Silicon and MEMS Solution Vendors Facing Challenges in a Monolithic Timing Device Industry

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Vendors of solutions based on silicon and micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) face an uphill battle to make a dent in the huge market for timing devices. The market was and is dominated by quartz crystal oscillator technology. Most of the largest crystal oscillator vendors – Epson Toyocom, NDK, Kyocera, and KDS – are Asia-Pacific based companies, and they rule the market, mass-producing low-cost crystal oscillators to feed the huge regional consumer electronics industry.
However, MEMS and silicon timing device vendors do enjoy certain advantages, if they target their efforts wisely. The MEMS solution, like the computer and wireless IC industries, is based on a silicon CMOS chip. The benefits of a silicon CMOS chip are huge: the electronics industry has 30 years of established procedures, processes and understanding of the silicon solution, which creates an opportunity for these companies – mainly innovative startups such as SiTime and Discera – to make up ground.
What new markets are emerging for oscillators and timing devices?
How has continued consolidation reshaped the industry and suppliers’ market shares?
What are the industry’s major technical trends?
The total Timing Solution revenue by market share, 2006:

To learn more about the timing solution market and how it may affect your business model now and in the future, please visit: “The Timing Solution Market: Quartz Crystal, Crystal and SAW Oscillators, and Silicon Timing Devices”. It forms part of ABI Research’sWireless Handset Semiconductors Research Service, which includes other Research Reports, Online Databases, Research Briefs, Market Data, ABI Insights, and analyst inquiry support.