Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Tablet & Smart Phone Semiconductor Revenue and Shipment Forecast

Leading suppliers of high end smartphones include Samsung, Apple, Huawei, and LG. New research estimates that over $35 billion of 2013 worldwide semiconductor revenue was contributed to sales of products used in this high volume application.  In 2013 close to a billion smartphones were shipped worldwide and this market is expected to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19 percent over the next five years.


The tablet market is expected to cool off somewhat in 2014 in terms of shipments.  Over 200 million tablets were shipped in 2013 which was an increase of 59 percent from 2012.  This year we  expect tablet shipments to increase by 10 percent this year.  The opportunity for semiconductor suppliers in the tablet market is expected to reach $13 billion and grow significantly to over $25 billion by 2019.


This tracker provides semiconductor revenue and shipment forecasts for products used in smartphone and tablet applications.  Forecasts are provided by region and by product type as well as a split by application type.  Market share is included for the semiconductor suppliers as well as the OEMs that produce the applications.  Estimated spending by each OEM is also included.


Tablet & Smart Phone Semiconductor Revenue and Shipment Forecast


Smart Phone Semiconductor Tablet & Smart Phone Semiconductor Revenue and Shipment Forecasts


Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: “2014 Smart Phone Market and Tablet Tracker“.


Significant Findings Include:


  • Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Product

  • Worldwide Smart Phone and Tablet Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)

  • Worldwide Smart Phone and Tablet Semiconductor Quarterly Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)

  • Worldwide Smart Phone and Tablet Semiconductor Revenue Forecast by Segment

  •  Worldwide Smart Phone Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)

  • Worldwide Smart Phone Semiconductor Quarterly Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)

  • Worldwide Tablet Semiconductor Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)

  • Worldwide Tablet Semiconductor Quarterly Market Forecast (Revenue, Units, and ASPs)


Tablet & Smart Phone Semiconductor Revenue and Shipment Forecast

2014 Performance Analog Market Tracker

Performance analog products include high speed, precision, and high efficiency products classified as operational amplifiers, interface, comparators, power ICs, and Analog ASSPs. This market is growing faster than the overall analog market with a compound annual growth rate of 8 percent. This tracker provides forecasts for high performance analog products and also includes standard performance analog to provide an overall view of the analog market. Forecasts are provided by region, market segment and application market. Market share is also provided. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications" web site. View the report: 2014 Performance Analog Market Tracker.

Global Actuator Systems Market in Aviation

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled “Actuator Systems Market in Aviation – Market Analysis and Forecasts 2014 – 2019“.  The global actuator systems market in aviation is estimated to be $2,973.76 million by 2014. The aircraft actuators market is expected to register CAGR of 4.6% to reach $3,839.74 million by 2019.


In recent years, the concept of more electric aircraft pushed the development of electrical actuation systems to substitute hydraulic actuators in a broad range of applications such as flight control, landing gear, etc.


Electrical actuation technologies have to comply with demanding requirements concerning reliability, weight, and environmental conditions. Electric actuation use comes from customer and airworthiness requirements for clean and more environment friendly aircraft.


The use of actuators helps in aircraft maintenance. Airlines across the globe are looking for more efficient aircraft that can increase their net profit. The increasing fuel price is a major driving factor, forcing the aircraft manufactures to opt for more fuel efficient and more electric aircraft (MEA) concept. With the primary functions in the aircraft more powered by electrical system; rather than conventional Pneumatic and hydraulic system aircraft will be able to achieve reduced fuel burn, higher reliability, reduction in maintenance cost, and more dispatch availability. Many R&D programs are going on in this industry for saving fuel and enhancing operational efficiency.


The increase in aircraft orders and more aircraft manufacturers coming up in the industry is also a driver. However, the defense budget cuts would be a challenge. High growth regions are China, Russia, and North America; and many new programs are coming up from these regions. The deliveries of the aircrafts are also expected to increase by 2019.


Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report:  Actuator Systems Market in Aviation – Market Analysis and Forecasts 2014 – 2019.


 




Global Actuator Systems Market in Aviation

ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 Enabling the Internet of Things

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled “802.15.4 & ZigBee: Enabling the Internet of Things“.  According to this report, ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 will play a dominant role in the fixed Wireless Sensor Network WSN market that is set to reach 1 billion annual unit shipments within the next five years.


Smart Energy continues to be the primary driver for the majority of fixed WSN markets.  Between 2012 and 2018, ZigBee and 802.15.4 based systems will make up 43% of the wireless chipsets used for smart metering, home and building energy management, distributed energy resources as well as lighting controls.


While mobile sensing markets will increase the fastest over the next five years, fixed WSN markets have a larger number of applications, higher profit margins and significant opportunities for services revenues. In fact, revenues from ZigBee/15.4 devices and associated equipment will reach $50 billion within the next few years.


ZigBee market outlook for the smart home is brighter now that the Connected Lighting Alliance has chosen ZigBee Light Link as the standard for residential lighting. In particular, ZigBee Light Link has become the preferred communications technology for residential LED lighting. Over the past year, consumer adoption of wireless LED light bulbs increased by 270% and ZigBee-enabled bulbs made up the largest portion of the sales.


In 2018, there will be 1 billion annual WSN chipsets shipped worldwide for fixed WSN markets. Although ZigBee is facing increasing competition from Bluetooth and WiFi, it will make up the majority of the shipments at this time.


In this report– our 10th edition– we analyze the evolving market forces, technology advances and competitive dynamics for 22 unique WSN markets and provide 5-year forecasts for 802.15.4/ZigBee and competing alternatives including WiFi, Bluetooth, Z-Wave, EnOcean, ANT and others.


Target Markets:


Market forces analysis of each of the major low power wireless sensing and control markets including the following:


Smart Metering & Distributed Energy Resources

Smart Home

Entertainment RF Controls

Medical, Health & Wellness

Sports & Fitness

Building Automation & Commercial Services

Industrial Automation, Logistics, Agriculture & Construction

Smart Cities

Personal Sensors

Retail, Automotive and Others


Application areas, or solutions, across each of the target markets above:


Energy/Metering

Lighting

Audio/Video Controls

Health & Fitness

Safety, security and environmental monitoring

Condition monitoring/asset management

Others




Technologies & Standards


• Extensive technology evaluation on 802.15.4 & ZigBee technologies including ZigBee PRO, ZigBee RF4CE, ZigBee IP, 6LoWPAN, ZigBee Green Power…


• And competing alternatives such as ANT, Bluetooth, WiFi, Z-Wave, EnOcean and others.


• Standards developments, emerging trends, and what it means for your critical stategic planning.




Market Sizing (2012-2018)


• Total addressable market sizing for wireless sensing and control and associated low power wireless applications.


•Global market size forecasts on ZigBee/15.4 RFIC/modules including the following breakdowns:


• Units

• Revenues

• Target Markets

• Application

• Protocol (15.4, RF4CE, ZigBee/PRO, Smart Energy)

• WSN Technology (15.4, WiFi, Bluetooth, EnOcean, Z-Wave and Others)

• Design Type (chipset vs RF module)

• Topology

• Frequency

• Geography


• In-depth analysis on the average sale price (ASP) per 15.4/ZigBee module (or the OEM cost equivalent for in-house chipset based designs)




The ZigBee/15.4 Value System


• Product segmentation: In-depth analysis and research data on over 100 companies that are having the biggest impact for the ZigBee/15.4 market today in the following segments:


Chipsets

RF Modules/Network stacks

Devices/Systems

Software/Cloud services

IT/Automation Platforms


• Market Shares: ZigBee and 802.15.4 chipset market shares by units shipped in 2012


Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: “802.15.4 & ZigBee: Enabling the Internet of Things“.


 



ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 Enabling the Internet of Things

Monday, October 27, 2014

The Global Market for SoCs and Mobile Processing Platforms

Embedded system-on-chips (SoCs) will continue to displace traditional standalone CPUs/MPUs, DSPs, GPUs, and other processor types as OEMs look to consolidate functionality and connectivity with fewer chips. According to a new market report: “Global Market for SoCs and Mobile Processing Platforms”, the mobile phone market is the leading vertical in terms of revenue for embedded SoCs and mobile processors.


Key Findings:


  • Between 2012 and 2017, the total embedded market for SoCs will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the low double-digits while the same market for mobile processors will grow at a rate in the high single digits for the same period.

  • ARM is the major architecture used in embedded SoCs, but Intel’s new Atom and Quark SoCs and improved x86 microarchitectures should help the company penetrate low-power applications.

  • The vast majority of embedded processors will be sold to the Asia-Pacific region and unit shipment and revenue shares for the region are expected to increase during the forecast period.

  • Heterogeneous computing is changing the way in which vendors supply processors and accelerators to high-performance applications.

  • The increasing use of core IP licensing models will allow SoC manufacturers to save on R&D and expand in other methods of differentiation such as software tooling.

Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: “Global Market for SoCs and Mobile Processing Platforms“.


 


 



The Global Market for SoCs and Mobile Processing Platforms

Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Network Market Report

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Internet of Things (IoT) : Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2014 to 2020. The 2014 study has 640 pages, 266 tables and figures. 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).


The sensors connected to the Internet promise to bring a big data explosion. Much of the data will be discarded, as users get simply overwhelmed by vast volumes. Analytics will become popular inside the wireless sensor networks so that alerts are generated at the point of collection of data.


The issue is how to embed analytics into the wireless sensor network control units so that only the alert data needed is transmitted. Users of information need to be able to find, control, manage, and secure the information coming from sensors onto the network. Users need to analyze and exploit the information coming from sensors.


Advanced technologies for wireless sensor networks are associated with emerging ways of interconnecting devices that have never been connected before. Networking is based on leveraging the feasibility of making sensors work independently in groups to accomplish insight not otherwise available.


Advanced storage devices are emerging simultaneously with the energy harvesting devices that are economical, making sensor networks feasible. Storage devices can leverage the power captured by energy harvesting when sensors and devices are interconnected as a network.


Data storage technologies connected to the sensors are permitting far better control of the world around us, implementing vastly improved energy efficiency as lights and hearting are turned on and off just as needed. Wireless sensor networks implement cost-effective systems.


Wireless sensor networks are developing a market presence. They are set to power wireless sensor network proliferation. Independent sensor devices located almost anywhere have attained workable levels of efficiency.


The proliferation of apps on smart phones will drive growth of semiconductor wireless sensor networks markets because the sensors work directly as they are installed without excess labor and wiring that has been necessary previously, making the systems more convenient to install and run.


Healthy lifestyle choices can increase the length of DNA sequences found at the end of a person’s chromosomes and reverse aging. This discovery is likely to increase interest in monitoring and testing DNA sequences and looking at the ends of the chromosomes. This discovery is likely to increase a shift toward wellness initiatives. It has stimulated the need for better communication between clinicians and patients. New sensor technology creates the opportunity for monitoring and testing. Wireless sensor network devices can be used to send alerts to at risk people who are exercising.


Wireless sensor networking is set to grow as sensors are freed from the grid and networks implement connectivity that is mesh architecture based. Converting ambient energy to useable electrical energy harvesting (EH) systems creates the opportunity to implement wireless sensor networks. These networks interconnect an inexpensive and compact group of devices and sensors. The networks use wireless capability to power portable electrical devices.


According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the study, “Semiconductor wireless sensor network market is evolving as smart phone devices and technology find more uses throughout the landscape of the Internet of Things. Sensors can provide monitoring that has not previously been available. Differential diagnostic tools support provide differential information that helps manage our daily lives from traffic patterns to crime detections, to medical treatment.”


“The decision process take into account clinical findings from the home monitoring devices and from symptoms verbally communicated in a clinical services setting. Improved economics of healthcare delivery implementation is facilitated by wireless sensor networks. This is true across the spectrum of things that can be monitored by sensors”


Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Networks Markets at $2.7 billion in 2013 are forecast to reach $12 billion Worldwide by 2020. Wild growth, frequently measured as penetration rates is a result of the change out of wired sensor networks for wireless ones. In addition, the wireless networks have a broader reach than the wired ones did, spurring market extensions in a variety of applications, some not even thought of so far.


Market growth is dependent on emerging technology. As the wireless technology, the solid state battery, the sensor technology, smart phone technology and the energy harvesting technology all become commercialized, these devices will be used to implement wireless sensor networks. The semiconductor wireless sensor networks markets will be driven by the adoption of 9 billion smart phones by 2020, creating demand for apps that depend on sensor networks.


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


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Semiconductor Wireless Sensor Network Market Report

Friday, October 24, 2014

Power Electronics Market worth $36.86 Billion by 2020

According to a new market research report “Power Electronics Market by Substrate Wafer Technology (GaN, SiC, and Others), Devices (Power IC, Power Module & Power Discrete), Applications, and Geography – Analysis & Forecast to 2014 – 2020″,  Power Electronics market is expected to boom in the near future. The power electronics market by geography is expected to grow from $21.66 billion that it accounted for, in 2013, to $36.86 billion in 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 7.74% from 2014 to 2020. APAC held a major share of the power electronics ecosystem, worth 42.11%,in 2013; and is expected to be at the same position across the forecast period, followed by the Americas and Europe.

 


Power Electronics Market Report


The Power Electronics Market is a very dynamic market and entails a great potential across many industry verticals. The advancements in technology due to the never ending R&D in this sector, makes it one of the prominent segments in the current industrial scenario. The power electronics devices have been experiencing continuous developments right since their inception. The substrate technology has a major role to play in this sector due to the cost effective matrix, and results into a longer life cycle of devices and systems, along with greater reliability. The highlighting features of the power electronics devices include high efficiency, better properties to withstand rough environmental conditions, and a longer life that is best suited for the industrial, power, aerospace, and defense applications.


This report describes the market trends, drivers, and challenges with respect to the Power Electronics Market and forecasts the market up to 2020. This global report gives a detailed view of the market across various geographies, namely – The Americas (North America and South America), Europe (U.K., Germany, and others), the Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and others), and ROW (Middle East and others). Asia-Pacific is the largest geography in terms of the power electronics market value. Americas has been identified as the fastest growing region and a leader in the power electronics systems, with the U.S leading the way. Europe also has a very promising market, comprising Germany and the U.K., while the ROW also bestows an impetus to the growth of this market. The report profiles 10 promising players in the power electronics market ecosystem.


The competitive landscape of the market presents a very interesting picture, where a large number of small players have become forces to reckon with. The market is witnessing large scale collaborations and partnerships across the value and supply chain,among the number of tier-one players around the globe.


Major players in this field includes: Texas Instruments Inc. (U.S), Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (U.S), Infineon Technologies AG (Germany), NXP Semiconductors (U.S), Fairchild Semiconductor (U.S), Microsemi Corp. (U.S), Toshiba Corp. (Japan), Hitachi Co., Ltd (Japan), and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan) among others.


Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:  Power Electronics Market by Substrate Wafer Technology, Devices, Applications and Geography – Analysis & Forecast to 2014-2020.


 


 



Power Electronics Market worth $36.86 Billion by 2020