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TAIPEI -- After a rebound in 2014, global LCD TV shipments will slip in 2015, according a TrendForce subsidiary.

Read more: Despite New Technology, LCD TV Shipments Wobbly

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – While virtual reality continues to make waves in the press, augmented reality will prove to be the bigger market in time, says ABI Research, reaching approximately $100 billion in total market worth by 2020.

Read more: Augmented Reality Market to Grow at 73% CAGR from 2015-2020

SAN JOSE — North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted 90-day moving average orders of $1.33 billion worldwide in October, up 20.3% from a year ago.

Read more: Semi Equipment Orders Trend Down in October

OYSTER BAY, NY – Total shipments of mobile broadband modems used in non-smartphone mobile computers, tablets and CE devices are expected to drop 8% year-over-year to 50 million units for full-year 2015, says ABI Research.

Read more: Mobile Broadband Modem Shipments Expected to Drop in 2015

TAIPEI – With the smartphone market affected by the returning seasonal influence in the first half of 2016, mobile DRAM is forecast to experience quarterly price declines of 6 to 8% as a result of falling demand and increasing supply, says DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce.

Read more: Q4 DRAM Prices to Decline 6 to 8%

McCLEAN, VA – September US manufacturing technology orders totaled $321.77 million, down 49.6% year-over-year and up 10.9% sequentially, according to AMT-The Association for Manufacturing Technology.

Read more: September US Manufacturing Tech Orders Down Nearly 50% YoY