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SMT Market to be Worth $4.7B by 2020
The surface mount technology (SMT) market is ex-
pected to be worth $4.73 billion by 2020 at an
estimated CAGR of 9.84%, mainly driven by the
increasing electronic manufacturing activity, ris-
ing demand miniaturization of components, and
growth in consumer electronics, according to a
new report by industry analyst MarketsandMar-
kets.
Frost & Sullivan: Five Big Technology
Predictions into 2016
Frost & Sullivan's Audrey William, Head of ICT Re-
search, Australia & New Zealand shares her insights
for the five big technology predictions into 2016.
Smart Grid Data Analytics Market
to Triple by 2022
According to a new market report published by
Transparency Market Research "Smart Grid data
Analytics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size,
Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 - 2022,"
the smart grid data analytics market was valued
at US$1.6 bn in 2014 and is estimated to reach
US$4.6 bn by 2022, expanding at a CAGR of
13.4% from 2015 to 2022.
Internet of Things Heralds New
IT Services Opportunities in 2016
The Asia-Pacific data centre market is a state of flux
with most service providers in the process of fine-
tuning their strategies around data centres and
cloud computing.
TrendForce Anticipates 4K TVs to Reach
23% Market Penetration in 2016
Global LCD TV shipments for 2015 will total 216
million sets, according to the latest estimation by
WitsView, a division of TrendForce. This year's ship-
ments will represent a slight annual decline, for the
first time since the shipment slide in 2013.
Capacitive Fingerprint Sensors Technology
Represent a Fast Growing Market
Fingerprint sensors using capacitive technology
represent a fast growing market, especially in
smartphones. The fingerprint sensor vendor Idex
forecasts an increase of 360% of the number of
fingerprint sensor units in mobile devices and of
the fingerprint sensor market between 2014 and
2017.
Saturation of LED Market Will Drive Industry
to Seek Profits in New Applications in 2016
Light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturers had
an especially tough year in 2015. "Despite rising
LED lighting market demand and the large scale
replacement of traditional lighting products, the
oversupply situation has caused the average LED
sales prices (ASPs) to plunge 30% to 40% year on
year," said Roger Chu, research director for LEDin-
side, a division of TrendForce. "Growing number
of manufacturers have incurred heavy losses and
exiting the market."
Silicon Shipment Levels Decline in Q3 2015
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased
during the third quarter 2015 when compared to
second quarter area shipments according to the
SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its
quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
Forrester Unveils 2016 Predictions
For Business Leaders In Asia Pacific
CIOs, CMOs, and customer experience leaders
will rally to achieve customer-obsessed growth by
adopting human-centered design and data analyt-
ics to deliver exceptional experiences, according to
Forrester Research, Inc., which today unveiled its
2016 predictions for Asia Pacific business leaders.
SSD Adoption by Notebooks
May Hit 30% in 2016
Set against the previous quarter, the average con-
tract price of mainstream PC-Client OEM SSDs has
fallen by 10–11% in the fourth quarter, according
to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.
Global Server Revenue Up 7.5% in Q3,
While Shipments Rise 9.2%
In the third quarter of 2015, worldwide server
shipments grew 9.2% from the third quarter of
2014, while vendor revenue increased 7.5% year
over year.
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