66 SMT Magazine • February 2017
Samsung Maintains Dominance in
Indonesia's Smartphone Market
According to IDC's latest Quarterly Mobile Phone
Tracker, Samsung's consistent marketing cam-
paigns in retail shops enabled the vendor to in-
crease shipments despite having a slower demand,
and extend its gap from its competitors.
Aviation Industry to go Faster with
Real-time Data Analytics
Improvements in economy and the growing
appeal and ease of air travel have generated a
high buzz for all players in the global commer-
cial avionics systems market and they are expect-
ed to ramp up development rates to match the
demand.
Global Semiconductor Capital Spending
Is Forecast to Grow 2.9% in 2017
Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is pro-
jected to increase 2.9% in 2017, to $69.9 billion,
according to Gartner, Inc. This is down from 5.1%
growth in 2016.
Proof of Concepts Dominate IOT
in Malaysia
Across 160 organizations surveyed in Malaysia,
50% are looking to deploy production IOT solu-
tions in the next 12 months, while 15% are already
in deployment to support their Digital Transforma-
tion (DX) agenda.
Global Thermal Imaging Market Poised
to Reach $6B by 2019
According to Transparency Market Research, the
global thermal imaging market is poised to reach
$6.09 billion by the end of 2019 from a valuation
of $3.1 billion in 2012.
Share of In-Cell Solutions in Smartphone
Display Market to Reach 29.6% in 2017
The latest research on touch display solutions by
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds that the
share of in-cell products in the global smartphone
display market will expand to 29.6% by the end
of 2017.
Wearables Continue to See Strong
Demand Across the Middle East & Africa
The Middle East and Africa wearables market grew
by 38.3% year-on-year in Q3 2016 to total ap-
proximately 487,000 units, according to the latest
insights from IDC.
Myanmar Smartphone Shipments Up
to 26% YoY
A total of 2.5 million smartphones were shipped
to Myanmar in 2016Q3, reflecting a 26% year-on-
year growth, according to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quar-
terly Mobile Phone Tracker.
Aerospace Robotics Market to Hit
$4.54B by 2022
The aerospace robotics market is projected to
grow from $1.81 billion in 2016 to $4.54 billion
by 2022, at a CAGR of 16.55% during the fore-
cast period.
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