Semiconductors & Electronics Industry Highlights

The global  fitness equipment market   is anticipated to reach USD 13.24 billion by 2022. Key factors that are expected to fuel growth include urbanization leading to changing lifestyles, growing awareness of health & wellness and drastic increase of obese population. Emerging economies have been observing growing trend for healthcare programs across all segments. In addition, governments in these countries are persistently attempting to conceptualize and establish effective healthcare plans. The introduction of new fitness regimes and healthcare programs across various corporates to encourage employees is expected to trigger growth. Fitness equipment market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2015 to 2022. On the basis of equipment type, the industry is segmented into strength training, cardiovascular and devices such as trackers & monitors. Commonly used equipment across all age groups to maintain fitness and manage weight include stationary bicycles, ...

The global  solid state drive (SSD) market   size is expected to reach USD 25.51 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., registering a CAGR of 14.7% during the forecast period. The market is majorly driven by increasing penetration of high-end cloud computing, growing adoption of SSDs in data centers, and numerous advantages of SSDs over hard disk drives (HDDs). Intensive use of social media, booming online commerce, and surge in media content will play a critical role in driving the SSD market over the forecast period. The average household’s storage capacity is expected to increase over the coming years due to popularity of smartphones and tablets, which has allowed consumers to generate large volumes of digital data and content. This has led to growing demand for sufficient capacity to store content. Rising adoption of SSDs in data centers is a result of various factors such as its greater efficiency compared to traditional HDD s...

The global  integrated passive devices (IPD) market  is expected to reach USD 2.64 billion by 2025, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. The growing demand for wireless, electronic, handheld devices is presumed to drive the market growth over the forecast period. IPD, such as RF devices, facilitate efficient wireless communication and prevent loss of network signals. They are used across several applications including digital & mixed signals, RF transceivers, power amplifiers, MEMS, digital processors, and power management units. The growing penetration of these devices in wireless consumer market can be attributed to the high volume of customers adopting cellular phones and other IoT devices. The applications of this technology in digital and mixed signals are fewer, but significant. The commercialization of an application is subject to its potential to comply with electrical performance and density requirements of conventional DC-DC converter modu...