Oculus to Bring Lifelike Immersion to Mass Market
With the launch of Quest 2, Facebook continues the shift in its VR focus to the standalone type of headset design, combining the Oculus Link…
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G costs $549 to Make and Highlights Qualcomm & Samsung’s Semiconductor Prowess
Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, New Delhi, London, Boston, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires September 9th, 2020 The premium flagship smartphone segment…
5G Mobile Connections Will Cross the Milestone of 1.7 Billion in 2023
As of mid-July 2020, 93 commercial 5G networks went live across the world. Global mobile 5G connections will dramatically increase to over 1.7…
Smartphone CIS Sensors to Top Five Billion Units in 2020 as Quad-Camera Smartphone Designs Ramp Despite COVID-19
In 1Q20, the penetration of quad-camera smartphones reached almost 20% of global smartphone shipments. OPPO, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Samsung together…
NB-IoT Is Poised to Lead the IoT Connection Growth in China
In China, cumulative NB-IoT connections were around 95 million by the end of 2019. The upward trend is poised to accelerate through 2022, the…
China Smartphone Sales to Dramatically Fall in Q1 2020 Under the Shadow of nCoV (Novel Coronavirus) Epidemic
Within a couple of months, the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) that emerged from the city of Wuhan has spread across China and the world. It bears some…
5G-Enabled Platforms Will Proliferate in 2020
Months ago, when the first batch of 5G capable smartphones were being introduced, there was a mounting concern that high prices will discourage…
Smartphone CIS Market to Hit US$12 Billion by 2020
CIS (CMOS Image Sensor) has become one of the most vibrant fields in the semiconductors business, with an annual revenue growth rate of up to 10%.…
Samsung DS is Ready to Ride the 5G Wave
Samsung DS (Device Solution) is ready to unleash the huge potential of 5G and IoT, with comprehensive upgrades to the mobile processor, Neural…
Smartphone OEMs are Keen on Enhancing Camera Megapixels
Global smartphone sell-in volumes in Q1 2019 fell for a sixth consecutive quarter, according to the latest data from Counterpoint Research. As a…
Chinese Operators are Racing to Commercialize 5G Services
As the world moves towards the era of 5G, Chinese carriers are the forefront of mobile communication evolution for the first time. Since the issue of…
Taiwan is Key to Google’s Smartphone, IoT, AI, and Data Center Ambitions
With the announcement of a new office situated in T-Park in New Taipei City, Google continues to expand its presence in Taiwan. The new workplace,…
Advent of 5G Will Increase Pressure of Subsidies on Chinese Operators
China Mobile will push forward the “5G Device Forerunner Initiative” program and launched its own-branded 5G devices in 2019. Besides, it will…
TSMC Benefitting from Greater Adoption of 7nm Technology
The fortunes of TSMC, a leading global foundry service provider based in Taiwan, have been linked to Apple for a long time. The company is the…
MediaTek in 2018 – Shifting to a Positive Track
Smartphone and growth products are 70%+ revenue MediaTek is likely to wrap-up 2018 with flat revenue over the previous 2017 at about NT$235 billion…
HONOR Playing With Magic
Despite the slowdown in the China smartphone market, Huawei’s dual-brand HONOR has been performing well. After the release of a series of new models…