98 SMT Magazine • March 2014
SmTonline market News
highlights
India's Li-ion Battery market
Driven by Smart Devices, Evs
lithium ion (li-ion) batteries are rechargeable bat-
teries witnessing increasing adoption in consumer
electronics and automotive applications. India is
one of the major li-ion markets, exhibiting double
digit growth.
report: Power Electronics for
Electric vehicles 2013-2023
research and Markets has announced the addi-
tion of the "Power electronics for electric vehicles
2013–2023: forecasts, Technologies, Players" re-
port to their offering.
Sales of Portable Power Batteries
to Top $12.4 Billion
Significant improvements in battery technologies
and, in some cases, the introduction of completely
new battery chemistries are transforming the ways
in which people charge portable devices, from smart
phones to power tools. according to a new report,
worldwide sales of advanced batteries for portable
power will surpass $12.4 billion annually by 2023.
maPI: manufacturing Sector
continues Upswing
The u.S. manufacturing sector is showing incre-
mental improvement with only a few potential
speed bumps in the near-term, according to the
quarterly "Manufacturers alliance for Productiv-
ity and Innovation MaPI business outlook." The
December 2013 composite index improved to
67, from 66 in the September survey—the fourth
straight quarterly advance.
chinese Smart Phone Sales Top
320 million Units
The chinese smartphone market in the third quar-
ter of 2013 reached around 87.4 million units, up
13.4% sequentially. overall, chinese smart phone
sales totaled around 230.5 million units in the first
three quarters of 2013, up 93.3% year-on-year.
conference Board LEI for Germany
Up in November
The Conference board leading economic index
(lei) for germany increased 0.6% in november to
108.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2% increase in
october, and a 0.2% decline in September.
Wearable computing Devices Driven
by Sports, health
abI research projects the wearable device sales vol-
umes in 2014 to come from healthcare and sports
and activity trackers. The commercial launch of
several smart glass products, including google
glass, will continue to drive interest in the wear-
able space, but it will not be a significant commer-
cial success in 2014.
Demand for hydrogen for Fuel cells
to climb Sharply
Since 2011, interest in hydrogen for the energy
storage market, combined with the rise in usage of
hydrogen in the fuel cell sector, has seen increased
utilization of hydrogen outside of petroleum refin-
ing and chemical manufacturing.
Uav market to hit $114.7B by 2023
a new report says the global uav market size can
be expected to grow to more than $8million by
2018. hale/Male/Suav market has the highest
business potential throughout the study period
whereas the u.S. and israel will be the maximum
revenue generator, among the countries manufac-
turing uavs.
Global comm Sat Imaging market
Sees Demand Increase
according to a new market report "commercial
Satellite imaging Market—global industry analy-
sis, Size, Share, growth, Trends, and Forecast,
2013–2019," published by Transparency Market
research, the market for commercial satellite im-
aging globally is forecast to reach uS $5,018.6 mil-
lion by 2019.
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