The study involved four major activities in estimating the size of the crystal oscillator market. Exhaustive secondary research has been carried out to collect information on the market, the peer markets, and the parent market. Both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been employed to estimate the total market size. Market breakdown and data triangulation methods have also been used to estimate the market for segments and subsegments.
Secondary Research
Revenues of companies offering crystal oscillator systems have been obtained from the secondary data available through paid and unpaid sources. The revenues have also been derived by analyzing the product portfolio of key companies, and these companies have been rated according to the performance and quality of their products.
In the secondary research process, various sources have been referred to for identifying and collecting information for this study on the crystal oscillator market. Secondary sources considered for this research study include government sources, corporate filings, and trade, business, and professional associations. Secondary data has been collected and analyzed to arrive at the overall market size, which has been further validated through primary research.
Secondary research has been mainly used to obtain key information about the supply chain of crystal oscillator systems to identify key players based on their products and prevailing industry trends in the crystal oscillator market by type, mounting scheme, crystal cut, general circuitry, application, and region. Secondary research also helped obtain market information- and technology-oriented key developments undertaken by market players to expand their presence and increase their market share.
Primary Research
Extensive primary research has been conducted after understanding and analyzing the current scenario of the crystal oscillator market through secondary research. Several primary interviews have been conducted with the key opinion leaders from the demand and supply sides across four main regions—North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of Europe. Approximately 25% of the primary interviews were conducted with the demand-side respondents, while approximately 75% were conducted with the supply-side respondents. The primary data has been collected through questionnaires, emails, and telephone interviews.
After interacting with industry experts, brief sessions were conducted with highly experienced independent consultants to reinforce the findings from our primary. This, along with the in-house subject matter experts’ opinions, has led us to the findings as described in the remainder of this report. The breakdown of primary respondents is as follows:

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Market Size Estimation
The bottom-up procedure has been employed to arrive at the overall size of the crystal oscillator market.
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Identifying end users that are either using or are expected to use crystal oscillators
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Analyzing major providers of crystal oscillators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), as well as studying their portfolios and understanding different technologies used
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Analyzing historical and current data pertaining to the market, in terms of volume, for each product segment of the crystal oscillator market
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Analyzing the average selling price of crystal oscillators based on different technologies used in different products
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Arriving at the market estimates by analyzing the revenue of companies and then combining these figures to arrive at the market size
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Studying various paid and unpaid sources, such as annual reports, press releases, white papers, and databases, to gather the required information
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Tracking the ongoing developments and identifying the upcoming ones in the market that include investments, research and development activities, product launches, collaborations, and partnerships undertaken, as well as forecasting the market based on these developments and other critical parameters
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Carrying out multiple discussions with the key opinion leaders to understand crystal oscillators and related raw materials, as well as products designed and developed to analyze the breakup of the scope of work carried out by the key companies’ manufacturing panels
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Verifying and cross-checking the estimate at every level through discussions with key opinion leaders such as chief executives (CXOs), directors, and operation managers, and finally with the domain experts in MarketsandMarkets.

The top-down approach has been used to estimate and validate the total size of the crystal oscillator market.
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Focusing on top-line investments and expenditures being made in the ecosystems of various end users
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Calculating the market size considering revenues generated by major players through the cost of the crystal oscillator systems
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Segmenting each crystal oscillator application in each region and deriving the global market size based on region
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Acquiring and analyzing information related to revenues generated by players through their key product offerings
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Conducting multiple on-field discussions with key opinion leaders involved in the development of various crystal oscillator offerings
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Estimating the geographic split using secondary sources based on various factors, such as the number of players in a specific country and region and the types of crystal oscillator systems used in mounting scheme, crystal cut, application, and general circuitry

Data Triangulation
After arriving at the overall market size-using the market size estimation processes as explained above-the market has been split into several segments and subsegments. To complete the entire market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics of each market segment and subsegment, data triangulation and market breakdown procedures have been employed, wherever applicable. The data has been triangulated by studying various factors and trends from the demand and supply sides in the crystal oscillator market.
Market Definition
A crystal oscillator is an electronic device that uses the mechanical resonance of a piezoelectric material-based vibrating crystal. The vibrations of the crystal convert into oscillations to generate an electric pulse of a specific frequency. The oscillations can be set or modified to generate the desired frequency signals according to application requirements. They operate on the principle of the inverse piezoelectric effect. A quartz crystal is generally used to determine the frequency to obtain a very high level of oscillator stability. Quartz crystals are very cost-effective, naturally available, and robust, and offer excellent performance. Hence, they are preferred over other substances such as Rochelle salt and tourmaline. Crystal oscillators are compact and inexpensive; so, they are extensively used in various applications, such as electronic warfare systems, communication systems, and guidance systems.
Key Stakeholders
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Crystal oscillator manufacturers
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Automotive and consumer electronics companies
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Semiconductor component suppliers
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Crystal oscillator distributors and sellers
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Electronic system assemblers
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Technology solutions providers and design contractors
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Electronics and semiconductor companies
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Raw material suppliers for crystal oscillators
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Technology standards organizations, forums, alliances, and associations
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Universities and research organizations
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Government bodies
Report Objectives
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To describe and forecast the size of the crystal oscillator market, in terms of value, based on mounting scheme, crystal cut, general circuitry, and application
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To describe and forecast the market size of various segments across four key regions—Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World (RoW), in terms of value
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To describe the crystal oscillator market, by type
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To forecast the size of the crystal oscillator market, in terms of volume, based on general circuitry
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To provide detailed information regarding the drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges influencing the growth of the crystal oscillator market
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To provide an overview of the value chain pertaining to the crystal oscillator ecosystem, along with the average selling price of crystal oscillator devices
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To strategically analyze the ecosystem, tariff and regulatory landscape, patent landscape, Porter’s five forces, import and export scenarios, and case studies pertaining to the market under study
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To strategically analyze micromarkets1 with regard to individual growth trends, prospects, and contributions to the overall market
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To analyze opportunities in the market for stakeholders by identifying high-growth segments
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To provide details of the competitive landscape for market leaders
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To analyze strategies, such as product launches, collaborations, acquisitions, and partnerships, which were adopted by players in the crystal oscillator market
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To profile key players in the crystal oscillator market and comprehensively analyze their market ranking based on their revenue, market shares, and core competencies
Available Customizations
With the given market data, MarketsandMarkets offers customizations according to the specific requirements of companies. The following customization options are available for the report:
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Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players based on various blocks of the supply chain
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May, 2016
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Aug, 2022
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Dec, 2020
I am curious what type of crystal oscillator is used by OEMs (i.e. FCXO) for system time (i.e. 1588/802.1AS) Or is MEMS silicon used/required by OEMs for this purpose.
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Oct, 2015
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Oct, 2014
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Sep, 2015
Before purchase, I would like to cross check if your data matches with our forecast from our consultant. Could you please send me the Table 14 to 17 to verify? Thanks, Vin. Table 14 Tcxo Market Size, by Application, 2012 - 2020 ($Million) Table 15 Tcxo Market Size, by Application, 2012 - 2020 (Million Units) Table 16 Vcxo Market Size, by Application, 2012 - 2020 ($Million) Table 17 Vcxo Market Size, by Application, 2012 - 2020 (Million Units).
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Jan, 2015
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