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		<title><![CDATA[Semiconductor Research News - New Publications]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mobile Commerce 360]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/mobile-commerce.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mobile commerce is exploding with applications and services driven by
 emerging technologies, use cases, and business models. M-commerce is 
quite different from traditional e-commerce as the ecosystem and value 
chain are more dynamic and are evolving in a different manner than 
e-commerce as a whole. Mobile Commerce 360 is an annual subscription service that provides 
research, analysis, and advisory services that address a wide range of 
topics within mobile commerce including advertising, payments, search 
and discovery, security, emerging technologies, technology transfer, and
 more. The service includes many research reports within mobile commerce
 (and related areas such as value-added services, mobile search, and 
others) as well as customized reports, and consultation. Subscribe for a
 360 degree view of mobile commerce!! ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Batteries & Supercapacitors in Consumer Electronics 2013-2023: Forecasts]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/batteries-and-supercapacitors-for-smart-portable-devices-markets-technologies-companies.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This report leads you from the basic concepts to understand the 
technologies in the energy storage industry including the advantages and
 limitations of different technologies. This is followed by a 
comprehensive section of the supercapacitor technology explaining where 
they fit in the energy storage industry and their potential 
applications. Finally it introduces the emerging and future technologies
 in the energy storage space: Thin Film and Flexible Batteries. We 
present both for batteries and supercapacitors their current research 
and development paths leading to improvements. Through these sections we
 highlight the work of the companies involved in this industry. 
Expanding from previous editions we present potential cost reduction 
paths for lithium batteries, drivers of the consumer electronic 
industry, the potential role of super capacitors and innovative 
technologies and their niche markets. In addition this report presents 
IDTechEx's comprehensive study of companies in the lithium battery 
industry: 138 manufacturers of lithium-based rechargeable batteries, 
including their country, cathode and anode chemistry, electrolyte 
morphology case type and application priorities. We present a 10 year 
forecast on lithium batteries, supercapacitors, RFID and wireless 
sensors applications. ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Batteries and Supercapacitors for the Smart Grid]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/batteries-supercapacitors-smart-grid.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This report reviews the latest 
applications for grid storage and shows where money can be made in the 
near-to-medium term future by supplying the batteries and 
supercapacitors that will meet the coming storage requirements of the 
grid. This report provides granular eight-year 
forecasts of chemical batteries and supercapacitors in both volume 
shipments and market value, with breakouts by technology type, 
application, and regions supplied.  In addition, this report provides 
detailed assessments of the strategies being utilized by leading firms 
active in this space. ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cloud Business Solutions, Social Media, and Platform Systems of Engagement]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/cloud-business-solutions.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This study has chosen to look at cloud business solutions, social 
media, and platform systems of engagement to understand the incredible 
upswing of small player company formation that creates a massive cloud 
presence that cuts across the more traditional divisions of the cloud 
services market. While the larger players dominate with market share, 
the thousands of new market participants are build apps for every 
industry that leverage smart phones and tablets and use to cloud to 
create data storage, data backup, and connectivity to the back end. Systems management, collaboration, mapping, localization, healthcare delivery apps are but a few of the initiatives being 
developed by cloud market participants. Cloud systems will achieve 
trillion dollar status soon. The cloud business solutions, social media, and platform systems of
 engagement market is expanding. Cloud solution markets at $34.7 billion
 in 2013 are anticipated to reach $123 billion by 2019. Market growth 
comes as cloud computing is used to aggregate data from the smart phone 
end points and integrate it with front end web data and back end 
transaction system data.]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sapphire Substrates 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/sapphire-substrates-2013-yd3380.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The sapphire material shortage experienced from 2010 to early 2011 
created a window of opportunity for new entrants. In the last two years,
 more than 80 companies announced their intention to enter the industry,
 bringing the potential number of players to 130+ -- with more than 50 
of these potential new entrants located in China. Coupled with slow 
demand from LED makers in 2012, this has created a very challenging 
environment with cores and wafers often selling at prices at or below 
manufacturing cost. Revenues increased 15% in 2011 but are expected to 
drop 9% in 2012 due to lower Average Selling Prices, despite volume 
increase and a favorable product mix with the percentage of PSS wafers 
increasing dramatically. These difficult market conditions will trigger 
an industry rationalization through consolidation and attrition that 
should take place in 2013 and 2014. In the long-term, as the environment
 remains extremely competitive, we expect the industry to evolve toward a
 more vertically integrated model in order to limit margin stacking. A 
handful of tier-1 worldwide leaders should emerge from this 
rationalization, along with smaller tier-2 regional players. This report presents historical and future price trends for material 
and finished wafers, as well as a detailed supply/demand analysis. 
Volume forecasts are presented for material, standard and PSS wafers, 
along with a revenue forecast for finished wafers. ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global NFC Market Opportunity]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/global-nfc-market-opportunity.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The study analyses trends of the NFC tags market globally across 
different applications. With gaining awareness among customers, NFC is 
expected to witness greater traction in the coming years. This study 
focuses on the trends, challenges, and factors that drive market growth.
 The study provides region-wide analysis in addition to providing 
competitive analysis. It covers the use of NFC in different applications
 and the trends across these applications. Furthermore, the deliverable 
focuses on certain key Mega Trends and its impact on the adoption rate 
of this technology across regions. This deliverable will provide key 
market participants with the necessary business intelligence to help 
them accelerate growth in a fast-paced market. ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global Markets for Machine Vision Technologies]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/global-markets-for-machine-vision-technologies.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The scope of this report is the market for MV hardware and software, 
including smart cameras and smart sensors, compact vision systems, 
personal computer-based MV systems, MV lighting and cameras, and frame 
grabbers. The major objective of this report is to determine the worldwide market 
for MV systems and its growth potential over the next five years.  It 
also highlights the various technologies involved and improvements in 
them.  There is a look at the structure of the industries involved in 
the research, development, design and manufacture of MV components and 
systems.  Profiles of global manufacturers are provided along with a 
discussion of the global competition in this ever-expanding market.  An 
analysis of patents issued to various companies for related technologies
 and processes is contained in this study.  Forecasts take into account 
product and technology life cycles.]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Key Trends That Will Shape The Landscape of the Electronics Manufacturing Industry]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/presscenter/articles/2043/1/Key-Trends-That-Will-Shape-The-Landscape-of-the-Electronics-Manufacturing-Industry-/Page1.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Cloud computing figures prominently in this latest edition of the 
roadmap, and has the potential to create the most significant paradigm 
shifts, bringing about major changes to business models in the next four
 to five years. Similarly, the increased use of MEMS and sensors in a 
growing number of applications (cell phones, medical electronics, 
automotive) has repercussions across multiple product sectors. Concerns about sustainability are still at the forefront while 
companies continue to grapple with the lack of industry-wide assessment 
methodologies to evaluate alternative materials and the need for data to
 assess and quantify environmental impact of products in a consistent 
way. Faster rates of change in miniaturization, driven by the explosion of 
smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices, are resulting in 
increased use of complex, 3D assemblies and solutions, such as 
system-in-package (SiP). These solutions, however, come with their own 
sets of challenges. Lack of test access, pick and place of 3D thin chips
 or bare 3D stacked chips with irregular shapes, rework processes and 
heat sink attachment all become more difficult. 	
 ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Global and China Advanced Packaging Industry Report]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/global-advanced-packaging-industry-report.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In 2012, global semiconductor sales fell 2.7%; semiconductor equipment 
spending dropped by 15% to US$36.9 billion from US$43.5 billion in 2011.
 The semiconductor market in 2013 is also not optimistic, accompanied by
 recession of the world’s emerging economies and Europe’s sluggish 
recovery. U.S. and Japanese markets are relatively better, while China, 
as the world’s largest semiconductor market, has witnessed 
lower-than-expected economic growth, the global economy is yet to show 
signs of recovery. In spite of the overall decline in 
semiconductor industry, the foundry field still grows. In 2012, the 
global semiconductor foundry market reached total value of US$34.6 
billion, an increase of 6.5% over 2011. With the growth slowdown of 
smart phones and tablet PCs, it is expected that the foundry market in 
2013 will increase by just 1.6% to exceed about US$35.2 billion.  ]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Smart Lighting Markets and Opportunities 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.electronics.ca/store/smart-lighting-markets-and-opportunities.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Revenues from smart lighting are expected to escalate rapidly in the 
coming decade, driven primarily by rising energy costs.  However, the 
biggest wins in the smart lighting business will go to those who can 
differentiate themselves in the market by offering value-added features 
and interfaces to other building automation systems. 
As it happens, it is becoming increasingly easy to achieve such 
differentiation.  The latest lighting research indicates that smart 
lighting can also lead to improved health and mood, while newer 
technology is showing the way to using smart lighting systems for air 
quality monitoring and even the delivery of information services.  At 
the same time, improved control algorithms will permit the basic 
lighting management functionality of smart lighting to be performed much
 more effectively.With these important developments in mind, this report offers 
guidance on where new smart lighting business revenues will be generated
 over the next few years and beyond.]]></description>
			<author>RSS@ELECTRONICS.CA (Electronics.ca Research Network)</author>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
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