
Optoelectronics, Sensors/Actuators and Discretes Will Stabilize in 2016
Overall demand for optoelectronics, sensors, actuators, and discrete semiconductors softened in 2015 as the fragile global economy weakened, but these market segments are expected to stabilize in 2016 and gradually return to more normal growth rates in the second half of this decade, according to IC Insights’ new 2016 O-S-D Report...

Curved-Screen Monitor Shipments to Double This Year, TrendForce Says
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that the total shipments of curved-screen monitors reached almost 900,000 units in 2015, the first year that the product was sold on the market. With more brands entering the curved-screen monitor market and strong demand from Internet cafés in China, WitsView projects that about 1...

Intel Announces New Xeon Processor and SSD Products Family for Cloud Applications
Intel Corporation today announced a range of new technologies, investments and industry collaborations, including the Xeon processor E5-2600 v4 product family which built on 14nm process technology, Intel SSD DC P3320/ P3520 Series, and Intel SSD DC D3700 and D3600 Series...

Gartner Says Global Smartphone Sales to Only Grow 7% in 2016
Gartner said global smartphone sales will for the first time exhibit single-digit growth in 2016. Global smartphone sales are estimated to reach 1.5 billion units in 2016, a 7 per cent growth from 2015. The total mobile phone market is forecast to reach 1...

Acer Announces the Availability of Predator Z850 Gaming Projector
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer today announced the availability of its Predator Z850 gaming projector. The Predator Z850 is the world’s first ultra-wide HD laser projector designed for gaming, and expands Acer’s Predator gaming product portfolio which also includes desktops, notebooks, tablets, and monitors...

Market Scale of Gaming PCs and Peripherals to Reach US$24.35B
According to TrendForce, the scale of the worldwide market for gaming PCs and their peripherals is projected to reach US$24.35 billion this year as VR Application Spurs Hardware Demand. TrendForce noted that the PC gaming market is currently one of the niche segments that have huge opportunities...