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Thermal management for LEDs and power electronics to grow to USD4.8bn by 2020
Thermal management for LEDs and power electronics to grow to USD4.8bn by 2020
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Thermal management materials for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and power electronics will more than double from $1.8 billion in 2013 to…
Mobile core network equipment rebounds, expected to reach $20B in 2013
Mobile core network equipment rebounds, expected to reach $20B in 2013
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ABI Research finds the overall Mobile Core Network equipment market shows a modest improvement for infrastructure vendors, as the demand…
Sapphire substrate market to triple as smartphone cover demand rockets
Sapphire substrate market to triple as smartphone cover demand rockets
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Demand for 2-inch-diameter sapphire ingots used to make substrates will reach 84 kilometers in 2016, which is an 166 percent…
Emerging PV markets set to drive increased polysilicon demand in 1Q14
Emerging PV markets set to drive increased polysilicon demand in 1Q14
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The intensive pricing competition in the PV market has gradually come to an end reports EnergyTrend, a research division of…

Chinese chip production rises steeply
Chinese chip production rises steeply
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Production of ICs in mainland China is rising and is set to stand at 31.9 percent of the country's consumption in 2013, according to market research firm The Information Network.
Global market for packaged LEDs for lighting to double to USD7bn by 2016
Global market for packaged LEDs for lighting to double to USD7bn by 2016
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Global revenue for packaged LEDs used in lighting applications is set to rise to $7.1 billion in 2016, up from $3.6 billion in 2013, according to a new report entitled…
Z-Wave hits market milestone with 900th interoperable smart home product
Z-Wave hits market milestone with 900th interoperable smart home product
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The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies that oversees Z-Wave, claimed to be the world’s largest ecosystem for wireless home control products and services, has announced another…
Semicast’s industry view: Why Intel might win and ARM can’t lose
Semicast’s industry view: Why Intel might win and ARM can’t lose
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September saw the launch of the Z3700 series of Atom processors from Intel, the supplier’s latest assault on the smartphone and tablet processor market. While its market share in applications…
Combo sensors will approach USD2bn by 2018, reports Yole Developpement
Combo sensors will approach USD2bn by 2018, reports Yole Developpement
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The combo sensor market, which is estimated to be worth $446 million in 2013, will grow to $1.97 billion in 2018 forecasts market analyst, Yole Développement.
iTSCi conflict minerals programme supported by 130 companies worldwide
iTSCi conflict minerals programme supported by 130 companies worldwide
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A joint industry mechanism designed to address ‘conflict mineral’ concerns in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and other Great Lakes Region countries, the iTSCi Programme has seen a…
Energy harvesting device sales forecast to reach 19m annually by 2020
Energy harvesting device sales forecast to reach 19m annually by 2020
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Sales of energy harvesting devices will grow from less than 10 million units in 2013 to 18.7 million units by 2020 according to a report from market analyst, Navigant Research.
With Qualcomm’s 63% revenue share in the cellular baseband market limits second sources
With Qualcomm’s 63% revenue share in the cellular baseband market limits second sources
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The global cellular baseband processor market grew a modest 5.4 percent year-over-year to reach $4.4 billion in Q2 2013, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics.
With Qualcomm’s 63% revenue share in the cellular baseband market limits second sources reports Strategy Analytics
With Qualcomm’s 63% revenue share in the cellular baseband market limits second sources reports Strategy Analytics
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The global cellular baseband processor market grew a modest 5.4 percent year-over-year to reach $4.4 billion in Q2 2013, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics.
Electric vehicles drive further thanks to supercapacitors
Electric vehicles drive further thanks to supercapacitors
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Supercapacitors are increasing the range of electric vehicles in several ways and by doing so they are hugely increasing the addressable market for those vehicles, lasting for the life of…
Poll: LED deployment is the most popular energy saving measure
Poll: LED deployment is the most popular energy saving measure
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A survey conducted in Germany shows that most consumers regard the replacement of incandescent light bulbs against LEDs is the easiest and fastest way to reduce energy costs. But the…
E-mobility drives demand for power semiconductors
E-mobility drives demand for power semiconductors
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Environmental legislation and the electrification of the powertrain are the main demand drivers of the global demand for power semiconductors for automotive use. Additional factors are the need for power…
Safety-related driver assist systems are becoming mainstream
Safety-related driver assist systems are becoming mainstream
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The global market for Front Collision Warning Systems (FCWS) and Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) will literally explode - from 6.6 million units at the end of 2012 to 140.1…
Electric vehicle charging equipment sales to reach 4.3m units worldwide in 2022, says Navigant
Electric vehicle charging equipment sales to reach 4.3m units worldwide in 2022, says Navigant
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Worldwide sales of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) will grow from around 442,000 units in 2013 to 4.3 million in 2022 concluded a report released by market analyst Navigant Research.
NAND Flash moves to 3-D, taking over 30% of the total flash market by 2015 according to IHS
NAND Flash moves to 3-D, taking over 30% of the total flash market by 2015 according to IHS
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With conventional semiconductor manufacturing technology soon to reach its limit in the NAND flash segment, suppliers of these memory chips are set to adopt 3-D production techniques in order to…
9.7 million carrier Wi-Fi access point shipments expected in 2018
9.7 million carrier Wi-Fi access point shipments expected in 2018
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​Carrier Wi-Fi started to gain momentum in 2013 driven by increasing data demands and new Wi-Fi advancements.
LTE to be deployed worldwide by 2018
LTE to be deployed worldwide by 2018
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LTE is out of the experimental stage and is being deployed worldwide. Operators in all markets are in the process of implementing LTE, but the emergence of the APAC and…
PV production grows despite a crisis-driven decline in investment
PV production grows despite a crisis-driven decline in investment
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The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has released the annual 'PV Status Report' which shows that global production of photovoltaic (PV) cells grew by 10% in 2012 in comparison to…
Bluetooth Smart and Wi-Fi to dominate mobile body network device market
Bluetooth Smart and Wi-Fi to dominate mobile body network device market
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Proprietary wireless protocols are quickly losing their dominance in the healthcare market to more standards-based wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and IEEE 802.15.4.
Reduced consumer demand pulls power semiconductor business down, says IHS
Reduced consumer demand pulls power semiconductor business down, says IHS
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Market research firm IHS reported that the global revenue in the power semiconductor business dropped by nearly 16 percent in 2012 as sluggish consumer demand. Falling pricing and other factors…
Remote microgrids will surpass $8.4bn by 2020, forecasts Navigant Research
Remote microgrids will surpass $8.4bn by 2020, forecasts Navigant Research
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Worldwide revenue from remote microgrids will grow from $3.1 billion in 2013 to more than $8.4 billion in 2020 forecasts market analyst Navigant Research in a new report entitled 'Remote…
Low price LEDs accelerate technology adoption into general lighting, says Yole Développement
Low price LEDs accelerate technology adoption into general lighting, says Yole Développement
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In the 2013 edition of its “Status of the LED Industry” analysis, Yole Développement estimates that packaged LEDs will reach a market size of $13.9B in 2013 and will peak…
General lighting applications drive LED market
General lighting applications drive LED market
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In 2012, general lighting has surpassed all other applications of packaged LEDs, and the momentum of LEDs in displacing other lighting technologies will drive the market growth until 2018. This…
Smart grid communications node shipments set to surpass 133m by 2018
Smart grid communications node shipments set to surpass 133m by 2018
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The number of communications node shipments associated with the smart grid will rise to 133.3 million worldwide by 2018, up from 91.8 million in 2013 forecasts market analyst Navigant Research.


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