Circuit protection talk and a look ahead

Online forum about circuit protection

Tyco Electronics recently launched a blog called around the circuit (http://blog.circuitprotection.com/) to provide insights and observations on market trends, current and emerging technologies and industry news. It will also include links to white papers, case studies, and other useful information related to circuit protection. In addition, guest bloggers will, from time to time, share their expertise on particular topics.

The site addresses developments and issues in the automotive, communications, industrial, multimedia, and portable electronics industries. It is designed to provide an interactive forum for discussions on electronics in general and circuit protection in particular. The goal of the blog is to give design engineers an opportunity to discuss, debate, and learn more about the rapidly changing electronics industry.

Circuit protection outlook

Circuit Protection Components: World Market Outlook, from Paumonok Publications, is a global market research report that provides a detailed outlook for worldwide consumption of overvoltage and overcurrent protection components for 2009 through 2014. For overvoltage production, the study includes detailed forecasts on metal oxide varistors, zener diodes, silicon avalanche diodes, thyristors, and gas discharge tubes. For overcurrent protection, the study takes a detailed look at the electronic fuse market, ceramic and polymer PTC thermistors, and NTC thermistors.

The report includes global value, volume, and pricing for circuit protection components by type as well as forecasts consumption for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 for circuit protection components by end-use market segment. End-market outlook and forecasts are given for digital electronics, including consumption forecasts for circuit protection components in:

• Telecommunications equipment (handsets and infrastructure).

• Consumer audio and video imaging equipment (CATV and home theatre electronics) and computers and peripherals.

• Automotive electronic subassemblies.

• Power and line-voltage equipment (including infrastructure and customer premises equipment).

Specialty electronics (defense, medical, oil-well, and mining electronics).

Market share data is given for each component type, and exposure to varying market segments is noted for each major competitor. For more information, call 919-468-0384, e-mail info@paumanokgroup.com, or visit http://tiny.cc/0mjj9 about ECPC09.