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Tuesday 18 February 2014
Seasonality sets in for China smartphone AP market; shipments to drop 3% on quarter says Digitimes Research
Global smartphone AP suppliers will see their shipments to China grow only 13.5% on year and drop 3.1% on quarter in the first quarter of 2014. Shipments will total 91.8 million in...
Monday 10 February 2014
Taiwan suppliers concerned about competition from China in 2014
With Acer rumored to be planning to outsource its tablet OEM orders to China-based makers, Asustek Computer has reportedly also been seeking partnerships with China component makers...
Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone shipments to decline slightly in 1Q14
China-based handset companies are expected to see their shipments of smartphones decline lightly in the first quarter of 2014, after combined shipments posted a 13% sequential growth...
Friday 7 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Global AP market shipments to top 1.5 billion in 2014, but growth slows on maturing smartphone market
After experiencing annual growth of 43% in 2013 on shipments of 1.32 billion, the global application processor (AP) market is forecast to see decelerated growth in 2014, with shipments...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Smartphone solution prices to drop in 2Q14
Prices of 3G and 4G smartphone solutions are likely to drop significantly in the second quarter of 2014 as chipset vendors are expected to adopt more aggressive pricing strategies...
Wednesday 5 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Apple triggers 64-bit AP battle
Why is Apple so eager to adopt 64-bit technology for its processors? Digitimes Research believes it is because in the 32-bit segment, Apple is unable to use the existing architecture...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Digitimes Research: MediaTek hikes turn-key value by virtue of Hotknot
Why has MediaTek stepped into NFC (near field communication) technology? Digitimes Research thinks that there are two main motivations, one to increase the exclusiveness of its platforms...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
2014 global mobile application processor market forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a market forecast of the 2014 application processor market (AP). In addition to shipment forecasts for each major vendor, Digitimes...
Tuesday 28 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Samsung and LG continue to invest in in-house smartphone component production
Approximately 70% of the major components used in Samsung Electronics smartphones come from in-house production while about 50% of LG Electronics smartphones come from in-house production,...
Monday 27 January 2014
China market: Prices of octa-core smartphones drifting below CNY1,000
The battle for the entry-level smartphone segment in China is intensifying, and Coolpad with releasing an octa-core model priced below CNY1,000 (US$165), according to industry sour...
Friday 24 January 2014
MediaTek smartphone solution shipments to grow robustly in 2014
Shipments of MediaTek's smartphone solutions are expected to grow at a robust pace in 2014, buoyed by efforts by China-based smartphone vendors to expand overseas sales, and growing...
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Digitimes Research: China tablet-use application processor shipments continue growing in 4Q13
Shipments of tablet-use application processors in China grew 8.3% on quarter and 19.5% on year in the fourth quarter of 2013, driven by the launch of new chips for tablet vendors...
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Xiaomi to see strong competition at home, unlikely to achieve 2014 shipment target
China-based Xiaomi has announced that the company plans to ship 40 million smartphones in 2014. But Digitimes Research believes the vendor is unlikely to achieve the goal as many...
Friday 17 January 2014
Digitimes Research: Asustek ZenFone smartphones have lower price-performance ratios than comparable models from China
Asustek Computer unveiled three ZenFone-series smartphones at CES 2014 and will initially launch the models in the Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia markets in March with prices comparable...
Thursday 16 January 2014
China white-box makers add extra value to tablets as cost reduction is no longer possible
China white-box players have not been able to lower their Wi-Fi-based tablets' prices since the third quarter of 2013 because there is no room for further reductions in their BOM...