(iTers News) - Ongoing advances in smartphone functionality are driving increases in screen size and pixel density, even as power consumption continues to be a critical performance issue. For these reasons, low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCDs are increasing their share of the mobile phone di

(iTers News) - Apple and Samsung remained the world’s largest buyers of semiconductor chips in 2013, but the intensifying battle between the two for the hearts and minds of consumers in their product offerings could presage another mighty showdown this year for the top ranking, according to a new re

(iTers News) - Total IC foundry revenue grew to US$42.8 billion in 2013, a 14% increase from US$37.6 billion in 2012 and eight points more than the 6% increase displayed by the total IC market, according to data released in the new 2014 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report (Figure 1).Within the to

(iTers News) – IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 10% in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units.The economic sluggishness in big emerging markets in the region adversely affected buying sentiments, with education sector projects being a l

(iTers News) - Despite a few false starts, television brands remain committed to the success of active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) sets, with the new impetus evident at CES expected to cause shipments to rise to more than 10 million units in 2018, according to IHS Technology.Global

(iTers News) - A modest recovery in personal computers this year is expected to slightly strengthen overall sales growth in microprocessors, which is forecast to rise 9% in 2014 to a record-high US$66.7 billion compared to US$61.0 billion in 2013, when revenues grew 8%, according to IC Insights’ 201

(iTers News) - In newly released mobile research, International Data Corporation (IDC) found that survey respondents believe the smartphone is transforming the shopping experience. Of those surveyed, 69% agree with the statement, "My smartphone is a critical tool that allows me to have a better shop

(iTers News) - The ultra-high-definition (UHD) panels now being adopted by televisions are also primed to make significant headway this year in the digital signage market for advertising and information, according to analysis from the Digital Signage service of IHS Technology.Shipments in 2014 of UH

(iTers News) - Mercedes-Benz achieved top ranking in ABI Research’s Competitive Assessment of the Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) market, with Volvo and BMW occupying second and third places respectively. Mercedes-Benz and Volvo also lead in the adoption of these technologies in their vehicles.(So

(iTers News) - A ranking of the industry’s 10 largest IC manufacturers in terms of installed capacity is provided in Figure 1. Included in the list are four from North America, two companies from South Korea, two from Taiwan, and one each from Europe and Japan.As of December 2013, Samsung had the mo

(iTers News) - Nearly 330 million smart devices with gesture-sensing will be shipped in 2015, a nearly 70% increase over the 2014 forecast and a doubling of shipments in 2013. According to the NPD DisplaySearch Gesture Sensing Control for Smart Devices Report, smart devices are expected to drive ges

(iTers News) - LG Electronics’ announcement today that it will ship a curved smartphone using a flexible display to the U.S. market in the first quarter stirred excitement at the International CES 2014.However, technical challenges related to the manufacturing of flexible active-matrix organic light

(iTers News) - Revenues for the consumer electronics industry are projected to grow 2.4% in 2014, reaching a new record high of US$208 billion, according to The U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts, the semi-annual industry report released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

(iTers News) - The 4Q-2013 Competitive Assessment for the US$ 10B Network Managed Services calls out its leaders. ABI Research finds the lead positions in the Telecom race goes to the companies keeping an eye on the long-haul and those with flawless execution in a seemingly stagnant market. Overall

(iTers News) - Despite efforts from some U.S. states to re-evaluate their net-energy metering (NEM) policies, the impact of any potential changes on the U.S. photovoltaics (PV) industry is expected to be negligible in 2014, according to IHS Inc..“States including Arizona, Colorado and California are

(iTers News) - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$27.24 billion for the month of November 2013, an increase of 6.8% over November 2012 when sales were

(iTers News) - This is an IHS News Flash covering the top predictions for the global photovoltaic (PV) market in 2014, from a new white paper issued by the IHS Solar service at information and analytics provider IHS.“After two years of a punishing downturn, the global solar industry is on the reboun

(iTers News) - According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the total value of the global mobile marketing and advertising market will grow from € 6.9 billion in 2012 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26% to € 27.9 billion in 2018. This will then correspond to 19.3

(iTers News) – Total worldwide PC monitor shipments were more than 35.0 million units in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), an increase of 4.5% compared to the previous quarter and 1.2 million units more than forecast, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Monit

(iTers News) - ​ABI Research’s Enterprise Smartphone vendor matrix concluded that, overall, Samsung is number one followed closely by Apple, with BlackBerry rounding out the top three. The vendor matrix ranks companies based on scoring in Implementation and Innovation categories. Nine smartphone OEM