TrendForce: Top 10 technology trends to watch in 2021

In 2020, there is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the global economy as well as the pace of technology advances and new product development in the electronics industry. Despite these delays, there have been a number of new innovations across the component industry, driving technology trends across various technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality (XR), internet of things (IoT), and automotive safety. TrendForce's technology forecast for 2021 indicates that new technology adoption continues to ramp up. Here are the market researcher's top 10 technology trends. TrendForce expects the three major DRAM suppliers – Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron – to continue their transition towards the 1Z-nm and 1-alpha-nm process technologies, and officially introduce the EUV era, with Samsung leading the charge in 2021. DRAM suppliers will gradually replace their existing double patterning technologies in order to optimize their cost structure and manufacturing efficiency, said analysts.