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IDC: Global IoT Market to Grow
19% in 2015
The worldwide Internet of Things (IoT) market is
expected to grow 19% in 2015, led by digital sig-
nage, according to a new forecast from Interna-
tional Data Corporation (IDC). The second annual
forecast focuses on growing IoT use in 11 vertical
industries, including consumer, retail, healthcare,
government, manufacturing, transportation, and
other industries, while also sizing IoT opportuni-
ties for 25 vertical-specific use cases.
Six Top 20 1Q15 Semiconductor Suppliers
Show Over 20% Growth
The top-20 ranking includes three pure-play
foundries (TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and UMC)
and four fabless companies. It is interesting to
note that the top four semiconductor suppliers all
have different business models. Intel is essentially
a pure-play IDM, Samsung a vertically integrated
IC supplier, TSMC a pure-play foundry, and Qual-
comm a fabless company.
Consumer Electronics Market Forecast
to Reach $1.55T in 2022
Increasing disposable income, decreasing prices
of consumer electronic devices in the price sen-
sitive regions and introduction of technological
advanced devices are the primary factors driv-
ing growth of the consumer electronics market
globally.
Industrial Chip Market Posts Record
Growth in 4 Years
Based on the latest information from the IHS In-
dustrial Semiconductors service, the industrial
electronics category is expected to continue
its strong momentum, as the top application-
revenue driver in the semiconductor industry,
through 2019.
Global Server Shipments Up
13% in 1Q15
"The first quarter of 2015 was a particularly strong
start to the year, with the strongest shipment
growth since the third quarter of 2010, when the
market was recovering from the downturn. It was
also the second-largest-volume quarter ever," said
Adrian O'Connell, research director at Gartner.
LED Market in Asia-Pacific to Reach
$35.79B by 2020
The Asia-Pacific LED market is expected to reach
$35.79 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 15.7% dur-
ing the forecast period (2015–2020). The high
brightness LED segment is expected to grow
swiftly and continue to account for the highest
market share, contributing to over 60% of the to-
tal market revenue, throughout the forecast pe-
riod (2015–2020).
High-tech Smartphones, Tablet PCs,
Driving Camera Module Market
The global camera module market, valued at $12
billion in 2012, is likely to exhibit a remarkable
CAGR of 19.7% between 2013 and 2019 to reach
$43.06 billion by 2019, according to Transpar-
ency Market Research. This is mainly driven by
increasing penetration of smartphones and tablet
PCs and growing demand for technologically ad-
vanced versions of the devices.
Info-Driven Manufacturing Drives
Photoelectric Sensor Market
Rather than develop independently, the photo-
electric sensor market tends to develop in line
with other automation markets, such as program-
mable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable
automation controllers (PACs). According to a
new ARC Advisory Group market outlook report,
the photoelectric sensors market in China grew
moderately in 2014.
Wearable Market Remained
Strong in Q1
"Bucking the post-holiday decline normally associ-
ated with the first quarter is a strong sign for the
wearables' market," said Ramon Llamas, research
manager, wearables. "It demonstrates growing
end-user interest and the vendors' ability to de-
liver a diversity of devices and experiences. In ad-
dition, demand from emerging markets is on the
rise and vendors are eager to meet these new op-
portunities."
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