There will be 107.6 million smartphone AP (application processor) shipped in the China market in the third quarter of 2014 and 113.5 million units in the fourth one, increasing on quarter by 4.5% and 5.5% respectively mainly due to increasing demand for LTE (4G) smartphones, according to Digitimes Research.
Taiwan-based MediaTek will be the largest vendor, followed by Qualcomm, Spreadtrum Communications, HiSilicon Technologies, Leadcore Technology, Marvell and Nvidia, Digitimes Research indicated.
This article is an excerpt from a Digitimes Research Special Report (China smartphone AP shipments – 2Q 2014). Visit our latest Special reports.
