Amid falling prices and rising consumer acceptance, LED technology is taking over the lighting business, spurring a 96% increase in packaged LED revenue in the market from 2013 through 2016.
The installed base of video-enabled devices that are connected to the Internet ? a category that includes diverse product such as tablets, smart TVs, games consoles, smartphones, connected set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, and PCs ? will expand to 8.2 billion units in 2017.
Driven by demand for increased security in computers, authentication, and the machine-to-machine (M2M) market, global shipments of cybersecurity microcontrollers (MCUs) are set to nearly double by 2017.
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 81.6 million units in the third quarter of 2013. In year-on-year terms, the market contracted -7.6%, ahead of a projected decline of -9.5% for the quarter
For the first time ever, the global market for liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) panels declined in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the second, a worrisome development during what is normally a strong period of the year.
The market for mobile dynamic random access memory (DRAM) grew in the second quarter in light of anticipated demand for the upcoming hot selling season.
In spite of stiff competition presented by tech gadgets such as smartphones, the mirrorless camera segment is registering growing consumer interest and has managed to buck the general downtrend of digital still cameras to turn in robust growth in sales.
By 2017, worldwide shipments are expected to drop further to 110.8 million units, lower than the previous forecast of 113.6 million units, as the adoption of mobile devices at lower price points is expected to continue.
