXO)
4.6.3 EVACUATED MINIATURE CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR (EMXO)
5 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY APPLICATION
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 TELECOM & NETWORKING
5.2.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
5.3 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
5.3.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
5.4 MILITARY & AEROSPACE
5.4.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
5.5 RESEARCH & MEASUREMENT
5.5.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
5.6 INDUSTRIAL
5.6.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
5.7 AUTOMOTIVE
5.7.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
5.8 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
5.8.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
6 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
6.1 INTRODUCTION
6.2 AT CUT
6.2.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
6.3 SC CUT
6.3.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
6.4 COMPARISON OF SC CUT AND AT CUT CRYSTALS
6.5 BT CUT
6.5.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
7 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY MOUNTING SCHEME
7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 SURFACE MOUNT
7.2.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
7.3 THRU-HOLE
7.3.1 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
8 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 NORTH AMERICA
8.2.1 MARKET BY APPLICATION
8.2.2 MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
8.2.3 MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
8.2.4 MARKET BY MOUNTING SCHEME
8.3 EUROPE
8.3.1 MARKET BY APPLICATION
8.3.2 MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
8.3.3 MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
8.3.4 MARKET BY MOUNTING SCHEME
8.4 APAC
8.4.1 MARKET BY APPLICATION
8.4.2 MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
8.4.3 MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
8.4.4 MARKET BY MOUNTING SCHEME
8.5 JAPAN
8.5.1 MARKET BY APPLICATION
8.5.2 MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
8.5.3 MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
8.5.4 MARKET BY MOUNTING SCHEME
8.6 ROW
8.6.1 MARKET BY APPLICATION
8.6.2 MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
8.6.3 MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
8.6.4 MARKET BY MOUNTING SCHEME
9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
9.1 LEADING MANUFACTURERS
9.2 KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES
9.2.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
9.2.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
9.2.3 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES AND COLLABORATIONS
10 COMPANY PROFILES
10.1 AKER TECHNOLOGY
10.2 CONNOR WINFIELD
10.3 CROVEN CRYSTALS
10.4 CTS CORPORATION
10.5 EAST CRYSTAL ELECTRONIC
10.6 EPSON TOYOCOM
10.7 FOX ELECTRONICS
10.8 KDS DAISHINKU
10.9 KYOCERA
10.10 MERCURY ELECTRONICS
10.11 MICRO CRYSTAL
10.12 NIHON DEMPA KOGYO
10.13 PERICOM SEMICONDUCTOR
10.14 RAKON
10.15 SITIME
10.16 SIWARD CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY
10.17 TAITIEN
10.18 TONGFANG GUOXIN ELECTRONICS
10.19 TXC CORPORATION
10.20 VECTRON INTERNATIONAL
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 1 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 2 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 3 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 4 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY, UNIT SHIPMENT, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 5 UNIT SALES OF VEHICLES BY TYPE, 2010 &2011
TABLE 6 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 7 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, UNIT SHIPMENT, 2012 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 8 MAJOR COMPANIES MANUFACTURING SPXO
TABLE 9 SPXO MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 10 SPXO UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 11 MAJOR COMPANIES MANUFACTURING TCXO
TABLE 12 TCXO MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 13 TCXO UNIT SHIPMENT, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 14 MAJOR COMPANIES MANUFACTURING VCTCXO
TABLE 15 MAJOR COMPANIES MANUFACTURING VCXO
TABLE 16 VCXO MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 17 VCXO UNIT SHIPMENT, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 18 MAJOR COMPANIES MANUFACTURING TCVCXO
TABLE 19 FCXO MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 20 FCXO UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 21 COMPARISON OF TCXO AND OCXO
TABLE 22 MAJOR COMPANIES MANUFACTURING OCXO
TABLE 23 OCXO MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 24 OCXO UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 25 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 26 MARKET REVENUE FOR TELECOM & NETWORKING APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 27 MARKET REVENUE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 28 MARKET REVENUE FOR MILITARY AND AEROSPACE APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 29 MARKET REVENUE FOR RESEARCH & MEASUREMENT APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 30 MARKET REVENUE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 31 MARKET REVENUE FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 32 MARKET REVENUE FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT APPLICATION, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 33 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 34 AT CUT CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 35 SC CUT CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 36 COMPARISON OF SC AND AT CUT CRYSTALS
TABLE 37 BT CUT CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 38 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE, BY MOUNTING SCHEMES, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 39 SURFACE MOUNT CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR, MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 40 THRU-HOLE CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR, MARKET REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 41 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 42 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 43 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 44 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 45 NORTH AMERICA: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 46 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 47 NORTH AMERICA: MARKET REVENUE, BY MOUNTING SCHEME, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 48 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 49 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 50 EUROPE: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 51 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 52 EUROPE: MARKET REVENUE, BY MOUNTING SCHEMES, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 53 APAC: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 54 APAC: MARKET, MARKET REVENUE, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($ MILLION)
TABLE 55 APAC: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 (MILLION UNITS)
TABLE 56 APAC: MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 57 APAC: MARKET REVENUE, BY MOUNTING SCHEMES, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 58 JAPAN: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 59 JAPAN: MARKET REVENUE, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 60 JAPAN: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 61 JAPAN: MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 62 JAPAN: MARKET REVENUE, BY MOUNTING SCHEMES, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 63 ROW: MARKET REVENUE, BY APPLICATIONS, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 64 ROW: MARKET REVENUE, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 65 ROW: UNIT SHIPMENTS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2012 2018 (MILLION)
TABLE 66 ROW: MARKET REVENUE, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 67 ROW: MARKET REVENUE, BY MOUNTING SCHEMES, 2012 2018 ($MILLION)
TABLE 68 PRODUCTS OFFERED BY VARIOUS CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MANUFACTURERS
TABLE 69 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS
TABLE 70 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
TABLE 71 AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES AND COLLABORATIONS
TABLE 72 AKER TECHNOLOGY: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 - 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 73 CTS CORP.: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 74 EAST CRYSTAL ELECTRONIC: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 75 KDS DAISHINKU: OVERALL REVENUE, 2010 2012 ($MILLION)
TABLE 76 KYOCERA: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 - 2011 ($BILLION)
TABLE 77 NDK: OVERALL REVENUE, 2010 2012 ($MILLION)
TABLE 78 PERICOM: OVERALL REVENUE, 2010 2012 ($MILLION)
TABLE 79 RAKON: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 80 SIWARD CRYSTAL TECHNOLOGY: OVERALL REVENUE, 2010 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 81 TAITIEN: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 82 TONGFANG GUOXIN ELECTRONICS: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 2011 ($MILLION)
TABLE 83 TXC CORPORATION: OVERALL REVENUE, 2009 2011 ($MILLION)
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET MARKET CLASSIFICATION
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
FIGURE 3 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION
FIGURE 4 DATA TRIANGULATION
FIGURE 5 MARKET OVERVIEWCRYSTAL OSCILLATORS
FIGURE 6 CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
FIGURE 7 MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR
FIGURE 8 BASIC CIRCUIT OF A CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR
FIGURE 9 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF MARKET DRIVERS
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL SMARTPHONE AND TABLET MARKET (2012 2018)
FIGURE 11 IMPACT ANALYSIS OF MARKET RESTRAINTS
FIGURE 12 MINIATURIZATION THROUGH QMEMS TECHNOLOGY
FIGURE 13 PORTERS FIVE FORCES MODEL FOR CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET
FIGURE 14 VALUE CHAIN OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET
FIGURE 15 BCG MATRIX: CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY
FIGURE 16 BCG MATRIX: CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
FIGURE 17 APPLICATION ANALYSIS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS
FIGURE 18 TARGET APPLICATIONS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET
FIGURE 19 REVENUE ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS, 2012 2018
FIGURE 20 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS, BY GENERAL CIRCUITRY, 2013 & 2018
FIGURE 21 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF A TCXO
FIGURE 22 BLOCK DIAGRAM OF AN OCXO
FIGURE 23 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS, BY APPLICATION, 2013 & 2018
FIGURE 24 DIFFERENT TYPES OF QUARTZ CRYSTAL CUTS
FIGURE 25 GLOBAL CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MARKET REVENUE ($MILLION) & VOLUME (MILLION UNITS), 2012 2018
FIGURE 26 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013 & 2018
FIGURE 27 MARKET SHARESOF TOP CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR MANUFACTURERS, 2012
Crystal oscillators have a significant place across different industry verticals. The two major applications of crystal oscillators are the consumer electronics and telecom & networking industries. These applications together account for 65% of the total crystal oscillator market revenue in 2013. The deployment of 3G & 4G networks has gained pace off late with the evolution of LTE standard and is responsible to a great extent for the high demand of oscillators in the telecom industry. Most of the regions in North America are already a part of this network coverage, while the developing countries like China and India are speeding up and expected to see a large scale deployment of 3G &4G over the next five years. Other applications which are expected to drive this market in the coming years are military &aerospace, automotive and medical equipment sectors.
The demand for reliable, high performance, and low cost crystal oscillators is increasing - leading to the development of new technologies such as the micro-technology and nano-technology offering opportunities such as miniaturization, low power consumption, mass production, and so on. The evolution of Quartz MEMS technology is an important step in this direction. Not only has it led to miniaturization and energy saving, but has also provided advantages such as high degree of stability and accuracy. The integration of various components into one module has resulted in simplification of development process and significant reduction in development costs.
The market of crystal oscillator market is estimated to be $2033.67million in 2013 and is forecasted to reach $2719.00 million in 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 6.0% from 2013 to 2018. In terms of volume, the total number of crystal oscillatorsis estimated to be shipped 1544.74 million units in 2013 and the number is forecasted to reach 2297.16 million units by 2018, at an estimated CAGR of 8.3% from 2013 to 2018.
Global Crystal Oscillator Market Revenue ($Million) & Volume (Million Units)

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