Quantifying the Global Opportunity for LXI

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LXI is Expected to Become the Next-generation Control Interface for Test Systems

The global LXI market is growing, replacing GPIB as the main control interface for box instrumentation. The increasing demand for automation and consumer electronics-like capabilities from instrumentation is driving growth. In this research service, Frost & Sullivan has attempted to quanitfy the market for such instrumentation, keeping in mind that a significant number of instruments are purchased for manual use, and that even in automated use cases, other interfaces are available on the devices. Key industry challenges, drivers, and restraints are identified and form the basis for the revenue forecast. A detailed competitive analysis is also included. The base year is 2012 and the forecast period runs from 2013 to 2019.

Introduction

Local area network (LAN) eXtension for Instrumentation (LXI) is the next-generation control interface for box instrumentation. Introduced in 2005, the standard has witnessed significant adoption among instrument vendors. Such instrumentation is used across end-user industries.

Key industries for LXI include:

- Communications- Aerospace and defense (A&D)- Automotive- Industrial electronics- Consumer electronics- Others (including semiconductors, education, medical, and energy)

Manual versus automated

General-purpose test equipment is used across a product's life cycle - from research and development (R&D) in the laboratories and manufacturing in production to installation and maintenance (I&M). The LXI port of many LXI-compliant instruments is never used as most of these instruments are used in a manual fashion. Frost & Sullivan has made an effort to exclude such revenues from the market size to provide an accurate picture of the LXI market.

Multiple Interfaces

Most box instruments feature multiple interfaces, including general-purpose interface bus (GPIB) and universal serial bus (USB). Even when making automated measurements, users may employ a different technology to connect the various instruments of their test system.Frost & Sullivan has made an effort to exclude revenues from other interfaces to provide an accurate picture of the LXI market.

P X I

Some products are based on modular standards such as peripheral component interconnect (PCI) eXtension for Instrumentation (PXI), which fit into an LXI chassis. However, revenues for all PXI modules are not included in the market size.

Competitive Overview

The LXI market comprises manufacturers that are LXI-compliant. In 2012, this included the following companies: Agilent, Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), Danaher Corporation (Danaher) (Tektronix, Inc./Keithley Instruments Inc.), Pickering, VTI Instruments Corporation (VTI), AMETEK, Inc. (AMETEK), Kikusui Electronics Corporation (Kikusui), TDK-Lambda Corporation (TDK), Kepco Inc. (Kepco), Teledyne LeCroy (Teledyne), Data Translation, Inc. (Data Translation), Bustec, Aeroflex, Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Yokogawa), Rigol Technologies Inc. (Rigol), JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU), Thurlby Thandar Instruments Ltd. (Thurlby), Magna-Power Electronics, Inc. (Magna), Chroma ATE Inc. (Chroma), Chyng Hong, ZTEC Instruments, Inc. (ZTEC), Beijing Aerospace, EADS North America Test and Services (EADS), Good Will Instrument Co. (Good Will), TEGAM Inc. (TEGAM), Hitech International Group (Hitech), C&H Technologies, Inc. (C&H), LXinstruments, GOEPEL electronics Ltd. (GOEPEL), Informtest, and Maury Microwave Corporation (Maury). Except for Agilent, most companies operate in specific market segments; for instance, R&S in radio frequency (RF) and microwave (MW); Teledyne, Tektronix, and Yokogawa in oscilloscopes; AMETEK, Kikusui, TDK, Kepco, Magna, and Chroma in power supplies; VTI, Data Translation, and Bustec in data acquisition; and Pickering in switches.From an LXI perspective, leading participants include Agilent, R&S, AMETEK, Danaher, VTI, Kikusui, Aeroflex, Teledyne, TDK, JDSU, and Pickering. Companies specifically involved in driving standards include Agilent, R&S, VTI, and Pickering.

Some companies are part of the ecosystem but do not offer LXI. These include National Instruments Corporation (National Instruments) and The MathWorks, Inc. (MathWorks), which provide software solutions for test systems that address LXI. Wheelwright Enterprises (Wheelwright) provides LXI conformance testing services.

Technologies

- Power supplies, power analyzers, source measurement units (SMUs), and parametric measurement units (PMUs)

- Digitizers/oscilloscopes

- Function generators, signal generators, and arbitrary waveform generators

- Switches

- Digital multimeters and other basic measurements such as inductance capacitance resistance (LCR) meters

- Spectrum analyzers/signal analyzers

- Network analyzers

- Power meters

- Physical measurement cards (temperature, pressure, strain)

- Others (including up/down converters)

Opportunities and Forecast

Factors expected to drive market growth over the forecast period include the following:- Usage benefits of LAN-based instrumentation- Increasing demand for automation- Adoption of LXI among test vendors- Cost advantages of LXI- Backward compatibility and speed of Ethernet- Need for performance- Distance advantages of EthernetFactors expected to restrain market growth over the forecast period include the following:- Familiarity, reliability, and ease of use of GPIB- Continued uncertainty in the economy- Lack of awareness among customers about LXI and its benefits- IT and security concerns- Growth of modular instrumentation- Inherent latency in Ethernet and improvements needed in 1588

Market Segment Analysis

Over the past five years, the diversity of LXI-compliant instruments has increased. In 2007, most LXI-compliant instruments were power supplies. Today, RF is generating significant revenue, and, from a volume standpoint, low-cost DC-type product categories are of significance.All leading vendors of oscilloscopes have adopted the LXI standard, with Agilent leading the way. The oscilloscopes market is a large one, representing the most extensive product category in the overall general-purpose test equipment market. However, its importance is low in the LXI market because a large part of it is manual.Switches is a relatively important product category in the LXI market. Companies such as Agilent, Pickering, and VTI are actively involved in The LXI Consortium and are driving the standard forward.

Although signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers represent a small share in terms of number of LXI-compliant products, from a revenue perspective, the high price points of such devices increases their share in the LXI market. In the data acquisition space, VTI and Bustec are strong advocates of the LXI standard. However, the primary concern of customers is to obtain complete solutions, including support, software, and sensor coverage. The standard on which the solution is based is not a priority, which lowers the share of LXI in this space.

Low-end devices such as digital multimeters and power meters hold a small share in the LXI market. Most often, they are connected via USB.

Conclusion

- Uncertainty in the economy

- Increasing complexity of electronics

- Slow rate of change in the test and measurement (T&M) industry

- Lack of awareness about LXI

- Demand for a consumer electronics-like user experience from instrumentation

- Growth of PXI

- Customer expectations for higher Ethernet speed

Table Of Contents

Market Overview

Introduction

Competitive Overview

Technologies

Major Research Findings

Opportunities and Forecast

Market Segment Analysis

Conclusion

Total Market Analysis

Total Market

Scope and Definitions

Market Engineering Measurements

Industry Challenges

Market Drivers

Market Restraints

Technology Trends

Revenue Forecast

Total Revenue Forecast

Trends by Product Type

Trends by Extended Function

Trends by End User

Trends by Geography

Competitive Analysis

Competitive Structure

Market Share Analysis—Other Market Participant

LXI Ecosystem Participants

Appendix

Addendum

Partial List of Companies Interviewed

List of Related Research Deliverables

List of Acronyms

List of Charts

2.1 LXI Market:

Market Engineering Measurements, Global, 2012 2-2

2.2 LXI Market:

Number of LXI-compliant Products, Global, 2005–2012 2-8

2.3 Manufacturing Sector—Purchasing Managers' Indexes (PMI) for Key Regions,

Global, April 2012–March 2013 2-15

2.4 PXI-based Instrumentation Market:

Revenue Forecast, Global, 2007–2017 2-17

2.5 LXI Market:

Revenue Forecast, Global, 2009-2019 2-24

2.6 LXI Market:

Percent of LXI-compliant Products by Product Category, Global, 2005-2012 2-27

2.7 LXI Market:

Percent of Revenue by End User, Global, 2012 2-31

2.8 DoD 2013 Budget: Top-line Budget Forecast, The United States, 2011–2017 2-32

2.9 LXI Market:

Percent of Revenue by Geographic Region, Global, 2012 2-33

2.10 LXI Market:

Company Market Share by Revenue, Global, 2012 2-36

List of Figures

LXI Market: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of Impact, Global, 2013-2019

LXI Market: Market Restraints Ranked in Order of Impact, Global, 2013-2019

LXI Market: List of LXI-compliant Products with Extended Functions, Global, 2006-2013

LXI Market: Revenue Forecast, Global, 2009-2019

LXI Market: Percent of LXI-compliant Products by Product Category, Global, 2005-2012

LXI Market: Competitive Structure, Global, 2012

LXI Market: Company Market Share by Revenue, Global, 2012

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