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W35August2014
1. 2014
BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION REPORT
Week 35
Prepared by
Ferhat Ünlükal
8/31/2014
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BUSINESS &
TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION
REPORT
Week 35
Headlines
Consumer Electronics (CE)
• The Global 4K TV market will grow at a
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CAGR of 106.84 percent over the
period 2013-2018.
ICT
• Apple Inc.'s suppliers are preparing to
manufacture the company's largest-ever
iPad.
• Samsung and Nokia have signed an
agreement to bring Nokia's HERE
mapping service.
• Samsung announced that it has started
mass producing the industry’s first 64
gigabyte (GB), double data rate-4
(DDR4).
• Foxconn Electronics has adopted a
cloud computing-based security
monitoring system.
• The number of active wireless
connected devices will exceed 40.9
billion by 2020.
• The growth of the Americas smart
homes market in the coming years is
expected to be remarkable, with the
revenue growth estimated to reach
$22.4 billion by 2020.
• The global market for smart cities was
valued at USD 506.78 billion in 2012.
Flat Panel Industry
• On-cell touch panel shipments from
makers in Greater China are expected
to grow 91.4%.
• The global shipments of large-size
panels dropped five per cent on month
to 68.21 million in July.
• The market for plastic and flexible
AMOLED displays will rise to $16bn by
2020.
Semiconductor Industry
• Chipmaker Intel Corporation (INTC)
should consider acquiring Taiwanese
wireless chipmaker MediaTek.
• Broadcom introduced a new
development kit into its Wireless
Internet Connectivity for Embedded
Devices (WICED™) family.
• Cryptography Research announced that
MStar has licensed the Cryptography
Research CryptoFirewall™ security core
for integration into its connected TV
solution chips.
• CSR has turned down a takeover bid
from U.S. semiconductor outfit
Microchip Technology.
Software Industry
• Google is buying Zync and its
popular Zync Render tool, and plans to
make it part of the Google Cloud
Platform lineup.
• Amazon has agreed to buy the
massively popular video game
streaming website in an all-cash deal
totaling approximately $970 million.
• Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer has
agreed to invest in fast-growing
messaging startup Snapchat.
Healthcare Industry
• Geriatric Care Services Market is
expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9 %
from 2013 to 2019, to reach an
estimated value of USD 850.0 billion by
2019.
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Retail and Payment Industry
• India's Bharti Airtel has announced a
partnership aimed at launching mobile
money services.
• ROAM announced that it has partnered
with First Data- the global leader in
payment technology and services
solutions, to introduce an innovative
mPOS solution into the Indian market
• Worldwide, the shipment for NFC-enabled
cellular handsets stood at
264.5 million units in 2013.
• The global Biometrics Technology
market is anticipated to reach a value
of USD 23.3 billion by 2019, at a CAGR
of 20.8% from 2013 to 2019.
• The global RFID market was valued at
USD 1.9 billion in 2013 and is expected
to grow at a CAGR of 13.9% from 2014
to 2040, to reach an estimated value of
USD 5.3 billion in 2020.
Consumer Electronics (CE)
CE Market
4K TV Market
• The Global 4K TV market will grow at a
CAGR of 106.84 percent over the
period 2013-2018.
• Among these four segments, only LCD
TVs and OLED TVs will have the 4K
feature. In the coming years, most LCD
screens will be equipped with 4K
technology and the remaining will have
the feature to upgrade. At present, the
Global Television market is dominated
by the LCD TVs segment and its market
share will continue to rise till the end of
forecast period. CRT TVs and Plasma
TVs will soon be history. The OLED TVs
segment, on the other hand, will grow
at a more sluggish rate mainly because
of the high price of these TVs and they
will remain high-end products in the
coming years.
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ICT Industry
Apple
12.9’’ iPad
• Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s suppliers are
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preparing to manufacture the
company's largest-ever iPad, with
production scheduled to commence by
the first quarter of next year, according
to people with knowledge of the
matter. Shares of display makers rose.
• The new iPad will have a screen
measuring 12.9 inches diagonally, said
the people, who asked not to be
identified because the details aren't
public. Apple currently produces iPads
with 9.7-inch and 7.9-inch displays.
The Cupertino, California-based
company has been working with
suppliers for at least a year to develop
a new range of larger touch-screen
devices, said the people.
Apple’s stock performance
Samsung
HERE mapping service
• Samsung and Nokia have signed an
agreement to bring Nokia's HERE
mapping service to just about every
Samsung device imaginable. Nokia
announced that HERE for Android will
be exclusive to Samsung's Galaxy
smartphone line, and it will also be
bringing a mini version of HERE
to Samsung's Tizen-based
smartwatches, including the newly-announced
Samsung Gear S.
Samsung’s stock performance
3D TSV Technology
• Samsung Electronics, Ltd. announced
that it has started mass producing the
industry’s first 64 gigabyte (GB), double
data rate-4 (DDR4), registered dual
Inline memory modules (RDIMMs) that
use three dimensional (3D) “through
silicon via” (TSV) package technology.
The new high-density, high-performance
module will play a key role
in supporting the continued
proliferation of enterprise servers and
cloud-based applications, as well as
further diversification of data center
solutions.
• The new RDIMMs include 36 DDR4
DRAM chips, each of which consists of
four 4-gigabit (Gb) DDR4 DRAM dies.
The low-power chips are manufactured
using Samsung’s most advanced 20-
nanometer (nm) class* process
technology and 3D TSV package
technology.
• “Samsung is reinforcing its competitive
edge in the DRAM market with its new
state-of-the-art solution using its 3D
TSV technology, while driving growth in
the global DRAM market,” said Jeeho
Baek, vice president, memory
marketing, Samsung Electronics. “By
introducing highly energy-efficient
DDR4 modules assembled with 3D TSV,
we’re taking a big step ahead of the
mainstream DDR4 market, which
should dramatically expand with the
expected introduction of next-
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generation CPUs in the second half of
this year.”
• Samsung’s volume production of 3D
TSV modules marks a new milestone in
the history of memory technology,
following the company’s initial
production of 3D Vertical NAND (V-NAND)
flash memory last year. While
3D V-NAND technology embraces high-rise
vertical structures of cell arrays
inside a monolithic die, 3D TSV is an
innovative packaging technology that
vertically interconnects stacked dies.
With its introduction of the new TSV
modules, Samsung has further
strengthened its technological
leadership in the “3D memory” era.
Foxconn
Cloud Computing Based Security Monitor
• Foxconn Electronics has adopted a
cloud computing-based security
monitoring system equipped with in-house-
developed hardware and
software at its headquarters in
northern Taiwan to monitor labor
safety and environmental conditions at
its main factories in Taiwan and China,
according to industry sources.
• The system is designed and developed
by Foxconn's cloud computing product
business unit with help from other
business units.
• Surveillance cameras are supplied by
Foxconn's subsidiary Ingrasys, which
has recently started turning its business
focus to providing complete solutions to
clients.
Foxconn’s stock performance
ICT Market
Wireless Connected Devices and IoT
• The number of active wireless
connected devices will exceed 40.9
billion by 2020 – more than double the
current total, according to ABI
Research. The explosion in connected
devices will be driven by the internet of
things (IoT).
• ABI’s estimate of 40 billion devices is
significantly more than the figure
suggested byGartner in 2013, when it
forecast that the IoT will see 26 billion
units installed by 2020.
• ABI also predicted that the installed
base of active wireless connected
devices will exceed 16 billion this year –
20% more than in 2013.
US Smart Home Market
• The growth of the Americas smart
homes market in the coming years is
expected to be remarkable, with the
revenue growth estimated to reach
$22.4 billion by 2020, at an estimated
CAGR of 17.62% from 2013 to 2020.
Smart Cities Market
• The global market for smart cities was
valued at USD 506.78 billion in 2012
and is projected to grow at a CAGR of
14.0% during the forecast period from
2013 to 2019.
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Flat Panel Industry
Flat Panel Market
On Cel Touch Panel Shipments
• On-cell touch panel shipments from
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makers in Greater China are expected
to grow 91.4% in the second half of
2014 compared to the first half of the
year as makers greatly improve
production yields, leading to pricing
and technological advancements. Of
the percentage, about 80% will be
from Taiwan makers, according to
Digitimes Research.
Large Size panel shipments
• TrendForce has reported that global
shipments of large-size panels dropped
five per cent on month to 68.21 million
in July. LCD TVpanel shipments
reached 20.86 million, down 0.4 per
cent on month, while monitor panel
shipments reached 12.72 million, a 5.6
per cent decrease, as LCD TV panel
applications strained production
capacity.
• Notebook panel shipments, fell 5.8 per
cent to 15.32 million due to increased
demand for smartphones,
while tabletpanel shipments dropped
8.4 per cent to 19.27 million as Apple
adjusted reserves in anticipation of the
release of a new iPad in 2H14,
according to WitsView, a subsidiary of
market intelligence firm TrendForce.
AMOLED Market
• OLED displays are already mass
produced for mobile phones and OLED
will continue gaining market share
against LCD technology. The next
evolution is plastic displays and flexible
displays. IDTechEx expects the first
flagship phone with a flexible display to
ship in 2017. Based on this scenario,
the market for plastic and flexible
AMOLED displays will rise to $16bn by
2020.
Semiconductor Industry
Intel
Posibility of acquisition of Mediatek
• Chipmaker Intel Corporation (INTC)
should consider acquiring Taiwanese
wireless chipmaker MediaTek within the
next three years for $27 billion, insists
RBC Capital Markets analyst Doug
Freedman. Per Freedman, ARM (ARMH)
chipmaker MediaTek could enable Intel
to ramp up its mobile chip business.
• Freedman reckons that the deal would
create more shareholder value for Intel
by increasing its share of the mobile
system-on-a-chip (SoC) market by up
to 16%. Intel currently holds a 4%
market share in the mobile chips
market. It will also be immediately
accretive to Intel’s earnings per share
and would help curtail the investment
losses that the chipmaker has been
incurring to grow its mobile and
wireless business.
• Intel is investing more than $1 billion
per quarter to grow its ambitious
mobile and communications business.
But it has been suffering heavy losses
in the process. That’s because its chips
are based on x86 architecture that is
less energy efficient than ARM designs.
Intel’s stock performance
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Broadcom
IoT development Kit
• Broadcom Corporation (BRCM), a global
innovation leader in semiconductor
solutions for wired and wireless
communications, introduced a new
development kit into its Wireless
Internet Connectivity for Embedded
Devices (WICED™) family to enable
developers to rapidly prototype ideas
and concepts for IoT devices and
applications. The Broadcom® WICED
Sense development kit is an all-in-one
IoT prototyping kit that includes
Broadcom'snewest Bluetooth Smart
chip, five micro electro-mechanical
systems (MEMS) and has a software
stack that is Bluetooth 4.1 compatible.
Get WICED products here.
Broadcom’s stock performance
MStar
Cooperation with Crytography Research
• Cryptography Research, the security
division of Rambus (RMBS), announced
that MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a
leading semiconductor company for
display and digital home solutions, has
licensed the Cryptography Research
CryptoFirewall™ security core for
integration into its connected TV
solution chips. The CryptoFirewall core
will provide operators and over-the-top
(OTT) distributors utilizing MStar-based
connected TVs with strong hardware
security to protect content and services
against piracy.
Mediatek’s stock performance
CSR
Takeover bid from Microchip
• CSR, the British chip design firm
previously known as Cambridge Silicon
Radio, has turned down a takeover bid
from U.S. semiconductor outfit
Microchip Technology.
• CSR was a pioneer in the Bluetooth
space and a notable player in mobile
connectivity, but the downward
trajectories of big customers like Nokia
and RIM forced it to sell off its mobile
business to Samsung a couple years
ago. These days it’s concentrating on
Bluetooth Smart, the low-energy
standard for connecting wearables, cars
and other internet-of-things devices, as
well as modules for location tracking,
audio and image processing, and Wi-Fi.
CSR’s stock performance
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Software Industry
Google
Acquisition of Zync
• Google is buying Zync and its
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popular Zync Render tool, and plans to
make it part of the Google Cloud
Platform lineup. The news was posted
on the Google Cloud Platform blog.
Google’s stock performance
Amazon
Acquisition of Twitch
• Twitch is getting bought, but it's not
YouTube and Google that are doing the
buying. Amazon has agreed to buy the
massively popular video game
streaming website in an all-cash deal
totaling approximately $970 million.
The announcement is surprising in light
of recent reports that suggested
YouTube and Twitch had
already reached a $1 billion buyout
agreement to bring Twitch's platform
and massive community under the
Google umbrella.
Amazon’s stock performance
Snapchat
Venture Capital Investment
• Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byer has agreed to invest in
fast-growing messaging startup
Snapchat at a valuation close to $10
billion, the Wall Street Journal reported
on Tuesday, citing people with
knowledge of the matter.
• The venture-capital firm had committed
to invest up to $20 million in Snapchat
in May, the Journal cited one of the
people as saying, without elaborating.
• At least one other strategic investor has
committed to joining the latest round of
funding, the Journal cited two of the
people as saying.
Healthcare Industry
Healthcare Market
Geriatric Care Service Market
• According to a new market report,
"Geriatric Care Services Market (Home
Care, Adult Day Care, and Institutional
Care) - Global Industry Analysis, Size,
Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast,
2013 - 2019," is expected to grow at a
CAGR of 5.9 % from 2013 to 2019, to
reach an estimated value of USD 850.0
billion by 2019.
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Retail and Payment Industry
Verifone
Mobile Money in India
• India's Bharti Airtel has announced a
partnership aimed at launching mobile
money services in all 17 of its African
operating countries.
• The company has teamed up with
VeriFone Mobile Money to introduce
mobile Tap n Pay applications and
services.
• The Tap N Pay suite includes NFC
payment, mobile banking and billing
services. They include built-in security
services.
• VeriFone Mobile Money CEO Chris
Jones said that while Africa has one of
the most evolved mobile money
systems in the world, only an estimated
22% of the continent's population have
a bank account or credit facility.
Verifone’s stock performance
Ingenico
Cooperation with First Data in India
• ROAM (www.roamdata.com), part of
Ingenico Mobile Solutions and the
leading mobile commerce platform
provider, announced that it has
partnered with First Data- the global
leader in payment technology and
services solutions, to introduce an
innovative mPOS solution into the
Indian market.
Ingenico’s stock performance
Retail and Payment Market
NFC Market
• Worldwide, the shipment for NFC-enabled
cellular handsets stood at
264.5 million units in 2013. The mobile
phone and tablet manufacturers are
increasingly including NFC features in
their phones and this is expected to
grow during the coming years. Further,
most of the already existing point of
sale (POS) and transportation systems
across the globe use NFC technology,
thus considerable infrastructure is
already developed for the use of NFC –
enabled devices. There is a lot of
research being carried out in the NFC
field which shows the commitment of
industry players toward full scale
implementation of NFC in coming
future.
Biometrics Technology
• According to a new market report
"Biometrics Technology (Face, Hand
geometry, Voice, Signature, Iris, AFIS,
Non-AFIS and Others) Market - Global
Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth,
Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," the
global market is anticipated to reach a
value of USD 23.3 billion by 2019, at a
CAGR of 20.8% from 2013 to 2019.
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RFID Market
• According to a new market report
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published by Transparency Market
Research "Radiofrequency
Identification (RFID) Market (Tags,
Readers, Middleware, Printers and
Cabinets) - Global Industry Analysis,
Size, Share, Growth, Trends and
Forecast, 2014 - 2020" the global
radiofrequency identification (RFID)
market was valued at USD 1.9 billion in
2013 and is expected to grow at a
CAGR of 13.9% from 2014 to 2040, to
reach an estimated value of USD 5.3
billion in 2020.
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