Abstract
VDC is pleased to announce the release of its 6th edition of research on the power supply and power management integrated circuit market. The two-volume report offers detailed market requirement and opportunity analysis for 10 product categories and application segments. This analysis includes: market estimates and forecasts, supplier share, OEM product and supplier selection criteria, and more. The work is based on extensive interviews with leading and emerging supplier and specifiers of PSICs from every major market segment.
Volume 1 analyzes the current size and forecasts future growth of the global market for power supply and power management integrated circuits. OEM application analyses for these products are contained in Volume 2.
Study Scope
Product Categories
- AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs
- Battery Charging/Management ICs
- DC-DC Regulator ICs
- Hot Swap Controller ICs
- LED Drivers
- Linear Regulator ICs
- MOSFET Driver ICs
- Power Factor Correction (PFC) Preregulator ICs
- PWM/PFM Controller ICs
- Voltage Supervisor/Reset ICs
Applications
- Automotive
- Computers/Office Automation
- Consumer Electronics
- Electronics Processing Equipment
- Industrial Control and Automation
- Instrumentation
- Merchant Power Supplies
- Medical
- Military/Aerospace
- Telecom/Datacom
- Other (Retail, security, transportation, etc.)
Distribution Channel
- Company Sales Staff
- Manufacturers' Representatives (Reps) and Agents
- Internet
- Customer Classes
- Distributors
- ECMs/ODMs
- OEMs
Geographic Regions
- Americas ( Central, North, and South America)
- Asia-Pacific ( Asia and Pacific Rim countries)
- EMEA ( Europe, the Middle East, and Africa)
Table of Contents
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INDUSTRY AND PRODUCT OVERVIEW
- ANALYSIS OF OEM REQUIREMENTS
- Product Selection Criteria
- Purchase of Multiple Output ICs
- Custom-Design Procurements
- General Industry and Product Requirement Trends
- Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria
- Perception of Vendors
- Detailed Application Analyses
- Information Sources on Products and Suppliers
II SCOPE
- PRODUCT FOCUS
- PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
- VENDOR NON-PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
- INDUSTRY AND PRODUCT TRENDS
- APPLICATION FOCUS
- PERCEPTION OF VENDORS
- INFORMATION SOURCES ON PRODUCTS AND VENDORS
III METHODOLOGY
- PRIMARY RESEARCH
- SECONDARY RESEARCH
- INFORMATION ANALYSIS
IV SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS
- APPLICATIONS/INDUSTRIES OF PURCHASERS
- TYPES OF ICS PURCHASED
V MARKET TRENDS
- INDUSTRY TRENDS
- PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
VI OEM REQUIREMENTS AND TRENDS OVERVIEW
- PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
- AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs
- Battery Charging/Management ICs
- DC-DC Regulator ICs
- Hot Swap Controller ICs
- LED Drivers
- Linear Regulators ICs
- MOSFET Driver ICs
- Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs
- PWM/PFM Controllers
- Voltage Supervisory/Reset ICs
- ADDITIONAL REASONS FOR EXPECTED INCREASES IN SELECTION CRITERIA RATINGS
- Efficiency
- Noise
- Packaging
- Price
- Regulation
- PURCHASES OF MULTIPLE OUTPUT ICS
- NON-PRODUCT VENDOR SELECTION CRITERIA
- Overall
- By Types of Integrated Circuits
- PERCEPTION OF VENDORS
- Awareness and Preference
- Comments on Vendors
- PRODUCT AND SUPPLIER DATA SOURCES
- Trade Periodicals
- Trade Shows
VII APPLICATION ANALYSIS
- AUTOMOTIVE
- COMPUTERS/OFFICE AUTOMATION
- CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
- INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL
- INSTRUMENTATION
- MEDICAL
- MERCHANT POWER SUPPLIES
- MILITARY/AEROSPACE
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS/DATA COMMUNICATIONS
LIST OF EXHIBITS
I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- I-1 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
IV SURVEY DEMOGRAPHICS
- IV-1 Survey Respondent Distribution by Applications/Industries for Which Power Supply & Power Management ICs Purchased (Percent of Respondents)
- IV-2 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased (Percent of Respondents)
- IV-3 Survey Respondent Distribution by Sub-Classes of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased (Percent of Respondents for Each Major Product Class)
VI OEM REQUIREMENTS AND TRENDS OVERVIEW
- VI-1 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-2 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-3 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-4 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-5 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for LED Drivers (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-6 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-7 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-8 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-9 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-10 Overall Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Voltage Supervisory/Reset ICs (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VI-11 Average Number of Outputs of Purchased Power Supply & Power Management ICs With Multiple Outputs (Based on Surveyed User Responses)
- VI-12 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VI-13 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VI-14 Awareness of and Preference For Vendors of Power Supply and Power Management ICs by Product Types (Ranked by # of Responses by Surveyed OEMs)
- VI-15 How Specifiers/Purchasers Most Typically Learn About Power Supply and Power Management ICs and Vendors (Percent of Survey Respondents)
- VI-16 Most Identified Trade Periodical Information Sources for Power Supply and Power Management ICs and Vendors (Percent of North American Survey Respondents)
VII APPLICATION ANALYSIS
- VII-1 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Automotive Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-2 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/ Management ICs in Automotive Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-3 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Automotive Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-4 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Automotive Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-5 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Automotive Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-6 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Automotive Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-7 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Automotive Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-8 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Automotive Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-9 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Computer/Office Automation Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-10 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-11 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-12 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-13 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-14 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-15 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-16 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-17 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-18 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-19 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Computer/Office Automation Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-20 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Consumer Electronics Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-21 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-22 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-23 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-24 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-25 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-26 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-27 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-28 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Consumer Electronics Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-29 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Consumer Electronics Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-30 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Consumer Electronics Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-31 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-32 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-33 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-34 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-35 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-36 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-37 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-38 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-39 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-40 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Voltage Supervisory/Reset ICs in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-41 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-42 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Industrial Automation and Control Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-43 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Instrumentation Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-44 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-45 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-46 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-47 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-48 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-49 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-50 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-51 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-52 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Voltage Supervisory/Reset ICs in Instrumentation Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-53 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Instrumentation Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-54 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Instrumentation Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-55 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Medical Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-56 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-57 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-58 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-59 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-60 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-61 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-62 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-63 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Voltage Supervisory/Reset ICs in Medical Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-64 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Medical Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-65 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Medical Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-66 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Merchant Power Supply Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-67 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-68 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-69 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-70 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-71 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-72 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-73 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Merchant Power Supply Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-74 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Military/Aerospace Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-75 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-76 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-77 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-78 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-79 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-80 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-81 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Military/Aerospace Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-82 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Military/Aerospace Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-83 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Military/Aerospace Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
- VII-84 Survey Respondent Distribution by Major Types of Power Supply and Power Management ICs Purchased for Telecom/Datacom Applications (Percent of Respondents)
- VII-85 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for AC-DC Off-Line Regulator ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-86 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Battery Charging/Management ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-87 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for DC-DC Regulator ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-88 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Hot Swap Controller ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-89 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Linear Regulator ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-90 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for MOSFET Driver ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-91 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for Power Factor Correction Pre-Regulator ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-92 Product Selection Criteria Rankings for PWM and PFM Controller ICs in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Average Ratings of Respondents)
- VII-93 Most Important Non-Product Power Supply and Power Management IC Vendor Selection Criteria in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria)
- VII-94 Most Important Non-Product Vendor Selection Criteria for Power Supply and Power Management ICs, by Types, in Telecom/Datacom Applications (Percent of Respondents Identifying Criteria for each)
