Fibocom’s 5G RedCap Module Solution to Ensure the Predictable Growth of 5G FWA
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Fibocom’s 5G RedCap Module Solution to Ensure the Predictable Growth of 5G FWA

　　Introduction　　The latest statistic from GSA’s 5G Infographic reveals that as of August 2023, there were 265 commercial 5G launches globally, and 543 operators are investing in 5G network rollout. Driven by technological innovations, it is expected to add new 5G network deployments in more than 30 countries in 2023, most of which will be 5G standalone networks. While the operators are propelling the implementation of 5G infrastructure, the adoption of 5G applications will be presented in a more mature business model for consumers, and enterprises to engage in the beneficiary bandwidth and millisecond latency.　　Another statistic from GSA has identified 535 operators from 186 countries and territories are providing FWA service using LTE or 5G worldwide. These powerful figures also mark the stance of FWA as the "Killer App" in 5G's commercialization attributed to the rapid deployment in recent years.　　Why RedCap and How to Position the Role in the FWA Market?　　The evolution of 5G technology is an ongoing process, from 3GPP Release 15 to 17, every evolution empowers 5G with multiple advancements. RedCap was introduced under the category of 5G NR in 3GPP Release 17 but leveraged fewer 5G NR capabilities for the balance of 5G functions and costs. This new tier of 5G will technically contribute to the acceleration of the 5G use cases adoption rate by providing optimized hardware design, extended battery life, lower power consumption and better spectrum utilization.　　Source: Ericsson FWA Handbook 2023 Edition　　FWA (Fixed Wireless Access), is addressed to close the digital divide and offer fiber-like wireless connectivity services eliminating the barriers led by geography locations. 4G FWA has benefited from the comprehensive 4G infrastructure built in the past ten years, the shipment accounted for more than 70% of the total FWA device shipments. Driven by the implementation of 5G network deployments, 5G share is predicted to exceed 4G in the next few years, and the 4G existing market will seek for a 5G solution for smooth transition. Therefore, 5G RedCap is considered to be the ideal solution to take over the 4G FWA market with the multiple enhancements introduced at the beginning.　　Fibocom’s 5G RedCap Module Solution to Ensure the Predictable Growth of 5G FWA　　As the industry-leading provider of wireless modules and solutions, Fibocom launched the 5G RedCap module solution for the global FWA market earlier this year. Integrated with Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF, which is the world's 1st 5G NR-Light Modem-RF, Fibocom FG131 is a high-performance RedCap module with a maximum peak rate of up to 226Mbps on the downlink and 121Mbps on the uplink in 5G SA. Furthermore, it is also backward compatible with LTE networks, delivering up to 195Mbps downlink and 105Mbps uplink speed. Adopting an LGA form factor measured at 39.5*37mm, the package ensures the 100% compatibility of Fibocom LTE Cat 6 module series FG101 and FG621, and is also pin-compatible with Fibocom LTE Cat 4 module series, greatly reducing the barriers for customers to replace the 4G FWA devices with the latest 5G technology. Notably, FG131 incorporated numerous hardware innovations by employing a highly-integrated PCB layout, enabling customers' devices to support more frequency bands at a global scale, encompassing regions such as North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia, Japan, China, etc.　　The simplified design of the 5G RedCap module will ultimately lead to cost optimization. In hardware utilization, FG131 realize the balance of cost performance and end device scalability. Catering to the demand for larger bandwidth and higher throughput in the FWA scenarios, FG131 is equipped with a 1.25Gbps SGMII portal for users to develop the wired connection. Additionally, it expands wireless capability to Wi-Fi 5/Wi-Fi 6 by docking to QCA6174/WCN6856 Wi-Fi chipset via a PCIe 2.0 port. In terms of software comparability, FG131 supports OpenWRT, allowing customer who adapts Open CPU to develop the FWA end devices flexibly. Most importantly, Fibocom FG131 RedCap module shows no compromise on the 5G capability such as network slicing, 5G LAN, which is essential for specific use cases like private networks, industrial automation, mission-critical applications, etc.　　In Conclusion　　Among the plenty of capabilities outlined in the above chapter, 5G RedCap will shine as the spotlight in the FWA industry as it eases the way for customers to build a more competitive terminal based on the up-to-date 5G technologies. Fibocom has the confidence to provide the best-in-class RedCap module solutions to help our customer's FWA devices such as CPE, ODU, mobile hot spot, USB dongle adapt to the transition seamlessly.
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With Expectations of a Positive Second Half of 2018 and Beyond, Smartphone Volumes Poised to Return to Growth
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With Expectations of a Positive Second Half of 2018 and Beyond, Smartphone Volumes Poised to Return to Growth

While the worldwide smartphone market is expected to decline again in 2018, IDC believes the market will experience low single-digit growth from 2019 through the end of its forecast in 2022. The International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecasts worldwide smartphone shipments to decline 0.7% in 2018 to 1.455 billion units, down from 1.465 billion in 2017. However, IDC believes the market will return to positive growth in the second half of 2018 with volumes up 1.1% compared to the second half of 2017. In the long-term forecast, IDC expects the overall smartphone market to reach 1.646 billion units shipped in 2022.Overall, the global smartphone market is healthy and has plenty of upside, which is noted by the return to growth in the forecast. When breaking down the growth by device type, it is clear that large-screen smartphones (5.5 inch and larger) will lead the charge with volumes of 941.6 million in 2018, accounting for 64.7% of all smartphones, up from 623.2 million units in 2017 and 42.5% share. By 2022, shipments of these larger screen smartphones will jump to 1.391 billion units, or 84.5% of overall shipment volume.The industry is experiencing a shift toward higher aspect ratios, at or near 18:9, which require a larger screen to support the widescreen viewing angle. While the 18:x aspect ratio started with flagship and higher-end devices in 2017, it began to appear in lower-priced devices in 2018, including some sub-$200 handsets. By Q2 2018, 16:9 smartphones were overtaken by 17.5:9 aspect ratios (or higher) for the first time. As Chinese brands, such as Huawei, OPPO, vivo, and Xiaomi, expand their international presence, it is likely the focus on large screens and aspect ratios will remain a focus across their entire portfolio. The anticipation of the new iPhone models this fall, two of which IDC believes will be above 6 inches and available for shipment in the second half of 2018, will act as another catalyst toward driving these important display trends."With two out of three new iPhones expected to be larger than 6 inches, Apple will not be left behind in the 2018 race for increased screen real estate," said Melissa Chau, associate research director with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Device Trackers. "You could say the term 'phablet' is becoming less relevant now that most smartphones will ship with larger screens, and when folding screens start coming into play in the medium term, this screen trend will evolve in new directions."From a geographic perspective, the China market is finally showing signs of recovery and while IDC still expects the largest market in the world to be down 6.3% in 2018 (slightly worse than the 2017 downturn), that is mainly attributed to an extremely poor first half, which saw smartphone volumes down 11%. The second half is expected to improve to a decline of 2% before returning to positive growth in 2019. Asia/Pacific as a region still holds plenty of market growth led by India and Indonesia, which are expected to grow shipments in 2018 by 14.4% and 15.4% respectively.“We still believe the smartphone market has some healthy growth in the years to come, although finding and competing in those markets and segments is increasingly more challenging," said Ryan Reith, program vice president with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers. "With the US-China trade tariffs changing and unfolding daily it is hard to pinpoint what the exact impact on the market will be, but for the time being OEMs are pushing forward with important initiatives that include the previously mentioned traction around bigger and better displays. But the industry also has 5G knocking at its doors, and many OEMs, retailers, telcos, and supply chain partners will be working dligently to ensure consumers see the need to upgrade when products and services are readily available."Platform HighlightsAndroid: Android's smartphone share will hover around 85% share throughout the forecast. Volumes are expected to grow at a five-year CAGR of 2.4%, with shipments approaching 1.41 billion in 2022. Among the more interesting trends happening with Android shipments is that average selling prices (ASPs) are growing at a double-digit pace. IDC expects Android ASPs to grow 11.4% in 2018 to $262, up from $235 in 2017. IDC expects this upward trajectory to continue through the forecast, but at a more tempered low single-digit rate from 2019 and beyond. This is a sign of many OEMs slowly migrating their user base upstream to the slightly more expensive handsets. Overall this is a positive sign that consumers are seeing the benefits of moving to a slightly more premium device than they likely previously owned. The broad range of colors, screen sizes, features, and brands are a large catalyst for this movement.iOS: iPhone volumes are expected to grow by 2.1% in 2018 to 220.4 million in total. IDC is forecasting iPhones to grow at a five-year CAGR of 2.0%, reaching volumes of 238.5 million by 2022. With larger screen iOS smartphones coming up for launch in the second half of 2018, IDC has shifted greater volumes into the 6-inch to sub-7-inch screen size forecast for iOS. Products are on schedule to begin shipping in the third quarter and ramping up into the fourth quarter of 2018, with volumes growing to account for half of all iPhones shipped by 2022. 
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PC Market Exceeds Expectations with Flat Year-on-Year Shipment Growth
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PC Market Exceeds Expectations with Flat Year-on-Year Shipment Growth

　　Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 60.4 million units and recorded flat (0.0%) year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. The results exceeded the earlier forecast of a 1.5% decline and marks the third consecutive quarter where traditional PC shipment volume has hovered around flat growth year on year.　　Although the numbers are preliminary, the data seems to indicate a continued build up in commercial renewal activity as the main driver for the stabilizing trend. Business uptake of Windows 10 systems appear to be steadily ongoing, benefitting commercially-focused PC OEMs such as HP, Dell, and Lenovo. Demand for premium notebooks in both the consumer and commercial segments have also helped major vendors retain better margins and garner buyer interest. Furthermore, continued focus on gaming systems has injected slight improvement in pockets of the consumer space. Unlike the first quarter of 2017, an improved supply of key notebook components also loosened pressures on both supply and pricing, leading to some recovery of share for the smaller vendors.　　From a geographic perspective, mature markets uniformly fared positively. The U.S. market saw modest growth after six quarters of year-on-year declines and Japan continued with its seventh consecutive quarter of growth. Emerging markets were more of a mixed bag as Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) (APeJ) shrank for the quarter while Latin America continued to recover positively against a tough 2017.　　"The component shortage that initially impacted portions of 2017 led some vendors to stock up inventory to avoid expected component price hikes, and that led to some concerns of excess stock that would be hard to digest in subsequent quarters," said Jay Chou, research manager with IDC's P ersona l C omputing Device Tracker. "However, the market is continuing on a resilient path that should see modest commercial momentum through 2020."　　"The year kicked off with optimism returning to the U.S. PC market, especially on the notebook side," said Neha Mahajan, senior research analyst, Devices & Displays. "A likely rise in commercial activity amidst a positive economic environment is expected to further strengthen demand. The retail platform too shows signs of stability especially with a fast-growing gaming community adding to the confidence."　　Regional Highlights　　The USA market saw a promising opening quarter for the year with almost all major vendors reporting increases in notebook sales. Overall, total PC shipments for 1Q18 stood at 13.5 million units.　　In Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the traditional PC market showed stable growth for the quarter, benefiting from a positive performance across both product categories. Continued mobility adoption and increased customer awareness of the value proposition of more premium devices enabled notebooks to maintain a growth trajectory. On the other side, desktops posted strong results, driven by the growing gaming market as well as long-awaited commercial device refreshes in certain sub regions.　　The APeJ traditional PC market ended the quarter slightly short of expectations. India and Indonesia showed better than anticipated results, but the PC market in China performed below forecast with shipments weakened by a smaller number of promotions in the consumer segment and softer demand from the public sector.　　The Japan commercial market was a couple points below expectations due to slowing of the momentum seen in 4Q17, but it still maintained healthy growth in 1Q18. The consumer segment was slightly better than the previous quarter in term of growth, but IDC believes shipments during the first three quarters of 2017 affected future demand, causing growth to decelerate in 4Q17 and after.　　Company Highlights　　HP Inc. maintained a comfortable lead over all others in the market with its eighth consecutive quarter of overall growth (up 4.3% year on year) and growth in all regions except Latin America.　　Lenovo saw a flat quarter in 1Q18, the third consecutive quarter in which the company saw year-on-year volume stabilize with flat global growth and a slower pace of decline in the U.S.　　Dell Inc. posted the strongest year-on-year growth out of all the major companies, growing 6.4% and buoyed by strong performances in nearly every region.　　Acer held onto the fourth position. Its ongoing expansion into gaming and continued investments in Chromebooks have paid dividends for the company, but also caused some tough going in other arenas.　　Apple finished the quarter in the fifth position with a year-on-year decline in shipments of 4.8%.Top Companies, Worldwide Traditional PC Shipments, Market Share, and Year-On-Year Growth, First Quarter of 2018(Preliminary results) (Shipments are in thousands of units)Company1Q18 Shipments1Q18 Market Share1Q17 Shipments1Q17 Market Share1Q18/1Q17 Growth1. HP Inc13,67622.6%13,10821.7%4.3%2. Lenovo12,30520.4%12,30020.4%0.0%3. Dell Inc10,19016.9%9,57315.9%6.4%4. Acer Group4,0856.8%4,4287.3%-7.7%5. Apple4,0006.6%4,2017.0%-4.8%Others16,12826.7%16,78727.8%-3.9%Total60,383100.0%60,397100.0%0.0%Source: IDC Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker, April 11, 2018
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FCC Chief Bails and <span style='color:red'>CTA</span> Head Makes Do
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FCC Chief Bails and CTA Head Makes Do

　　Less than a month after pushing a vote in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to end rules protecting "net neutrality" on the Internet, FCC chairman Ajit Pai missed his victory dance at the Consumer Electronics Show, blaming a series of death threats for cancellation of the FCC Chairman's annual appearance at the giant technology convention.　　A year ago, at the same forum in Las Vegas, Ajit Pai had all but guaranteed a new Internet regime ending the era of unrestricted free access to the Web that dates back to its inception by a group of Defense Department scientists in the 1970s.　　News reports were sketchy as to whether the threats to Pai came from angry Internet users fearful that a handful of powerful Internet service providers (including Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T) will restrict "fast-track" access to corporate users willing to pay premium rates, or from white supremacists who have chafed over the appointment of an Indian-American as one of the United States' most powerful regulators.　　What's clear was that Consumer Technology Association (CTA) president Gary Shapiro was left interviewing the second banana in the Trump administration's CES regulatory show, Acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Maureen Ohlhausen.　　Shapiro called the absence of Pai a "horrible situation." Its trigger, of course, was the FCC's 3-2 vote -- along party lines -- on December 14 to cancel a 2015 decision to apply Title II of the 1934 Communications Act to the Internet. That decision, promoted by then FCC chief Tom Wheeler, defined the Internet as a "common carrier" ensuring free access to all its users, similar to radio and terrestrial television.　　Pai's aggressive pursuit of net-neutrality repeal contradicted his previous stated position that "a dispute this fundamental is not for us, five unelected individuals, to decide. Instead, it should be resolved by the people's elected representatives, those who choose the direction of government, and those whom the American people can hold accountable for that choice."　　Not only did the FCC not defer to a Congressional vote on net neutrality, polls have shown that more than eighty percent of the U.S. public oppose Pai's pro-ISP position. The controversy only got worse when it was discovered that the FCC's public comment process was infiltrated by unknown hackers.　　The FCC was flooded with fake comments, mostly supporting Pai, many of them using stolen or fabricated identities. The result was the discrediting of the comment process and further turmoil among consumers who depend on the Internet for communication, social media, commerce and news.　　In Pai's absence, Shapiro got Ohlhausen, an appointee of President George W. Bush (Barack Obama named Pai to the FCC) with impeccable conservative credentials, to elliptically endorse the FCC's decision on de-neutralizing the Net.　　Asked by Shapiro to cite Internet users who merit "priority" over consumers who "just want to watch Netflix," Ohlhausen said health and safety, as well as privacy, deserve preferential treatment.　　Shapiro helped out, saying, "Net neutrality is important, but some things are more important than others. This is a nuanced issue."　　Nuances aside, this ended a net-neutrality discussion that more than a hundred CES attendees had come to the Las Vegas Convention Center to hear.　　Shapiro and Ohlhausen briefly broached the related issue of antitrust enforcement, a realm closer to the FTC's authority. Ohlhausem noted that her approach to the emerging mega-corporations in technology and communication, such as as Apple and Google, leans more toward diplomacy than intervention.　　"You can't say big is bad and small is good across the board," said Ohlhausen. "Is a company innovating and reducing price through economies of scale, economies of scope and greater efficiency?"　　If so, she suggested, a big company could benefit consumers, regardless of its size and market dominance, unlike a big company that is "getting big just by buying up its competitors." The FTC looks at these mergers" with such criteria in mind, she added.　　She concluded, "We're always looking at whether companies are colluding."　　The FTC, Shapiro noted, also oversees many aspects of "big data," the electronic collection of massive amounts of information, much of it personal.　　Ohlhausen admitted that big data poses a serious challenge to regulators like the FTC, if only to determine what sort of data should be made universally available. She cited the obvious example of financial information, bank account and credit card numbers, but also cited "real-time location data" that reveals where an individual is at all times.　　Health information, she said, must be rigorously guarded, as well as personal photos, legal issues and family troubles. She said the FTC "should be addressing" all such privacy issues.　　Asked by Shapiro, "Do corporations have any right to privacy?," Ohlhausen brushed off the question, replying that big companies have enough resources to protect themselves.　　Asked, finally, about her legacy at the Federal Trade Commission, Ohlhausen cited her creation of the Economic Liberty Task Force, a subgroup within the FTC focused on identifying regulations that harm service providers in a vast range of small business, including beauty shops and interior decoration.　　She said she set up the Task Force  "to allow technology and innovation to benefit consumers" by taking "a look at regulations in place that are preventing people at the lower end of the economic ladder to move up, and preventing their communities from doing so." Federal intervention, said Ohlhausen can help solve these problems.　　She said that many of these protectionist rules and licensing requirements have been promulgated at the state and local level. Among these, she mentioned work restrictions that make it hard for military spouses to find jobs near the bases where they are stationed. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) has introduced legislation, supported by the FTC, directed at this issue.　　"I hope," said Ohlhausen, "that this [initiative] will live on after my term."
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NOR Flash Standard Meets Instant-On Expectations
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NOR Flash Standard Meets Instant-On Expectations

　　Jedec's new xSPI standard for non-volatile memory (NVM) devices is aimed meeting the demands of instant-on applications while also maintaining performance standards for NOR flash sitting outside of the SoC.　　Adesto Technologies, known for its small, ultra-low power NVM products, is claiming to be first out the gate, having been working on products and collaborating on the standard for the past three years. In a telephone interview with EE Times, Adesto Chief Techology Officer Gideon Intrater said its eXecute-in-Place (XiP) EcoXiP product family takes advantage of the new Jedec standards to give customers such as system developers and controller designers assured compatibility with controllers and peripheral devices that should accelerate adoption.　　Developed by a task force comprised of representatives from most NOR flash device manufacturers and several PC and microcontroller companies, the xSPI standard establishes mechanical, electrical and transactional guidelines for developing high-throughput octal devices. Although Jedec has been a defining organization for NAND flash, said Intrater, until recently NOR flash has been somewhat of a "wild west” in terms of standards, which has led to divergent products for enabling communications between host controllers and memories and confusion for controller designers.　　NOR flash is "old in the tooth,” he said, but it's made progress in terms of process technology and the amount of bandwidth that you go can get out of devices has improved dramatically in the last decade. Recently emerged applications such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive infotainment systems have created a great deal of demand for embedded devices that need more program memory than what can be implemented economically on-chip using embedded flash or SRAM. Intrater said Adesto's EcoXiP eliminates the need for on-chip embedded flash and the need for on-board flash to store firmware. It doubles processor performance, lowers system power consumption and reduces system costs compared to quad SPI devices.　　Intrater said IoT and embedded devices such as wearables, medical monitors, POS controllers and other connected embedded systems now must support higher levels of functionality, new wireless protocol stacks and advanced software. They must be designed to handle more intelligent local data processing, so they need more program-memory than what can be implemented economically on-chip using embedded flash or SRAM, and less than what is offered by the smallest DRAM devices.　　"A lot of companies are moving away from having a huge amount of NOR flash inside their SoCs,” Intrater said. "They're building SoCs where the flash is sitting outside. This allows them to build devices with more aggressive process technologies.” For this approach to make sense, the external interface needs to provide a level of performance that's not slower than on-chip.　　The xSPI electrical interface can deliver up to 400MBytes per second raw data throughput. Adesto's EcoXiP claims to deliver 2.4 times the CPU performance compared to existing quad devices and established new standards for an octal interface; eight parallel data (IO) lines are used in xSPI to further increase system performance by transferring more parallel bits in each clock cycle.　　Intrater said XiP shows a lot of promise for mid-sized IoT systems and makes it possible to have more program memory than what is available on-chip, flexibility in size of the program memory without the need to re-spin the SoC, and the ability to turn off the power to most or all of the SoC when not needed.　　Adesto is sampling a 32Mb device now, with a family of densities planned. The immediate market is for applications that require "instant on” capability, such as rear-view cameras and GPS in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), as well as IoT devices that wake up to send data and shut down again. "There's instant on for security and the instant on for convenience,” said Intrater. "We don't like waiting as consumers.”　　Jim Handy, principal analyst with Objective Analysis, said many IoT applications need a richer complement of memory than most MCUs offer. "NOR flash makers can do well by supplying chips to satisfy this need. EcoXIP appears to be a good solution to the problem,” Handy said.　　NOR flash is going down a path that was paved by EEPROM, Handy said. "You used to have serial and parallel EEPROM and then it boiled down to just being the serial because the serial took fewer bonding pads, and we see the same kind of thing going on with NOR flash,”  he said.　　Handy said serial channels have seen a great deal of research over the last 20 years. "They've become extraordinarily fast,” he said.　　Adesto is likely first to market with a product based on the Jedec standard, Handy said, because it was already well ahead of the game before collaborating on the specs. However, he said, the Jedec standard doesn't always guarantee success. "There are Jedec standard devices that do very well business-wise, but there are also Jedec standard devices that do poorly,” he said. "There are non-standard devices that do very well and there are standard devices that do poorly.”　　The new xSPI standard is helpful in that in open up opportunities for other manufacturers to produce something that is pin compatible. "Companies that don't want to get themselves stuck in a sole-source situation will be to get multiple vendors simply because it's a Jedec standard,” he said. "That's where I think this thing is headed.”　　NOR flash serves a role as code storage for applications, which makes it ideal for devices such as NEST thermostat, rather than NAND, because they can be designed for a lot lower cost. "IoT is made to order for NOR flash,” Handy said. Cypress likes to point out that automotive makers like NOR flash because it makes the dashboard to start up as soon as get keys in the car. "We've had 70 to 80 years of dashboards waking up and being able to function immediately,” Handy said.　　Handy said one of the difficult decisions facing designers is whether they can put all code they need into the internal NOR of an MCU, or whether to put it in an external part, which costs more. "There are micro-controllers that have large NOR flash inside but they're extremely expensive,” he said. Products like those from Adesto make it easier for designers to put big programs into their systems because the cost penalties aren't as high. "It works to Adesto's advantage that people are focused on putting a lot of code into small controller-based applications,” Handy said.
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Expectations Rise as Chip Sales Keep Climbing
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Expectations Rise as Chip Sales Keep Climbing

　　Forecasts for semiconductor industry growth keep climbing as the memory chip market booms and expectations for the remainder of the year rise.　　The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization Tuesday (June 6) increased its forecast for the year, saying it now expects chip sales to grow 11.5 percent to reach $378 billion. This would represent the highest annual growth for the semiconductor industry since 2010.　　WSTS, an organization of chip vendors that tracks sales data from more than 45 members, had previously said it expected chip sales to increase by 6.5 percent this year.　　The revised forecast is the latest indication that optimism about the strength of chip sales in 2017 continues to grow as the year moves on. Market research IC Insights Inc., for example, recently raised its 2017 forecast, saying it now expects the total semiconductor market to grow by 14 percent this year.　　Chip sales in April totaled $31.3 billion, a 21 percent year-over-year increase, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which reports data compiled by the WSTS group.　　"The global semiconductor market has grown at an impressive rate through the beginning of 2017, culminating with April’s year-to-year growth of 21 percent, the global market’s largest increase in nearly seven years,” said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO, in a statement.　　Neuffer said the semiconductor industry's growth has largely been driven by a booming memory chip market, but that sales of other chips also grew by double digit percentages in April. All major regional markets posted substantial year-to-year gains, he added.　　Beyond 2017, the WSTS projects that the chip market will grow by an additional 2.7 percent in 2018. Nueffer said that sales in 2019 are projected to be roughly flat.
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