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China Further Fortifies Its Semiconductor
Sector with Formation of High-End Chip
Alliance
With the government's backing, key enterprises in
China's semiconductor sector have just established
a "high-end chip alliance" that fosters the forma-
tion of a vertically integrated industry ecosystem
on a national scale.
Bit Supply Growth Led to Small Sequential
Increase of 6.3% in Global DRAM Revenue
for Q2
Compared with the prior quarter, the global aver-
age sales price of DRAM for all applications fell by
more than 5% in the second quarter, amid con-
tinued market oversupply, according to DRAMeX-
change, a division of TrendForce.
Smart Weapons Market Worth
$15.64 Billion by 2021
The smart weapons market is estimated to reach
$15.64 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 6.3% be-
tween 2016 and 2021, mainly due to increasing
incidences of armed conflicts, war, and terrorism,
which are driving the demand for smart weapons
globally, according to MarketsandMarkets.
Military Satellites Market to Reach
$14.37B in 2016
The military satellites market is set to be worth
$14.37 billion in 2016, resulting from several ma-
jor contracts in the United States, Israel and Rus-
sia and continuing satellite fleet modernization
in China and India, according to a new report by
visiongain.
Chip-on-Board LED Market in APAC
to Grow 34.79% by 2020
The chip-on-board LED market in Asia-Pacific
(APAC) is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 34.79%
during the period 2016-2020, mainly driven by
the expansion of manufacturing capacity in China
given the subsidies for LED manufacturers offered
by the government.
2.5 Billion Wireless Sensor Network
Chipset Shipments in 2021
The Internet of Things (IoT) charges ahead with
billions of wireless sensors in use worldwide and
annual shipments of wireless sensor network
(WSN) chipsets on track to reach 1 billion within
the next two years, according to global technolo-
gy research firm ON World.
Global Smartphone Production Volume
Hits 315 Million Units in Q2
Worldwide smartphone production volume to-
taled around 315 million units in the second quar-
ter, representing an 8.9% increase over the previ-
ous quarter and a marginal year-on-year increase
of 3.2%, according to TrendForce.
Led by Macroeconomic Factors, Power
Semiconductor Market Revenues
Declined in 2015
The global market for power semiconductors fell
2.6% to $34 billion in 2015, due primarily to mac-
roeconomic factors and application-specific issues,
according to a new report from IHS Markit.
Micro-LED Displays to Enter Mass
Production in 2018 Due to Heavy
Investments from Sony and Apple
Following LCD and AMOLED, micro-LED has
emerged as the next-generation display technol-
ogy that is expected to be deployed widely in var-
ious applications. Increasing interests from elec-
tronics giants Apple and Sony have encouraged
further investments in micro-LED and accelerated
the timetable for its commercialization.
Global Semiconductor Market Posts
Sequential Sales Increase in Q2
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $79.1
billion during the second quarter of 2016, an in-
crease of 1% over the previous quarter and a
decrease of 5.8% compared to the second quarter
of 2015, according to the Semiconductor Industry
Association (SIA).
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