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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,...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
OSATs see handset IC demand remain sluggish
ASE Technology and other OSATs continue to experience low production utilization rates for flip-chip (FC) packaging, due to sluggish demand for handset ICs, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Refurbished, used mobile phone sales rise in China
Mobile phone sales in China remain sluggish in the second quarter, but sales of used and refurbished phones have been brisk, according to supply chain sources.
Tuesday 18 April 2023
MediaTek gearing up for deployment in automotive sector to counter rival Qualcomm
This week, MediaTek introduced Dimensity Auto, an automotive chip platform consisting of its existing automotive chips as well as future planned product lines, signaling the company's...
Monday 17 April 2023
Foxconn reportedly files claim for India's mobile phone incentives
As iPhone production and exports surged over the past year, Taiwan-based iPhone manufacturers operating in India quickly requested reimbursement after meeting the incentive targets...
Friday 14 April 2023
Satellite mobile phones to boom
With Qualcomm and more chip vendors stepping up the development of satellite communication chips for smartphones, satellite phones are nearing commercialization, according to industry...