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Tuesday 18 July 2023
With weak mobile phone market and high inflation, Largan is not optimistic about 2023 despite securing major lens order
Currently, the main lens suppliers for Apple's iPhone are Taiwan's Largan and GSEO. Since Largan mainly supplies high-end lenses, its quarterly earnings call is widely considered...
Monday 17 July 2023
Wi-Fi 7 SoC makers set to embrace first wave of demand in 2H23
With end-market devices accelerating incorporating Wi-Fi 7 capability into their products, chipmakers including Broadcom, Qualcomm and MediaTek are optimistic that the first wave...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
Mobile phone amplifier IC expected to see activation increase in 3Q23
After experiencing a long inventory adjustment period, Taiwan-based Win Semiconductors, Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC)...
Friday 30 June 2023
Geely subsidiary Meizu shifts focus to mobile phone interconnection
At the ongoing MWC Shanghai 2023, Meizu showcased its mobile phone interconnection offering, including electric vehicles (EV) equipped with its self-developed Flyme Auto operating...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Mobile phone manufacturers call for reduction of import duties in India
Since Narendra Modi took office as India's prime minister, India has built its mobile phone ecosystem by import tariff hikes. However, an India-based industry body called for rationalizing...
Monday 26 June 2023
Oppo chip design failure casts shade over Chinese brand firms' chip pursuit
Oppo's IC design team, Zeku, abruptly ceased operations, shocking the semiconductor industry. There are rumors that, with the exception of Oppo's top executives, the Zeku team did...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Car and smartphone makers in China face dilemma with market crossover
When product autonomy is considered in the long run, it's not surprising to see carmakers and smartphone manufacturers in China vying to cross over into each other's market. However,...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Sluggish demand in China prompts Qualcomm, MediaTek to cut wafer starts and prices
China's mobile phone sales during the 618 shopping festival were disappointing, prompting Qualcomm and MediaTek to reduce wafer starts at foundries and lower chip prices, according...
Friday 16 June 2023
India claims reaching 20% value addition in mobile phone manufacturing
Thanks to incentive schemes encouraging local production of various products, including mobile phones, India said it reached a domestic value addition of 20% in mobile phones, with...
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek gearing up for new flagship mobile SoC rollouts
Qualcomm and MediaTek are both set to roll out new flagship smartphone SoCs supporting generative AI in the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Monday 29 May 2023
Indonesia phone shipments face slight headwind; mid-to-high tier models are slacking while entry models rising
According to Counterpoint's monthly Indonesia smartphone tracker, Indonesia's smartphone shipment for the first quarter of 2023 saw a 7.6% YoY decrease. The reason is a 25.8%...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Japanese electronics component makers turn to automotive applications for growth
Japanese electronics component manufacturers such as Murata, Taiyo Yuden, and TDK are mostly conservative about the recovery of smartphone demand and are now placing their hope on...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Edge AI chip competition heating up
The ChatGPT-triggered AI hype has attracted many IC vendors. Startup firms say they are now feeling the pressure from major IC design houses, such as MediaTek, Novatek and Realtek,...
Wednesday 3 May 2023
Costly sub-3nm investments challenging TSMC, others
The high cost of manufacturing processes smaller than 3nm and related investments is posing a challenge to TSMC and its Korean and US peers, who are attempting to maintain adequate...
Friday 21 April 2023
Apple iPhone 14 the top OLED smartphone on market in March
With iPhones accounting for four of the top-five models in terms of unit sales in the first quarter of 2023, Apple is undoubtedly the most popular brand in the OLED smartphone business,...
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Taiwan IPC makers pushing integrated services to boost profits and to see revenues grow in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research
Global smartphone shipments hit 2023 peak in 4Q23, but decelerate in 1Q24 due to seasonality, says DIGITIMES Research
Meet the analyst: Operating system in AI era will be king, says DIGITIMES Research