108 SMT007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2019
Remote Patient Monitoring Revenues to
Reach €46B in 2023
E
According to a new market report from Berg
Insight, revenues for remote patient monitoring
(RPM) solutions reached €17.5 billion in 2018.
Cognitive Computing Market to Expand
Due to Growing Adoption of the Connected
Devices
E
The global cognitive computing market
achieved the revenue of the $29.67 billion in
2016 and is expected to expand with the CAGR
of the 49.9% to achieve a value of $1 trillion by
the end of 2025, according to TMR.
Digitization Remains a Key Focus for
Most Industries in 2019, but Challenges
Remain
E
More and more enterprises are looking toward
new technologies such as machine learning
and artificial intelligence, edge computing, and
software-defined in their push toward digital
transformation.
China's Smartphone Market Falls
14% in 2018
E
China's smartphone market falls 14% in 2018
with just under 400 million units shipped. In
2018, smartphone shipments in China fell to
their lowest level since 2013 at 396 million
units.
The U.S. Secures 5G Superiority,
at Least in the Short Term
E
The race for the leading role in the 5G con-
nectivity has already started. While the United
States, China, South Korea, and Japan are the
four countries in the lead, the U.S. will win the
5G race in the short term, according to ABI Re-
search.
Semiconductor Unit Shipments Exceeded
1 Trillion Devices in 2018
E
Semiconductor unit shipments climbed to
1.068 trillion units in 2018 and are expected to
climb to 1.142 trillion in 2019, which equates
to 7% growth for the year.
Installed Base of Wireless IoT Devices
in Industrial Automation Reached 21.3M
in 2018
E
According to a new research report from the
M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, annual
shipments of wireless devices for industrial
automation applications reached 4.6 million
units worldwide in 2018, accounting for ap-
proximately 6% of all new connected nodes.
Semiconductor R&D Spending Will
Step Up After Slowing
E
Now, 3D die-stacking technologies, manufac-
turing barriers, and growing complexities in
end-use systems are among the technical chal-
lenges that are expected to lift R&D growth
rates through 2023.
In 2019, CEOs are Most Concerned About
Talent and Recession
E
A new global survey reveals that CEOs view a
recession as their biggest external concern for
2019. They cited attracting and retaining talent
as their top internal concern.
Global Semiconductor Sales Reach
$468.8B in 2018
E
The global semiconductor industry posted
sales of $468.8 billion in 2018, the industry's
highest-ever annual total, and an increase of
13.7% compared to the 2017 total, according
to the Semiconductor Industry Association
(SIA).
