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Electronics Industry News
Market Highlights
$6.4 billion, to $10.4 billion by 2024, according
to IHS.
New Color Technology Displays to
Comprise 25% of Total Display
Shipment Area in 2020
Wide color gamut flat panel displays are expected
to grow from 3% in 2015, to 25% of the display
market in terms of area by 2020, according to
IHS. Color gamut refers to the ability of a digital
display to reproduce colors as they are seen by
the naked eye.
Microcontroller Market Growth Tied
to Rise in IoT Applications
The market for MCUs used in connected cars,
wearable electronics, building automation and
other IoT applications is expected to grow at an
overall CAGR of 11%, from $1.7 billion in 2014 to
$2.8 billion in 2019, according to IHS.
Chinese Handset OEMs to Increase
Demand for Smartphone Sensors
Chinese OEMs have proved willing to try any new
technology that allows them to compete more
successfully. Of the many Chinese handset manu-
facturers, Xiaomi will consume the greatest num-
ber of sensors in 2019, according to IHS.
Asia and Americas to Push Global
PV Demand Up to 58GW in 2016
The global PV demand is expected to keep rising
in 2016 to 58GW as long as renewable energy
policies across the world remain the same.
N.A. PCB Book-to-Bill Ratio Reaches
Five-year High in August
Total North American PCB shipments increased
1.5% in August 2015 compared to August 2014.
Year-to-date shipment growth stood at -0.1%, re-
flecting the negative sales growth rates seen earlier
this year. Compared to the previous month, PCB
shipments were up 3.6%.
Singapore PC Market Growth Driven
by Mobile PCs in 1H of 2015
PC shipments in Singapore totaled 588,300 units
in the first half of 2015, a 12% increase over the
same period last year, according to Gartner Inc.
Copper Clad Laminate Industry has
Entered New Round of Growth
The CCL industry has entered a new round of
growth in recent years, and two regions in Asia—
China and Southeast Asia—have become the fast-
est-growing. Relevant manufacturers have succes-
sively taken measures like capacity expansion and
acquisitions to strengthen their CCL business.
Car OEM Telematics Leads IoT Segments,
Generates $60B of Service Revenues
in 2020
While 4G networks would be preferred by auto-
makers to power the connected car, it is 3G net-
works that will carry the data driving the majority
of its global telematics and infotainment services
revenues. In fact, it will be after 2020 that 4G be-
comes the leading connection technology for OEM
telematics revenues.
Survey Reveals IoT Opportunity
While the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to
evolve and expand, moving from the planning
stage to execution, the momentum is quantifiable.
According to a new survey from IDC, 73% of re-
spondents have already deployed IoT solutions or
plan to deploy in the next 12 months.
UAV Market to Reach $10B Mark by 2024
The global defense and security market for un-
manned aerial vehicles will expand at 5.5% per
year over this decade, from the current figure of
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