OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers

Jun 17, 21:19

Market observers believe OLED TVs will need until 2016 before the technology drops to similar pricing as LCD TVs.

Global touch screen panel shipments to double by 2016, says IHS

May 27, 15:20

Worldwide shipments of touch screen panels are set to double from 2012 to 2016, reaching nearly three billion units as a wide variety of products beyond smartphones and tablets adopt...

One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS

May 23, 11:38

Driven by falling prices and a major initiative from Intel, shipments of touch-enabled mobile PCs are expected to enjoy rapid growth in 2013 and the coming years, rising to about...

Spurred by Google Glass, IHS forecasts nearly 10 million smart glasses to ship from 2012 to 2016

Apr 25, 14:16

Initiated by the arrival of Google Glass and magnified by Google's efforts to promote application development for the product, the global market for smart glasses could amount to...

LEDs to account for a quarter of global lighting market by 2016, says DisplaySearch

Apr 17, 13:55

Demand for LED lighting is growing rapidly thanks to significant expansion in manufacturing capacity, falling prices, environmental concerns, and government incentives. According...

Smartphone, tablet demand to drive small- to medium-size FPD revenues to US$71.5 billion in 2016, says DisplaySearch

Apr 15, 14:32

Demand for larger screens, higher resolution, and advanced touch functionality on smartphones and mobile PCs, in particular tablets, is expected to boost small- to medium-size flat...

Smartphones to drive MEMS pressure sensor market through 2016, says IHS

Mar 21, 11:15

With the introduction of the Galaxy S4, Samsung Electronics continues to lead the market in the adoption of pressure sensors in smartphones, paving the way for massive growth in the...

DRAM content growth in PCs slows, says IHS

Mar 13, 10:42

The steady increase in PC capabilities that has justified the upgrade cycle and fueled the long-term growth of the PC market is undergoing a historical deceleration, as evidenced...

Mobile device market to reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, says Canalys

Feb 26, 15:56

Worldwide mobile device shipments (notebooks, tablets, smartphones and phones) will reach 2.6 billion units by 2016, according to the latest forecasts from Canalys. Tablets will be...

Tablet gamers to spend over US$3 billion on In-App purchases in 2016, finds Juniper Research

Feb 22, 11:15

The rapid take-up of tablets, combined with the growing acceptance of in-game purchasing and virtual currencies will result in an estimated US$3.03 billion of sales in 2016, reaching...

Ultra HD TVs to have breakout year in 2013; market forecast to reach 7 million in 2016, says DisplaySearch

Feb 1, 16:08

More than half a million Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TVs are forecast to ship worldwide in 2013, growing to more than seven million by 2016, according to research firm DisplaySearch....

Automotive display demand to reach 70 Million by 2016, says DisplaySearch

Feb 1, 15:44

Shipments of TFT-LCDs used in automobiles for devices such as navigation and rear seat DVD players increased 16% on year to 49 million units in 2012, according to research firm DisplaySearch...

Taiwan market: NCC to lower mobile termination charges in 2013-2016

Dec 21, 15:55

Taiwan's National Communication Commission (NCC) has announced the reduction in mobile termination charges for the coming four years, with a yearly cut of about 14% to reach NT$1.15...

Power management IC market to contract in 2012, says IHS

Dec 7, 10:53

The market for power management semiconductors crucial to energy savings in a wide range of devices now is predicted to decline by 6% in 2012, due mostly to pronounced softness in...

Quad-core microprocessor notebook shipments set to nearly quadruple in 2016, says IHS

Nov 29, 13:53

Notebooks during the next four years increasingly will adopt quad-core microprocessors, with all types of models bulking up their computing power amid the rising competitive challenge...

Smart connected device shipments to grow by 14% annually through 2016, says IDC

Sep 27, 01:35

New research from IDC shows that the worldwide market for smart connected devices – a combination of PCs, smartphones, and tablets – reached 267.3 million units shipped...

Industry migration to 3D ICs to take place in 2015-16

Sep 5, 01:05

The industry's gradual migration toward 3D ICs with through-silicon vias (TSV) is unlikely to happen until 2015 or 2016, according to sources at semiconductor companies. Volume production...

Merchant power supply market to grow to US$29 billion in 2016, says IMS Research

Aug 31, 11:05

Growth in the merchant power supply market was curtailed in the second half of 2011 by continuing economic problems. Despite this, the market grew by 6.5%; however, this was just...

Global chip market to grow at 8% CAGR by 2016, IC Insights says

Aug 13, 16:10

Following a lackluster period of average annual market growth in the semiconductor industry, a significant upturn is in store for the next five years, according to IC Insights.

Tablet shipments to surpass notebook shipments in 2016

Jul 9, 10:39

Tablet PCs, such as Apple's iPad, are expected to be the growth driver for the mobile PC market over the next few years. Tablet shipments will surpass notebook shipments in 2016,...

586 million LTE smartphones to be shipped globally in 2016, says MIC

Newswatch - Jul 6, 10:28

Global shipments of LTE, either TDD or FDD, terminal devices are on the rise along with increasing deployment of LTE networks around the world, and the global shipment volume of LTE...

LED lamps to provide global energy savings of US$100 billion over 5 years, says IMS Research

Jun 20, 11:24

The widespread adoption of retrofit LED lamps will create global energy savings worth US$100 billion over the next five years, according to IMS Research.

Global shipments of small cells to reach 62.4 million units in 2016, says chairman of Small Cell Forum

Mar 27, 11:36

Global shipments of small cells are projected at 3.2 million units in 2012, and will keep growing to 62.4 million units in 2016, according to chairman Simon Saunders for the Small...

Solar PV balance of system market to reach US$24 billion in 2016, says IMS Research

Feb 24, 10:55

Solar PV balance of system (BOS) equipment revenues are projected to increase from US$17 billion in 2011 to close to US$24 billion in 2016, according to IMS Research. Whilst inverters...

20GW of solar PV manufacturing equipment to be replaced by 2016, says IMS Research

Feb 13, 11:11

Despite the outlook for the solar PV manufacturing equipment market remaining bleak in 2012, there could be a 20GW opportunity for the upgrade or replacement of existing capacity...

Cellular smart electricity meter market to reach 9.5 million shipments in 2016, says IMS Research

Oct 18, 16:49

Advanced electricity meters with integrated cellular communication modules are forecast to increase from 2.6 million shipments in 2010 to 9.5 million shipments annually in 2016, according...

ITO replacement market booming, says Information Network

Mar 1, 14:18

While indium tin oxide (ITO) is widely used as the material for transparent electrodes in an assorted range of electronic devices including thin film photovoltaics, touch-screen displays,...

Touch panel shipments for netbook/tablet PCs to reach 122 million by 2016, says DisplaySearch

Oct 6, 15:24

Total touch panel shipments for netbooks and tablet PCs in the size range of 5- to 10.2-inch are projected to reach 19.5 million units in 2010 and 122 million units in 2016, according...

Touchscreen module revenues to reach US$14 billion by 2016, says DisplaySearch

Jul 2, 12:14

Global touchscreen module revenues will reach nearly US$14 billion by 2016, increasing from US$4.3 billion in 2009 at a CAGR of 18%, according to DisplaySearch.