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PV Demand Fell Ahead of SNEC as Industry Waits for Clearer Market Outlook, Says TrendForce

19 May 2016

Members of the PV industry will be gathering in Shanghai next week for China’s largest solar energy trade show, SNEC 2016. The tradeshow will provide a venue for manufacturers across the PV supply chain to negotiate their orders in June. Therefore, the global PV market will not witness noticeable price fluctuations this month.

Photoplethysmography Technology Gains Wider Adoption in Wearable Device Market and Sets to Expand Into Home Healthcare Application, Says TrendForce

19 May 2016

The combined shipments of smartwatches and smart bands will reach 7.5 million units this year, and 90% of which will be equipped with optical sensor components used for pulse rate monitoring, according to the 2016 UV LED and IR LED Application Markets Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. Shipments of smartwatches and smart bands together will total 170 million units by 2020, and all of them are expected to incorporate optical sensor components.

Inside Daydream, Google’s New VR Ecosystem

19 May 2016

Chinese TV vendors delay visit, sparking conjecture

19 May 2016

Prices of Cylindrical Lithium Cells Picked Up in First Quarter Due to Rising Demand From xEV Market, Says TrendForce

19 May 2016

The sales of x-electric vehicles (xEV) in China reached a historic high of 300,000 units in 2015. Correspondingly, the market for xEV lithium batteries witnessed surging growth in the same period. In the fourth quarter, for instance, xEV batteries for vehicles models such as passenger cars and microcars took off. Strong demand in the xEV market has put pressure on the supply of cylindrical lithium cells for IT applications (e.g. notebook and tablet batteries).