[TenTec] RF Connector type and manufacturers market share

[Marinus Loewensteijn]

While doing research I came across an interesting article of market share of the different types of connectors and the market share of the different manufacturers. I found it may for interesting reading to discover that in this 2001 article BNC was still the dominant connector.
 
For those that like to read something like this I paste the article below.
 
73, Marinus, ZL2ML
 
WORLDWIDE SHIPMENTS OF RF/MICRO WAVE connectors reached $2.2 billion in 2001. Coax connectors have been in existence since the early 1900s, but until the 1960s, RE connectors were procured with minimum regard to RF performance--not so today. There are 158 design types of RF coax/microwave connectors, and those that were popular as far back as World War II still exist, including BNC, TNC, N, UHF, C and SC. In the 1960s and 1970s, SMA, SMB and SMC came into existence and pushed up frequencies for flex cables to 12.4GHz (X band) and to 18GHz for semi-rigid cable (KU band). Then came millimeter frequencies and the development of the 2.92mm and K connector (46GHz), the 2.4mm connector (50GHz), the 1.85mm and V connector (67GHz) and the 1mm and W connector (110GHz). Not only were microwave frequencies pushing the development of coax connectors, but, likewise, digital circuits were operating at faster rates.
In Europe, coax/microwave connector shipments were $526 million in 2001. The leading coax suppliers in Germany were Huber+Suhner, Tyco, Rosenberger, Hirschmann, Spinner, Telegartner, IMS, Radiall, Amphenol and PVT. In France, the leading suppliers were Radiall, Amphenol, Tyco, Huber+Suhner, Unitech, Telegartner, Hirschmann, Alliance Technique, Spinner and Rosenberger. In Italy, the leading suppliers were Huber+Suhner, Compel, Tyco, BRTB, ITT Cannon, Rosenberger, Radiall, Hirschmann, Amphenol and Spinner. In the United Kingdom, the leading suppliers were Radinli, Huber+Suhner, Tyco, Amphenol, La Precision, Lucas Weinschel, Rosenberger, Vitelec Electronics, ITT Cannon and Trompeter.
In Japan, coax/microwave shipments were $239 million. The leading suppliers were Hirose, DDK, Murata, Tajimi and Jaico.
In the Pacific Rim, coax/microwave shipments were $883 million. In China, the leading suppliers were Yueqing Qiao, Wujin Nanhua, Shanghai Toko, Shenyand Second Radio, Shanghai 9 Radio Fry and Shanxi Huaoa. In Taiwan, the leading suppliers were Kai Jack, Dvina, Hon Hai and Chin Nan, Insert Enterprise and Elka.
The leading design families of coax/microwave connectors on a worldwide basis include the following 50 ohm connectors: BNC ($285 million), SMA ($194 million), 7/16 ($156 million), MMCX ($149 million), N ($129 million), MCX ($93 million), SMB ($72 million), DIN ($64 million), terminator/attenuator ($60 million), TNC ($52 million) and UHF ($44 million).
Among 75 ohm connectors, the leaders are F ($166 million), 7/16 ($128 million), N ($93 million), proprietary connectors for CommScope/Times Fiber/Andrew ($80 million), PAL ($64 million), BNC ($45 million) and SMA ($40 million).
Within each of these RF coax/microwave families there are subdivisions into numerous specific design types. For example the 50 ohm SMA, which ranks No.3 in North America and No. Sin Europe, subdivides into 16 product types. Commodity designs manufactured in China account for $35.5 million worldwide. Plugs for flex cable account for $25.8 million worldwide and jacks account for $25.6 million. The semi-rigid 18GHz accounts for $83 million worldwide, while the 26GHz design accounts for $16.5 million worldwide.
Fleck Research can be contacted at (714) 953-9000 or www.fleckreserch.com.
COPYRIGHT 2002 Reed Business InformationCOPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group
 
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