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Shipments of Sports and Fitness Monitors to Total One-Quarter Billion from 2013 Through 2017

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5/16/13 5:00 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 16, 2013)–Pumped up by demand from a wide range of users, including professional athletes and exercise enthusiasts, global shipments of sports and fitness monitors are set to total more than 250 million units during the next five years combined.

Shipments will rise to 56.2 million units in 2017, up from 43.8 million in 2013, according to a new report entitled “The World Market for Sports & Fitness Monitors” from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS). more...

Small Cells with Wi-Fi Set to Reshape Wireless Communications Market

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5/15/13 5:00 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 14, 2013)—The use of Wi-Fi functionality in small-cell base stations will be a game changer for cellphone service providers, easing heavily congested data pipes while linking together billions of devices into a single network architecture, according to the IHS iSuppli Mobile & Wireless Communications Service at information and analytics provider IHS.

Small cells—also known as metro cells—are low-power base stations each supporting approximately 100 to more...

EU Antidumping Duties to Price Chinese Modules out of the European Market

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5/14/13 6:45 am EDT

LONDON (May 13, 2013)–Average pricing for Chinese-manufactured photovoltaic (PV) solar modules could surge by 45 percent in June, cutting some solar project IRRs to below 7 percent and further dampen demand in Europe as a result of the preliminary antidumping duties imposed in the European Union, according to IHS (NYSE: IHS).

Chinese modules carried an average price of $0.66 per watt (W) in March, and were expected to increase to $0.67/W in June, based on a forecast from the IHS Solar more...

At SID 2013: The Human Visual Interface as Key to Innovation in High-Performance Displays

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5/13/13 11:50 am EDT

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Combo MEMS Inertial Sensors Motor Their Way to Brisk Growth in the Automotive Market

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5/13/13 8:38 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 13, 2013)—Combo microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for automotive applications are off to another exhilarating ride this year as revenue continues to climb, spurred by rapidly accelerating use in car safety systems, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensors Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

Intel VP to Discuss Low-Cost Computing Initiative at IHS/SID 2013 Business Conference Keynote

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5/13/13 7:18 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 10, 2013)—Will the enabling and investment strategy of Intel Corp. lead to low-cost touch-screen-enabled notebooks that drive new demand for PCs and yield innovation in the global display market?

Find out at the IHS/SID 2013 Business Conference, held May 20 in Vancouver, Canada. At the event, Zane Ball, Intel vice president and general manager, Global Ecosystem Development, will deliver a keynote address discussing the company’s plan to empower the PC industry to more...

Dimming PC Prospects Spur Inventory Reduction in Computer Supply Chain

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5/13/13 5:00 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 9, 2013)—With the outlook for the PC market growing increasingly uncertain because of rising consumer interest in smartphones and tablets, computer manufacturers and distributors are striving to keep their inventories to a minimum, according to an IHS iSuppli Supply Chain Inventory Brief from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

Top Industrial Electronics Semiconductor Suppliers Suffer Declining Revenue in 2012

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5/9/13 10:34 am EDT

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iSuppli is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 9, 2013)—The eight leading suppliers of industrial electronics suffered revenue declines in 2012, reflecting weak conditions for the beleaguered market, according to an IHS iSuppli Industrial Electronics Market Tracker Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

Korean and American Versions of Galaxy S4 as Different as Kimchee and Coleslaw, IHS Teardown Reveals

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5/9/13 8:36 am EDT

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iSuppli is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

SSDs to Account for One-Third of Worldwide PC Storage Shipments by 2017

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5/7/13 9:07 am EDT

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 2, 2013)—Global shipments of solid state drives (SSD) in PCs are set to rise by a factor of seven by 2017, allowing them to claim more than one-third of the market for PC storage solutions by that time, according to an IHS iSuppli Storage Market Tracker Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

IHS Discusses How PCs Can Survive the Tablet Invasion, at the SID Touch Gesture Motion Event

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5/7/13 8:54 am EDT

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iSuppli is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 6, 2013)—In order to stave off the onslaught of popular media tablets and smartphones, notebook PCs need to evolve, adopting touch technology that has proved so popular among consumers.

Russian, Eastern European Video Surveillance Market to Double from 2012 to 2017

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5/7/13 8:45 am EDT

LONDON (May 3, 2013)—Shipments and revenue of video surveillance equipment in Russia and Eastern Europe are on track to approximately double from 2012 to 2017, buoyed by improving economic conditions and preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup, both events to be held in Russia.

MEMS Suppliers Ride Apple’s Gravy Train to the Top of the Microphone Business

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5/1/13 5:00 am EDT

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 1, 2013)—Once again demonstrating Apple Inc.’s power to ordain winners in the electronics supply chain, the top suppliers last year of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones were those that provided devices for iPhones and iPads.

Disruption in Korean Production Could Have Catastrophic Impact on Global Electronics Business

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4/30/13 10:11 am EDT

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iSuppli is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

El Segundo, Calif.(April 30, 2013)—What would happen if half of all global production for dynamic random access memory (DRAM), two-thirds of NAND flash manufacturing and 70 percent of the world’s tablet display supply suddenly disappeared from the market?

The answer would be chaos, with the worldwide electronics supply chain grinding to a halt and stopping major more...

China Becomes World’s Leading PC Market in 2012

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4/29/13 9:26 am EDT

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (April 29, 2013)—China rose to the top of the PC market for the first time ever on an annual basis last year, relegating the United States to second place with a lead of more than 3 million units, according to an IHS iSuppli PC Dynamics Market Brief from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

Boston Bombing Likely to Boost Spending on Video Surveillance Equipment

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4/26/13 7:49 am EDT

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IMS Research is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

AUSTIN, Texas (April 26, 2013)–With history showing that high-profile terrorism events like the Boston bombing can drive increased government spending on security, global sales of video surveillance equipment could exceed the booming growth already predicted for the market. more...

Digital Power Market Booms as Technology Spreads to Consumer and Lighting Areas

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4/26/13 5:00 am EDT

Note to Journalists IMS Research is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

LONDON (April 26, 2013)—The global markets for digital power supplies and digital power integrated circuits (ICs) are projected to boom from 2013 to 2017, as their use in IT infrastructure increases and as the technology expands into lighting and consumer-oriented applications including PCs, appliances and cellphones. more...

Spurred by Google Glass, IHS Forecasts Nearly 10 Million Smart Glasses to Ship from 2012 to 2016

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4/24/13 7:07 am EDT

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IMS Research is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release.

LONDON (April 24, 2013)—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 almost 10 million units from 2012 through 2016.

China’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Market Set to More than Triple by 2019

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4/24/13 5:00 am EDT

SHANGHAI (April 24, 2013)—The market for automotive Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in China is forecast to boom to $3.1 billion in 2019, up from $971.0 million in 2013, driven by rising demand for convenience and safety features among Chinese motorists, according to a recently published report by IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS).

UK Video Rental Market Plunges in 2013 as Half of Country’s Blockbuster Stores Close

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4/23/13 10:58 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (April 23, 2013)—The market for Blu-ray (BD) and DVD rental in the United Kingdom is expected to plunge by 22 percent in 2013, as half the country’s Blockbuster video stores shut down in a restructuring initiated by the company’s new management.

European Solar Module Prices Rise for the First Time in Four Years

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4/23/13 6:39 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (April 23, 2013)—Reflecting a major shift in the global solar market after four years of severe erosion, prices for photovoltaic (PV) modules in the key European market are rising due to number of factors—including the newly restored balance between supply and demand.

Automotive and Wireless Applications Help Drive Pressure Sensors to Rise to Top of MEMS Market in 2013

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4/22/13 8:45 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (April 22, 2013)—Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors will achieve accelerated growth this year and become the leading type of MEMS device, driven by increasing use in automotive and the fast-growing handset space, according to insights from the IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensors Service from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). more...

Bluetooth Chip Shipments to Nearly Double by 2017, Driven by Demand for Integrated Parts in Mobile Devices

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4/19/13 5:00 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(April 19, 2013)—The market for Bluetooth semiconductors is expected to boom by nearly 100 percent from 2011 to 2017, with the majority of the growth driven by demand for wireless combination integrated circuits (ICs) and mobile system-on-chip (MSoC) devices with integrated wireless connectivity that are used in mobile devices like smartphones and media tablets.

IHS Survey Reveals More than One-Third of Companies Completely Unprepared for US Conflict-Minerals Rules

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4/18/13 5:00 am EDT

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (April 18, 2013)—With time running out until U.S. component manufacturers are legally required to disclose their usage of conflict minerals to the federal government, many companies are woefully unprepared for the new regulations, with more than one-third of firms indicating they haven’t even commenced compliance planning, according to a survey from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).

Pay-TV Operators Can Stave Off OTT Threat with Multiscreen and CDN Investments

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4/17/13 5:00 am EDT

LONDON (April 17, 2013)—Despite the dire competitive threat posed by over-the-top (OTT) services, pay-TV operators can thrive by investing in additional service offerings that should include multiscreen services to more than make up for the erosion in their customer base, according to the IHS Screen Digest TV Intelligence Service from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS).