86 SMT Magazine • July 2017
Worldwide Enterprise-Grade SSD
Shipments Up 4% in Q1
Global shipments of enterprise-grade SSDs for the
first quarter of 2017 grew against seasonal head-
winds by 3-4% compared with the prior quarter to
reach around 6 million units, says DRAMeXchange,
a division of TrendForce.
TrendForce Projects Contract Prices of
Server DRAM Modules to Increase in Q3
The average contract price of server DRAM mod-
ules rose sequentially by nearly 40% and 10%, re-
spectively, for the first and second quarters of 2017
due to tight supply, according to DRAMeXchange,
a division of TrendForce. In the third quarter, the
average contract price of 32GB server DRAM mod-
ules for first-tier customers is projected to arrive to
around $260, while the average contract price of
32GB modules for second-tier customers may be
higher than that threshold.
Flexible PCB Market Industry Trends
and Developments
The demand for flexible printed circuit boards
by manufacturers of smartphones, other mo-
bile devices, LCD display, connectivity antennas,
and rechargeable batteries, is currently on the
rise, according to new report by Future Market
Insights.
Where is the Semiconductor
Manufacturing Sweet Spot?
Two recent Semico Research Corp. studies provide
the information to not only determine the over-
all semiconductor manufacturing sweet spot but to
dig even further to find which products and tech-
nologies are the driving forces behind the growth
or decline.
Demand for PCBs in Consumer
Electronics to Drive Global SMT
Equipment Market
Transparency Market Research estimates that the
global surface mount technology equipment mar-
ket was valued at $4845.7 million in 2016 and is
anticipated to reach $7075.8 million by 2025, ex-
hibiting a CAGR of 4.4% from 2017 to 2025.
Global Semiconductor Sales Up
21% YoY in April
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $31.3
billion for the month of April, an increase of 20.9%
from the April 2016 total of $25.9 billion, and up
by 1.3% from the previous month's total of $30.9
billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry
Association (SIA).
U.S. RFID Tags Market to Witness
Intense Competitive Trends
According to Transparency Market Research, the
U.S. RFID Tags Market is expected to be worth
$1.67 billion by the end of 2025 from $809.4 mil-
lion in 2016. The market is expected to surge at a
CAGR of 8.5% during the 2017–2025 forecast pe-
riod.
Automotive Touch Screen Shipments
to Top 50 Million Units in 2017
Automotive touch panel shipments are expected
to top 50 million units in 2017, up 11% from 45
million units in 2016, according to IHS Markit.
Worldwide Shipments of AR/VR Headsets
Gain Momentum in Q1
Worldwide shipments of augmented reality (AR)
and virtual reality (VR) headsets continued to soar
with a total of 2.3 million units shipped in the first
quarter of 2017, according to the International
Data Corp. (IDC).
Global Artificial Intelligence Market to
Grow at a CAGR of 51% Through 2021
Technavio market research analysts forecast the
global artificial intelligence (AI) market to grow at
a CAGR of close to 51% from 2017-2021.
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