Tag: idc
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Report: Annual edge AI processor shipments forecast to reach 1.5 billion units by 2023
In its first forecast of Artificial Intelligence (AI) edge processors, market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that worldwide shipments of AI-optimised processors for edge systems will reach 340.1 million units in 2019, an increase of 170% over 2018. By 2023, IDC expects the market will reach unit shipments of 1.5 billion and achieve…
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Huawei surpasses Apple in smartphone sales
Huawei has surpassed Apple in smartphone sales in the second quarter of this year, according to figures collated by the International Data Corporation. The preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 342.0 million units during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), resulting in a 1.8 percent decline…
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Worldwide spending on robotics to exceed $230 billion in 2021, says IDC
A new update to the International Data Corporation Worldwide Semiannual Commercial Robotics Spending Guide forecasts worldwide purchases of robotics, including drones and robotics-related hardware, software and services, will total $97.2 billion in 2017, an increase of 17.9 per cent over 2016. IDC expects robotics spending to accelerate over the five-year forecast period, reaching $230.7 billion…