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The Worldwide LCD TV Market and Taiwan's Industry, 2012 Recap and 2013 Forecast

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

In addition to its already high adoption rate, the global LCD TV market was affected by the slow economic pickup in Europe and the United States in 2012. Despite of the market demand in China and the emerging markets, the global LCD TV shipment volume totaled to merely around 200 million units, up only 1.5% compared to 2011. Amid the market growth slowdown and stiffer competition, LCD TV brands have been striving to lower costs while focusing on product upgrades and innovations in order to entice consumer demand. This report profiles global LCD TV development in terms of market volume, product mix, and vendors' market share and examines its future trends in 2013 and beyond.

The Large-area TFT-LCD Industry, 2012 Recap and 2013 Forecast

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

Upon the beginning of 2012, the large-area TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display) market had a rather conservative estimation for its full-year performance. Due to the detrimental factors such as the ongoing European debt crisis, flat market demand in the developed countries, and the market growth slowdown in China, shipment volumes of large-area TFT-LCD panels for use in all applications fell short of expectations. Despite of the limited market demand, the price declines of TFT-LCD panels came to a halt in the second half of 2012 owing to well-planned production of manufacturers. Some vendors even turned losses into profits by increasing share of high-end products in product portfolios. This report profiles the development of the large-area TFT-LCD industry in 2012 and further examines the future trends of the industry in 2013 and beyond.

Competitive Trends in the Worldwide IC Manufacturing Industry: Logic IC Process Technology

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

With the global economic outlook expected to improve in 2013, the semiconductor market is also showing signs of recovery. In addition to business results, leading chipmakers also released plans for capital expenditures and process technology advancement in the first quarter of 2013. Worldwide IC foundries are expected to begin mass production with the 20nm process technology in the second half of 2013, with 14/16nm and 10nm down the road. This progress will give TSMC and GlobalFoundries a chance to catch up with Intel, closing the gap of one to two generations. This report offers insight into major chipmakers' development in logic IC process technology, with their strategies and impact included.

Worldwide Major Mobile Phone Vendor Performance, 2Q 2013

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

This research report presents worldwide mobile phone shipment volume forecast and recent quarter review of major mobile phone vendor performance. The report includes major vendors' shipment volume, shipment growth trends, shipment revenue and revenue growth trends, operating profit margin and ASP, along with analyst insights. The report finds that following the steady quarter by quarter growth in 2012, worldwide mobile phone shipment volume slowed down in the first quarter of 2013, reaching around 426.5 million units. Smartphones' share of the worldwide mobile phone shipment volume reached around 49.1% in the first quarter of 2013. Worldwide mobile phone shipment volume growth is estimated to have picked up slowly in the second quarter of 2013 and continue well into the next quarter.

Photovoltaics Continue to be the Largest Component of Solar Market Growth in the U.S.

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

The U.S. installed 723 MW of PV in Q1 2013. This represents a 45% decline from Q4 2012, but 33% growth over Q1 2012. As always, it is important to take the utility market out of the equation when seeking meaningful conclusions from the comparison of quarterly installation figures; the utility market is simply too volatile and dependent on individual project timelines. In that context, Q1 was quite strong in the residential market (53% year-over-year growth) and weak in the non-residential market (down 20% year-over-year). This reflects our general outlook for the year; we expect significantly stronger growth in the residential market than the non-residential market. Utility installations were down substantially from Q4 2012, but up more than 130% relative to Q1 2012. This market generally experiences a boom in the fourth quarter and we expect the same pattern to hold in 2013.

Nanotechnology Advances The Goal of Atom-Thick Electronic Circuits

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

Scientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have advanced on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide (MDS). MDS, a semiconductor, is one of a trilogy of materials needed to make functioning 2-D electronic components. They may someday be the basis for the manufacture of devices so small they would be invisible to the naked eye.

PV Technology and Cost Outlook, 2013-2017

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

The global PV industry's recent past has seen wafer, cell, and module suppliers at the mercy of an inhospitable supply-demand imbalance throughout the global market. With supply consistently 200% of demand annually, c-Si module prices have fallen approximately 70% in two years. One positive externality of this cutthroat pricing is that manufacturing costs have fallen in line with pricing declines. This is mostly because pricing for key inputs further up the value chain has also fallen as a result of overcapacity and consequent margin evaporation. This 112-page report on the latest in c-Si PV wafer, cell, module, and materials technology is the most recent analysis, and aims to provide a competitive outlook on the leading technology and cost trends through 2017 across the global PV supply chain. The report explores existing and innovative technology advancements in ingot growth, wafer slicing, cell processing, and module assembly, as well as their impacts on efficiencies and manufacturing costs.

Global Wireless Protocol Analyzers, Load Stress Generators and Functional Test, and Network Monitoring Systems Market

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

This research provides the key research findings of the wireless protocol analyzers, load stress generators and functional test, and network monitoring systems market. This market is segmented into troubleshooting and monitoring wireless protocol analyzers, load stress generators and functional test, and wireless network monitoring systems. This study features revenue forecasts from 2009 to 2019 while analyzing each market from an application, end user, and geographic perspective. The study also provides a list of market drivers and restraints. A competitive analysis is also performed for each segment to highlight the key participants in this market.

M2M and User-friendly Communications: NFC and TransferJet Marketing and Technological Analysis

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

The report addresses a progress in the development of user-friendly technologies: Near Field Communications (NFC) and TransferJet. It also analyses the applicability of NFC to enhance features of M2M devices. NFC and TransferJet technologies are working in close proximity communications channels (centimeters range); and both allow an easy transmission initiation – a user just has to bring two devices close enough to each other. The report provides the up-to-date analysis of these technologies features, their applications, standardization, the industry and markets; with an emphasis on the NFC application for smartphones.

Power Grid System Market In Subsea

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 CDT

The report covers the global power grid system market in subsea which includes different components of subsea power grid system, types of power supply sources for subsea power grid system, and other related segments. It studies the extent of end use of subsea power grid solutions in different application areas with respect to different regions. It also analyses the market with respect to drivers, opportunities, and winning imperatives related to the industry. The continuous depletion of existing oil reserves are forcing oilfield E&P companies to operate in deeper offshore environments making it a huge potential market for power grid system in subsea. According to BP statistical report, the worlds energy demand increased by 2.5% in 2011. To satisfy this increasing demand of oil and gas, oil companies are seeking to unlock the full potential of wells in deeper offshore environments. Hence, subsea power grid systems are vital to transmit the power to the required equipment.