Service: Emerging Tech

Overview:

With Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming a key part of the smartphone experience, system-on-chip (SoC) vendors are racing to improve the neural network and machine learning capabilities. Increasingly, Neural Processing Unit (NPU) cores are being integrated into chip designs. This report looks at the emerging and disruptive market for AI chips in smartphones and assesses the key SoC players and their products. Further, this report also provides the installed base of NPU cores in smartphones and the 5-year forecast for the market. 

Table of Contents:

• Snapshot
• Key Planning Assumptions
• Introduction
• Overview: Smartphones and AI Hardware
• Technology Focus
• Application Trends
• Low-Cost Smartphones & Feature Phones
• Key Player Information
• Market Size and Forecasts
• Viewpoint

Number of Pages: 14
Author: Gareth Owen
Published Date: April 2019

Overview:

Energy harvesting is the process in which a small amount of energy, such as heat, light, sound, vibration, magnetic force or movement, that would otherwise be lost, is transformed into an electric current and stored for later usage. It has been used for decades in devices such as solar panels and bicycle dynamos. However, the development of a new generation of EH transducers and advancements in energy storage technologies coupled with the availability of ultra-low power MCUs and low-power wireless protocols is giving rise to a wealth of new applications that were previously not possible. The Internet of Things (IoT) will likely be a major beneficiary of these developments.

This report provides an overview of energy harvesting technology, discusses the most promising early markets for this nascent technology and lists the key players in the emerging energy harvesting eco-system.

Table of Contents:

• Snapshot
• Key Planning Assumptions
• Introduction: Energy Harvesting Technologies
• Benefits and Typical Scenarios for using Energy Harvesting
• Ultra-Low Power Wireless Technologies and Components
• The EnOcean Ecosystem
• Energy Harvesting in IoT
• Key Players and their Solutions
• Market Challenges
• Viewpoint

Number of Pages: 20
Author: Gareth Owen
Published Date: March 2019

Overview:

Barely two months into 2019 and foldable devices are already the biggest emerging trend in the world of smartphones. Almost all OEMs are eager to push out their own device designs and get a foothold in this new market segment. Despite the hype, there are still some important questions that need to be asked and addressed. What problems are foldable devices solving? How will they impact the market moving forward?

This short report will analyze and forecast how foldable devices will impact the smartphone market. It will lay out the battlegrounds where OEMs will compete, and lastly discuss how to understand the foldable trend in the context of disruption and innovation.

Table of Contents:

Key Planning Assumptions
Impacting the Market
What Problem Does a Foldable Smartphone Solve?
Shaping Future Competition
Innovation That is Disruptive or Breakthrough?
Conclusion

Number of Pages: 7
Author: Maurice Klaehne
Published Date: March 2019

Overview:

This report investigates the capabilities of humanoid robots and outlines their unique advantages compared to four-legged robots, wheeled robots and other robot types. Although achieving a high level of dexterity and balance is very challenging for humanoid robots, they are nevertheless uniquely suitable for a variety of market applications such as services, military use, entertainment, disaster response, logistics, etc.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  • Legged Reports vs Wheeled Robots and Crawler Robots
  • Humanoid Robots vs Four-Legged Reports
  • Primary Market for Humanoid Robots
• Global Robotics Leaders and Benchmarks
  • Japan: First Mover
  • USA: Military Funding
  • DARPA Robotics Challenge
• Most Capable and Interesting Humanoid Robots
  • Atlas (Boston Dynamics)
  • ASIMO (Honda)
  • ATRIAS (Agility Robotics)
  • Cassie (Agility Robotics)
  • Valkyrie (NASA)
  • SCHAFT (SCHAFT)
• Key Challenges for Humanoid Robot Development
  • Design Challenges
  • Commercial Challenges
• Future Forecasts
  • Barometer Analysis
  • Commercialization Timeline
  • China Well Positioned
  • Technology, Design and Application Trends for Humanoid Robots
  • Summary of Primary Markets for Different Robots

Number of Pages: 24
Authors: Peter Richardson, Wei Sun
Published Date: January 2019

Overview:

With more than one million electric vehicles (EVs) sold globally in 2017, doubling the installed base of EVs to more than three million, hopes are high that this is the start of the much-anticipated mainstream adoption of EVs.

This report investigates the near-term technological developments of EV Li-ion battery technology and provides an overview of the competitive landscape, comparing key battery manufacturers with details of their OEM customers. Also provided is a detailed road-map of future EV battery developments expected over the next 10 years.

Table of Contents:

• Snapshot
• Key Planning Assumptions
• Lithium-Ion Batteries – structures, formats and chemistries
• EV Battery Performance Characteristics
• EV Battery Competitive Landscape
  • Market size and forecast by manufacturer
  • Key players and their automotive OEM partners
• Next generation battery roadmap
• Viewpoint

Number of Pages: 17
Author: Peter Richardson
Published Date: November 2018

Overview:

The report emphasizes the rise of short-format video apps (such as TikTok and Vigo) in India, and how they are emerging as an alternative to OTT online video streaming options. It provides an analytical viewpoint on why they have gained momentum among the younger audiences and why social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat has not been able to cater to such user needs. Further, it talks about the origin of such apps, local challenges and the opportunities ahead.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  • Picture: Young India’s entertainment umbrella
  • Short-format video apps – An alternative to Social Media apps (Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram)
  • Origin of short-format apps
• The market opportunity
• Short life-cycle and data localization challenges
• Conclusion 

Number of Pages: 5

Author: Hanish Bhatia

Published Date: November 2018

Overview:

The report emphasizes the rise of short-format video apps (such as TikTok and Vigo) in India, and how they are emerging as an alternative to OTT online video streaming options. It provides an analytical viewpoint on why they have gained momentum among the younger audiences and why social media apps such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat has not been able to cater to such user needs. Further, it talks about the origin of such apps, local challenges and the opportunities ahead.

Table of Content:

• Introduction
  • Picture: Young India’s entertainment umbrella
  • Short-format video apps – An alternative to Social Media apps (Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram)
  • Origin of short-format apps
• The market opportunity
• Short life-cycle and data localization challenges
• Conclusion 

Number of Pages: 5
Author: Hanish Bhatia
Published Date: November 2018

Overview:

The report provides an overview of video codec market dynamics, as industry transitions from AVC to new-age video codecs such as royalty-based HEVC and other royalty-free codecs such as VP9 and AV1. It draws a comparison among success factors of HEVC, drawbacks of VP9 and expectations from AOM’s AV1. It also details the HEVC licensing pools and IP licensing model. In the end, this report provides an outlook of how the industry may evolve and which codec might become the standard codec for 4K/8K video content.

Table of Contents:

• Executive Summary
• Video Content Distribution Value Chain
• Introduction
  • Timeline of Video Codecs
  • IP Contributors & Major Supporters (Browser, Promoters, Mobile Platforms, etc.) of HEVC, VP9 and AV1
• IP Contributors, Licensing Fee and Model
  • Overview of Licensing Pools – MPEG LA, HEVC Advance, Velos Media
  • General IP Licensing Model – Royalty Structure, Fee, etc.
• General & Technical Comparison of Codecs
  • Comparison of codecs – Adoption, Competitiveness, Licensing Fee, Impact on Media
  • Technical Comparison – Compression Ratio & Power Requirements
• Market Dynamics
  • An analyst viewpoint – HEVC Advantages and challenges for VP9 & AV1
• Position of Key Players
  • Netflix
  • Amazon
  • Hulu
  • Apple
  • YouTube
  • Others (MNOs and Media Distributors/Aggregators from Korea, China, Japan)
• Conclusion and Future Outlook
• Appendix

Number of Pages: 31
Author: Hanish Bhatia
Published Date: October 2018