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AIBs Fall Seasonally in Q4

by Tom Allen

The computer add-in board (AIB) (carrying discrete graphics chips, representing the higher end of the graphics industry) market followed seasonal trends in Q4’14, says Jon Peddie Research, falling 0.68% QoQ and 17.52% YoY. These …

Tags:Graphics Cards| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TV Units Rise Faster Than Revenues

by Tom Allen

TV set sales in Western Europe were up 3.2% YoY last year, writes Germany’s GFU, based on data from GfK. More than 34 million units were sold, taking €16.3 billion in revenues (up 0.2%). …

Tags:Europe| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Market Data| Smart TV| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch notebooks and ultrabooks. Notebook PC ASPs are forecast to fall to $453 this …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 19| Worldwide

European IPTV to Pass Satellite in 2015

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Research says that the impact of cord-cutting will be ‘minimal’ in Western Europe. Despite market maturity, pay-TV penetration is expected to grow from 56.7% at end-2014 to 60.4% in 2020. Subscribers will …

Tags:Cable| Europe| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Pay TV| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 18

World 3D Display Market Growing at 26% CAGR to 2019

by Helen Vince

According to Global 3D Display Market 2015-2019 research report, an increase in 3D video content and increased adoption of 3D displays in advertising sector are driving the 3D display market growth for next 5 …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Market Data

Gartner Revises Semiconductor Growth Downwards

by Tom Allen

Semiconductor revenue will rise to $354 billion, says Gartner. While this is a 4% climb, it is lower than the 5.4% increase predicted in Q4’14. The semiconductor industry is increasingly concerned about revenue growth …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 22 - Issue 17

WOLEDs Will Dominate Large Displays for Five Years

by Tom Allen

UBI Research has published a report on the state of the white OLED (WOLED) industry. WOLEDs, with colour filters, are commonly used in OLED TVs, as they are easier to mass-produce than the RGB …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OLED TVs| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 17| WOLED (White OLED)

IoT Drives WiFi Device Growth

by Tom Allen

Around 2.3 billion WiFi-connected devices were shipped worldwide last year, says Taiwan’s MIC, driven by smartphone and Internet of Things (IoT) demand. The figure was an 18% YoY rise. All sectors of the computing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17| Wi-Fi| Worldwide

US Smartphone Shares Flat From 2014

by Tom Allen

In the three months ending in February 2015, smartphones had penetrated almost 77% of the US market, according to Comscore – up 5% on the September – November 2014 period. The result represented 186.3 …

Tags:Android| Apple| BlackBerry| HTC| iOS (Apple)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Motorola| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 16| Windows

100% of German IT Companies Expect Revenue Growth

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Central Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers (ZVEI) has predicted a positive year for the German electrical industry. Speaking at the Hannover Messe this month, ZVEI president Michael Ziesemer said that 59% of …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 16

In-Car Infotainment Shifts to APAC

by Tom Allen

The Volvo XC90 has its own infotainment system, complemented with third-party productsThanks to a rapid expansion of connected navigation systems and in-car Wi-Fi, ABI Research predicts that Connected Automotive Infotainment Systems (CAIS) will grow …

Tags:Automotive| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Spanish Pay-TV Market Grows

by Tom Allen

Spain had more than five million pay-TV subscribers at the end of 2014, up 31.6% from the 3.8 million posted in 2013, according to regulator CNMC. Telefonica was the market leader, with almost 1.9 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 16