62 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2019
APAC Manufacturers to Comprise 90%
of Global PCB Market by 2020 E
The global market for PCB is expected to grow
at a CAGR of 3–4% until 2020, according to
procurement intelligence firm Beroe Inc. Tech-
nological advancements in product types and
the predicted increase in demand for substrates
are expected to be the key support factors for
the growth of the global PCB market.
Global Wireless Telecommunication
Carriers Market 2019 E
North America was the largest region in the
global wireless telecommunication carriers
market, accounting for 42% of the market in
2018.
Semiconductor Equipment Market to Grow
at a CAGR of 7% from 2018–2026 E
The global semiconductor equipment market
is projected to exhibit an impressive CAGR of
7.2% from 2018–2026, according to Coherent
Market Insights.
Smartphone Shipments Expected
to Drop in 2019 E
Worldwide smartphone volumes are forecast to
fall by 0.8% in 2019 with volumes dipping to
1.39 billion. However, the smartphone market
will begin to pick up momentum this year with
year-over-year growth of 2.3% expected in the
second half of the year.
Green Regulations Driving Growth of
Lithium-ion Batteries E
According to data compiled by Grand View Re-
search, the global lithium-ion battery market is
expected to reach $93.1 billion by 2025 while
registering a robust CAGR of 17% as well.
Global Small Satellite Market to Reach
$30 Billion by 2026 E
According to Coherent Market Insights, the
global small satellite market was valued at
$2.92 billion in 2017 and is projected to exhibit
a CAGR of 26.8% over the 2018–2026 period.
Small Business Hiring Remained
Flat in February E
The Paychex|IHS Markit Small Business Em-
ployment Watch continued to reflect signs of
the tight labor market. At 98.93, the Small
Business Jobs Index was unchanged in Febru-
ary, remaining just below 99.
China's Power Semiconductor Market
Posts 12% Growth E
TrendForce predicts that China's power semi-
conductor market will reach a size of RMB290.7
billion in 2019, a 12.17% growth compared to
2018, maintaining double-digit growth.
Global Semiconductor Sales Down
5.7% YoY in January E
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached
$35.5 billion for January 2019—a decrease of
5.7% from the January 2018 total of $37.6 bil-
lion and 7.2% less than the December 2018
total of $38.2 billion, according to the Semi-
conductor Industry Association (SIA).
Q1 DRAM Contract Prices Witness
Sharpest Decline Since 2011 E
The latest analysis of the PC DRAM market
from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce,
finds that most contracts are now monthly
deals rather than quarterly deals with Febru-
ary seeing an unusual, large down-correction
in prices.
