Plastic and flexible OLED displays market to reach $ 18bn by |
batteries. Future flexible displays will also make foldable mobile |
2020 IDTechEx Research has recently released new forecasts for |
devices a reality. The rise of plastic and flexible displays is the |
the OLED display market. OLED is an emissive display |
most important trend in the industry and is offering opportunities |
technology which is gaining significant market share against |
in the supply chain. Recently, Kateeva raised another $ 88m to |
liquid crystal displays( LCD). OLED was initially adopted in |
a ccelerate their growth. The company supplies the mass |
mobile phones but can now be found in tablets, TVs, and |
production equipment to deposit thin film encapsulation on |
wearables. This latest Research report, OLED Display Forecasts |
flexible OLED displays. All the new investors are located in China |
2016-2026: The Rise of Plastic and Flexible Displays, says the |
and include BOE and TCL Capital. We now expect the market for |
market will reach nearly $ 16bn this year and will grow to $ 57bn |
plastic and flexible OLED displays will reach $ 18 billion by 2020. |
in 2026. |
The two main segments are currently smart phones and smart |
The two main manufacturers of OLED displays have both |
watches. Once the technology becomes more mature it will be |
announced large investment to expand their production |
possible to see larger sizes and applications in automotive |
capacities. Samsung Display has plans to spend more than $ 3bn |
displays. |
between 2015 and 2017 to build a new production line. Their |
New applications in wearable devices such as augmented reality |
rival LG Display is trying to lead the industry by committing over |
( AR) and virtual reality( VR) are also coming to market and |
$ 9bn for two new manufacturing plants. OLED displays that are |
provide new opportunities for suppliers of OLED displays. Sony, |
manufactured on flexible substrates have been successfully |
Oculus, and HTC have already announced new VR headsets |
introduced on the market, featuring in consumer devices such as |
based on OLED. In AR glasses, OLED micro displays could |
the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge or the Apple Watch. Compared to |
replace LCoS( liquid crystal on silicon) as the main display |
conventional glass-based displays, plastic OLED displays are |
technology. |
much thinner and lighter, enabling slimmer devices or bigger | |
The smart MEMS microphone market is expected to be worth |
solution for implementing voice interfaces into existing and |
$ 300 million in 2020. According to industry analysts SAR |
new product categories.” |
Insight & Consulting, smart microphones products are |
According to the latest report from SAR Insight & Consulting |
expected to emerge in 2016 and see fast adoption across a |
( Smart Microphones for Mobile & Beyond) the total MEMS |
number of end market including smartphones, wearable |
microphone market continues to grow strongly as new use |
devices, smart home and automotive. |
cases emerge and existing markets move towards the use of |
Key MEMS microphone vendors such as Knowles, AAC |
microphone arrays. |
Technologies, Goertek and STMicroelectronics could |
These arrays enable more enable advanced voice |
potentially grab a share of a market worth almost $ 300 million |
enhancements to improve the usability of voice interface |
in 2020. |
solutions such as automatic speech recognition engines for |
The need for always on, always listening voice interfaces is |
digital assistants such as Alexa, Cortana, Google Now, and |
one of the main uses that will drive rapid growth in the market |
Siri. |
for smart microphones. Total unit shipments are expected to |
Almost 6 billion MEMS microphones are expected to ship in |
grow at a CAGR of > 230 per cent from 2016 to 2020. |
2020 for use in a wide range of equipment. |
“ Smart microphones have emerged as an alternative to other |
“ There are many inhibiting factors to the growth of use of |
integrated voice input and processing solutions where ultra- |
smart microphones, some of the most important ones include |
low power consumption is paramount,” Peter Cooney, |
cost, size, other processing choices and supplier choice,” |
Principal Analyst & Director of SAR Insight & Consulting, said. |
Peter said.“ Smartphones vendors for example may choose to |
“ The use of smart microphones will not wipe out other |
use standard MEMS microphones rather than smart |
solutions but instead will be an alternative in some markets |
microphones.” |
such as the smart home where these can offer the lowest cost | |