According to IHS, in 2015, shipments of touch panels for mobile phones increased 10.9% Y/Y to 1.4 billion. Shipments of in-cell TFT LCDs increased 52.8% YoY, accounting for 21.9% of total shipments. The 2015-2020 CAGR is more than 41%, which… Read more ›
1Q16/2Q16 TSMC and UMC production capacity is tight; Samsung Display will invest total KRW5 trillion in flexible OLED by end of 2017; NXP Semiconductors would sell its standard products business to a consortium of financial investors consisting of China’s Jianguang… Read more ›
Apple WWDC 2016 — iOS 10, macOS, watchOS 3, tvOS; Samsung is rumored considering to use Tizen for all its products; Microsoft to acquire Linkedin; Huawei unveils that it has shipped more than 80 million Kirin chipsets; Samsung 1Q16 OLED panel… Read more ›
TSMC 7nm has signed more than 20 contracts; Motorola says Moto X is still alive; Few China vendors would launch dual-PD single camera phone in 2H16; Micron said the acquisition of Inotera, which is initially expected to close in mid-July 2016 is not… Read more ›
Hope you have had a good short long Dragon Boat Festival! This week information is still substantial— Headlines: Micromax plans to sell smartphones in China from 2017; China-based smartphone vendors and supply chain makers have sent executives to Taiwan to… Read more ›
Intel will reportedly replace Qualcomm as the supplier of modem hardware for some models in the next generation of iPhones; Samsung more or less confirmed that the company had bendable phones in the works, and that they are “right around the… Read more ›
Lenovo launches world’s first Google Tango phone; Lenovo showcasing 2 new concept products with flexible display; LG Innotek reportedly to be Apple’s sole supplier for dual-camera module; In 2015 China “sharing economy” market size is about CNY1956 billion; LeEco is the… Read more ›
Qualcomm has announced its new Connected Car Reference Platform; Huawei’s 5-year ambition may cause Qualcomm shipment drops; Samsung Galaxy S8 is likely to come with a 5.5″ 4K UHD display; The cost of ownership of an Apple iPhone is significantly lower… Read more ›
The following information is derived based on IDC’s latest forecast data: Smartphone growth in 2016 is only 3%, exceeding 1.48bln shipment. APAC still holds the majority share. However, only MEA reflects double-digit growth. LATAM might suffer from negative growth in… Read more ›
Samsung to launch 2 foldable phones early 2017; 2016 global smartphone sales growth only 7%; Oculus engineer commenting on VR headset that causes nausea; Targeting different consumers VR solutions; Harvard University has developed a “metalens” that could lead to a… Read more ›
Spreadtrum new chipset production is reportedly having problem; MediaTek is having tight supply including MT6755 and MT6735; Mobile VR and dual-cam could become the killer apps for smartphones; etc. Chipset Intel CEO Brian Krzanich indicates that Intel plans to deliver… Read more ›
Japan is launching “minimal fab” targeting IoT; The Pentagon has decided to rely on Globalfoundries; Huawei showcasing first ARM platform server “Taishan”; Japan Display Inc. showcasing its “curved-sheet OLED”; Analyst thinks that VR will not become a standard specification or requirement to a… Read more ›
Huawei aims to ramp up its annual revenues to USD150 billion by 2020; Google will be ‘more opinionated’ on design process of Nexus phones, but no plans to make its own smartphones right now; China-based smartphone vendors and supply chain… Read more ›
U.S. Department of Commerce has subpoenaed Huawei; Micromax plans to sell smartphones in China in 2017; Foxconn integrating Sharp smartphone and Nokia feature phone businesses; Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline for the second straight year in 2016, dropping… Read more ›
Happy Weekend! This week information is explosive, here try to summarize them– Headlines: Lenovo plans to give up the race for profits by pricing its products at cost in next 2 years; The government is not in favour of Apple… Read more ›
Allwinner launches 2 new IoT chipset R40 and R58; Intel to collaborate with Foxconn on developing 5G network infrastructure technologies; Smartphone shipments are expected to grow 3.1% in 2016; KPCB venture capitalist Marry Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report; Xiaomi bought… Read more ›
