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Autonomous Robots & IV Assistants to Have Highest CAGR in AI Applications (2015.01.30)
AI (Artificial Intelligence) plays a pivotal role in IoT (Internet of Things) as it can be applied to a myriad of smart connected products, such as lighting, cars, wearables, medical care, smartphones, and smart home sensing control devices |
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Global Smartphone Shipments in 2014 Totaled 1.167B with Samsung and Apple as First and Second (2015.01.20)
Global smartphone shipments totaled 1.167 billion units in 2014, a year-on-year increase of 25.9%, with combined shipments of Chinese brands reaching 453.4 million units. Chinese vendors thus managed to encompass almost 40% of the global shipments and represent six of the top ten smartphone brands worldwide |
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China to Overtake the US as the World's Largest Online Game Market by 2016 (2015.01.08)
Driven by the boom in Asian mobile game market, market value of the global online game reached over US$80 billion in 2014, up 7.5% to 8% year-on-year, according to China research team of MIC.
The Chinese online game industry totaled around 100 billion RMB (US$16 |
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Demand for LED Chipsets Expected to Increase From 35.8 M in 2013 to 1.4B in 2018 (2014.12.24)
The demand for LED chipsets, primarily for the LED lighting market, is forecast to increase substantially through 2018.
According to DisplaySearch, demand for LED chipsets, measured in standard units (500 × 500 micron chip size), is expected to increase 293% from 35 |
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Taiwanese Smartphone Communication IC Market Volume Hit New Highs in 4Q 2014 (2014.12.08)
Market volume of Taiwanese smartphone communication ICs - mainly baseband ICs and application processors - has posted around 417.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, the highest quarterly total ever, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based ICT research institute |
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Touch Panel Market to Grow to About 2.1 billion Units in 2015 (2014.12.04)
The market for touch panels using currently available all touch technologies, such as projected capacitive, infrared (IR)/ optical, resistive, and surface acoustic wave (SAW), is estimated reach 1.8 billion units in 2014 in terms of volume, up 19 |
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Global Smartphone Market Adjusts to Slower Growth (2014.12.02)
The growth rate of global smartphone shipments slowed to 25.9% in 2014 and is expected to fall to 12.4% in 2015, according to TrendForce. A total of nearly 1.17 billion smartphones were shipped in 2014, while approximately 1.31 billion are predicted to be shipped next year |
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The Large LCD TV Panel Shipments Continue to Feel the Breeze from Healthy LCD TV Demand in 4Q (2014.11.17)
Taiwan's large-area LCD panel shipment in the third quarter grew 0.7% sequentially, mainly owing to the increased demand for LCD TVs towards year-end, according to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based ICT research institute |
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NAND Flash Supplier Revenue Grows 12.2% in Third Quarter (2014.11.10)
NAND Flash Supplier Revenue Grows 12.2% in Third Quarter
According to DRAMeXchange, EMMC, eMCP and SSD growth was higher on average in the third quarter than in the first half of the year on the back of robust demand for the iPhone 6 and healthy OEM shipments |
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Taiwan's Server Shipments to Still See YoY Growth in 2H 2014 Despite Subdued Demand in 3Q (2014.10.23)
Shipment volume of the Taiwanese server industry, comprising of server systems and server motherboards, reached around 2.09 million units in the second quarter of 2014, up 7% year-on-year, according to MIC.
"Of the total servers shipped in the second quarter, the shipment ratio of server systems and server motherboards was 49 |
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China’s Lighting E-commerce Market to Become Largest LED Distribution Channel (2014.10.23)
China’s e-commerce market scale has reached US $445.1 billion in 2014, and fundamentally changed consumers’ daily habits. The emergence of the e-commerce industry, has made establishment of online shops a top priority for LED manufacturers |
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Display Driver IC Market to Reach $7.3 Billion in 2018 (2014.10.13)
According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch, the display driver integrated circuit (IC) market is expected to reach $7.3 billion in 2018, up from $6.4 billion in 2012.
This growth stems from driver ICs with higher resolutions and higher average selling prices, as well as integrated functions |
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Smartphones with Screen Sizes Over 4.8" Make Up Approx. 80% of Taiwan (2014.10.09)
Shipment volume of the Taiwanese smartphone industry has topped around 5.4 million units in the third quarter of 2014.
"The new rollouts of Samsung, Sony, and Apple in September have caused consumers to delay purchases and therefore dragged the sales momentum of HTC M8," said Sophia Chen, the industry analyst with MIC |
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Tablet PC Demand Slows, as Competition from Notebooks and Smartphones Increases (2014.10.01)
According to the NPD DisplaySearch, global tablet PC demand is slowing and shipments are forecast to grow only 2 percent year-over-year in 2014.
254 million tablet PC units will ship in 2014, which is less than the 14 percent growth NPD DisplaySearch previously forecast |
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Large-Size Panel Shipments to Surge in September (2014.09.29)
Large-size panel shipments benefiting from peak-season incentives reached 72.01 million in August, increasing on month 5.6% compared to 2.7% a year ago, according to WitsView, a subsidiary of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce |
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Commercial Replacement Demand Keeps Upholding Global PC Shipments in 2014 (2014.09.22)
Shipment volume of global PC systems - comprising of notebook PCs and desktop PCs - is forecast to reach around 299 million units in 2014, down 0.1% year-on-year, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute).
The global PC industry has been bolstered mainly by the PC replacement demand in the commercial market in 2014 |
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Global Semiconductor Market Expects Over 3% Year-on-year Growth in 2015 (2014.09.16)
Global semiconductor market value is estimated to reach approximately US$336.3 billion units in 2015, up 3.1% in comparison to 2014, delighted by the arrival of the Apple Watch and IOT (Internet Of Things) devices, according to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute) |
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Global 4K2K LCD TV Panel Shipments to Top 17.2 Million Units in 2014 (2014.09.15)
Worldwide 4K2K panel shipments are estimated to total around 17.23 million units in 2014, up 473.4% in comparison to 2013, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute).
"4K2K LCD TV panels continue to gain intense market attention in 2014, as evidenced by global panel makers' continued aggressive plans for 4K2K panels, " said Brian Chen, industry analyst with MIC |
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Chinese Smartphone Shipment Reached 104.2M Units with Total Number of 560 Models Launched (2014.09.03)
In the second quarter of 2014, the Chinese smartphone industry's shipment volume reached 104.2 million units, up 17% sequentially, with a total number of 560 models launched during the quarter.
Over 85% of the smartphones sold in China were low-cost models with a price tag below 2,000 RMB (US$325 |
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Taiwanese Branded Smartphone Shipments to Decline Over 10% in 2H 2014 (2014.09.01)
Shipment volume of Taiwanese smartphone brands topped around 78.1 million units in the second quarter of 2014, up 65% sequentially and 13.8% year-on-year.
Lackluster sales of HTC M8 had dragged down the industry's growth rate and led to a higher inventory level, thereby slowing shipments for M8 in the subsequent quarter |
