32 SMT Magazine • June 2016
U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry
Supported Almost 2.8 Million Jobs in 2015
The economic and employment contributions
from the U.S. aerospace and defense industry are
felt throughout the U.S. economy; increasing em-
ployment, economic growth and local, state and
federal tax revenues, according to a new study by
IHS Inc.
Smartphone Shipments Reached 292 Million
Units in Q1 with iPhone Plunging 43.8%
Global market research firm TrendForce reports
that the worldwide smartphone shipments in the
first quarter of 2016 totaled 292 million units,
down 18.6% from the previous quarter and a year-
on-year decline of 1.3%.
Market for Organic Photovoltaic Panels
will Reach over $355M by 2021
The market for organic photovoltaics used for
building integrated photovoltaics, solar chargers
and off-grid energy generation will exceed $355
million by 2021 and reach more than $580 million
by 2025, according to a new report by industry
analyst firm n-tech Research.
IoT to Account for 28% of Wireless
Connectivity IC Market by 2021
Smart home, beacon, wearable, and other na-
scent IoT applications including energy manage-
ment and smart cities are to propel the wireless
IoT connectivity market forward, according to ABI
Research.
China's Flash Memory Capacity to Reach
590,000 Wafer Pieces by 2020
Chinese semiconductor companies are in the midst
of building a globally competitive NAND Flash in-
dustry and have accelerated their investments and
deal-making in the related component and prod-
uct chains.
Global Smartphone Growth Goes Flat in Q1
According to the latest preliminary release from
IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker,
vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smart-
phones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016,
up slightly from the 334.3 million units in 1Q15,
marking the smallest year-over-year growth on re-
cord.
Global Robotics Market to Reach
$53.22B by 2020
The global robotics market was $25.69 billion in
2014 and is estimated to reach $53.22 billion by
2020, growing at a CAGR of 12.91% for the pe-
riod.
IoT 2016 Merger & Acquisition Activity
Off to a Fast Start
According to Strategy Analytics, there were nearly
two dozen major mergers and acquisitions in the
Internet of Things (IoT) and related market seg-
ments including Big Data Analytics, connectivity
and wireless markets in the first four months of
2016.
2015 Semiconductor Photomask Sales
Reach $3.3B
SEMI reports that the worldwide semiconductor
photomask market was $3.3 billion in 2015 and is
forecasted to reach $3.4 billion in 2017.
Cumulative Wi-Fi Chipset Shipments
to Reach Over 20 Billion by 2021
Market analyst ABI Research anticipates more than
20 billion Wi-Fi chipsets to ship between 2016 and
2021.
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