Global Market for Wearable Technology Will Reach $70 Billion by 2024

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled “Wearable Technology 2014-2024: Technologies, Markets, Forecasts”. Wearable technology market mainly concerns devices and apparel/textiles. Glasses, jewellery, headgear, belts, armwear, wristwear, legwear, footwear, skin patches, exoskeletons and e-textiles are involved and the device business is already large. As the wearable electronics business powers from over $14 billion in 2014 to over $70 billion in 2024, the dominant sector will remain the healthcare sector which merges medical, fitness and wellness. It has the largest number of big names such as Apple, Accenture, Adidas, Fujitsu, Nike, Philips, Reebock, Samsung, SAP and Roche behind the most promising new developments.

Fig. 1. Wearable electronics developers and manufacturers for healthcare by territory

Wearable Electronics Report

Source: IDTechEx, Wearable Technology Market and Forecasts

By the end of the coming decade, advanced informatics as wearable electronics will match that healthcare market, with Google Glass and the best e-wristbands being among the most promising devices so far promising billion dollar sales potential. However, truly disruptive new technology, in the form of e-textiles, will also begin to establish major sales in a few years’ time and fashion, industrial, commercial and military applications will burgeon as a consequence. On the other hand, wearable infotainment will be increasingly commoditised by China, following its commoditisation of basic electronics wristwatches and earphones.

The world’s largest electronics, software, services and medical companies are among the many giants clashing horns on this so-called “new mobile phone” meaning the next potentially huge market after mobile phones, though rarely a direct replacement. Indeed, the biggest opportunity is medical/health/fitness addressing many of the biggest challenges in society today. Even software companies are saying, “hardware is the new software” because apps can now be modules or hardwired disposables and the intellectual property of the new hardware, such as sensing, energy harvesting/storing woven fibres, may be more disruptive and easily protected. The huge wearable technology market is now entering a rapid growth phase. This report examines leading indicators of future wearable technology sales such as relevant Google Trends, patent filings over the years, incidence of diabetes (treatment being a major sector of wearable technology already), cost reduction of the key enabling technologies, increase in functionality that is becoming possible and initial sales of new smart wristwear such as the Samsung watch and fitness monitors. All show that very rapid growth is in prospect.

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PARTIAL LIST OF TABLES

1.1. Simple comparison of the two main types of wearable technology with examples

1.2. Global number of wearable electronic devices in billions 2014-2024

1.3. Ex-factory unit price of wearable electronic devices in US$ 2014-2024 with infotainment showing fastest price erosion continuing past trends.

1.4. Global market value of wearable electronic devices in US$ billions 2014-2024

1.5. By applicational sector, the number of developers and manufacturers with largest sectors by market number and value for the future shown in red.

1.6. Examples of the surge of investment in wearable electronics

1.7. Examples of wearable products that merge the functions medical, healthcare, fitness, wellness.

1.8. Some of the major global issues being tackled by wearable electronics for medical, healthcare, fitness, wellness.

1.9. Some of the benefits brought by moving to wearable electronic and electric solutions are shown below

1.10. When the largest applicational sectors of advanced wearable electronics will first reach major sales levels

1.11. Some impediments to the growth of a further large market for wearable electronics and some solutions with the most widespread problems impacting sales the most being highlighted in red

1.12. Some failures of wearable electronics with reasons

1.13. Some of the more significant technology integration that will be used in wearable electronics 2014-2024.

1.14. Examples of wearable electronics ideas, products and enabling materials with potential identified as over or under $5 billion.

2.1. Examples of identified future needs and need for improved hardware/firmware and/or system/infrastructure changes are needed to achieve them

2.2. Some emerging mobile phone candidate technologies and the demands they may help to satisfy in the future

4.1. Watch industry statistics

4.2. Basic wristwatches: number billion, $ unit price ex-factory, total yearly market value $ billion 2014

5.1. Description and analysis of the main technology components of printed and potentially printed electronics

5.2. Current opportunity, market size and profitability

5.3. Market forecast by component type for 2013-2023 in US $ billions, for printed and potentially printed electronics including organic, inorganic and composites

5.4. Market value $ billions of only printed electronics 2013-2023

5.5. Total market value of printed versus non-printed electronics 2013-2023 US$ billion

5.6. Market value $ billions of only flexible/conformal electronics 2013-2023

5.7. Total market value of flexible/conformal versus rigid electronics 2013-2023 in US$ billion

5.8. The market for printed and potentially printed electronics by territory in $ billion 2013-2035

5.9. Possible breakdown of the market for printed and potentially printed electronics in 2035 by numbers and value

6.1. Total RFID Market Projections in US dollar billions 2012-2024

6.2. Market Size by Application type $ billions 2014-2024

7.1. Global distribution of some generally useful technologies by organisation with those likely to contribute to billions of dollars of extra sales of wearable electronics, though not on their own, highlighted in red.

7.2. Examples of wearable electronics developers and manufacturers for healthcare including medical, fitness, wellness and heated apparel. Shown in red are examples of advanced technology likely to be the basis of billions of dollars o

7.3. Examples of wearable electronics developers and manufacturers for infotainment. Shown in red are some of the technologies likely to power billions of dollars of extra market over the coming decade, though not on their own.

7.4. Examples of wearable electronics developers and manufacturers for industrial, emergency services, commercial laundry, schools, prisons, clubs and military purposes. The full number is of the order of three hundred. Shown in red ar

7.5. Wearable electronics developers and manufacturers in fashion and apparel not primarily medical, healthcare, fitness, wellness, military, industrial, commercial. The true number is of the order of two hundred. Some advanced technol

8.1. De-duplicated list of manufacturers and suppliers of wearable technology by location on the person

Global Market for Wearable Technology Will Reach $70 Billion by 2024

Global PCB Market & Recyclable PCB Market Report

The global PCB manufacturing market is expected to increase its market size from around $62.3bn in 2013 to around $74.31bn in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 3.6%. The market volume is also expected to increase to 32 billion units and 3.92 million tons by 2018, growing at 3.8% and 5% respectively. The PCB remanufacturing market is also expected to grow at an impressive CAGR of 41% and the PCB reconditioning market at xx% during the forecast period of 2013 – 2018.The global PCB market has been analyzed based on the different product types, end use industries, components used, materials used, and geographic regions.  These markets are broken down into segments and sub-segments, providing exhaustive value analysis for the years 2011, 2012, and forecast to 2018. The PCB recycling market has also been discussed and analyzed in detail with explanation provided regarding the recycling processes used, smelting methodology and step by step production of PCB. The PCB recycling market is also combined with analysis and context from the PCB remanufacturing and PCB reconditioning markets. Each of these broad segments are further segmented and analyzed in this report.

Analyzing the competitive landscape of the global printed circuit boards market for 2012, this report finds that Nippon Mektron Ltd (Japan) had the top position with a market share of around 3.9% followed by Unimicron Technology Corp (Taiwan) with a share of 3.7%. Considering the high level of market share fragmentation the top 6 companies had a combined market share of only 18% in the industry. Other players in this market include TTM Technologies (USA), SEMCO (Korea), Nanya PCB (Taiwan), Young Poong Group (Korea) etc., which together make up around 10% of the market.

Details of the new report “Global Printed Circuit Board Market & Recyclable PCB Market Analysis and Forecast 2011–2018″, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report:  http://www.electronics.ca/store/global-pcb-market-and-recyclable-pcb-market-analysis.html

Global PCB Market & Recyclable PCB Market Report

System-in-Package Technology and Global SiP Markets

System-in-Package Technology (SiP) is unique in its ability to combine the principles of electronic circuit design along with that of semiconductor packaging. It is also the only packaging technique that is pitted against SoC, a completely different methodology of integrating multiple functionalities. The simplicity of SiP makes it possible to combine perse functionalities that SoC cannot cater to. SiP thus caters to a wide array of uses across application areas. This new report is an effort to quantify the market in terms of dollar sales and shipment volumes—a departure from the predominantly service-focused coverage of the semiconductor-packaging market.

SiP-based chipsets are essentially systems or subsystems that combine multiple passive components and active dies. The quantification of such subsystems is not the mainstream tracking mode. Most market studies track the market at inpidual component level—active or passive. This report quantifies the entire package, which provides new insight into the market dynamics.

This report also sheds light on the challenges and limitations faced by SiP. It also gives due coverage to alternative integration methodologies, such as SoC. This look at the alternatives provides a balance to the report coverage.

Essentially, the report focuses on end-use applications, which can be easily quantified and whose physical attributes can be compared, contrasted, tracked and analyzed.

Each end-use application has its own dynamics, benefits and challenges with respect to levels of adoption of SiP-enabled chipsets. On a larger note, each end-use application has its own market momentum dictated by the health of the regional and country markets. When these aspects are mapped for inpidual countries, they produce a fascinating collage of local market conditions that add to the larger picture. This report provides a refined view of inpidual country markets in volume and value terms for 17 key nations spanning all global regions.

Details of the new report “System-in-Package (SiP) Die Technologies and Global Markets”, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: System-in-Package (SiP) Die Technologies and Global Markets.

 

 

Partial list of tables:

Summary Table : DOLLAR SALES FOR SIP-BASED CHIPSETS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 1 : SHIPMENT SALES FOR SIP-BASED CHIPSETS, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 2 : DOLLAR SALES FOR SIP-BASED CHIPSETS, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 3 : SHIPMENT SALES FOR SIP-BASED CHIPSETS, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 4 : GROUP III-V COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS BY CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Table 5 : GROUP II-VI COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS BY CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Table 6 : GROUP IV COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS

Table 7 : OTHER COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS BY CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Table 8 : DOLLAR SALES FOR SIP-BASED CHIPSETS, BY END APPLICATION, THROUGH 2018

Table 9 : SHIPMENT SALES FOR SIP-BASED CHIPSETS, BY END APPLICATION, THROUGH 2018

Table 10 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 11 : SHIPMENT SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 12 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS END APPLICATION, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 13 : SHIPMENT SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS END APPLICATION, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 14 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO INSTRUMENTATION AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 15 : SHIPMENT SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO INSTRUMENTATION AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 16 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO INSTRUMENTATION AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH END APPLICATION, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 17 : SHIPMENT SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO INSTRUMENTATION AND SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH END APPLICATION, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 18 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO MEDICINE END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 19 : SHIPMENT SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO MEDICINE END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 20 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO MEDICINE END APPLICATION, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 21 : SHIPMENT SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO MEDICINE END APPLICATION, BY DIE COMPOSITION, THROUGH 2018

Table 22 : DOLLAR SALES OF SIP-BASED CHIPSETS TO ENERGY, DEFENSE AND SURVEILLANCE END APPLICATION, BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

System-in-Package Technology and Global SiP Markets

Nanobots Powered by Sound Waves Could Herald New Chapter in Drug Delivery and Treatment

Researchers working at the Penn State University have succeeded in propelling tiny robots inside living human cells using sound waves. These tiny machines—referred to as nanomachines or nanobots—could mark a new chapter in treating diseases and drug delivery.

According to Tom Mallouk, a researcher who was a part of the team at Penn State, the first-generation motors that were developed by them could not move around inside biological fluid, and they only worked on fuels that were toxic to the human body. This restricted the ability of researchers to study nanobots inside living human cells.

However, researchers seem to have found a way around the problem by pumping the nanobots with ultrasonic waves of varying intensities. This showed results as the tiny machines were able to spin around in biological fluid and penetrate the interiors of cells. Researchers also found that they could use magnetic waves to steer these nanobots to a very precise degree.

These nanobots could potentially be used for destroying cancer cells and other diseased cells, while leaving the healthy cells unharmed.

This technology could provide several new avenues for advancement in the medical field. For instance, these nanobots could deliver drugs to the precise location required inside the body. With more development, they could also be programmed to act as miniature surgeons that could work from the inside to repair impaired parts of the body or to remove blockages in organs.

According to researchers working on the project, there are several applications that can be developed now that they have found a precise way to control particles on such a small scale. The challenge would now be to further understand how this technique works.

Learn more about Nanotechnology In Drug Delivery market and publications that provide informed perspective and relevant analysis of emergent technologies.

 

 

Nanobots Powered by Sound Waves Could Herald New Chapter in Drug Delivery and Treatment

Stationary Fuel Cells Technology, Fuel Cells Market Shares and Forecasts

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled Stationary Fuel Cells Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020.  Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the Stationary Fuel Cells used to provide distributed power for campus environments achieve better technology and economies of scale. They have achieved grid parity in many cases. They improve and lower energy costs. They threaten to erode utility profitability.Stationary Fuel Cells are on the cusp of becoming commercially viable, creating companies that are profitable and produce electricity at or below parity with the grid giving every user alternatives to the grid. Bloom Energy has solved the SOFC engineering challenges. Breakthroughs in materials science, and revolutionary designs give Bloom SOFC technology a cost effective, all-electric solution. Vendors have solved the SOFC conundrum, developing new materials that make units affordable and provide energy device economies of scale and support for wind and solar renewable energy sources.

Stationary fuel cells represent the base for distributed power generation worldwide. No more new coal plants, no mare extensions to the grid. Distributed power has become mainstream. Distributed generation (DG) refers to power generation at the point of consumption.

Generating power on-site, rather than centrally, eliminates the cost, complexity, inter-dependencies, and inefficiencies associated with energy transmission and distribution. Distributed energy is evolving in a manner like distributed PC and laptop computing, cars for transportation, and smart phones. As distributed Internet data and telephony have found a place in the market, so also will distributed energy generation become widespread. Distributed power shifts energy generation control to the consumer much to the consternation of the existing utility companies.

Renewable energy is intermittent and needs stationary fuel cells for renewables to achieve mainstream adoption as a stable power source. Wind and solar power cannot be stored except by using the energy derived from these sources to make hydrogen that can be stored. Stationary fuel cells are likely to function as a battery in the long term, creating a way to use hydrogen that is manufactured from the renewable energy sources. It is likely that the wind, solar, and tide energy will be transported as electricity to a location where the hydrogen can be manufactured. It is far easier to transport electricity than to transport hydrogen. Hydrogen servers as an energy storage mechanism.

Stationary fuel cell markets need government sponsorship. As government funding shifts from huge military obligations, sustainable energy policy becomes a compelling investment model for government.

Stationary fuel cells market at $1.2 billion in 2013 are projected to increase to $14.3 billion in 2020. Growth is anticipated to be based on demand for distributed power generation that uses natural gas. Systems provide clean energy that is good for the environment. Growth is based on global demand and will shift from simple growth to rapid growth measured as a penetration analysis as markets move beyond the early adopter stage. The big box retailers including many, led by Walmart, the data centers, and companies like Verizon are early adopters.

Eventually hydrogen will be used as fuel in the same stationary fuel cell devices. The hydrogen is manufactured from solar farms. Stationary fuel cells have become more feasible as the industry is able to move beyond platinum catalysts.

The report covers: Stationary Fuel Cell Forecasts, Stationary Fuel Cell Market Development, Continued Fuel Cell Commercialization, Fuel Cell Operation, Fuel Environmental Issues, Power of a Fuel Cell, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology, On Grid And Off Grid Issues, Impact of Deregulation, Fuel Cell Issues, Fuel Cell Reliability, Laws and regulations, Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), Alkaline Fuel Cells (AFC), Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells, (PAFC) , Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells, (MCFC), PEM Technology, Proton Exchange Membrane, (PEM), Fuel Cells, PEM Fuel Cells, Platinum Catalysts, Vision For The New Electrical Grid, Fuel Cell Clean Air Permitting, Cycle Efficiency, Gas turbine, Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Energy Efficiency, Fuel Cell, Fuelcell Energy, Smart Grid, Utilities, Increased Power Density, Stationary Power Applications.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.

The 2014 study has 603 pages, 258 tables and figures.

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Stationary Fuel Cells Technology, Fuel Cells Market Shares and Forecasts

Global Market for Alternative Solar Technologies

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled “Alternative Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technologies: Global Markets”. According to this report, the global market for alternative solar technologies was valued at $12.6 billion in 2012. This market is estimated to grow to more than $22.8 billion by the end of 2018 from a value of about $13.9 billion in 2013, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5% for the five-year period, 2013 to 2018.Worldwide interest in renewable energy technologies continues to see strong growth each year, with great amounts of effort and financial resources dedicated to research and development (R&D) of many different technologies. While the renewable energies industry has seen turbulence and consolidation globally over recent years due to myriad external and internal factors, the outlook remains positive – especially so for alternative solar energy technology applications.

Solar energy technologies continue to see strong investment due to the promise of a continually renewable source of energy from our own sun. Predictability of annual and seasonal cloud cover in most parts of the world, strong solar irradiance in many regions of the world, and the associated regular cash flows that solar projects can thus produce in these areas are some of the attractive features of market-competitive solar technology.

Much of the general public is familiar at a basic level with the most well-known solar energy application: photovoltaic (PV) modules. A solar PV module is a collection of solar PV cells, and is typically constructed of a hard substrate with solar cells on top and a layer of glass capping the solar cells.

The bulk of solar PV cells and modules that are currently produced on a global scale are of the crystalline silicon (abbreviated as c-Si; may be either monocrystalline or polycrystalline) cell type technology. The great majority – approximately 85% – of the nearly 30 gigawatts-peak (GWp) of annual (2012) solar PV production represents c-Si technologies, and more than 100 GW of solar PV generative capacity installed worldwide.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: “Alternative Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technologies: Global Markets“.

Global Market for Alternative Solar Technologies

Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR) Market - Global Forecasts and Analysis to 2014-2020

The global air and missile defense radar market is estimated to be $7.0 billion in 2014 and is expected to register a CAGR of 6.82% to reach $10.40 billion by 2020. The continued requirement for larger radar foot prints across Europe, East Asia andthe
Middle East will be the driving factor of the market. The increasing missile threat in regions like Asia-Pacific and in the Middle East, and the growing technological trend in ballistic missile systems are the key growth factors in the market. Joint ventures play a vital role in achieving technological advancement in the market. Global market players like Russia, Israel, and U.S. contributes 70% towards the global air and missile defense radar market. For more information and ordering, please visit: http://www.electronics-ca.com/amdr-global-market-forecasts-and-analysis.html

Market Analysis and Company Profiling of the EMS Market in India

As one of the the fastest growing sectors in the country, the Indian electronics industry is making concerted efforts to move from a consumption driven to a manufacturing driven industry. With low operating costs, a low competitive scenario, and ample potential for penetration by OEMs and EMS in key industry verticals, India promises to emerge as a hotspot for electronics manufacturing among existing South Asian nations. Ongoing efforts from the government as well as the industry to frame forward looking policies and initiatives such as the Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (MSIPS), the National Electronics Policy, Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMC), etc., are likely to propel the EMS market to scale great heights. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information please visit: http://www.electronics-ca.com/ems-market-in-india.html

Smart Grid ICT Technologies & Markets

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled ICT and Smart Grid Technologies, Standards, Markets. This report is important to a wide population of researches, technical and sales staff involved in the developing of the Smart Grid ICT. It is recommended for both service providers and vendors that are working with related technologies. The report also helps to understand issues associated with relationship between “green” Smart Grid ICT and other technologies.

The Smart Grid ICT report presents a complex picture of multiple organizations efforts to align the ICT development with smart grid growing requirements. It also provides the analysis of multiple standards dedicated to smart grid ICT; in particular, it details advanced wireless ICT – LTE and DASH7 – and how they relate to smart grid applications.

Marketing data (until 2018) and survey of industries are also provided.

This report is useful to a wide spectrum of technical, management and sale staff involved in the smart grid ICT development and implementation.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: ICT and Smart Grid Technologies, Standards, Markets.

PARTIAL LIST OF FIGURES & TABLES

Figure 1: Smart Grid Networking    11

Figure 2: U.S. SG – NIST Conceptual Model    14

Figure 3: U.S. – Smart Meters Installed (Mil)    15

Figure 4:  Organizations    22

Figure 5: Smart Grid and ICT    23

Figure 6: Smart Grid – Layered Structure    24

Figure 7: Layered Hierarchy – SG/ICT Standards    26

Figure 8: Interoperability Framework    48

Figure 9: Illustration    50

Figure 10: SG -  ICT Infrastructure (Illustration)    52

Figure 11: Smart Grid Connectivity    54

Figure 12: U.S. Smart Meters Sale-TAM (Unit Mil.)    63

Figure 13: U.S. Smart Meters Sale – TAM ($M)    64

Figure 14: TAM: Global Smart Grid ICT ($B)    64

Figure 15: ComSoc Standards Board    99

Figure 16: IEEE 2030 Group    104

Figure 17: SUN Place    105

Figure 18: TAM Global SG SUN (IEEE802.15.4g) ($B)    112

Figure 19: IEEE 802.22 Network    127

Figure 20: Evolution Path    137

Figure 21: Towards Wireless Mobile Broadband    138

Figure 22: LTE – IP    143

Figure 23:  Projection: Global Broadband Mobile Subscribers Base (B)    153

Figure 24: LTE Market-Subscribers’ Base ($B)    154

Figure 25: TAM: LTE Global Equipment Sale ($B)    155

Figure 27: Transmission Ranges    190Table 1: Statistics (2012)    19

Table 2: SG Related  Standards: Examples    46

Table 3: SG ICT Market Components    65

Table 4: Major Characteristics: IEEE 802.22    125

Table 5: Rates of Transmission    131

Table 6: 3GPP Releases    136

Table 7: Major LTE Characteristics    142

Table 8: LTE Frequency Bands    143

Table 9: Release 8 Users Equipment Categories    145

Table 10: Mode 1 and Mode 2    188

Table 11: DASH7 – PHY    189

Smart Grid ICT Technologies & Markets

Mobile Backhaul Planning and Engineering Considerations and Market Potential

The popular vision of the mobile industry (beyond the devices) is one of cell towers, but the backbone of the industry is backhaul! Backhaul is the connection of every cell site to the network. Without backhaul, the cell sites are useless. The word backhaul is somewhat misleading, as it brings up thoughts of double hauling of traffic. This of course is not the case. Backhaul is simply the name applied to the connection to the network. Backhaul has been around much longer than the cellular industry. It is the connection from any point of concentration (cell site, voice switch/concentrator, data switch/router, etc.) to the network. It is the facility that connects to the line side of the router. It is the facility that connects to the network side of a switch.

The cellular industry has grown from almost nothing in the last two decades to the most dominate communications service/technology in the world. However, as the forecasts in this report clearly show, that growth is far from over. Just to put the deluge of mobile devices in perspective here are some statistics:

• 87% of American adults own cell phones, but traffic continues to grow at a record pace, and many individuals now own multiple cellular devices and that is a growing trend.

• Over have of these are Smart Phones.

• It is estimated that in 2013 the number of owned mobile devices (phones, tablets, laptops, etc) exceeded the World’s population.

• US mobile traffic is now 12 times the traffic on the entire Internet in 2000.

• Mobile data traffic grew 70% in 2012.

The traffic growth on mobile devices continues (in addition to the growth in raw numbers of devices and the movement from just phones to much more capable – and more data hungry – smartphones) as the devices have first embraced high data usage and now are embracing video delivery.

This report is a guideline for considerations for planning and engineering backhaul, as well as forecasts for the cellular industry market potential. It will provide a useful tool for anyone (novice to engineer in the field) to understanding the complexities and choices in planning and engineering a vast variety of telecommunications projects. It will also be invaluable as a guide to the growth that has occurred and is forecast to continue for the cellular industry. While the report is primarily aimed at the cellular industry, it is also intended as a guide for all types of projects requiring a connection to the network.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: Mobile Backhaul Planning and Engineering Considerations and Market Potential.

Mobile Backhaul Planning and Engineering Considerations and Market Potential

Global BTS Transceiver Market Analysis & Forecast, 2013-2018

This report provides a comprehensive analysis for the global wireless base station market. In depth historical unit shipment data is provided for 2012 with a five year forecast from 2014-2018 also included. Detailed base station unit shipment data by OEM is provided for 2012 and 2011. This report covers air interface standards including: GSM, CDMA WCDMA850, WCDMA900, WCDMA1800, WCDMA1900, WCDMA2100, LTE700, LTE800, LTE850, LTE900, LTE1500, LTE1700, LTE1800, LTE1900, LTE2100, LTE2300 TDD, and LTE2600 TDD and FDD. Detailed unit shipment data is included for the following OEMs: Alcatel-Lucent, Datang, Ericsson, Fiberhome, Fujitsu, Huawei Technologies, NEC, Nokia Solutions Networks, Potevio, Samsung, and ZTE. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site.
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Electric Double Layer Capacitors Market Report

According to Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors Market Report, the EDLC super capacitors market will be worth over $11 billion in ten years. This broad-ranging report on supercapacitors and supercabatteries has up to date ten year forecasts and analysis of market, applications, technology, patent and profit trends and the manufacturers and researchers involved.

55% of the manufacturers and intending manufacturers of supercapacitors/supercabatteries (EDLC, AEDLC) are in East Asia, 28% are in North America but Europe is fast asleep at only 7%. Yet, being used for an increasing number of purposes in electric vehicles, mobile phones, energy harvesting, renewable energy and other products of the future, this market is roaring up to over $11 billion in ten years with considerable upside potential.

This report concerns Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors (EDLCs). For brevity, we mainly use the second most popular word for them – supercapacitors. The third most popular term for them – ultracapacitors – is often used in heavy electrical applications. Included in the discussion and forecasts are so-called Asymmetric Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors (AEDLCs) better known as supercabatteries. The report also features patent trends of supercapacitor technologies.

Supercapacitors are a curiously neglected aspect of electronics and electrical engineering with a multi-billion dollar market rapidly emerging. For example, for land, water and airborne electric vehicles, there are about 200 serious traction motor manufacturers and 110 serious traction battery suppliers compared to just a few supercapacitor manufacturers. In all, there are no more than 66 significant supercapacitor manufacturers with most concentrating on the easier small ones for consumer electronics such as power backup. However, in a repetition of the situation with rechargeable batteries, the largest part of the market has just become the heavy end, notably for electric and conventional vehicles.

Supercapacitors and supercabatteries mainly have properties intermediate between those of batteries and traditional capacitors but they are being improved more rapidly than either. That includes improvement in cost and results in them not just being used to enhance batteries but even replacing batteries and capacitors in an increasing number of applications from renewable energy down to microscopic electronics. For example, your mobile phone may have better sound and flash that works at ten times the distance because a supercapacitor has taken over these functions from conventional capacitors.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2014-2024.

 

Electric Double Layer Capacitors Market Report

Revamp of the US Financial Services Industry

By Apek Mulay, Sr. Analyst. The United States has world’s most creative, comprehensive and competitive financial services Industry. This industry offers the greatest array of financial instruments and products to allow consumers to manage risk, create wealth, and meet financial needs [1]. F...
Revamp of the US Financial Services Industry

Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2014-2024

Ultracapacitors, EDLC, electrochemical capacitors, supercabatteries, AEDLC for electronics and electrical engineering

This broad-ranging report on supercapacitors and supercabatteries has up to date ten year forecasts and analysis of market, applications, technology, patent and profit trends and the manufacturers and researchers involved.

55% of the manufacturers and intending manufacturers of supercapacitors/supercabatteries (EDLC, AEDLC) are in East Asia, 28% are in North America but Europe is fast asleep at only 7%. Yet, being used for an increasing number of purposes in electric vehicles, mobile phones, energy harvesting, renewable energy and other products of the future, this market is roaring up to over $11 billion in ten years with considerable upside potential.

This report concerns Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors (EDLCs). For brevity, we mainly use the second most popular word for them - supercapacitors. The third most popular term for them - ultracapacitors - is often used in heavy electrical applications. Included in the discussion and forecasts are so-called Asymmetric Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors (AEDLCs) better known as supercabatteries. The report also features patent trends of supercapacitor technologies. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site.
View the report: Electrochemical Double Layer Capacitors: Supercapacitors 2014-2024.

Flexible, Organic and Printed Electronics Market Forecast

New market research report, entitled Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities, provides the most comprehensive view of the topic, giving detailed ten year forecasts by device type. The market is analyzed by territory, printed vs non printed, rigid vs flexible, inorganic vs organic, cost of materials vs process cost and much more, with over 160 tables and figures. Activities of over 1,000 leading companies are given, as is assessment of the winners and losers to come.

The total market for Flexible, Organic and printed electronics will grow from $16.04 billion in 2013 to $76.79 billion in 2023. The majority of that is OLEDs (organic but not printed) and conductive ink used for a wide range of applications. On the other hand, stretchable electronics, logic and memory, thin film sensors are much smaller segments but with huge growth potential as they emerge from R&D.

Flexible, organic and printed electronics market forecast by component type in US$ billions*

Source: IDTechEx * For the full forecast data please purchase this report

The following components are assessed, and for each one ten year forecasts are given, along with companies and their activities, case studies, impediments to commercialization and timescales:

• Logic and memory


• OLED displays


• OLED lighting


• Electrophoretic and other bistable displays


• Electrochromic displays


• Electroluminescent displays


• Other displays


• Thin film batteries


• Photovoltaics


• Sensors


• Conductors


• Other

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If you are looking to understand the big picture, the opportunity, the problems you can address, or how you can start to use these technologies and the implications involved, this report is a must.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site: Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities

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Partial list of tables:

1.1.    Description and analysis of the main technology components of printed and potentially printed electronics

1.2.    Current opportunity, market size and profitability

1.3.    Market forecast by component type for 2013-2023 in US $ billions, for printed and potentially printed electronics including organic, inorganic and composites

1.4.    The different states of readiness of organic and inorganic electronic technologies (semiconductors and conductors)

1.5.    Spend on organic versus inorganic materials 2013-2023 US$ billion

1.6.    Split of material types by component

1.7.    Market value $ billions of only printed electronics 2013-2023

1.8.    Total market value of printed versus non-printed electronics 2013-2023 US$ billion

1.9.    Market value $ billions of only flexible/conformal electronics 2013-2023

1.10.    Total market value of flexible/conformal versus rigid electronics 2013-2023 in US$ billion

1.11.    The market for printed and potentially printed electronics by territory in $ billion 2013-2035

1.12.    Possible breakdown of the market for printed and potentially printed electronics in 2035 by numbers and value

1.13.    Success and failures

2.1.    Market forecasts for 2035 in US$ billion

2.3.    Leading market drivers 2023

2.4.    Some potential benefits of printed and partly printed organic and inorganic electronics and electrics over conventional devices and non-electronic printing in various applications

2.5.    Types of printed/thin film photovoltaics beyond silicon compared, with examples of suppliers

2.6.    Primary assumptions of organic electronics in full production 2013-2035

3.1.    Global market for printed electronics logic and memory 2013-2023 in billions of dollars, with % printed and % flexible

3.2.    Scope for printed TFTCs to create new markets or replace silicon chips

3.3.    Advantages of printed and thin film transistors and memory vs traditional silicon

3.4.    Key parameters of thin-film deposition techniques

4.1.    Some new and established display technologies compared

4.2.    Comparison of the features of various technologies for advertising and signage

4.3.    Announced and exiting production plans of major companies

4.4.    Market forecasts for OLED panel displays 2013-2023

4.5.    Electrophoretic and Bi-stable displays market forecasts 2013-2023

4.6.    Electrochromic displays market forecasts 2013-2023

4.7.    Electroluminescent displays market forecasts 2013-2023

5.1.    Electrochromic displays market forecasts 2013-2023

7.1.    Shapes of battery for small RFID tags advantages and disadvantages

7.2.    The spectrum of choice of technologies for laminar batteries

7.3.    Examples of potential sources of flexible thin film batteries

7.4.    Some examples of marketing thrust for laminar batteries

7.5.    Batteries forecasts 2013-2023

8.1.    Sensor forecasts 2013-2023

8.2.    Leading market drivers 2023

9.1.    The market for printed and potentially printed electronics by territory in $ billion 2013-2035

9.2.    Examples of giant corporations intending to make the printed and potentially printed devices with the largest market potential, showing East Asia dominant.

9.3.    Examples of giant corporations, making or intending to make materials for printed and potentially printed electronics

9.4.    Most supported technology by number of organizations identified in North America, East Asia and Europe

9.5.    Summary of the trends by territory

9.6.    Market forecast by component type for 2013-2023 in US $ billions, for printed and potentially printed electronics including organic, inorganic and composites

9.7.    Market forecasts for 2032 in US$ billion

9.8.    Spend on organic versus inorganic materials 2013-2023 US$ billion

9.9.    Split of material types by component

9.10.    Market value $ billions of only printed electronics 2013-2023

9.11.    Market value $ billions of only flexible/conformal electronics 2013-2023

9.12.    Materials market forecasts 2013-2023 US$ billion

9.13.    End user markets relevant to printed and potentially printed electronics

9.14.    Possible breakdown of the market for printed and potentially printed electronics in 2032 by numbers and value

10.1.    Water vapour and oxygen transmission rates of various materials.

10.2.    Requirements of barrier materials

10.3.    Market share of transparent conductive films

11.1.    Other players in the value chain

Flexible, Organic and Printed Electronics Market Forecast

Smart Glass Technologies and Global Markets

Switchable Glass, Dynamic Glass, Magic Glass, Electrochromic Glass, Thermochromic Glass, Suspended Particle Device Glass, Liquid Crystal Smart Glass, chromogenics, dynamic glazing, smart glazing, switchable glazing, and self-dimming glass

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled Smart Glass Technologies, Markets, Forecasts.  Smart glass refers to a multitude of technologies covering electro-chromic, thermo-chromic, suspended particle and liquid crystal technologies. Each technology offers a different set of attributes and cost structure, and is therefore aimed at a different market segment. Interestingly, there are slight variations even within a given technology, owing to the launch of successive technology generations.

Electro-chromic technologies (EC) give the user the ability to tune the optical transmission from clear to dark. They however have a low switching speed, lack complete opacity, and offer only a mid-range price tag compared to other smart glass technologies. Thermo-chromic technologies, in contrast, give no control to the end user. Instead, the offer the lowest cost option.

Liquid crystal (LC) smart glass technology beats others in terms of switching speed, and the opacity of the dark state. It however also falls short on controllability as only two states (clear or opaque) can be achieved. It is amongst the more expensive options too.

Suspended particle technology combines high switching speed and user control. This is a compelling value proposition but comes at a cost. Indeed, this technology commands the highest price tag today.

This report offers:

• Detailed assessment of each smart glass technology covering operating principles, materials, manufacturing processes, latest innovations and unresolved technology challenges


• Detailed benchmarking of different smart glass technologies on the basis of cost, transmission, quality, controllability, power usage, etc…

Smart Glass Market

Smart glass has already achieved limited commercial success. For example, suspended particles smart glass technology is being increasingly adopted in premium luxury cars such as the Mercedes Benz SLK. This technology was gained traction in this market segment owing to its high switching speed and high user controllability. Another high-profile success story is the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has incorporated electrochromatic technology onto its passenger windows.

The building sector is potentially the highest volume market. There are still remaining challenges in this market however. In particular, smart glass windows are still over-priced and price parity will only be reached if global capacity utilisation reaches economies of scale in the range of 500,000 sqm, according to our detailed analysis of the cost structure and depreciation.

The commercial sub-segment of the building industry will be the early adopter here. This is because commercial buildings value iconic differentiations and, if managed well, cost savings may be realised on the basis of total cost of ownership. This segment is also growing in attractiveness as the glass content on commercial buildings is on the rise.

Most of manufacturing capacity is located in America however Europe will see more investments in the coming years since glass shipping is not cost effective and the European market uses larger glass formats than the American one.

Fig. 1. Geographic Distribution of Installed Production Capacity of Selected Companies – Americas

Source: IDTechEx

Fig. 2. Geographic Distribution of Installed Production Capacity of Selected Companies – Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia

*Isoclima has 3 manufacturing sites with a combined production capacity of 100 k sqm/y, though not all is dedicated to SPD.

**Vision Systems capacity estimated from capex investment.

***Scienstry capacity estimated based on daily production rates provided by the company.

Source: Smart Glass Technologies, Markets, Forecasts.

This report offers:

• Global map of production sites and production capacities


• Price evolution for smart glass and detailed cost models including BoM and capital investment


• Ten-year market forecast in $ and area broken down by technology (e.g., electro-chromic, thermo-chromic, suspended particles and liquid crystals)


• Ten-year market forecast in $ and area broken down by market (e.g., vehicles and aerospace, residential building, commercial buildings, hospitality)

 Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: Smart Glass Technologies, Markets, Forecasts.

 

Smart Glass Technologies and Global Markets

3D Printing Current Usage, 3D Future Applications and Market Forecasts

3D printing has received much attention in the press over recent years. Hyped as the technology to bring about a 3rd industrial revolution, 3D printing technologies were in fact invented in the late 80s since when they have seen steady, if unspectacular, growth. After 2009 however, changes occurred which have seen the fortunes of the 3D printing world take an abrupt turn for the better. Manufacturers of 3D printers are reporting a surge in demand and markets for 3D printing are growing rapidly across a number of application areas as new materials development open up new opportunities. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site.
View the report: 3D Printing 2014-2025: Technologies, Markets, Players.

Global Market for Wearable Computing Technologies and Applications

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled Wearable Computing Technologies, Applications and Global Markets. The key market driver for wearable computing is the soaring global popularity of smartphones from manufacturers including Apple, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, HTC, Blackberry, Nokia and Microsoft. Last year nearly 700 million smartphones were shipped globally with the Apple iOS platform (~19%) and Google’s Android platform (~69%) accounting for the vast majority of market share. In terms of growth, the global market for smartphones increased by more than 40% annually to nearly $240 billion of revenues in 2012. The growth of the consumer market for wearables largely depends on how rapidly existing smartphone users will adopt wearable accessories and alternative devices to their smartphones. 

Wearable computing purports to be the next big thing in consumer technology products. Wearable or body-borne computers enable hands-free mobile real-time data monitoring, logic calculation and network communication. Until now, wearable computing products, or “wearables” as they are becoming known, have been a fringe market of curious devices that have been impractical, bulky and unaesthetic for consumer applications. Traditional markets for wearable devices have primarily been focused on non-consumer niche applications including those in healthcare, defense/security, enterprise and industrial markets. However, recent advances in materials sciences, electronics, photonics and software are enabling a potentially vast range of new lightweight, wearable computing products to emerge. These technology advances are not only growing traditional non-consumer markets but are also enabling a number of new consumer applications to emerge. Wearables are poised to go mainstream.

Consumer applications including wearable cameras, activity trackers, smart clothing, smart glasses, smart watches, augmented reality and gaming are expected to explode onto the market over the next few years. The global market for wearable devices is still at a relatively nascent stage and was only around 20 million units (or $800 million) in 2012. However, key technology drivers are now enabling wearable devices to enter mainstream markets. The global wearable computing market is set to rapidly grow into a multi-billion dollar industry over the next year. Wearable computing devices have potential benefits for any environment where information or communication is desired, and the use of a hands-free interface is considered beneficial or essential. In addition to consumer products, many industry specific applications in markets such as defense, healthcare, manufacturing and mining are also emerging. The potential for wearables to transform many global consumer and non-consumer markets in previously unimaginable ways now appears very real.

However the market is so new and rapidly evolving that accurate market forecasting is difficult. Recent market research reports from various research analysts vary wildly in their predicted forecasts for the wearable computing market. Juniper Research recently forecast market revenues to exceed $19 billion by 2018. In stark contrast, ABI Research recently forecast a $6 billion market size by 2018 while Credit Suisse forecast a market size of $30 billion in five years. Such major discrepancies between the various revenue forecasts can largely be attributed to differences in the definitions of product categories and market segments by the various analysts. This report is intended to be a more comprehensive and inclusive evaluation of all major product types and market segments across the entire wearable computing landscape.

Details of the new report on global market for Wearable Computing Technologies and Applications, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: “Wearable Computing Technologies, Applications and Global Markets“.

Global Market for Wearable Computing Technologies and Applications

Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Internet of Things (IoT) Market Shares, Strategies and Forecasts

Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as the Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Network is used to implement the Internet of things and to monitor pipelines, oil wells, and healthcare patients to illustrate the variety of projects supported by these networks. Semiconductor wireless sensor networks are used for bridge monitoring, implementing the smart grid, implementing the Internet of things, and monitoring for security implementation. The systems are used to implement energy savings in homes and commercial buildings, almost anything can be monitored with sensors and tracked on a smart phone. Projects are ongoing. With 9 billion devices connected to the Internet in 2014, phenomenal growth is likely to occur when that number rises to 100 billion by 2020. Businesses control devices with sensors and wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site.
View the report: Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Internet of Things (IoT) : Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020

GaN-Based Optoelectronics and Power Semiconductors Market

Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a hard material that contains various chemical properties due to which it finds its suitability for manufacturing of semiconductor devices. Currently GaN semiconductor device market is facing a stiff competition from SiC semiconductor devices. Popularity of GaN semiconductor devices is expected to increase with the growing application areas of GaN semiconductor devices. Emergence of new technologies and rising application areas are the major drivers of this market. Electric and hybrid electric vehicles pose a huge opportunity area for GaN semiconductor. However, costlier industrial process is the major hindrance for this market.

New report, GaN Semiconductor Devices Market – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019 provides growth forecasts for GaN-Based Optoelectronics and semiconductor devices for various applications such as computer, ICT (Information and Communication Technology), automotive, military, aerospace, defense, consumer electronics and medical among others. This research report provides thorough analysis of the global GaN semiconductor device market based on its product types, applications, and geographies for the period from 2013 to 2019. It provides complete outlook of major drivers, restraints, and opportunities responsible for the popularity and growth of GaN semiconductor devices.

In addition, the report covers company profiles of key players in the market, their recent developments and business strategies. Some of the major players profiled in the report are Fujitsu Limited (Japan), GaN Systems Inc (Canada), Freescale Semiconductors Incorporated (U.S.), International Rectifier Corporation (U.S.), and RF Micro Devices Inc. (U.S.) among others.

Moreover, the report helps in better understanding of the market with the help of various highlights on the competitive situation across different levels of the value chain and Porter’s five forces analysis. In all, the report provides a detailed analysis of the global GaN semiconductor devices market along with the forecast in terms of revenue (USD million) for all the segments from 2013 to 2019.

GaN-Based Optoelectronics and Power Semiconductors Market

Permanent Magnets Market Report

According to a new report Permanent Magnets (Ferrite, NdFeB, SmCo and Alnico) Market for Automotive, Electronics, Energy Generation and Other Applications – Global Forecast, Market Share, Size, Growth and Industry Analysis, 2013 – 2019,  the global demand for permanent magnets was valued at USD 15.32 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 28.70 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 9.5% from 2013 to 2019. In terms of volume, the demand was 650.0 kilo tons in 2012 and is expected to be 1,168.7 kilo tons in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 8.8% from 2013 to 2019.

High demand from current & emerging applications, development, and modernization of infrastructure and increasing demand for efficiency & miniaturization are some of the factors driving the demand for permanent magnets. The growth of the automobile system is expected to be one of the vital factors driving the demand for permanent magnets over the next few years. In addition, growth of the wind energy generation industry, where magnets are used substantially, due to numerous factors such as increasing demand for cheap electricity and rising consumer awareness regarding environment protection, is expected to fuel the growth of the market within the forecast period. However, fluctuating prices of rare earth metals, particularly, neodymium and dysprosium, is expected to restraint the growth of the market in the near future. Increasing application scope of magnets in HEVs coupled with growing demand for these vehicles is expected to open opportunities for the growth of the market over the next few years.

Ferrite magnets were the most widely used permanent magnets accounting for over 80% of the global demand in 2012. Owing to ample availability, low costs and high magnetic property, the demand for ferrite magnets is expected to be substantially high over the forecast period. However, NdFeB magnets are expected to show the fastest growth over the next few years owing their growing demand in electricity generation.

Automotives accounted as the largest application segment for permanent magnets in 2012. Magnets are being increasingly used in automobiles to reduce overall weight of the vehicle by introducing the concept of miniaturization and thereby improving efficiency of vehicles. However, the demand for magnets is expected to be highest from the energy generation sector within the forecast period. Growing demand for electricity for household and industrial purposes coupled with increasing demand for clean air is expected to augment the demand for electricity generated through wind energy, which uses the highest volume of permanent magnets. Permanent magnets demand in energy generation is expected to be 90.5 kilo tons by 2019.

China dominated the permanent magnets market in 2012 followed by Asia Pacific (excluding China) owing to the growth of wind power industry. China is expected to witness the highest growth within the forecast period on account of increasing industrial activities, growth of the energy generation and rise in demand for automobiles. The demand for permanent magnets in China is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.0% from 2013 to 2019, on account of the above mentioned factors.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: Permanent Magnets (Ferrite, NdFeB, SmCo and Alnico) Market for Automotive, Electronics, Energy Generation and Other Applications – Global Forecast, Market Share, Size, Growth and Industry Analysis, 2013 – 2019.

Partial List of Tables

Table 1 : GLOBAL NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Summary Table 1 : GLOBAL PERMANENT MAGNET PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Summary Table 2 : GLOBAL PERMANENT MAGNET SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 2 : GLOBAL SAMARIUM COBALT MAGNET PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 3 : GLOBAL ALUMINUM-NICKEL-COBALT MAGNET PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 4 : GLOBAL FERRITE MAGNET PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 5 : GLOBAL NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 6 : GLOBAL SAMARIUM COBALT MAGNET SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 7 : GLOBAL ALUMINUM-NICKEL-COBALT MAGNET SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 8 : GLOBAL FERRITE MAGNET SALES BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 9 : GLOBAL PERMANENT MAGNET MARKET BY TYPE, 2012-2018

Table 10 : PERMANENT MAGNETS BY TYPE, 2012

Table 11 : NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNETS BY GRADE, 2012

Table 12 : DYSPROSIUM SUPPLY DEMAND DYNAMICS*, THROUGH 2018

Table 13 : PERMANENT MAGNET END-USE INDUSTRIES, THROUGH 2018

Table 14 : PERMANENT MAGNET END-USE INDUSTRIES, THROUGH 2018

Table 15 : NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, THROUGH 2018

Table 16 : NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, 2012-2018

Table 17 : SAMARIUM COBALT MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, THROUGH 2018

Table 18 : SAMARIUM COBALT MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, 2012-2018

Table 19 : ALUMINUM-NICKEL-COBALT MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, THROUGH 2018

Table 20 : ALUMINUM-NICKEL-COBALT MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, 2012-2018

Table 21 : FERRITE MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, THROUGH 2018

Table 22 : FERRITE MAGNET COST STRUCTURE, 2012-2018

Table 23 : MAJOR NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET PATENTS, THROUGH 2017

Table 24 : DUTIES ON MAGNET IMPORTS BY MAJOR HITACHI PATENT TERRITORY, 2013

Table 25 : GLOBAL SINTERED NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET PRODUCTION, 2001-2012

Table 26 : GLOBAL BONDED NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET PRODUCTION, 2001–2012

Table 27 : SUBSTITUTES FOR NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNETS

Table 28 : MAJOR COMPANIES NAMED IN HITACHI’S COMPLAINT TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Table 29 : NEODYMIUM PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 30 : DYSPROSIUM PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 31 : SAMARIUM PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 32 : PRASEODYMIUM PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 33 : BORON PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 34 : COBALT PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 35 : ALUMINUM PRODUCTION BY REGION, THROUGH 2018

Table 36 : CHINESE STOCKPILING OF RARE EARTHS, 2013

Table 37 : RARE EARTH PRICE TRENDS, 2013

Table 38 : REGRESSION BASED MODEL FOR DYSPROSIUM PRICE FORECAST

Table 39 : MODEL-BASED AND SUBJECTIVE PRICE FORECAST OUTPUT

Table 40 : REGRESSION BASED MODEL FOR NEODYMIUM PRICE FORECAST

Table 41 : MODEL-BASED AND SUBJECTIVE PRICE FORECAST OUTPUT

Table 42 : REGRESSION MODEL FOR SAMARIUM PRICE FORECAST

Table 43 : FIGURES PREDICTED BY THE REGRESSION MODEL

Table 44 : REGRESSION MODEL OF PRASEODYMIUM PRICE FORECAST

Table 45 : FIGURES PREDICTED BY THE REGRESSION MODEL

Table 46 : PERMANENT MAGNET SUPPLY CHAIN, 2012

Table 47 : RARE EARTH PROJECTS OUTSIDE CHINA, 2013–2017

Permanent Magnets Market Report

Wireless Security Companies and Solutions 2014

Within the enterprise mobility market, chief security concerns are driven by policy decision and end-user behavior associated with the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend and the need for corporations to execute a mobile device management plan. Complications intensify as enterprise deals with third-party applications running on the same devices as corporate devices. This report evaluates wireless security technologies, company offerings, and solutions. The report analyzes wireless security for different business models, analyzes key players and solutions within the wireless security industry. The report also presents a future outlook for wireless security based on important technologies and solution trending and anticipated developments. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site.
View the report: Wireless Security Companies and Solutions 2014.

Cloud Based Storage Markets

Growing Enterprise Storage Requirements Drive Demand for Cloud Based Storage

According to “Cloud Based Storage – Global Strategic Business Report” – global market for Cloud Based Storage is projected to reach US$13 billion by 2018, driven by widespread adoption of cloud services by enterprises against a backdrop of increased storage requirements, cost benefits, growing demand for anytime, anywhere access to corporate data, and rapid proliferation of smartphones and HD content.

Defined as data stored online on the cloud in virtualized pools, cloud storage is a phenomenon that is gaining immense popularity. With IT budgets remaining fairly static and with data volumes spiraling at robust double digit rates, cloud storage is increasingly becoming a necessity. Given that the value of data is time sensitive, timely availability of data, and easy accessibility of data when required represent the two vital factors for effectively managing data in an enterprise. This brings to fore the growing importance of data storage and its ability to support a company’s changing business goals, and needs. In addition, data in the modern enterprise environment is distributed. With enterprises expanding their global reach, smooth and fluid flow of data and information to and from the head office, remote offices, and branch offices, requires a truly globally integrated enterprise. Also, waxing popularity of enterprise mobility and the growing base of mobile workforce is resulting in corporate data becoming more mobile. There exists mounting need to access corporate data from mobile computing devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and ultrabooks, among others. In addition, growing deployment of server virtualization and the creation of numerous new virtual machines on a single network, is amplifying storage needs on a dynamic scale.

Against this backdrop, cloud storage is growing in prominence for its unique ability to provide a single consolidated storage point for all dispersed data. Key benefits offered by cloud storage largely responsible for its adoption include higher levels of flexibility in storage administration, self-service provisioning, superior business continuity and disaster recovery ability, resource scalability, advantages of a distributed storage architecture, reduced downtime, easy data migration, pay-per-use subscription based usage model, and lower cost of ownership. Types of cloud storage solutions gaining in popularity include personal cloud storage, public cloud storage, private cloud storage, and hybrid cloud storage.

With bandwidth being the most limiting factor of cloud storage, popular application areas of cloud storage currently include nearline data cloud storage, cloud backup, and cloud archiving. The cloud’s perfect fit for nearline data storage stems from the fact that nearline data is less critical than primary data and therefore does not require fast response times. Cloud backup and archiving storage also offers a practical use case scenario since backups and archived data are not accessed on a routine basis and uploading the same to the cloud server is not a time-sensitive process. Use of cloud for enterprise grade primary data storage is however limited and is expected to remain so in the medium term until developments in bandwidth and security bring a change for the better.

Government compliance requirements which mandate maintenance of detailed historic and current transactions records for future reference, requires enormous volumes of storage capacity. This obligatory need puts a heavy burden on on-premise storage resources and consumes valuable storage real-estate. Cloud storage archiving, in this regard, allows companies to optimally make use of on-demand infrastructure services to dynamically self-provision requisite resources as and when required. Against this backdrop, storage as a service is witnessing strong growth with companies increasingly adopting these services for “cloudbursting” of in-house applications.

As stated by the new market research report on Cloud Based Storage, the United States represents the largest market worldwide. Asia-Pacific is forecast to emerge as the fastest growing market with a projected CAGR of 29% over the analysis period.

Major players covered in the report include Amazon Web Services, Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T Inc., ADrive LLC, Axcient Inc., Bitcasa Inc., Carbonite Inc., Cleversafe Inc., Dropbox Inc., Datapipe Inc., EGNYTE INC., Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P., Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, Internap Network Services Corporation, Intronis Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Nasuni Corporation, Rackspace Hosting Inc., RISC Group IT Solutions Ltd., StorSimple Inc., SoftLayer Technologies Inc., SugarSync Inc., Vembu Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and Zetta Inc., among others.

The research report titled “Cloud Based Storage – Global Strategic Business Report”, provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities. The report provides market estimates and projections in US dollars for all major geographic markets including the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Australia, China, India, South Korea, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil and Rest of Latin-America), and Rest of World. The global market is analyzed by Service types such as Basic Services and Advanced Services.

Cloud Based Storage Markets

High Capacitance BME MLCC: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2014-2019

This study analyzes the dynamic global market for high capacitance base metal electrode multilayered ceramic chip capacitors (MLCC). This study, which updates the 2000 and 2005 market studies of the same name, addresses the global market for MLCC with capacitance values from 2.2 microfarad to 330 microfarad for FY 2014. The study addresses the rapidly expanding value and volume of consumption for high capacitance BME MLCC and the raw materials consumed in its production. The detailed study addresses average unit pricing trends and directions; consumption by world region, production by country, consumption by end-use market segment, market shares and forecasts for consumption to 2019. The study also addresses the cost of goods sold for high capacitance MLCC as well as the supporting markets for ceramic dielectric materials, nickel electrode powders and pastes and copper termination powders, flakes and pastes. The study also offers a detailed technology roadmap for future developments in high capacitance BME MLCC that includes capacitor development, stacking abilities, nano-powder development in ceramic, nickel and copper, as well as long term forecasting for high capacitance BME MLCC materials consumption by type (Ceramic, nickel and copper); and for high capacitance BME MLCC by world region; MLCC and by end-use markets segment to 2019. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site.
View the report: High Capacitance BME MLCC: World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities: 2014-2019.

Download IPC Standards - Everything You Need From Start To Finish

To achieve a high quality end product and maintain a competitive position in the marketplace, you need to infuse quality throughout the manufacturing process.

Did you know there is an IPC standard associated with nearly every step of printed circuit board production and assembly?  From design and purchasing to assembly and acceptance, Electronics.ca Publications offers IPC Standards to help you assure superior quality, reliability and consistency in the electronic assemblies that go into your product. Download IPC Standards Spec Tree – PDF file.

As with the manufacturing process — which uses a step-by-step approach – IPC standards also build upon one another. To achieve your desired results, it’s important to implement the appropriate IPC standards associated with each step of production.

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Why Use IPC Standards in Your Manufacturing Process?

• Gain Control Over End Product Quality and Reliability — Quality and reliability are the cornerstones of competing in the marketplace and critical to your company’s reputation and profitability. By implementing IPC standards throughout the manufacturing process, you help ensure better performance, longer life and compliance with lead-free regulations.


• Improve Communication with Suppliers and Employees — IPC standards are the standards that your competitors, suppliers and EMS providers use. Working from an established IPC standard helps all of you to “speak the same language” — the language of the global electronic industry. In addition, using IPC standards eliminates confusion for employees, because they know they need to perform to an established industry standard.


• Help Contain Costs — Ensuring that your design and the bare boards you purchase comply with IPC standards allows you to produce electronic assemblies that meet stringent quality tests down the line, minimizing costly delays, rework and scrap.

The Most Popular IPC Documents are available from Electronics.ca Publications in PDF Format

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IPC A-610E – Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies
IPC-A-610 is the most widely used electronics assembly standard in the world. A must for all quality assurance and assembly departments.

IPC J-STD-001E – Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
J-STD-001 Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies has emerged as the preeminent authority for electronics assembly manufacturing. The standard describes materials, methods and verification criteria for producing high quality soldered interconnections. The standard emphasizes process control and sets industry-consensus requirements for a broad range of electronic products. This revision now includes support for lead free manufacturing.

IPC A-620B – Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies
Revision B is now available for the only industry-consensus standard for Requirements and Acceptance of Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies.

IPC-DRM-PTH-E
Now updated to Revision D of the latest IPC-A-610E and J-STD-001E – our Training & Reference Guide illustrates critical acceptance criteria for the evaluation of through-hole solder connections.

IPC-DRM-SMT-E
Useful as a training aid in the classroom or on the shop floor, DRM-SMT-E contains computer generated color illustrations of Chip component, Gull Wing and J-Lead solder joints.

IPC-J-STD-033C
J-STD-033 Provides Surface Mount Device manufacturers and users with standardized methods for handling, packing, shipping and use of moisture/reflow sensitive SMDs.

IPC-J-STD-020D-1
IPC-J-STD-020D-1 standard identifies the classification levels of nonhermetic solid state surface mount devices that are sensitive to moisture-induced stress.

J-STD-075

J-STD-075 provides test methods to classify worst-case thermal process limitations for electronic components. Classification is referenced to common industry wave and reflow solder profiles including lead-free processing.

IPC Collections:

IPC-C-103 – Electronics Assembly Standards Collection

IPC-C-1000 Essential Document Collection for Board Design, Assembly and Manufacture

IPC-C-108 Cleaning Guides and Handbooks Collection

Through Electronics.ca you can order IPC standards for printed circuit board design and manufacturing and electronics assembly, including handbooks, guidelines and IPC training videos.

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Taiwanese Smartphone Application IC Market Report

Taiwanese Smartphone Application IC Market Volume Up 7.2% Sequentially in 3Q 2013

According to MIC research group based in Taipei, Taiwanese smartphone application IC market volume topped about 221.3 million units in the third quarter of 2013, up 7.2% compared to the previous quarter. This growth is mainly ascribed to the shipment growth of the Apple iPhone 5S, 5C, new Nokia and Xiaomi smartphones, which helped spur the demand for chips used in smartphones.

As for baseband and RF (Radio Frequency) chips, the market volume totaled about 58.8 million units in the third quarter of 2013, up 5.2% sequentially. Regarding the market volume by technology type, the adoption share of LTE (Long Term Evolution) chips reached about 53.9% in the same quarter. In 2014, in anticipation of aggressive deployments of TD-LTE (Time Division-LTE) by China Mobile, the number of smartphones supporting LTE chips is projected to continue on a steady rise in 2014.

The market volume of APs (Application Processors) scored about 41.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013, down 9.4% sequentially. In the fourth quarter of 2014, Taiwanese AP shipment volume is expected to hit the record high because of a surge in shipment volume of Apple’s iPhones.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, mobile phone application IC market volume is expected to have arrived at about 306 million units, up 38.3% sequentially. The buoyant sequential growth is attributed to strong sales of several smartphones, mainly Apple iPhones, Xiaomi Hongmi and M3.

All app stores, including the App Store for iOS devices, are seeing the number of free applications growing at the constant pace. For apps developers who count largely on revenues generated from advertising and apps subscription, the correlation between the subscriber numbers and revenues is becoming stronger. Entering 2014 where the high-end smartphone market is becoming highly saturated, the availability of Snapdragon 410 has been the mainstay for apps developers to ensure them that 64-bit processors are not just for high-end smartphones. Therefore, the future influence of Snapdragon 410 on shipment volume of the Taiwanese smartphone application IC market is expected to be positive.

Taiwanese Smartphone Communications IC Market Volume, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Source: MIC

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Taiwanese Smartphone Communications IC Market Volume, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Communications IC Market Value, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Baseband Processor Market Volume, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Baseband Processor Market Value and ASP, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Baseband Processor Market Volume by System Technology, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone Baseband Processor Market Volume Share by Solution Provider, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone Transceiver Market Volume, 4Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Transceiver Market Value and ASP, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Transceiver Market Volume by System Technology, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone Transceiver Market Volume Share by Solution Provider, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone Application Processor Market Volume, 4Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Application Processor Market Value and ASP, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Application Processor Market Volume Share by Solution Provider, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone GPS IC Market Volume, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone GPS IC Market Value and ASP, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone GPS IC Market Volume Share by Solution Provider, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone Bluetooth IC Market Volume, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Bluetooth IC Market Value and ASP, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Bluetooth IC Market Volume Share by Solution Provider, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

Taiwanese Smartphone Wi-Fi IC Market Volume, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Wi-Fi IC Market Value and ASP, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2014

Taiwanese Smartphone Wi-Fi IC Market Volume Share by Solution Provider, 1Q 2011 – 3Q 2013

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Taiwanese Smartphone Application IC Market Report

Global Market for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery

The healthcare market is poised to see some of the earliest benefits of nanotechnology. Over the next decade, it will be one of nanotech highest growth sectors. Targeted drug delivery therapies for the treatment of cancer is one of the most commonly cited nano-healthcare benefits. Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery Market Report, gives a comprehensive analysis and geographic breakdown of the current nanotechnology drug delivery market and its most relevant technologies. It also provides a forecast for the size of total addressable markets and percent share of those key technologies.

Some forecasts have predicted the nanotechnology market to reach close to a trillion dollars by 2015, presenting investors with unique opportunities. However, the market for applications of nanotechnology is complex, multidisciplinary and highly segmented. It is therefore essential to gain an understanding of which market sectors nanotechnology is likely to impact most profoundly in the near term.

Since we now know most (if not all) biological processes occur at the nanoscale, the application of life science principles – studying the causes of biological phenomena at the molecular level – means medical and biomedical research is increasingly using a bottom-up (rather than the top-down) approach. The low bioavailability resulting from traditional oral and intravenous drug delivery methods and the market forces at work in the pharmaceutical industry, where patents expire after a relatively short period of time unless a novel form of drug delivery is developed that will extend the patent, are two major forces that will fuel the growth of the nanotech drug delivery market. The third factor at play is a combination of improved global health and a correspondingly dramatic increase in the size of the global aging population.

Both sets of data are segmented into market by geographical region (US$ millions, % share, and compound annual growth rates by country) for America; Asia, Europe, and Rest of the World (key economies only) and by technology type (US$ millions, percent share and compound annual growth rate). Technology types examined include:

•     Solubility & Bioavailability


•     Targeted Delivery


•     Drug Nanocrystals


•     Total Nanocarriers


•     Liposomes


•     Carbon nanotubes


•     Gold Nanocarriers


•     Dendrimers


•     Micelles


•     Polymer-based Nanocarriers


•     Nanoshells


•     Ceramic Nanocarriers


•     Calcium phosphate Nanocarriers

Also included in the report is:

• An overview of nanotechnology;


• Identification of several key drivers for nanotechnology adoption in medicine and biomedicine;


• The most important fields for the adoption of nanotechnology in medicine; and


• An explanation of how nanotechnology is already having an impact on the drugs delivery sector through several relevant case studies.

In addition to an examination of general trends, Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery identifies five current & future challenges to as well as the major barriers to adoption of nanotechnology in medicine and biomedicine and provides a Technology Adoption Roadmap.

The report examines the stage of development of key nanotechnologies used in drug delivery, sorted by applications, including

• Nanopharmaceuticals


• Nanobiotechnology in drug delivery


• Analytical techniques for nanoparticle drug delivery


• Clinically approved nanocarrier-based formulations present on the market and in the pipeline


• Clinically approved nanocrystals-based formulations present on the market and in development


• Nanotechnology-based alternatives to nanocarriers in drug delivery


• Present and future applications

New report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery in US$ Million. The Global Market is further analyzed by the following Drug Delivery Technologies: Nanocrystals, and Nanocarriers. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2018. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.  The report profiles 60 companies including many key and niche players such as -

Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Alkermes PLC

Aquanova AG

Camurus AB

Capsulution Pharma AG

Celgene, Inc.

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Global Market for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery