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Power technology companies may find that the take up of hybrid and all-electric vehicles will be a slow-burner. The global market for all hybrid and pure electric vehicles could exceed $533bn, but not until 2025, according to a report by market watcher IDTechEx. Most electric vehicles are higher cost premium cars and likely to remain so for a while. The ...

The smart home market will grow by 56%, compounded annually, in the next three years, with 190 million products shipping by 2018, according to market research firm IHS Technology, and Bluetooth Smart will be the fastest growing smart home connectivity technology. “Bluetooth Smart has the unique advantage of being low-power technology that is natively supported by smartphones and tablets,” said ...

The development of printed electronic components and the introduction of products is the subject of research conducted by IDTechEx. AC Electroluminescence displays AC Electroluminescent (EL) displays are simple, screen printed light emitting displays that require an AC power source. They are built of low cost, light emitting segments that can be relatively thin and conformable. Examples of cases studies include moving images ...

After a tough three years, microcontrollers are expected to grow 6% this year to $16bn, 7% next year and 9% in 2016 after a flat 2013 and a 3% fall in 2012, says IC Insights.

The global optical components (OC) market will grow 8% in 2014, says Ovum.

Strong price pressure will limit revenue growth in the market for MEMS devices and encouraging the growth of new fabless suppliers, according to market research company Yole Développement. The French analyst estimates that the MEMS market is seeing 7% fall in prices each year. Interestingly the MEMS companies which are showing strong growth are fabless. The fabless model, which now plays such ...

Over half of the companies in the UK’s microelectronics and semiconductor IP sectors are currently looking for engineers, according to an employment survey published by the NMI. Recruiters are looking for engineering roles from graduates to senior management. The survey found that 57% of companies asked were recruiting in the UK. Graduate recruitment has increased too with 57% of participants recruiting ...

The functional materials for supercapacitors market will reach $5bn before 2025, so predicts IDTechEx Research’s report, Functional Materials for Supercapacitors / Ultracapacitors / EDLC 2015-2025. The most critical and costly components of a supercapacitor are the active electrodes, electrolyte and then separator. As solid state supercapacitors in the laboratory have no separator, then the structure and chemistry of electrodes/electrolytes are critical. ...

Graduates lack commercial awareness and communication skills, this is the stark finding of research amongst engineering graduate employers carried out by The Knowledge Partnership and the Association of Graduate Employers (AGR). Employers rank commercial awareness and communication skills as vital and second only to information technology skills for graduates. The report is based on a national survey of engineering graduate employers and in ...

Flying drones, quadcopters and other multicopters, are being used in agriculture for spotting disease and underwatering. The deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for agriculture is growing significantly in Germany and other parts of Europe, according to a report by IDTechEx. There are similarities with the US, where university students, entrepreneurs and established UAV manufacturers create these high-tech eyes and sensors in the sky for agricultural ...