62 SMT Magazine • August 2017
Server Shipments for 2H17 to Grow by 10%
Global server shipments fell in the first quarter of
2017 due to the seasonal effect on demand, ac-
cording to the latest server market analysis by DRA-
MeXchange, a division of TrendForce. However,
shipments rebounded in the second quarter and
rose by about 10% compared with the first quarter.
Global Wearable
Medical Devices
Market Report
The global wearable medical devices market was
valued at $2.7 billion in 2014 and the opportuni
-
ties in the market is expected to reach about $10
billion by 2023, according to Transparency Market
Research.
The market is projected to rise at a robust
CAGR of 18% from 2015 to 2023.
Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
Among Top 10 Technologies Disrupting
the ICT Industry
The breakneck speed of innovations in information
and communication technology (ICT) over the past
few decades has radically transformed the way busi
-
nesses, individuals and even things such as physical
devices operate and interact with each other.
The Lithium Boom is About to go
Into Overdrive
Demand for lithium is soaring, thanks to battery de
-
mand. And interest in the industrial metal has nev-
er been higher.
3D Printing Market Worth $32.78B by 2023
The 3D
printing market is expected to be worth
$32.78 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 25.76% be-
tween 2017 and 2023, according to a new report
by MarketsandMarkets. The growth is attributed to
the factors such as the ease of development of cus-
tomized products, ability to reduce overall manu-
facturing costs, and government investments in the
3D printing projects for the development and de-
ployment of the technology.
South Korean and Chinese TV Makers' Panel
Demand Expected to Pick Up in Q3 2017
Panel demand from South Korean and Chinese TV
makers is expected to pick up in the third quarter
of 2017, after recording lower-than-planned panel
purchases in the second quarter, according to IHS
Markit.
Global Printed Antenna Market:
Growth Underpinned by Rising Adoption
in Defense and Aerospace Industry
A report by Transparency Market Research pre-
dicts the global printed antenna market to rise at a
CAGR of 7.7% between 2017 and 2025. Progress-
ing at this rate, the market is poised to display an
opportunity of $12.87 billion by 2025, up from
$6.66 billion in 2016.
Agile IoT Market Upsurges Swiftly
to W
orth $199.9B by 2023
Every
day, every hour, every minute, devices are
becoming connected. The Internet of Things (IoT)
has gone from a buzzword floating through the
echoes of Silicon Valley to a tangible and quick
-
ly advancing movement in the world of hardware.
Pulsed RF Power Semiconductor Device
Markets to Top $200M by 2022
ABI Research
forecasts markets for pulsed RF power
devices up to 4GHz will show continued moderate
growth over the next five years and exceed $200
million by 2022.
Semiconductor Production Equipment
Market Report
Rising demand for tablets, smartphones, wireless
communication infrastructure, network hardware,
digital televisions, computers and medical devic
-
es is encouraging the global demand for semicon-
ductors, thereby boosting the demand for semi-
conductor production equipment.
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