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Nearly one-third of set-top-boxes to use ZigBee in 2018, says IHS
Nearly one-third of set-top-boxes to use ZigBee in 2018, says IHS
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The ZigBee RF4CE standard is rapidly gaining acceptance in the set-top box (STB) market where it currently serves mainly as…
Almost one-third of set-top-boxes to use ZigBee in 2018
Almost one-third of set-top-boxes to use ZigBee in 2018
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The ZigBee RF4CE standard is rapidly gaining acceptance in the set-top box (STB) market where it currently serves mainly as…
Power supply market to grow by 2.4 percent in 2013
Power supply market to grow by 2.4 percent in 2013
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The global market for merchant power supplies is forecast to grow by 2.4 percent in 2013 forecasts IMS Research, now…
Supercapacitors finding new markets and applications as new types emerge
Supercapacitors finding new markets and applications as new types emerge
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Market research company IDTechEx has chosen supercapacitors as a focus topic, and is mounting a conference and exhibition on the…

Up to 600,000 base stations to be upgraded to LTE-A by 2018
Up to 600,000 base stations to be upgraded to LTE-A by 2018
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​Yota launched the first LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network in Russia last October; however, with the first compatible handset, SK Telecom was the earliest to make the technology commercially available in June…
Solar power inverter market to drop by five percent in 2013
Solar power inverter market to drop by five percent in 2013
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The global market for solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters is forecast to decrease by five percent to $6.7 billion in 2013, forecasts from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc.
Wireless packet core revenues to double by 2017
Wireless packet core revenues to double by 2017
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Dell'Oro Group forecasts that the Wireless Packet Core equipment market will nearly double in size, exceeding $6 billion by 2017. Almost all growth during the period is projected to come…
ZigBee to push 802.15.4-enabled device market growth five-fold over 2012 to 2018
ZigBee to push 802.15.4-enabled device market growth five-fold over 2012 to 2018
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In its latest report, ABI Research forecast that annual shipments of 802.15.4-enabled devices will grow more than 5x from 2012 to 2018, with a CAGR of over 30%. ZigBee continues…
Global solar power inverter market to drop by five percent in 2013, predicts IMS Research
Global solar power inverter market to drop by five percent in 2013, predicts IMS Research
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The global market for solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters is forecast to decrease by five percent to $6.7 billion in 2013, forecasts from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc.
WLAN market to grow 57 percent by 2017
WLAN market to grow 57 percent by 2017
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Dell'Oro Group forecasts that overall Wireless LAN market revenues are to approach $12 billion in 2017, well over 50 percent greater than 2012 revenues.
China’s smart grid commitment aims to prompt SCADA boom
China’s smart grid commitment aims to prompt SCADA boom
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China’s intense focus on national smart grid development will drive massive revenue growth in the power Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems market in the…
Worldwide smartphone shipments hit record 230 million units in Q2 2013
Worldwide smartphone shipments hit record 230 million units in Q2 2013
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According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 47 percent annually to reach a record 230 million units in the second quarter of 2013. Samsung captured…
Distributed solar power generation to reach USD112bn in annual revenue by 2018
Distributed solar power generation to reach USD112bn in annual revenue by 2018
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Worldwide revenue from distributed solar power generation will reach $112 billion annually by 2018 reports Navigant Research in a study entitled 'Distributed Solar Energy Generation' released by the market analyst.
Industrial Energy Management Systems market to reach USD22.5bn by 2020
Industrial Energy Management Systems market to reach USD22.5bn by 2020
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The market for Industrial energy management systems (IEMSs) will reach $22.5 billion in annual revenue by 2020 forecasts market analyst Navigant Research in a new report entitled 'Industrial Energy Management…
Demand for comfort, performance boosts automotive electric motors market
Demand for comfort, performance boosts automotive electric motors market
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The intensifying demand for comfort and enhanced control devices in vehicles, fierce competition between automotive manufacturers, the rising appeal of brushless technology, and the growing number of electric motors for…
Industrial Energy Management Systems market to reach USD22.5bn by 2020 predicts Navigant
Industrial Energy Management Systems market to reach USD22.5bn by 2020 predicts Navigant
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The market for Industrial energy management systems (IEMSs) will reach $22.5 billion in annual revenue by 2020 forecasts market analyst Navigant Research in a new report entitled 'Industrial Energy Management…
Automotive wireless market to expand by over 40 percent
Automotive wireless market to expand by over 40 percent
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Wireless technologies like Bluetooth and embedded cellular are accelerating in the car business, with market revenue set to rise by 41 percent from 2012 through 2018, according to an Automotive…
Thin mobile computers drive up demand of thin HDDs, says HIS
Thin mobile computers drive up demand of thin HDDs, says HIS
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A new generation of thin hard disk drives (HDD) only 5.0 and 7.0 millimeters thick are expected to enjoy fast sales growth in coming years, as mobile computers including ultrathin…
300dpi-plus resolution tablet LCD panels soar to nearly 13 million units in 2013
300dpi-plus resolution tablet LCD panels soar to nearly 13 million units in 2013
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Making a stellar debut, high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels featuring resolutions of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or more are appearing in media tablets for the first time this year,…
Electric bicycles forecast to reach USD11bn in annual revenue by 2020
Electric bicycles forecast to reach USD11bn in annual revenue by 2020
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Worldwide revenue from e-bicycles will grow from $8.4 billion in 2013 to $10.8bn in 2020 according to a recent 'Electric Bicycles' report released by Navigant Research.
Intel results continue to slide
Intel results continue to slide
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Intel reported a net profit of $2 billion on sales of $12.81 billion in the second quarter of 2013. The sales revenue was down 5.1 percent on the same quarter…
ZigBee-enabled smart energy devices to surpass USD110m in annual sales by 2016
ZigBee-enabled smart energy devices to surpass USD110m in annual sales by 2016
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Sales of ZigBee-enabled devices for smart energy will grow steadily over the next few years forecasts market analyst Navigant Research with revenues from ZigBee-enabled devices peaking at $110.5 million in…
Infotainment rapidly gets connected, says market researcher
Infotainment rapidly gets connected, says market researcher
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ABI Research forecasts that the number of MirrorLink and GENIVI car connected automotive infotainment systems will increase from around 10,000 at the end of 2012 to 27.9 million in North…
Set-top boxes market reaches record high, addressing multiple screens
Set-top boxes market reaches record high, addressing multiple screens
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Despite the pay-TV industry's increasing focus on delivering services to alternative devices like PCs, smartphones and tablets, its traditional flagship platform - the set-top box (STB) continues to thrive, with…
Soitec’s RF SOI wafers now mainstream for producing smartphone switches
Soitec’s RF SOI wafers now mainstream for producing smartphone switches
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Soitec has announced at the Semicon West trade show that its silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technologies are now mainstream for manufacturing switches and antenna-tuners, key RF components used in all cell phones…
Premier Farnell signs global distribution deal with Advanced Power Electronics
Premier Farnell signs global distribution deal with Advanced Power Electronics
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Advanced Power Electronics Corp. (USA), a Taiwanese manufacturer of MOS power semiconductors for DC-DC power conversion applications, has signed a franchise deal with Premier Farnell plc, a distributor of electronic…
Mobile Apps for sports and fitness activities set to rise by 63 percent from 2012 to 2017, says IHS
Mobile Apps for sports and fitness activities set to rise by 63 percent from 2012 to 2017, says IHS
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Installations of sports and fitness apps, which are mainly used on smartphones, will grow to 248 million in 2017, up from 156 million in 2012, according to market research firm…
Global smart meter unit shipments set to peak at 131 million annually in 2018
Global smart meter unit shipments set to peak at 131 million annually in 2018
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Worldwide shipments of smart meters will peak at 131 million units annually in 2018 before beginning a gradual decrease in shipment volumes forecasts Navigant Research.


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