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Friday 20 August 2021
Prices of 4G mobile chips to rise in 2H21
With mobile chip suppliers putting increased focus on 5G solutions, the supply of 4G smartphone chips is being scaled down. Prices of 4G mobile chips will be rising in the second...
Thursday 19 August 2021
Supply of chips for 4G applications falls short of demand
The supply of 4G product chips including power amplifiers (PAs) and smartphone application processors has fallen short of demand due mainly to the chip suppliers' increased focus...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Skyworks to increase outsourcing for PA orders from China
Skyworks will be stepping up its RF power amplifier (PA) production outsourcing to Taiwanese partners to fulfill orders placed by China-based smartphone vendors, while providing its...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Vietnam to phase out 2G, 3G serivces starting 2022
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has decided to start phasing out 2G and 3G technologies within the country in 2022 in a bid to encourage people to use smartphones...
Friday 25 June 2021
Qualcomm captures 70% share in 5G basebands in 1Q21, says Strategy Analytics
The global cellular baseband market posted a solid double-digit shipment and revenue growth on the strength of 5G in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.
Monday 21 June 2021
5G smartphone shipments to outpace 4G ones in 2022, says Canalys
Worldwide shipments of 5G smartphones will reach 610 million units in 2021, accounting for around 43% of total smartphones to be shipped, according to Canalys. The proportion will...
Friday 11 June 2021
GaAs IC firms gearing up for smartphone PA shipment pick-up
GaAs IC foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC), and GaAs epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are gearing up for a seasonal...
Friday 11 June 2021
Global smartphone AP market posts double-digit growth in 1Q21
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market surged 21% on year to US$6.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021, according to Strategy Analytics.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Arm loses smartphone and tablet GPU share in 2020
The global smartphone and tablet graphics processing unit (GPU) market leader Arm lost share in 2020, according to Strategy Analytics.
Tuesday 4 May 2021
MediaTek to scale down 4G mobile chip shipments
MediaTek has notified its China-based smartphone clients that it will scale down shipments of 4G chips in 2021 due to tight capacities at foundry houses, according to industry sour...
Wednesday 31 March 2021
Smartphone brands still focus on low-price segments in India
Smartphones released by first-tier brands in India in 2020 were mostly models priced below INR15,000 (US$205), showing the purchasing power of Indian consumers is still rather weak,...
Friday 12 March 2021
MediaTek to see 1Q21 revenue meet guidance
MediaTek is poised to see its first-quarter revenue come within its guidance range of NT$96.4 billion (US$3,42 billion) to NT$104.1 billion, with the possibility of generating record-high...
Thursday 4 February 2021
Apple takes smartphone AP revenue leadership in 3Q20
The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 32% in revenue terms to a record high of US$7.4 billion in the third quarter of 2020, according to Strategy Analytics...
Thursday 28 January 2021
MediaTek expects up to 8% revenue growth in 1Q21
MediaTek expects to post revenue growth of up to 8% sequentially to between NT$96.4 billion (US$3.44 billion) and NT$104.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Despite foundry capacity...
Friday 20 November 2020
China smartphone market and industry, 3Q 2020

China smartphone market