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AR/VR headsets driven MicroLED and MicroOLED: Market, tech-trends and supplier-base
There is a buzz in media that Apple wanted replace iPhone with wearable Apple Vision Pro. This new human-machine interface trend of moving to AR/VR headset is driving the display industry toward new tech called MicroLED display.
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IPC March 2025 report: Electronics manufacturing industry demand reaches year-high
The electronics industry experienced a significant surge in demand this past March, reaching its highest level in nearly a year. This robust expansion in customer and manufacturing activity is highlighted in IPC’s March 2025 Sentiment of the Global Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Rep
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Semiconductor technologies and devices which can grow 5-10x in next five years
Due to the extreme value addition generative AI is offering to wide range of people, generative AI is expected to become ubiquitous in every market, every application and in every device of today's high technology world. Advanced semiconductor devices are the brain behi
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10 key trends shaping the technology landscape in 2025
TrendForce has outlined 10 key trends shaping the technology landscape in 2025. Highlights include: Generative AI Leads the Way: Humanoid and Service Robots Receive Major Upgrades Robotics is poised to remain a central focus in 2025 as advancements in AI and robotics accelerate, driven by majo
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global semi sales in 3Q2024: Up 23.2% y-o-y and up 10.7% q-o-q
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced global semiconductor sales were $166.0 billion for the third quarter of 2024, an increase of 23.2% compared to the third quarter of 2023 and 10.7% more than the second quarter of 2024. Global sales were $55.3 billion during the month of September 2
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Back-end semi equipment market is poised for a +32% rebound in Q1 2025
Yole said back-end semiconductor equipment market faces short-term decline but anticipates recovery with adoption of advanced packaging techniques, where it outlines below points: The back-end equipment market will reach $5.3 billion by the end of 2024. Despite a flat H2 2024, the back-end equip
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IDC: Global smartphone shipments up 4.0% y-o-y to 316.1 million units in 3Q2024
IDC reported that the global smartphone shipments increased 4.0% year over year to 316.1 million units in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24). This marks the fifth consecutive quarter of shipment growth with a strong start into the second half of this year despite macroeconomic concerns. “Led by str
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Global semiconductor packaging material market to return to growth in 2024
Industry body SEMI estimates the global semiconductor packaging materials market powered by strong semiconductor demand across diverse end applications to start a growth cycle with a 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2028. This study was done by SEMI in partnership with TECHCET and Te
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Global semiconductor sales up by 20.6% Y-o-Y in August 2024
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that the global semiconductor sales hit $53.1 billion during the month of August 2024, an increase of 20.6% compared to the August 2023 total of $44.0 billion and 3.5% more than the July 2024 total of $51.3 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the
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Canalys finds the worldwide PC shipments rose 1% annually in Q3 2024
Market researcher Canalys reported that the global PC market grew year on year for a fourth consecutive quarter, with total shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations up 1.3% to 66.4 million units. Notebook shipments (including mobile workstations) reached 53.5 million units, up 2.8%, while d
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Average capacity utilization rate of chip wafer foundries fall below 80% in 2024
TrendForce reports that the wafer foundry market is expected to see a recovery in 2025, with an estimated annual growth of 20%—up from 16% in 2024. This positive outlook comes despite the weak end-market demand for consumer products, which has led component manufacturers to adopt a conservative stoc
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Power GaN device market: Exceed US$2 billion by 2029, with a 41% CAGR
Yole reported that the power GaN devices are revolutionizing the power electronics industry, propelling the market to grow tenfold between 2019 and 2023. By 2023, the market is projected to surpass US$2 billion, with a CAGR of 41% forecasted from 2023 to 2029. In consumer electronics, power GaN i
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