eSATA: A Niche Interface Comes Under Pressure from USB 3.0
External SATA (eSATA) is a dedicated storage interface found in PCs, external hard disk drives, and set-top boxes. 2009 will see slight growth in eSATA-enabled devices, driven primarily by mobile PCs and set-top boxes. The current standard offers data rates of 3Gbps, while the next version, which will be available in the second half of 2010, will offer 6Gbps. eSATA is expected to see competition in the high-speed interface market from USB 3.0, which offers data rates up to 5Gbps.
This PowerPoint presentation analyzes and forecasts the market for eSATA in PCs, external storage, and set-top boxes. Worldwide annual forecasts for both 3Gbps and 6Gbps eSATA through 2013 are offered in the following markets: desktop PCs, mobile PCs, external hard drives, cable, satellite, and total set-top boxes.
DVI & HDMI: DVI Declines Gradually While HDMI Rises Sharply
Digital visual interface (DVI) and high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), are related, high-bandwidth, unidirectional, uncompressed digital interface standards.
This report gives annual penetration forecasts through 2013 for both DVI and HDMI in 22 separate applications within PCs, PC peripherals, CE devices, and mobile phones. Application segments include desktop and mobile PCs, mobile PC docking stations, aftermarket graphics cards, LCD PC monitors, business projectors, digital signage, digital televisions, SD DVD players and recorders, blue laser DVD players and recorders, audio/video receivers, game consoles, digital camcorders, digital still cameras, portable media players, and mobile phones.
Results from In-Stat's annual residential technology survey illustrate consumer responses on familiarity with, and use of, HDMI in the home are provided. Brief profiles of DVI and HDMI chip and IP suppliers are provided.
DisplayPort is a next-generation digital interface designed primarily for PCs and LCD monitors, and to replace DVI and VGA. DisplayPort ports were introduced in PCs and LCD monitors in 2008, and these markets will see significant growth in 2009. In addition to the ability to connect devices, DisplayPort also acts as an internal interface replacement for low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) in mobile PCs.
Both Intel and AMD are scheduled to release next-generation mobile and desktop PC chip platforms in 2010 that support DisplayPort. While this will lead to DisplayPort design-ins in the PC space, the LCD monitor space has significant technical and marketing issues that will interfere with DisplayPort adoption.
This report tracks the global market for DisplayPort-enabled devices in seven different applications within PCs and PC peripherals. Annual penetration of DisplayPort in each of these applications is tracked through 2013. A DisplayPort transmitter and receiver chip ASP forecast through 2013 is also provided. Brief profiles of important DisplayPort backers are also included.
Bluetooth: Low Energy and High Speed Join the Party
The global recession began to adversely impact the shipment of Bluetooth-enabled devices in the second half of 2008, with mobile phones and mobile PCs being particularly affected. Growth should resume in 2010 and continue through 2013.
Bluetooth continues to spin out a number of different specifications to fit different markets. The latest are: - Bluetooth low energy, targeted at sports and wellness, health, and consumer electronic (CE) applications, and - Bluetooth 3.0 + High Speed, a specification that was announced in April 2009, which combines classic Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to transmit large data files.
This report contains five-year forecasts for the penetration of Bluetooth into 18 separate applications within the PC, PC peripheral, communications, CE, automotive, and industrial/medical segments. Additionally, five-year forecasts are provided for Bluetooth silicon ASPs, as well as for shipments and revenues of varying Bluetooth silicon types. The report also contains responses on Bluetooth recognition from a large, domestic In-Stat online survey as well as profiles of major Bluetooth silicon manufacturers.
Interface Survey 2009: Tracking Interface Usage on Work and Home PCs
The market for digital interface technologies continues growing and includes USB, 1394, DVI, HDMI, and Bluetooth, among others. USB is both the most-owned and most-used PC interface. 1394 is the next most widely owned PC interface, followed by Bluetooth, DVI, and HDMI.
This survey tracks the ownership of five interface technologies among In-Stat's Technology Adoption Panel in both work and home PCs: USB, 1394, DVI, HDMI, and Bluetooth. It also queried the 1,379 online respondents about what they connected their PCs to using these technologies, including PC peripherals, CE, and mobile devices. In addition, the survey included questions about respondents' interest in next-generation ultrawideband-based technologies, such as wireless USB and high-speed Bluetooth, and their willingness to pay for the inclusion of these technologies in PCs and mobile phones. Demographic information about the respondents, including age, gender, income, and marital status, is included.
Wired USB 2009: High-Speed Rules, SuperSpeed on the Way
USB shipped in more than three billion devices in 2008, including the PC, PC Peripheral, Consumer Electronics (CE), Communications, and Automotive segments. By 2013, the number of wired USB-enabled devices shipped will exceed four billion.
While high-speed USB shipments currently dominate, new 5Gbps SuperSpeed USB products will hit the store shelves by the end of 2009. Initially, SuperSpeed USB will be found in PCs and storage devices. However, soon SuperSpeed USB will also be found in portable devices with increasing amounts of storage capacity, including digital still cameras, digital camcorders, portable media players, and high-end mobile phones. SuperSpeed will greatly speed the downloading of data from these devices.
This report contains five-year annual forecasts for the penetration of all types of wired USB, including low-/full-speed, high-speed, and SuperSpeed USB into 46 separate applications. Five-year annual forecasts for average selling prices for USB host controllers, peripheral controllers, and hub controllers broken down by USB type are also provided, in addition to brief profiles of major USB silicon and IP suppliers.
Wireless HD Video Technologies 2009: WHDI, WirelessHD, 802.11n, and UWB All Test the Waters
Wireless high definition (HD) technologies are the next frontier in consumer electronic (CE) connectivity—replacing the nest of wires in the living room with high-bandwidth wireless technologies capable of transmitting HD video streams. The primary candidate technologies include: Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI), WirelessHD, 802.11n, and ultrawideband (UWB). WHDI and WirelessHD are new, uncompressed HD video transmission technologies, each of which is primarily promoted by start-up chip companies. Though each has potential, both face significant market obstacles. 802.11n has the advantage of being a Wi-Fi technology, with a large installed base, but has limited bandwidth, necessitating the use of expensive codec technologies to transmit HD. UWB also uses codecs, and is facing difficulties in market adoption, with a number of chip companies shutting their doors over the past year.
This report tracks the annual penetration through 2013 of all four technologies into 17 different applications within the following product segments: CE, PCs, PC peripherals, mobile phones, and industrial/medical applications. It also includes history and analysis of each technology, annual chip average selling price forecasts of each technology, and profiles of major chip players in the market.
Image Sensors 2009: Camera Phones Continue to Dominate Shipments Worldwide
The 2008 area image sensor market saw strong growth, primarily coming from two applications: camera phones and embedded PC cameras. Camera phones comprised over 80% of all shipped image sensors in 2008, with recent growth coming from the continuing penetration of dual-camera phones used primarily in Asian markets.
Embedded PC cameras, although not a major force today, should become extremely popular over the next few years, with the majority of notebook PCs shipping with them by 2012. Embedded PC cameras are expected to surpass digital still cameras in 2011.
CCD continues to lose ground to CMOS in all applications, including digital still cameras, a market that was once dominated by CCDs. Although in years past CMOS had only been used in DSLR cameras, point-and-shoot digital cameras with CMOS are now on the market.
In 2008, CMOS sensors accounted for 87% of area image sensor shipments; by 2013, CCD is expected to comprise less than 4% of the total area image sensor market. This report focuses on the area-array image sensor market and provides both CCD and CMOS annual penetration into 11 separate applications through 2013.
Road Warrior Connectivity: Device and Interface Use by US Business Travelers
US road warriors are carrying several devices with them while traveling, and using several different interfaces to connect those devices. Defined as business travelers who are on the road five or more days in a typical month, the vast majority of road warriors travel with a notebook PC. Wi-Fi was by far the most used interface in their notebooks, with USB and Ethernet following.
Many road warriors also travel with mobile and smartphones, with the total number of positive responses on those two devices outnumbering the total number of respondents, indicating that some travel with multiple phones. In order of popularity, Bluetooth, USB, and Wi-Fi were the most frequently used interfaces on phones while traveling.
This In-Stat Technology Adoption Panel (TAP) survey included 522 respondents. In addition to the queries above, respondents also answered questions on PDAs, whether they or their companies purchased the devices they traveled with, and the types of devices they connected to while on the road.
