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5/16/13 10:05 am EDT
IHS estimates largest number of EV charging stations to be in US, China, Japan and Germany
The number of electric vehicle charging stations is set to soar globally by 2020, supporting a shift in driving away from traditional petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles, according to a new report from IHS, a leading global source of critical information and insight. The report, compiled by IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS, estimates that the swing to electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) will lead to the installation of 10.7 million charging stationsmore...English -
5/16/13 9:00 am EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 16, 2013)–Pumped up by demand from a wide range of users, including professional athletes and exercise enthusiasts, global shipments of sports and fitness monitors are set to total more than 250 million units during the next five years combined. Shipments will rise to 56.2 million units in 2017, up from 43.8 million in 2013, according to a new report entitled “The World Market for Sports & Fitness Monitors” from IMS Research, now part of IHS (NYSE: IHS).more...English -
5/15/13 12:49 pm EDT
IHS launches new professional training and education program for energy and chemical workers, including public courses
The shale gas revolution underway in North America is revitalizing the petrochemical industry, which will welcome more than $217 billion in new downstream capital investments and a crude oil production capacity increase of more than 52 million barrels per day during the next six years, according to IHS research. This investment is bringing new jobs and new people to the industry worldwide, many of whom lack training or specialized skills to compete, according to analysis from IHS (NYSE:IHS),more...English -
5/15/13 9:00 am EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 14, 2013)—The use of Wi-Fi functionality in small-cell base stations will be a game changer for cellphone service providers, easing heavily congested data pipes while linking together billions of devices into a single network architecture, according to the IHS iSuppli Mobile & Wireless Communications Service at information and analytics provider IHS. Small cells—also known as metro cells—are low-power base stations each supporting approximately 100 tomore...English -
5/14/13 10:45 am EDT
LONDON (May 13, 2013)–Average pricing for Chinese-manufactured photovoltaic (PV) solar modules could surge by 45 percent in June, cutting some solar project IRRs to below 7 percent and further dampen demand in Europe as a result of the preliminary antidumping duties imposed in the European Union, according to IHS (NYSE: IHS). Chinese modules carried an average price of $0.66 per watt (W) in March, and were expected to increase to $0.67/W in June, based on a forecast from the IHS Solarmore...English -
5/13/13 3:50 pm EDTEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 13, 2013)—As high-quality screens for smartphones, tablets and televisions become ever more pervasive and prized by consumers, how can display panel manufacturers differentiate their products for the increasingly demanding OEMs that serve as their customers? This and other provocative questions will be at the heart of discussions during the SID Market Focus Conference on High-Performance Displays, to be held May 23, 2013, in Vancouver, Canada. High-more...English
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5/13/13 12:38 pm EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 13, 2013)—Combo microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for automotive applications are off to another exhilarating ride this year as revenue continues to climb, spurred by rapidly accelerating use in car safety systems, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensors Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Global revenue in 2013 for combo inertial sensors used in motor vehicles will reach a projected $163 million, up a notable 77more...English -
5/13/13 11:18 am EDTEL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 10, 2013)—Will the enabling and investment strategy of Intel Corp. lead to low-cost touch-screen-enabled notebooks that drive new demand for PCs and yield innovation in the global display market? Find out at the IHS/SID 2013 Business Conference, held May 20 in Vancouver, Canada. At the event, Zane Ball, Intel vice president and general manager, Global Ecosystem Development, will deliver a keynote address discussing the company’s plan to empower the PC industry tomore...English
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5/13/13 9:00 am EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 9, 2013)—With the outlook for the PC market growing increasingly uncertain because of rising consumer interest in smartphones and tablets, computer manufacturers and distributors are striving to keep their inventories to a minimum, according to an IHS iSuppli Supply Chain Inventory Brief from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). PC distributors hold the smallest levels of inventory among all players in the PC supply chain, carrying just 30 daysmore...English -
5/9/13 2:34 pm EDT
Note to JournalistsiSuppli is now part of IHS. Please use IHS in all references to information contained in this release. EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 9, 2013)—The eight leading suppliers of industrial electronics suffered revenue declines in 2012, reflecting weak conditions for the beleaguered market, according to an IHS iSuppli Industrial Electronics Market Tracker Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). The eight, along with two gainers in the Top 10, togethermore...English