ASIA

>40% – Percentage growth of set-top box (STB) shipments in Asia in 2009. The European market saw unit shipments fall 11% in 2009. – In-Stat

32% – Year-over-year (YoY) growth of the Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market in Q4 2009, with portable PCs as the key driver. – International Data Corporation (IDC)

20% – Percentage of Japanese engineers that would "like to change" employers "within a few years" or sooner. This may be due to Japan's struggle for relevance in a technology world that is shifting resources and manufacturing to China. – 2009 EE Times Global Salary & Opinion Survey

$85 billion – Estimated revenue China's IC market will generate by 2011. Domestic chip production is expected to reach $8.2 billion. – iSuppli, IC Insights and China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA)

10.7% – YoY growth of China's gross domestic product (GDP) in Q4 2009. – Chinese Government

35% – China's projected share of the global chip market in 2013. – Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI)

3 million – Predicted number of e-readers sold in China in 2010, accounting for 20% of the global e-reader market. This number is a massive jump from 800,000 units sold in 2009. – DisplaySearch

$4.1 billion – Estimated revenue generated by the portable electromedical device market in China in 2011. The growth of this market is due to the government's medical reform, citizens' concern about healthcare and the devices' unique features. – EE Times Asia Article, "Portable Medical Electronics See Big Market in China"

10% to 15% – Expected percentage decline of electronic exports in the Philippines in 2009. – Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Inc. (SEIPI)

$50 million – Amount of capital the South Korean government will inject into local semiconductor manufacturing equipment companies over the next three years. – South Korean Government

6 – Number of Taiwanese semiconductor companies ranked as top 25 fabless IC suppliers in 2009. The companies are MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, Realtek Semiconductor, MStar Semiconductor and Richtek Technology. – IC Insights

3.1% – Expected growth of Taiwan's IC design production value in 2009, further expanding by 16.4% in 2010. – RNCOS

0.08% – Anticipated compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of total telecom spending in Sri Lanka during 2008 to 2015, reaching $593 million. – Frost & Sullivan

2.4% – Projected CAGR of total telecom spending in Bangladesh during 2008 to 2015, reaching $2,060 million. The growth in spending in this region will be driven by the untapped rural market. – Frost & Sullivan

India

>$50 billion – Estimated export revenue generated by business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) companies in India in 2009. This figure is predicted to grow 13% to 15% in 2010, reaching $56 to $57 billion. – National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

$22 billion – Amount that will be spent by India on IT services in 2009. – IDC

130 million – Number of handset units India shipped in 2009. This figure is expected to escalate to 150 million in 2010. – mydigitalfc.com Article, "Handset Market Attracting More Players"

$20 billion – Revenue generated from the domestic production of electronics in India in Q4 2009, growing 16% YoY. – India Semiconductor Association (ISA)

2.2% – Anticipated CAGR of total telecom spending in India during 2008 to 2015, reaching $25,129 million. The capital expenditures will be driven by 3G operations that are expected to start in the next one to two years and the thrust on broadband and carrier services by current larger operators. – Frost & Sullivan

100 million – Estimated number of broadband subscribers in India by 2012. TV, if used as an end-user device, will be the main driver to increase broadband penetration from the present seven million subscribers in the region. – UT Starcom India

3 million – Forecasted number of car units in India by 2016. – Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers

20% – Forecasted percentage of leading cloud aggregators in the market that India-centric IT companies could potentially represent through cloud service offerings. – Gartner

$4.4 billion – Value of electronic exports in India in 2009, representing 21% of domestic production. Electronic exports in India grew 19.5% YoY in Q4 2009. – ISA

 

6.0% to 6.5% – Expected growth of India's GDP in Q4 2009, a decrease from 7.9% growth in Q3 2009. – Indian Government

58% – Percentage of venture capitalists that anticipate an increase in the number of India-based investments in 2010, while 70% anticipate growth in China-based investments. – National Venture Capital Association's (NVCA) Venture View 2010 Survey

Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

21% – Percentage decrease of the European electronic components market's billings compared to 2008. – International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA)

-1.6% – Estimated CAGR of total telecom spending in Saudi Arabia during 2008 to 2015, declining to $5,875 million. – Frost & Sullivan

-0.02% – Estimated CAGR of total telecom spending in United Arab Emirates (UAE) during 2008 to 2015, slightly declining to $1,262 million. – Frost & Sullivan

$1.6 billion – Value of venture capital investment in clean technology by European and Israeli companies in 2009, marking the second highest funding year. Total investment was down 12% from 2008 but up 30% from 2007. There was a record 214 deals completed, slightly surpassing the 212 deals completed in 2008. – Cleantech Group

$49.5 million – Amount of funding raised by four Israeli semiconductor companies in 2009. – GSA

$291 million – Amount of clean technology funding raised in 61 U.K. deals in 2009, registering a dollar amount increase from 2008. Norway raised $234 million in 12 deals, while Germany raised $207 million in 17 deals. – Cleantech Group

46% – Percentage of European engineers that rated photovoltaic (PV) technology as a promising area in today's industry. North American, Indian and Chinese engineers followed with 45%, 21% and 11%, respectively. The response from Chinese engineers was surprising since the country is the world's leading producer and exporter of PV cells. – 2009 EE Times Global Salary & Opinion Survey

15.5% – Projected CAGR of the number of mobile subscribers in Nigeria during 2010 to 2012. This growth is due to the country's rapidly improving mobile infrastructure and intense competition among mobile operators. – RNCOS

THE AMERICAS

$863.3 million – Value of orders posted by North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment in December 2009. – SEMI

$3.8 billion – Amount raised from 32 funds by U.S. venture capital firms in Q4 2009. – Thomson Reuters and NVCA

30% – Percentage of automotive models sold in the U.S. in 2009 with installed telematic systems, making it the world's leading market for telematics last year. In comparison, the next two biggest telematics regions, Germany and Italy, have only 20% model availability of installed telematics systems. U.S.' leadership is due to General Motors which pioneered installed telematics. – iSuppli

2.5% – Growth of U.S. productivity, in per hour terms, in 2009. – The Conference Board

262 – Number of venture-backed acquisitions in the U.S. in 2009, declining 31% from 2007. – NVCA

28.3 million – Expected number of U.S. consumers that will have Internet access in their cars by 2016, a significant increase from 520,000 consumers in 2009. – iSuppli

0.3% – Expected growth of the U.S. consumer electronics industry in 2010, reaching sales of $165.3 billion. This increase will be driven by the growing popularity of smartphones and netbooks. – Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

85% – Percentage of U.S. households that are willing to pay $80 to $100 for cost-saving equipment if they are guaranteed to save 10% to 30% off their monthly electricity bill. – Parks Associates

20.7 million – Number of PC units shipped in the U.S. in Q4 2009, increasing 24% YoY. This unit growth was led by a holiday season featuring price cuts of unprecedented duration. – IDC

$95.8 billion – Amount of funding raised by 331 private equity funds in the U.S. in 2009, down 68% from $299.9 billion raised by 508 funds in 2008. – Dow Jones

10 million – Expected number of liquid crystal display (LCD) TV unit shipments in Brazil in 2010. – DisplaySearch

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