Demand grows for multiple-services testing
Olga Yashkova, Industry Analyst www.frost.com, 10/01/2008

There is a prevailing trend in the telecommunications industry to offer VoIP, data, and IPTV services over a single converged network. The integrated triple-play test-equipment market registered revenues of $121.1 million in 2007—an increase of 32.1% from 2006. Revenues will likely reach more than $1 billion in 2014 at a compound annual growth rate of 36.

Need for EMC testing benefits spectrum-analyzer market
Juan Rosales, Test & Measurement Research Analyst www.frost.com, 08/01/2008

EMC remains a hot topic among regulatory groups and manufacturers. With the continued integration of electronics in consumer devices, EMC testing is necessary to guarantee the safe and effective operation of such products.

Trying times in semiconductor ATE market
S. Vidyasankar, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan www.frost.com, 06/01/2008

The semiconductor industry is subject to cyclical fluctuations driven by factors such as technical innovations, consumer trends, and economic conditions. Speculation in the semiconductor ATE industry is that the market is headed for a down cycle.

Iridescent future ahead for the oscilloscope market
Vijay Mathew, Research Analyst, Test & Measurement Practice, Frost & Sullivan, www.frost.com, 04/01/2008

Compared with other types of general-purpose test and measurement equipment, the oscilloscope market has witnessed the most technological innovations and changing market trends.

Luminous growth in MEMS test equipment market
Sujan Sami, Senior Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, www.frost.com, 02/01/2008

The market for MEMS device test has not grown significantly in comparison to the growth of the MEMS device market itself.

The ATE industry's hybrid theory
S. Vidyasankar, Senior Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan www.frost.com, 12/01/2007

If the first thing you think of when you hear "hybrid theory" is Linkin Park's debut album, then you may be missing the most important trend in automatic test equipment (ATE): the introduction of hybrid systems that employ combinations of GPIB, VXI, PXI, and LXI interfaces.

Smart cameras benefit from technological advances
Juan Rosales, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, www.frost.com, 10/01/2007

Although smart cameras are extremely valuable for flaw detection within inspection processes, the current trend suggests that they will experience an increased role in other applications, such as bar-code reading, surveillance, and noncontact measurement.

Keep them handy—the rise of handheld XRF instruments
Lakshman Koundinya, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan www.frost.com, 08/01/2007

One of the most significant trends in the x-ray instrumentation market has been the emergence of handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers. Although bench systems have been more popular in the past for elemental analysis, there has been an exceptional rise in the demand for handheld XRF systems in the past year.

Quality of Experience and triple-play test equipment
Olga Yashkova, Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan www.frost.com, 06/01/2007

"Triple play" has been a buzzword in the telecommunications industry since 2005. With fixed-mobile convergence as the major technological trend in the industry, the main focus is to develop next-generation networks that combine data, voice, and video applications over a single platform.

What factors are affecting growth in the SI market?
Mark Holler, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, 04/01/2007

Synthetic instrumentation (SI) has been a prominent buzzword in the test and measurement industry over the last few years, and with good reason. The aerospace and defense (A&D) industry continues to be the largest driver for growth in the market, but SI contains inherent benefits that make it extremely attractive to commercial industries as well.