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Defense Industry Expects Increase in Demand for National Security Priorities Through 2013

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:30:00 CDT

Global Defense Supplier Industry Outlook Survey 2012-2013: Industry Dynamics, Market Trends and Opportunities, Expenditure and Procurement Strategies is a new report that analyzes how defense supplier companies’ media spend, marketing and sales strategies and practices, and business planning are set to change in 2012-2013. This report provides the current size of the marketing and advertising budgets of global defense suppliers and how spending by suppliers will change, providing an insight into global marketing behaviour. In addition, the report also identifies future growth of buyers and suppliers and M&A activity.

Global Sensor Market to Grow at CAGR of 5.6% by 2015

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:30:00 CDT

The Global Sensor market to grow at a CAGR of 5.6 percent over the period 2011 - 2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand of sensors in the Automotive segment. The Global Sensor market has also been witnessing an increasing number of applications for sensors in the Healthcare segment. The Global Sensor Market 2011 - 2015 report has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. This report discusses overall sensors such as image sensors, flow sensors, level sensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, bio sensors, chemical sensors, position sensors, load and torque sensors, and other miscellaneous sensors.

830 million LTE Subscribers Worldwide by the End of 2016

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:00 CDT

By the end of 2016, analysts forecast that there will be more than 830 million LTE subscriptions worldwide. Of these, Asia-Pacific will represent 37.2% of the total, North America 23.8% and Western Europe 16.9%. LTE subscribers worldwide, 2010-2016, in millions. There will likely be more than 800 million LTE accounts worldwide by the end of 2016, thanks to confirmed operator interest in long term evolution and in “true 4G”, LTE-Advanced.

Set Top Boxes Market Reaches $8.6 Billion By 2018

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:00:00 CDT

Worldwide set top box markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the next generation TV Internet systems provide a way to improve bundled channel video services. Set top boxes support entertainment, business, educational, and healthcare video services delivery in the home. Channels and Internet capability will be accessible from the same handset. Gateways will be used to implement multiple device access in the home in some cases. Cloud systems proliferate. Set top box dedicated device markets at $8.7 billion in 2011 are anticipated to reach $15.6 billion by 2018 as next generation gateways and cloud computing are introduced to manage Internet connectivity to HD TV devices in the home.

Global Electro-Active Polymers Product Market is Expected to be Worth $3.4 billion by 2017

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:00 CDT

The global electro-active polymers product market is expected to be worth $3.4 billion by 2017 and is forecasted to grow by a CAGR of 7.7% from 2012-2017. The conductive plastics segment contributed approximately 84% to the overall electro-active polymer market in 2011, mainly due to its extensive application in electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference. As the EAP market is still in the early phase of its growth, it presents many advantages for the early movers. As there are not many players in the market, detailed knowledge of the competitors will be crucial for the success of each company.

Global and China Semiconductor Package and Test Industry Market Revenue Estimated USD24.4 billion in 2012

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:30:00 CDT

Independent package and test vendors are generally known as OSAT or ASAT. In 1997, the OSAT industry scale was no more than USD5.1 billion or so, making up 19.6% of the semiconductor industry, as opposed to the market size of USD23.6 billion in 2011. Owning to the fact that TSV technology advances slowly and that foundries are designed to assume partial package business, the OSAT market scale may see little change but slim growth, with the estimated revenue in 2012 registering USD24.4 billion.

Worldwide Industrial Electronics Assembly Market Revenue Expected to Increase By Over $10 billion by 2016

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:00 CDT

The worldwide industrial electronics assembly market is one of the most interesting and profitable segments for EMS companies to engage in. While growth of the total available industrial market is modest (between 5-6% annually), the growth of the EMS services sector is more than double depending on the product. Some of the most promising opportunities can be found in the Test & Measurement and Process Control sectors where advanced electronics are making a huge impact in efficiency and cost reduction.

MEMS for Cell Phones and Tables Market Annual Growth to Reach $5.4B in 2017

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:30:00 CDT

The market for MEMS in cell phones and tablets will grow 19.8% ti reach a $5.4B value in 2017. New MEMS devices will benefit from the mobile device growth that is predicted for the coming years: phones and tablet will represent a 2.9B units in 2017 and most of them will integrate 5 to 10 MEMS devices. The MEMS industry will be largely impacted by global trends in mobile devices: connected devices, video and music consumption, social networking, diversity of users and usages, mobile advertising. In the reverse way, we also note that the booming demand for smartphones and media tablets can be partly explained by the integration of MEMS sensors which provide new functionalities.

Global Quantum Dots (QD) Market worth of $7480.25 Million by 2022

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:30:00 CDT

The total market for Quantum dots is expected to reach $7480.25 million by 2022, at a CAGR of 55.2% from 2012 to 2022. In the present scenario of QD technology market, Healthcare is the only industry, which has gained significant market share. Healthcare needs high precision in tissue labeling, cancer therapy, tumor detection, etc. and QD-based devices work for the same.

Mobile Devices Help Bring Profits To The Semiconductor Industry In 2012

RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network) — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:00 CDT

After a decent first quarter, the big players of the semiconductor industry are expecting smoother sailing throughout the next few quarters. Especially now that supply chain setbacks resulting from the flooding in the third quarter of last year have fully recovered and consumer demand is improving. Specifically, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced in early May 2012 that global sales of semiconductors in Q1 2012 had reached nearly $70 billion. Although this was a slight decrease of about 8 percent from last year's first quarter sales and a slight sequential decline from Q4 2011, the upwards trends are encouraging, especially in Europe and Japan, which had seen very poor results over the last few quarters of 2011.