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Qualcomm Dominates Premium Android Smartphone Chip Market in Q1 2022
Both Qualcomm and MediaTek posted healthy growth in Q1 2022. MediaTek recorded an impressive set of numbers for the quarter with revenues growing 32%…
The uphill battle for Intel commences with its first earnings of 2022
Intel enters a year where Moore’s law has considerably slowed, supply chains are constantly under pressure from various macro and micro factors, PC…
ASML Net Sales at High End of Guidance; High NA Orders to Drive Long-term Growth
ASML has reported Q1 2022 net sales at the higher end of its guidance. Outlook for the long term is positive due to leading-edge EUV systems and…
Counterpoint Weekly Newsletter
Top 10 5G Android: Guess Who Topped, Tailed and Prevailed? 29th April In addition to COVID-19 and component shortages, a fresh challenge cropped up…
Entry Into Flagship Segment, 5G AP/SOCs Lead to Strong Growth for MediaTek in Q1 2022
MediaTek recorded an impressive set of numbers for Q1 2022 with revenues growing 32% YoY and 10.2% QoQ to reach $4.8 billion. The company’s mobile…
Global Smartphone Market Declined by 7% YoY Amidst Supply Constraints and Geopolitical Uncertainty in Q1 2022
The global smartphone market declined by 7% YoY and 12% QoQ to 328 million units in Q1 2022. While Samsung’s shipments declined 3% YoY, it was the…
TSMC’s Quarterly High-performance Computing Sales Surpass Smartphones for First Time in Q1 2022
TSMC reported its Q1 2022 revenue at $17.6 billion (up 12% QoQ). Among its different segments, the high-performance computing (HPC) segment posted…
Counterpoint Smartphone Indicators
Smartphone Indicators provides a view into the sector’s current events through the lens of our monthly & quarterly research reports. We share…
Global Semiconductor Shortage Likely to Ease Significantly in H2 2022 Despite China Lockdowns
London, Hong Kong, Boston, Toronto, New Delhi, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul – April 20, 2022 Global semiconductor chip shortages are likely to continue…
Efforts to Diversify Semiconductor Supply Chain Gather Pace
The past two years have brought out the importance of semiconductors in driving economies like never before. Whether it is the demand shock created…
Android Smartphone SoC Market: MediaTek Leads in Low-Mid Tiers, Qualcomm in Upper
The global Android smartphone AP (Application Processor)/SoC (System on Chip) sales grew 3.6% YoY in 2021, according to the latest research from…
Applied Materials’ PPACt Play Drives Record Quarterly Revenues
Global secular trends in the electronics industry, like the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, innovation in edge and cloud, are expected to continue to…
Infographic: Q4 2021 | Semiconductors
Semiconductor Top 7 by revenues, Q4 2021: Samsung took the lead in 2021 with a strong DRAM and NAND flash market performance at the expense of…
Global Semiconductor Foundry Market Share: By Quarter
Global Semiconductor Foundry Market Share (%) Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 TSMC 57% 58% 58% 58% 56% 57% 56%…
Qualcomm Gains Share in Smartphone AP/SoC Shipments in Q4 2021; MediaTek Continues to Lead
Qualcomm’s share reached 30% driven by the premium tier. UNISOC had a strong Q4 with its share reaching 11%. Qualcomm led the 5G baseband market…
Innovation Talk: Powering Up Smartphone Batteries With Features & Material Innovation
Counterpoint Research hosts speakers from DXOMARK, Xiaomi, Qualcomm and Sila Nanotechnologies to discuss the key trends in smartphone batteries. Some…
Virtual Event: 5G Monetization Forum
Our Research Vice President Neil Shah will be speaking at the 5G Monetization Forum on 15th February 2022. The event is organized by RCR Wireless…