• Global spending on LTE ramps up (03/02/12)
  With the growing number of mobile network operators that are trialing, deploying or commercially operating 4G/LTE networks, carrier spending on LTE is forecast to surpass 3.5G by next year.
  
  
• AMOLED TV adoption stalled by high costs (02/02/12)
  IHS analyst feels that AMOLED TVs will face adoption delays unless their prices fall to within a 20 per cent premium of comparable LCD TVs, in spite of their dramatically superior viewing experience.
  
  
• Semiconductor to see sluggish growth in 2012 (01/02/12)
  The global semiconductor industry is expected to grow by just 3.3 per cent, says IHS iSuppli report.
  
  
• Apple becomes No.1 PC seller (01/02/12)
  Booming demands for iPads helped Apple to overtake HP as world's top PC vendor in Q4 2011.
  
  
• EV battery to reach Rs.2.40 lakh crore in 2020 (31/01/12)
  ABI Research reports several Li-ion battery production facilities came online in 2011, spurred by the expectation that HEV demand will increase as governments provide subsidies and tax benefits to cut emissions.
  
  

• Smartphones to set wireless handset trends (30/01/12)
  IHS iSuppli reports on the mobile and wireless communications markets in 2012, saying that emerging regions, low-end smartphones and LTE will be vital for growth.
  
  
• 2012 India IT spending seen to grow 10% (30/01/12)
  Gartner forecasts IT spending across all industry markets in India exceeding Rs.1.99 lakh crore ($39 billion) in 2012, with the growth driven by the country's economic growth.
  
  
• Apple biggest chip buyer in 2011 (27/01/12)
  Gartner reveals that leading electronic equipment manufacturers accounted for Rs.5.39 lakh crore ($105.6 billion) of semiconductors on a design total available market (TAM) basis in 2011.
  
  
• Wi-Fi sees upsurge in home video devices (27/01/12)
  NPD In-Stat reports that Wi-Fi has evolved from a nice-to-have feature to a must-have feature as it provides the connectivity necessary to support IP-based video content in the home.
  
  
• Small cell shipments surge (25/01/12)
  NPD In-Stat reports that small cells are becoming increasingly necessary to meet the rapidly growing mobile data usage, and SoC vendors are battling for shares in the growing market.
  
  

• UPS market growth spurred by India, China (24/01/12)
  IMS Research forecasts that the UPS service market in Asia will grow to over Rs.1,428.57 crore ($820 million) in 2012.
  
  
• Analyst: India gets more of UK auto market (23/01/12)
  Market watcher IDTechEx discusses the acquisition of British automobile and electric vehicle manufacturers by India companies.
  
  
• 200 crore multimedia interfaces to ship in 2015 (20/01/12)
  NPD In-Stat reports that while DVI interfaces have not developed, HDMI and DisplayPort have gained in popularity, with embedded DisplayPort expected to gain a 95 per cent attach rate in notebook PCs in 2015.
  
  
• Cloud servers crowd out other servers (19/01/12)
  IHS iSuppli reports that shipments of cloud servers will grow at about 30 per cent until 2015 when 18 lakh units would have shipped.
  
  
• OLED revenues tip Rs.20,000 crore in 2011 (18/01/12)
  NPD DisplaySearch reports that OLED technology saw much development in 2011 in terms of organic materials used, colour patterning, electronic driving methods, and encapsulation.
  
  

• 802.11ac gears up for wide adoption in 2012 (17/01/12)
  IMS Research reports that the 802.11ac standard is expected to be approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance in mid-2012, and over 40 crore devices are expected to be shipped in 2016.
  
  
• SuperSpeed USB device shipments ramp up (13/01/12)
  NPD In-Stat predicts a surge in SuperSpeed USB device shipments from 7 crore in 2011 to more than 100 crore devices by 2014 due to increasingly larger bandwidth requirements in CE devices.
  
  
• Report: Device screen size dictates use (13/01/12)
  NPD In-Stat reports that the top uses for 9- and 11inch tablets are productivity-based uses including web browsing, email, and downloading and using applications.
  
  
• India smart card market tips 15% CAGR (12/01/12)
  Market analyst RNCOS says India is one of the world's fastest smart card markets because of the use of smart cards by government-run programmes.
  
  
• VoIP subscribers triple to 2.9 crore in 2011 (11/01/12)
  In-Stat says that VoIP services worldwide tripled to about 2.9 crore in 2011, driven by smartphone penetration more services offered by service providers and mobile operators.
  
  

• 3G, 4G take half of 2012 handset market (11/01/12)
  ABI Research predicts handset market growth in the order of 8 per cent, with 167 crore handsets shipped worldwide by the end of 2012.
  
  
• 9 crore AMOLEDs ship in 2011 (10/01/12)
  The AMOLED market is expected to have achieved revenues of Rs.17,142.86 crore ($3.36 billion) in 2011, with over 9 crore units sold worldwide, mostly for smartphones.
  
  
• GaN deployments rising in commercial market (06/01/12)
  Strategy Analytics projects gallium nitride technology will be used in Rs.295.92 crore worth of commercial applications by 2015.
  
  
• Over 500000 TD-LTE base stations by 2016 (05/01/12)
  Large-scale TD-LTE networks are planned in the United States and India, according to ABI Reseach.
  
  
• Chip sales down in Nov, still growth expected (04/01/12)
  Despite floods in Thailand and Europe crisis, the global semiconductor industry is still poised to close 2011 with growth, predicts SIA.
  
  

• APAC to become largest market for DCS by 2015 (03/01/12)
  The distributed control systems market in Asia Pacific will reach about Rs.37,244.90 crore ($7.3 billion) in 2015.
  
  
• 2012: Solar market to remain uncertain in India (30/12/11)
  TrendForce predicts that 2012 will be a very challenging year for the global solar industry, with the weaker players merging or dropping out of the game.
  
  
• Wireless infrastructure spending up 9% in 2011 (28/12/11)
  Spending for wireless network infrastructure equipment will amount to Rs.2.17 lakh crore in 2011, forecasts IHS.
  
  
• Medical electronics market to reach Rs 33000 cr (27/12/11)
  By 2020, the Indian medical electronics industry is expected to reach Rs.32,653.06 crore at a CAGR of 19 per cent.
  
  
• IHS: Intel increases its lead over AMD (26/12/11)
  Intel expanded its lead over No. 2 microprocessor firm AMD to 73.5 percentage points in the third quarter.
  
  

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