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Strong Stock-Up Demand Pushed Prices
of 4GB DRAM Modules to a High of
$14 in August
DRAM prices in August were on an upward trend
as they were in the previous month. The monthly
average of contract prices for 4GB modules (DDR3
and DDR4) rose by 2% sequentially to $13.5, while
the monthly high rose by 3.7% sequentially to $14,
according to DRAMeXchange.
Global Revenue of NAND Flash Market
Up 3.4% Sequentially in Q2
In the second quarter of 2016, demand for high-
capacity eMMC/eMCP from Chinese smartphone
brands and the stock-up activities ahead of the
iPhone 7 release caused a gradual tightening of
NAND Flash supply.
Flat Smartphone Growth Projected for
2016 as Mature Markets Veer into Declines
Worldwide smartphone shipments are expected
to reach 1.46 billion units with a year-over-year
growth rate of just 1.6% in 2016, according to
the latest forecast from International Data Corp.'s
(IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
Fab Equipment Spending Ascending
SEMI's latest data show increasing equipment
spending, reaching 4.1% YOY in 2016 and 10.6%
in 2017, mainly attributed to mobile devices (in-
cluding devices using SSDs) and automotive elec-
tronics.
Total Pure-play Foundry Market Expected
to Jump 9% This Year
For 2016, the pure-play foundry market is expect-
ed to increase by 9% and greatly outperform the
growth rate of total IC market, which is forecast to
drop by 2% this year, according to IC Insights' Au-
gust Update to the 2016 McClean Report.
Gartner's Hype Cycle Highlights China's
Aggressive Investment in High Tech
Despite Economic Slowdown
Despite the slowdown in GDP growth to 6.9% in
2015, China is still making aggressive investments
to drive the adoption of high technology by local
enterprises and organizations, according to Gart-
ner Inc.
Global Automotive Technology
Developments to Create $350B in
Supplier Opportunities
Fuel efficiency, weight reduction, advanced safety
technologies, human machine interface, lighting
and consumer comfort features will drive $350 bil-
lion in incremental automotive supplier business
opportunities by 2021.
Rapid Expansion Projected for
Smart Home Devices
The smart home market is projected to broaden at
a compound annual growth rate of 60%, reach-
ing 477 million devices in 2020 from 47 million in
2015, according to IHS Markit.
Medical Electronics Market to Reach
$219B by 2024
With technological advancements boosting the
applications of electronics in the fields of diagnos-
tics, therapeutics, and wellness, the global medical
electronics market is expected to reach $219 bil-
lion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand
View Research.
China's Manufacturing IoT Spending
to Hit $128B by 2020
Chinese manufacturing enterprises' spending on
the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to reach
$127.5 billion (approximately RMB848.3 billion)
by 2020, with a compound average growth rate
of 14.7% during 2016 to 2020, according to IDC
China.
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