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CEA: Rise of Connected Health
& wellness Devices
the consumer electronics association has released
a comprehensive new report, "the connected
health and wellness market," quantifying the dra-
matic growth in sales of connected health and
wellness devices. the report defines the market,
lays out key market growth drivers and challenges,
and highlights important technology trends and
regulatory issues.
PC Monitor Market:
Positive Growth in Q3
total worldwide Pc monitor shipments were more
than 35 million units in the third quarter of 2013,
an increase of 4.5% compared to the previous
quarter and 1.2 million units more than forecast,
according to the international data corporation
(idc) worldwide Quarterly Pc monitor tracker.
CES 2014: A Preview
from Dan Feinberg
"i'm heading to las Vegas again for ceS; this is my
16th year attending this exciting show and i have
seen it change quite a bit over the years. this year
change seems to be accelerating. Gone are the
huge microsoft booths and gone are many of the
top-tier sub assembly suppliers," says columnist
dan Feinberg.
Smartphone AP Market Up 31%
in Q3 2013
according to the report, Qualcomm, apple, medi-
atek, Samsung and Spreadtrum grabbed the top-
five revenue share spots in the smartphone apps
processor market in Q3 2013. Qualcomm contin-
ued its lead in the smartphone applications pro-
cessor market with 53% revenue share, followed
by apple with 18%.
Memory Sector Drives Semiconductor
Sales in 2013
Following a 2.5% decline in 2012, the global semi-
conductor market has regained its footing in 2013
with revenue set to expand by nearly 5% because
of the strong performance of the memory sector.
Global semiconductor sales in 2013 will amount to
$317.9 billion, up 4.9%.
Consumer Sentiment on Overall
Economy Flat in December
consumer confidence toward the overall economy
and technology spending in december both re-
main steady with last month's elevated sentiment
levels, according to the latest figures released by
the consumer electronics association.
December Manufacturing ISM Report:
PMI at 57%
bradley J. holcomb, cPSm, cPSd, and chair of the
institute for Supply management manufacturing
business Survey committee, comments, "the Pmi
registered 57%, the second highest reading for
the year, just 0.3 percentage point below novem-
ber's reading of 57.3%."
Consumer Electronics Market to Reach
$1.6 Trillion by 2018
consumer electronics market to witness a value
of uS $1.6 trillion by 2018. Geographical analysis
shows the highest compounded annual Growth
rate (caGr) of 17.6% is foreseen from asia-Pacific
region during the analysis period 2011–2018.
SSv Sales to Reach 55 Million Units
Annually by 2022
Stop-start vehicles (SSVs), which eliminate idling
by shutting off the engine when the vehicle is sta-
tionary and restarting it automatically when it is
time to move, offer a portion of the fuel economy
benefits of hybrid vehicles at a fraction of the cost
premium.
Strategic Analysis of European EMS
Industry 2012-2017
this is the eleventh edition of the european
electronic manufacturing Services industry report
and updates both the tenth edition published in
September 2011 and the first edition of the euro-
pean electronic manufacturing Services industry—
Strategic market analysis published in September
2012.
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