Power Vents

Research news from IHS/IMS says that the adapter power supplies from 2012 to 2017 will grow by $2 billion, driven by new applications such as tablets, wireless power, and LED light, which will offset the decline in cellphone charging. The report says that the anticipated contraction of chargers in the cellphone market is due to the design of a wired universal charging solution. The GSMA organization of mobile operators introduced the universal charger to reduce electronics waste by making universal adapters for all cellphones and by removing the bundled charger for all cellphones. This will cause the power adapter market to decline from 2014 through 2015. The growth of the wireless power and LED lighting markets turn the decline around and provide greater opportunities for power adapter manufacturers. Contact for more information.

In other news from IHS/IMS, the digital power market is currently one of the fastest growing segments of the power management industry for power supply and power IC manufacturers. Early adopters of digital power components offer applications for servers and telecommunications/data-communications. However, manufacturers in other sectors are now beginning to adopt digital power solutions, creating more opportunities. The report analyses both the digital power supply and digital power IC markets and provides forecasts to 2017.

The total global market for digital power components is forecast to quadruple to $15 billion from 2012 to 2017. The market for digital power supplies is projected to grow to almost $12.5 billion in 2017 and the digital power IC market is forecast to be worth over $2.5 billion. The digital power IC market is projected to grow at a faster rate as they are used in the end-equipment at board level and also in digital power supplies.

Customers outside the telecom market are beginning to adopt digital control and digital management solutions as manufacturers become more aware of the benefits they can offer compared with some analog products. One advantage includes reducing the overall BoM cost by reducing the number of discrete components, reducing the overall footprint, increasing power density, providing the ability to monitor and optimize power levels and system requirements. Over two-thirds of manufacturers and designers surveyed predicted that more than 10% of their products will have digital control or digital management in 2015. Contact for more information.