Quest 3 to Help Maintain Meta’s XR Dominance Even as Apple Entry Looms
Meta announced the launch of the Quest 3 headset on June 1. To be retailed at just under $500, it will be released in autumn. The Quest 3 will have…
US Wireless Industry Calls for More 5G Spectrum
US wireless communication industry body CTIA held its 5G Summit in Washington, DC, on May 17, bringing together industry and government officials.…
BoM Analysis: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Costs $469 to Make
Qualcomm takes the top spot in terms of cost contribution, accounting for over 34% of the model’s BoM cost. Qualcomm and Samsung combined contribute…
Arm Platform TCS23 Sets Benchmark to Power Advanced, Holistic Mobile Computing Experiences
Arm globally unveiled its Total Compute Solutions 2023 (TCS23) platform at the Computex 2023 expo in Taipei. TCS23 will power the next-generation…
Strategy Trumps Sentiment as OEMs Skip Canada for New Feature Launches
Google announced the launch of the Pixel Fold device at the Google I/O developer conference on May 10. The device features a 5.8” display when closed…
Rakuten’s Q1 2023 Results – Key Highlights And Analysis
Rakuten released its Q1 2023 results earlier this month. Mobile segment revenue increased 25.7% YoY to $710 million but was down 11.5% sequentially…
Google Puts Auto Expansion in Top Gear
Google has been making news in the automotive industry this year. First, with the announcement of HD Maps to support assisted driving and then with…
Cloud RAN Platforms – Why Are Vendors Adopting Different Layer-1 Acceleration Strategies?
CSPs are showing an increasing interest in leveraging the benefits of RAN virtualization and cloud-native technologies and vendors are responding to…
Huawei ADS 2.0: A Promising New ADAS in Market
Huawei ADS 2.0 brings various improvements, particularly in driving experience and safety. Its enhanced hardware and new AI-powered features set it…
Artificial Intelligence: Regulation Should Target Humans, Not Machines
The recent Congressional hearings in the US greatly increase the prospect of some form of regulation of the AI industry, but this will have to be…
Transsion Updates – Full Year 2022
Improved Inventory Outlook Paves Way for Revenue Growth in 2023 May 16, 2023 Transsion Holdings reported revenues of RMB 46.6 billion for 2022, down…
Google I/O 2023 Key Highlights: Generative AI, Search, New Pixel Devices and More
Google held its annual developer conference, I/O 2023, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The company’s biggest event of the…
MediaTek Analyst Summit: Focus on Widening Portfolio, Growth in US and Europe
MediaTek expects flat mobile revenue in Q2 2023 with growth in H2 2023 driven by an improvement in the elevated mobile inventory situation. The…
Netgear Q1 2023: Revenue Stutters as Inventory Correction Set to Spill Into Q2
Netgear’s Q1 2023 revenue declined 27.4% YoY to $180.9 million. SMB segment revenue declined 2.6%, the first drop in eight quarters. Connected home…
STMicro Beats Q1 2023 Earnings Expectations Despite Chip Shortages
STMicro expects 2023 revenue of $17.0 billion-$17.8 billion, representing a 5%-10% growth over 2022. Silicon carbide (SiC) substrate manufacturing…
Climate Change Concerns Aid LG Electronics’ Q1 Numbers
The revenue for Q1 2023 stood at KRW 16.26 trillion, a 5.7% YoY decline. The operating profit of the company declined by 15% YoY. The revenue from…
UMC Q1 2023 Earnings: Weak Cyclical Recovery But 28nm Remains Resilient
Yet to see strong recovery signs in PC, smartphone, and consumer applications due to a slower pace of inventory digestion. Automotive application…
Analysis of the AR/VR Value Chain in China: Is China at the forefront of the industry?
The AR/VR (Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality) hype in China has gone through two waves of growth, despite the current relatively small market size.…