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3Q17 DRAM Revenue Hits a New High
with a 16.2% Sequential Increase
Revenue of the entire global DRAM industry
climbed to a new historic high for the third quarter
of 2017, driven by the 5% average increase in con-
tract prices of various DRAM products.
Pure-play PLC Smart Meter Shipments
in Europe will Peak in 2017
Annual shipments of smart electricity meters in Eu-
rope will grow by 71% in 2017 to reach 23.1 mil-
lion units, according to a new research report from
the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight.
Flexible AMOLED Panel Supply Capacity
to Exceed Demand by 44% in 2018
With flexible active-matrix organic light-emitting
diode (AMOLED) panel fabs building at a quicker
pace than global demand, supply capacity of flex-
ible AMOLED panels is forecast to be 44% high-
er than global demand in 2018, according to IHS
Markit.
Global Wearable Medical Devices Market
Analysis & Trends 2017
The global wearable medical devices market is
poised to grow at a CAGR of around 17.4% over
the next decade to reach approximately $23.8 bil-
lion by 2025.
Gartner Identifies Top 10 Digital
Disruptors in Asia/Pacific
The top digital companies in the Asia/Pacific re-
gion represent both a threat and an opportunity to
global enterprises, and CIOs ignore them at their
own risk, according to Gartner Inc.
Smart TV Market Size to Reach
$292.55B by 2025
The global smart TV market is expected to reach
$292.55 billion by 2025, according to a new re-
port by Grand View Research Inc.
North American Semiconductor Equipment
Industry Posts September 2017 Billings
North America-based manufacturers of semicon-
ductor equipment posted $2.03 billion in billings
worldwide in September 2017 (three-month av-
erage basis), according to the September Equip-
ment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings
Report published by SEMI.
Semiconductor Demand in
Medical Applications
The global opportunity in the medical electronics
market continues to motivate semiconductor sup-
pliers to bring to market products for imaging, di-
agnosis, therapy, and home remote monitoring.
Automated Test Equipment Market Size
Worth $4.6B by 2025
Increasing adoption of system-on-chip and high
demand for consumer electronics are the key driv-
ers for the automated test equipment market
growth.
Domestic Supply Chain Shuffle:
Increasing the Value of Local Content
in Semiconductor Equipment
Over 20% of all semiconductor equipment will be
shipped to China in 2017, yet Chinese OEMs ac-
count for only 2% of worldwide fab equipment.
This percentage is even lower for Chinese subsys-
tems and components suppliers.
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