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European Trade Shows
Return With a New Look
Emerging from the fetters
brought on by the COVID-19
pandemic, trade shows and
exhibitions in Europe are
materializing in the autumn
of 2020, but with a different
presence and lower profit
margins, according to a
September report by The Wall
Street Journal.
Though the shows combine diminished in-person
action with an online version, organizers are testing
to determine what works,
until economies recover and
can doff the yoke of COVID-19
precautions. "One thing is for
certain; there will be hybrid
trade shows in the future
that will take place in the
real world but will also be bolstered by digital media," said
Ernst Kick, chief executive of
Spielwarenmesse eG, which
organizes an annual toy fair
in Nuremberg, Germany.
The Berlin IFA consumer
electronics show, which
hosted 230 0 ex hibitors
and 600,000 attendees last
year, was closed to the general public, with near-silent
halls. According to the UFI,
the global association of the
exhibition industry, global
revenues for trade fairs and
exhibitions fell by two-thirds
during the first half of 2020,
with 39% of show-hosting
companies taking a loss.
Hard-hit by the virus this
year, Italy is starting up trade
fairs again but modestly, with
mandatory mask-wearing
and social distancing, as
well as spaced seating in the
conference hall at the Cibus
fair in Parma, which is geared
toward the food industry. The
event had 50 stands instead
of the normal count of 3,000.

Printed Electronics
Market Worth $20.7
Billion by 2025

Courtesy of Nvidia

Nvidia to Buy Arm in Deal Valued
at About $40 Billion
Nvidia said that it would buy chip designer Arm from SoftBank
in a cash-and-stock deal valued at up to $40 billion, a move
that could reshape the landscape of the global semiconductor
industry.
If the deal closes, it would transform Nvidia into one of
the most dominant players in the market for chips used in
smartphones. The deal would also strengthen the Santa Clara,
California-based company's stature in other areas of the technology industry, including the Internet of Things-the tiny computers slapped on factory floors, cars, street lights, thermostats,
and billions of other devices that communicate wirelessly-and
cloud data centers.
The announcement on Sunday confirmed months of rumors about a possible deal. SoftBank, which purchased Arm
for around $32 billion in 2016, has reportedly been considering
a potential sale or initial public offering for the chip designer
in recent months.
The technology conglomerate will have an ownership stake in
Nvidia of less than 10% following the deal. "SoftBank is excited
to invest in Arm's long-term success as a major shareholder in
Nvidia," the firm's chief executive officer, Masayoshi Son, said
in a statement.
Nvidia sells graphics processing units (GPUs) for playing
games on personal computers and carrying out artificial intelligence chores in data centers. It also develops networking chips
for ferrying around warehouses of cloud servers. Arm designs
central processing units (CPUs) and other intellectual property
that other companies assemble into chips that power in most
of the world's smartphones. Arm designs are also starting to
play a deeper role in cloud data centers.

EVALUATION ENGINEERING OCTOBER 2020

The global printed electronics
market is projected to grow
from $7.8 billion in 2020 to
20.7 billion by 2035, growing
at a CAGR of 21.5% during
that period, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets.
com.
The report further states,
"The growth of the market is
mainly driven by the rise in
the global demand for energy-efficient, thin, and flexible
consumer electronics, and increased use of printed electronics for the development
of smart and connected devices. Also, the high demand
for new generation f lexible
printed electronics, and significant cost advantages offered by printed electronics
is set to push the Printed
Electronics market." During
the forecast period, the automotive & transportation industries are projected to hold
the largest size of the market.

Report: Graphene
Market to Reach
3.2 Million by 2027
Reportlinker.com has released
the report "Global Graphene
Electronics Industry," which
predicts a market of $2 billion
by 2027. The market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 33.4%
between 2020-2027. The graphene film sector is expected
to hit a CAGR of 36.8% and
$2.1 billion by 2027. The U.S.
graphene market is estimated
at $113.6 million by the end of
the analysis period. Market
size in China is expected to
be $875.3 million by 2027, with
a CAGR of 41.7% from 20202027. Japan and Canada are
predicted to grow 26.1% and
30.4% between 2020-2027.

http://www.Reportlinker.com

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