The recent 2012 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition will be remembered for beautiful models, enthusiastic audiences, new car model launches; as well as several eye-catching in-vehicle telematics systems such as Ford’s SYNC, Hyundai’s BlueLink and SAIC’s iVoka. According to an ongoing research project named “OE In-Vehicle Telematics - China – 2012”, IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) points out that the in-vehicle telematics market in China is booming right now, with the next few years being critical for the future development of the market.

Increased focus on providing optimum patient care in the most cost efficient way is fuelling demand for intelligent infusion devices termed “Smart Pumps.” A report from InMedica, a division of IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)), on the global market for infusion pumps found that, despite market saturation in the developed countries, demand for advanced technology is being maintained; infusion pump suppliers must offer technically advanced products at competitive prices to maintain market share.  Smart pumps with software to reduce the risk of dose error in IV therapy, to provide safer patient care, is becoming increasingly important, in the light of reimbursement restrictions for “never events” in U.S. hospitals.  InMedica predicts the U.S. market for large-volume infusion pumps will increase to $500 million by 2015.

Germany’s BELECTRIC maintained its position as the world’s largest PV system integrator in 2011, with close to 400 MW of new PV capacity developed, according to a recently released report from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). However, the report also revealed that Chinese integrators, buoyed by the huge boom in domestic power plants, made the biggest gains, and made up three of the top 10 PV integrators in 2011.

In terms of the number of terminals shipped, 2011 was the most successful year to date for “new breed” digital professional mobile radio (PMR) technologies such as DMR, dPMR, PDT and NXDN. This is one of the key conclusions from the industry specific annual Licensed Mobile Radio report being published in August by IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS).

Increasing server depths, more cabling within cabinets, the need for airflow management, and the desire to maximize floor space within data centers are driving larger racks and enclosures. Heights of enclosures are rapidly growing, with shipments of 48U racks forecast to grow an average of 15 percent annually over the next five years, compared to a projected average growth rate of 5 percent for the standard size of 42U, according to a new study from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS (NYSE: IHS). 

Locating a smartphone in an outdoors environment is straightforward, with the inclusion of GPS technology in more than 90 percent of smartphones providing this functionality. However, GPS becomes less useful in built-up areas and can be useless indoors. A range of solutions are vying to replicate what GPS does outdoors in an indoor environment, from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth to ‘terrestrial’ GPS, plus many others - which one is likely to be successful? IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) feels the answer will not simply be just ‘one.’

The semiconductor market for driver assistance systems is set to grow significantly into the foreseeable future. With an increasing number of vehicles being fitted with systems such as blind spot detection, lane departure warning, back-up cameras etc., there is growing demand for raw data processing from the associated driver assistance sensors. The microcontroller(MCU)/DSP market in driver assistance applications was $70 million in 2011 and is estimated to rise to $150 million by 2018, according to IMS Research’s (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) leading automotive semiconductor study, The World Market for Semiconductors in OEM Automotive Electronic Systems – 2012 Edition.

Largely only a trial offering today, wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) is forecasted to reach a global install-base of nearly 9,000 aircraft by 2021, revolutionizing how passengers are entertained, able to communicate outside of the plane, and manage their on-going travel, according to a new report by IMS Research, a leading independent supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry.

Shanghai, 16 April 2012 - According to a recent IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS)) study, The Chinese Market for Low Voltage Motor Drives - 2012 Edition, revenue growth in this market slowed considerably in 2011 from an abnormally high 2010. Revenues from motor drives (excluding software and services) are projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.7 percent from 2010 to 2015. 

According to a recent IMS Research (recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS))s study, The China Machinery Production Yearbook - 2012 Edition, after growing rapidly  28.2 percent in 2010, the annual growth rate of production of industrial machinery in China will fall to 17.6 percent in 2011, to reach more than $335 billion. Revenues are forecast to reach more than $627 billion in 2016, with an average annual growth rate of more than 13 percent from 2012 to 2016.