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Global Digital Storage Devices Market
[January 29, 2015]

Global Digital Storage Devices Market


NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Digital Storage Devices in Million Units by the following Product Segments: Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc ( Blu-Ray, DVD, & CD), Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive, & Others).The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2013 through 2020. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based on public domain information including company URLs. The report profiles 93 companies including many key and niche players such as -

Imation Corp.Intel CorporationKingmax Technology, Inc.Kingston Technology CorporationLenovoEMC

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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-2Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3Hard Disk Drive (HDD) I-3Solid State Drives (SSDs) I-3Optical Media Storage Devices I-3CDs I-4Digital Video/Versatile Disc (DVD) I-4Blu-Ray Disks I-4Flash Drive I-4USB Flash Drives I-4Memory Cards I-4II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1

Digital Data Explosion Throws the Focus on Storage II-1

Why Data Storage is an Indispensable IT Need? II-2

Key Market Trends, Drivers & Issues II-3

Data Explosion Triggers Upgrades & Generates Replacement

Demand Opportunities in the Market II-3

Product Innovation: Critical to Success in the Marketplace II-3

1st Generation Digital Storage Devices in Terminal Decline II-3

Developing Countries: The Focal Point for Future Growth II-4

Archiving Needs Mandated by IT & Government Data Storage

Regulations Spur Storage Needs II-5

Entertainment & Healthcare Industries: The Two Lucrative End-

Use Sectors II-5

Hard Disk Drives: Still the Dominant Storage Technology II-6

Table 1: World HDD Market (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown

of Revenues by Segment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8

Table 2: Global Shipments of Desktop PCs for the Years 2012,2013, 2014E & 2017P (in Million Units) (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-8Key Market Share Finding II-9Table 3: World 3.5" Desktop HDDs Market (2013): PercentageShare Breakdown of Volume Sales by Leading Vendor (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-9Enterprise: The Largest Application Area for HDDs II-9Key Market Share Finding II-10Table 4: World Enterprise-Class HDDs Market (2013):Percentage Share Breakdown of Volume Sales by LeadingVendor (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-10Proliferation of Cloud Storage Services Drives Demand forCapacity-Optimized HDDs II-10Mega Datacenter Sprawl Drives Demand for HDDs in StorageServers II-11Growing Popularity of NAS Technologies Spurs Demand for NASHDDs II-12Opportunity Indicator II-13Table 5: Global Market for Network-Attached Storage (NAS)Devices (2013 & 2017F): Breakdown of Sales Figures in US$Million by Geographic Region (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-13The Rise of Mobile Computing Fuels Demand for Mobile HDDs II-13Opportunity Indicator II-14Table 6: World Market for Mobile Computing Devices (2014):Breakdown of Sales (In 000 Units) for Smartphones, TabletPCs, Notebook PCs and Ultra-Slim PCs (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-14Key Market Share Finding II-15Table 7: World PC-Mobile HDDs Market (2013): PercentageShare Breakdown of Volume Sales by Leading Vendor(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15Spiraling Sales of Android Tablet Phones Spurs Demand forUltra Mobile HDDs II-15Opportunity Indicator II-16Table 8: World Market for Android Based Media Tablets(2014): Breakdown of Unit Sales (In 000 Units) byGeographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16Blu-Ray Discs Rise in Popularity At the Expense of DVDs II-16Cost Savings: A Sharp Edged Benefit Driving the Uptake ofBlu-ray II-17Blu-Ray Storage in IT Environment: Still a Niche II-18Solid-State Storage Media: The Next Generation of Storage II-19SSDs: Will They Replace HDDs? II-20Flash-based SSDs - The Most Popular Type of SSDs II-21Key Statistical Findings II-21Table 9: World Solid State Drive (SSD) Market (2013):Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Type (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-21

Table 10: World Solid State Drive (SSD) Market (2013):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Leading Vendor

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22

Table 11: World PC Solid State Drive (SSD) Market (2013):Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Leading Vendor(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22

Table 12: World Enterprise Grade Solid State Drive (SSD)

Market (2013): Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by

Leading Vendor (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22

USB Flash Drives Usher in the Era of Smart Storage II-23

Performance Benefits to Boost USB 3.0 Penetration II-23

Standardization of micro-USB Flash Drives on Smartphones and

Tablets Drives Market Growth II-24

Demand for Secure USB Flash Drives to Surge II-25

Increasing Sales of USB 3.0 Enabled Devices: A Strong Growth

Driver II-25

Table 13: World Market for USB 3.0 Enabled Devices (2013 &

2018): Breakdown of Unit Sales (In Million Units) by

Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26

Continuous Memory Capacity Enhancements Spurs Growth II-27

Key Statistical Findings II-27

Table 14: World Market for USB Flash Drives by Technology

(2015F): Percentage Breakdown of Unit Sales for USB2.0,

USB3.0 and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-27

Table 15: World Market for USB Flash Drives: PercentageShare Breakdown of Unit Sales by Memory Capacity (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-28Robust Sales of Mobile Phones & Increased Mobile Data UsageDrives Demand for Flash & SD Memory Cards II-28Table 16: World Flash Memory Card Market (2013): PercentageShare Breakdown of Revenues by Leading Vendor (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-29Phasing out of SD Card Support in Smartphones: A Threat inthe Making II-29Market Outlook II-30

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-31

Digital Storage Devices: A Definition II-31

Types of Digital Storage Devices II-31

Optical Media Storage Devices II-31

CDs II-31

Digital Video/Versatile Disc (DVD) II-31

DVD Formats II-31

DVD-ROM II-31

DVD-RAM II-32

DVD-RW and DVD+RW II-32

DVD-R II-32

DVD+R9 II-32

DVD-RW DL II-32

Blu-Ray Disks II-32

Types of Blu-Ray Discs II-32

Blu-Ray Format II-33

Blu-ray Recordable (BD-R) II-33

Blu-ray ReWritable (BD-RE) II-33

Blu-ray ROM II-33

Major End-Use Markets II-33

Consumer Electronics II-33

Hd Television Recording II-34

HD Video Distribution II-34

HD Camcorder Archiving II-34

PC and PC Peripheral II-34

Mass Data Storage II-35

Digital Asset Management and Professional Storage II-35

A Comparison of Blu-ray and DVD Features II-35

Hard Disk Drive (HDD) II-36

Solid State Drives (SSDs) II-36

USB Flash Drives II-37

Features & Benefits II-38

Convenience & Efficiency II-38

Safety of Data II-38

Dense Storage II-38

Software Portability II-38

Easy Interface II-38

Lesser Power Consumption II-38

Ready-to-Use II-38

Disadvantages II-38

Issues with Data Fragmentation II-39

Quality Control Issues II-39

Others II-39

Memory Cards II-39

Challenges II-40

Storage Issues II-40

Short Life of Digital Storage Media II-40

Media Obsolescence - A Major Challenge II-40

3. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-41Seagate Acquires Xyratex II-41OPTS Signs Agreement to Acquire Toshiba Samsung StorageTechnology Korea Corporation II-41Micron Introduces New M550 SSD II-41SanDisk Launches New 128GB microSDXC Memory Card II-41Toshiba Launches New 5TB Hard Disk Drives II-41KINGMAX Launches New OTG USB Flash Drive II-41Kingston Unveils New USB 3.0 Flash Drive II-41LaCie Launches New Thunderbolt 2 Rackmount Storage Solution II-42LaCie introduces Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Portable Storage II-42Lexar Introduces High Capacity Professional CompactFlash Line II-42Lexar Increases Capacity to its USB 3.0 Flash Drives II-42Lexar Introduces Samples of its New Memory Cards II-42SanDisk Announces Four New Additions to CloudSpeed Serial ATASeries II-42SanDisk Introduces Extreme PRO® SDHC™/SDXC™ Memory Card II-42SanDisk Introduces New High-Performance USB 3.0 Flash Drive II-43SanDisk Unveils Ultra-Low Latency Solid State Drive II-43SanDisk Unveils 64GB Wireless Flash Drive II-43Seagate Ships 6TB Hard Disk Drive II-43Transcend Introduces DDR3 RDIMM Modules II-43Transcend to Unveil Apple®-compatible SSD and Memory Solutions II-43Transcend Introduces SDXC/SDHC UHS-I Memory Card II-43Transcend Introduces New SSDs II-44Lenovo Forms Joint Venture with EMC II-44SanDisk Acquires Smart Storage Systems II-44Western Digital Acquires Virident II-44Fusion-io Takes Over NexGen Storage II-44Techware Takes Over Discburn, Flash Universe and Creative USB II-44Plextor Partners with NCIX II-44Toshiba Unveils New Range of Solid State Hybrid Drives (SSHDs) II-45Plextor to Launch New Solid-State Storage Solutions II-45V7 Launches New Range of Memory Cards and Flash Drives II-45HGST Introduces 1.5 TB 2.5" Laptop Hard Drive II-45Seagate Unveils Two New Enterprise HDDs II-45KINGMAX Introduces New USB Flash Drive II-45KINGMAX Unveils New SME Xvalue SSD II-45KINGMAX Introduces New COB USB Flash Drive II-45KINGMAX Launches PI-03 Flash Drive II-45Kingston Unveils DataTraveler USB Drive II-46Kingston Launches Kingston® KC300 SSD II-46Kingston Introduces Secure USB Flash Drive II-46Kingston Launches New KC300 Solid-State Drive II-46Kingston Unveils DataTraveler USB Drive II-46LaCie Unveils New Version of USB 3.0 Thunderbolt Series II-46LaCie and Porsche Design Launch New USB 3.0 Key II-46LaCie Introduces New Hard Drive II-47LaCie Introduces 20TB Thunderbolt RAID II-47Lexar Launches New Secure USB 3.0 Flash Drive II-47Lexar Unveils microSDXC 600x UHS-I Memory Card II-47Introduces Three New USB 3.0 Flash Drives II-47PNY Launches Flash Memory Expansion Module II-47SanDisk Introduces New X210 SSD II-47SanDisk Launches New Wireless Flash Memory Storage Devices Range II-47Seagate Launches New Seagate® Video 3.5 HDD II-48Seagate Introduces New Range of SSDs II-48Toshiba Introduces New NAND Flash Memory Modules II-48Transcend Unveils New USB Flash Drives II-48Transcend Unveils New High Capacity USB Flash Drives II-48Transcend Introduces New Industrial Solid State Drives II-48Transcend Introduces New SDXC UHS-I Memory Cards II-48Transcend Unveils New SATA III 6Gb/s SSD II-49Transcend Introduces New SSD740 Solid State Drive II-49Transcend Introduces 64GB microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card II-49Seagate Acquires Majority Stake in LaCie II-49Plextor Launches New M5 Pro Xtreme SSD II-49Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Launches New Blu-ray Disc II-49

4. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS II-50

Imation Corp. (USA) II-50

Intel Corporation (US) II-50

Kingmax Technology, Inc. (Taiwan) II-51

Kingston Technology Corporation (USA) II-51

LenovoEMC (USA) II-52

Micron Technology, Inc. (US) II-52

Lexar Media, Inc. (USA) II-52

PNY Technologies, Inc. (USA) II-53

RITEK Corporation (Taiwan) II-53

Samsung Electronics (South Korea) II-53

SanDisk Corp. (USA) II-54

Seagate Technology plc (Ireland) II-55

LaCie S.A.S (France) II-55

Sony Corporation (Japan) II-56

Toshiba Corporation (Japan) II-56

Transcend Information, Inc. (Taiwan) II-57

Verbatim Americas, LLC (USA) II-57

Western Digital Technologies Inc., (USA) II-58

5. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-59Table 17: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forDigital Storage Devices by Geographic Region - US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin Americaand Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-59

Table 18: World Historic Review for Digital Storage Devices by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million

Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-60

Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Digital StorageDevices by Geographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown ofUnit Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets forYears 2006, 2014 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-61Analysis by Segment II-62Table 20: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forHard Disk Drives by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Restof World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-62

Table 21: World Historic Review for Hard Disk Drives by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million

Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-63

Table 22: World 15-Year Perspective for Hard Disk Drives byGeographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Salesfor US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-64

Table 23: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Solid State Drives by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest

of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-65

Table 24: World 15-Year Perspective for Solid State Drives byGeographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Salesfor US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-66

Table 25: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Optical Discs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest

of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-67

Table 26: World Historic Review for Optical Discs byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in MillionUnits for Years 2006 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-68

Table 27: World 15-Year Perspective for Optical Discs by

Geographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacifi (Excluding Japan),



Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &

2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-69


Table 28: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forOptical Discs by Segment - Blu-Ray, DVD and CD MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in MillionUnits for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-70

Table 29: World Historic Review for Optical Discs by Segment -

Blu-Ray, DVD and CD Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Million Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-71

Table 30: World 15-Year Perspective for Optical Discs bySegment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales forBlu-Ray, DVD and CD Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-72

Table 31: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Blu-Ray Discs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,

Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest

of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-73

Table 32: World Historic Review for Blu-Ray Discs byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in MillionUnits for Years 2006 through 2012 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-74

Table 33: World 15-Year Perspective for Blu-Ray Discs by

Geographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales

for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),

Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &

2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-75

Table 34: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forDVDs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest ofWorld Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figuresin Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-76

Table 35: World Historic Review for DVDs by Geographic Region-

US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),

Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Million Units for Years 2006

through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-77

Table 36: World 15-Year Perspective for DVDs by GeographicRegion - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales for US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), LatinAmerica and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-78

Table 37: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

CDs by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures

in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-79

Table 38: World Historic Review for CDs by Geographic Region -US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzedwith Annual Sales Figures in Million Units for Years 2006through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-80

Table 39: World 15-Year Perspective for CDs by Geographic

Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales for US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin

America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-81

Table 40: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forFlash Drives by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest ofWorld Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figuresin Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-82

Table 41: World Historic Review for Flash Drives by Geographic

Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding

Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Units for Years

2006 through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-83

Table 42: World 15-Year Perspective for Flash Drives byGeographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Salesfor US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-84

Table 43: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Flash Drives by Segment - USB Flash Memory Drive and Others

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-85

Table 44: World Historic Review for Flash Drives by Segment -USB Flash Memory Drive and Others Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Units for Years2006 through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-86

Table 45: World 15-Year Perspective for Flash Drives by

Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales for USB

Flash Memory Drive and Others Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &

2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-87

Table 46: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis forUSB Flash Drives by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Restof World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-88

Table 47: World Historic Review for USB Flash Drives by

Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific

(Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million

Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) II-89

Table 48: World 15-Year Perspective for USB Flash Drives byGeographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Salesfor US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan),Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 &2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-90

Table 49: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for

Others by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of

World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures

in Million Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) II-91

Table 50: World Historic Review for Others by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (ExcludingJapan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Million Units for Years2006 through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-92

Table 51: World 15-Year Perspective for Others by Geographic

Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales for US,

Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan), Latin

America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-93

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES III-1

A.Market Analysis III-1

Current & Future Analysis III-1

Flash Drives Continue to Gain Popularity III-1

Table 52: US Market for USB Flash Drives (2013): Percentage

Share Breakdown of Volume Sales by End-Use Segment

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-1

Increasing Electronics per Household Offers Scope for Growth III-2

Strategic Corporate Developments III-3

Key Players III-7

B.Market Analytics III-13

Table 53: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-13

Table 54: US Historic Review for Digital Storage Devices bySegment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-14

Table 55: US 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage Devices

by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales for

Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-15

2. CANADA III-16A.Market Analysis III-16Current & Future Analysis III-16Strategic Corporate Development III-16B.Market Analytics III-17Table 56: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysisfor Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive,Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), andFlash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ThousandUnits for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-17

Table 57: Canadian Historic Review for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

Table 58: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of UnitSales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash MemoryDrive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-19

3. JAPAN III-20

A.Market Analysis III-20

Current & Future Analysis III-20

Innovation is the Key to Success in USB Flash Drives Market

in Japan III-20

Strategic Corporate Developments III-20

Key Players III-21

B.Market Analytics III-22

Table 59: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis

for Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive,

Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and

Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 60: Japanese Historic Review for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive andOthers) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

Table 61: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit

Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-24

4. EUROPE III-25A.Market Analysis III-25Current & Future Analysis III-25HDD Sales Decline in Europe III-25B.Market Analytics III-26Table 62: Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forDigital Storage Devices by Geographic Region - France,Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ThousandUnits for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-26

Table 63: Europe Historic Review for Digital Storage Devices

by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,

Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed

with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006

through 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27

Table 64: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Digital StorageDevices by Geographic Region - Percentage Share Breakdown ofUnit Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia andRest of Europe Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

Table 65: Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-29

Table 66: Europe Historic Review for Digital Storage Devicesby Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

Table 67: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit

Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-31

4a. FRANCE III-32A.Market Analysis III-32Current & Future Analysis III-32Strategic Corporate Development III-32B.Market Analytics III-33Table 68: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forDigital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, SolidState Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and FlashDrive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ThousandUnits for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-33

Table 69: French Historic Review for Digital Storage Devices

by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and

CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-34

Table 70: French 15-Year Perspective for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of UnitSales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash MemoryDrive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35

4b. GERMANY III-36

A.Market Analysis III-36

Current & Future Analysis III-36

B.Market Analytics III-36

Table 71: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-36

Table 72: German Historic Review for Digital Storage Devicesby Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

Table 73: German 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit

Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-38

4c. ITALY III-39A.Market Analysis III-39Current & Future Analysis III-39B.Market Analytics III-39Table 74: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forDigital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, SolidState Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and FlashDrive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ThousandUnits for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-39

Table 75: Italian Historic Review for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-40

Table 76: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of UnitSales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash MemoryDrive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-41

4d. THE UNITED KINGDOM III-42

A.Market Analysis III-42

Current & Future Analysis III-42

B.Market Analytics III-42

Table 77: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-42

Table 78: UK Historic Review for Digital Storage Devices bySegment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-43

Table 79: UK 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage Devices

by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit Sales for

Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44

4e. SPAIN III-45A.Market Analysis III-45Current & Future Analysis III-45B.Market Analytics III-45Table 80: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forDigital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, SolidState Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and FlashDrive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in ThousandUnits for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) III-45

Table 81: Spanish Historic Review for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

Table 82: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of UnitSales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash MemoryDrive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

4f. RUSSIA III-48

A.Market Analysis III-48

Current & Future Analysis III-48

B.Market Analytics III-48

Table 83: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-48

Table 84: Russian Historic Review for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive andOthers) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49

Table 85: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit

Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

4g. REST OF EUROPE III-51A.Market Analysis III-51Current & Future Analysis III-51Strategic Corporate Developments III-51Key Players III-52B.Market Analytics III-54Table 86: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard DiskDrive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-54

Table 87: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-55

Table 88: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for DigitalStorage Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown ofUnit Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, OpticalDisc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB FlashMemory Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-56

5. ASIA-PACIFIC III-57

A.Market Analysis III-57

Current & Future Analysis III-57

Asian Countries Drive Future Growth in HDD and Flash Drives

Markets III-57

Strategic Corporate Developments III-58

Key Players III-60

B.Market Analytics III-62

Table 89: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Digital Storage Devices by Geographic Region -

China, India and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently

Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand Units for

Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-62

Table 90: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Digital StorageDevices by Geographic Region - China, India and Rest ofAsia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-63

Table 91: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Digital

Storage Devices by Geographic Region - Percentage Share

Breakdown of Unit Sales for China, India and Rest of

Asia-Pacific Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-64

Table 92: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard DiskDrive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) III-65

Table 93: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,

DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and

Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales

Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-66

Table 94: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for DigitalStorage Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown ofUnit Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, OpticalDisc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB FlashMemory Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-67

5a. CHINA III-68

A.Market Analysis III-68

Current & Future Analysis III-68

China: The Largest Manufacturer of USB Flash Drives Worldwide III-68

B.Market Analytics III-69

Table 95: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-69

Table 96: Chinese Historic Review for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive andOthers) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-70

Table 97: Chinese 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit

Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-71

5b. INDIA III-72A.Market Analysis III-72Current & Future Analysis III-72India: An Emerging Market Offering Significant GrowthOpportunities III-72Table 98: Indian Market for Storage Flash Memory (Q4 2013):Percentage Share Breakdown of Shipments by Product Type(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-73

Table 99: Indian Market for Storage Flash Memory (Q1 2013):

Percentage Share Breakdown of Shipments by Leading Players

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-73

B.Market Analytics III-74

Table 100: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for

Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Solid

State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash

Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets

Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Thousand

Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes corresponding

Graph/Chart) III-74

Table 101: Indian Historic Review for Digital StorageDevices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive andOthers) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-75

Table 102: Indian 15-Year Perspective for Digital Storage

Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of Unit

Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-76

5c. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC III-77A.Market Analysis III-77Current & Future Analysis III-77B.Market Analytics III-77Table 103: Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current &Future Analysis for Digital Storage Devices by Segment -Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray,DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive andOthers) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Thousand Units for Years 2013 through 2020(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-77

Table 104: Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Digital

Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc

(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory

Drive and Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual

Sales Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-78

Table 105: Rest of Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective forDigital Storage Devices by Segment - Percentage ShareBreakdown of Unit Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid StateDrive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive(USB Flash Memory Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006,2014 & 2020 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-79

6. LATIN AMERICA III-80

A.Market Analysis III-80

Current & Future Analysis III-80

B.Market Analytics III-80

Table 106: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future

Analysis for Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk

Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and

CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)

Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in

Thousand Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includes

corresponding Graph/Chart) III-80

Table 107: Latin American Historic Review for DigitalStorage Devices by Segment - Hard Disk Drive, Optical Disc(Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash MemoryDrive and Others) Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Thousand Units for Years 2006 through 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-81

Table 108: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Digital

Storage Devices by Segment - Percentage Share Breakdown of

Unit Sales for Hard Disk Drive, Solid State Drive, Optical

Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD and CD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash

Memory Drive and Others) Markets for Years 2006, 2014 & 2020

(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-82

7. REST OF WORLD III-83A.Market Analysis III-83Current & Future Analysis III-83B.Market Analytics III-83Table 109: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & FutureAnalysis for Digital Storage Devices by Segment - Hard DiskDrive, Solid State Drive, Optical Disc (Blu-Ray, DVD andCD), and Flash Drive (USB Flash Memory Drive and Others)Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures inThousand Units for Years 2013 through 2020 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) Read the full report:

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