66 SMT Magazine • April 2014
SMTonline Market News
highlights
3D printing Market Experiencing
rapid Growth
The 3D printing market has seen rapid growth
in recent years due to its increasing applications
across different sectors Such as consumer products
and electronics, automotive, medical, industrial,
and aerospace. Decreasing cost of 3D printers and
its increasing adoption across the government and
education sectors is further expected to spur the
demand in the coming years.
iDC: pC Shipments See Continued
Decline Through 2018
Worldwide PC shipments fell by -9.8% in 2013,
slightly better than a projected decline of -10.1%,
but still the most severe contraction on record,
according to the International Data Corporation
(IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. fourth quar
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ter results were slightly better than expected, but
the outlook for emerging markets has deteriorated
as competition from other devices and economic
pressures mount.
Wearable Devices Market to reach
$30.2B in 2018
bCC research reveals in its new report, "Wearable
Computing: Technologies, Applications, and global
Markets," the global market for wearable comput-
ing devices is expected to grow to $30.2 billion by
2018, with a five-year compound annual growth
rate (CAgr) of 43.4%.
Growth of 65% for Digital power
Supplies & power iCs
The global market for digital power is undergoing
explosive growth, with revenues for digital power
supplies and digital power integrated circuits (ICs)
each projected to jump almost 65% in 2014, ac-
cording to a new report from ihS Technology.
Global lithium-ion Battery Market
Soars to $24.2B
lithium-ion battery is used in a variety of markets,
such as consumer electronics, automotive, and
industrial. Trends are favorable for growth across
the industry; however, significant differences in
growth potential among the application markets
and regions exist.
U.S. Circuit Board & Component
Manufacturing report
Despite revenue declines in almost every year of
the last five years, robust growth in 2010, due to
a rebound in demand, led to an expected average
annual growth of 1.6%; however, revenue is still
expected to decline 2.7% in 2014, hitting $43.9
billion.
February Conference Board Employment
Trends index Up
"february's job report and the ongoing improve-
ment in the Employment Trends Index should pro-
vide some relief for those concerned about weak-
ness in the u.S. economy and labor market," said
gad levanon, director of Macroeconomic research
at The Conference board. "
healthcare Cloud Computing Market:
$6.5B by 2018
This report studies the north American healthcare
cloud computing market over the forecast period of
2013–2018. This market was valued at $1.75 mil-
lion in 2013 and is poised to grow at a CAgr of
29.8% from 2013–2018, to reach $6.45 million by
2018.
Global 3D printing Market:
CaGr of 16.8% by 2019
According to a new market report published by
Transparency Market research global 3D printing
(Polyjet, FdM, SlS, SlA) Market—industry Analysis,
Size, Share, growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2013–
2019, the global 3d printing market was worth u.S.
$2.2 million in 2012 and is expected to reach u.S.
$7.24 million in 2019, growing at a CAgr of 16.8%
from 2013–2019.
Mobile DraM revenue Down
Slightly in 4Q13
The mobile memory industry's worldwide rev-
enue reached $3.039 billion in the fourth quar-
ter of 2013, bringing the yearly total to $11.826
billion, representing 34.3% of DrAM industry
value. looking ahead to the first quarter of 2014,
a 7.4% QoQ decrease in smartphone shipments
is forecast, while tablet sales are expected to be
weak as well.
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