02-24 Week: MWC 2017 is coming this coming week, and before that let’s recap last week
MWC 2017 is coming this coming week, and before that let’s recap last week:
Headlines:
- Xiaomi reportedly will enhance its competitiveness by adding more mid-tier and high-end models to its portfolio in 2017
- Lenovo has reportedly decided to kill both Motorola and Vibe line-up of devices, and come afresh as a smartphone brand under the name ‘Moto’
- Samsung officially launches Exynos 9 Series 8895
- Intel announced its new smartphone modem, the Intel XMM 7560
- Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X20 LTE modem and new RF front-end modules for mobile devices
- Qualcomm to add support for the Android Things OS on Snapdragon 210 processors with X5 LTE modems
- Qualcomm introduces a VR development kit, which has a head mounted display (HMD) powered by the Snapdragon 835 and an upgraded VR software development kit
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is on track to start risk production of 5nm chips in 1H19
- LG Display is constructing a 10.5G TFT-LCD factory with monthly production capacity of 60K glass substrates in Paju City
- Samsung Display has reportedly gotten approval to invest an additional USD2.5B in Vietnam to increase the amount of capacity for its flat panel displays
- The version of the 2017 Apple iPhone with OLED panel will sport a “revolutionary” front-facing camera and a 3D sensor
- Toshiba is looking to spin off its flash memory business with plans to sell more than 50% of the planned separate entity to one or more than one company
- Toshiba has unveiled the latest addition to its line-up of BiCS flash 3D flash memory with a stacked cell structure
- Apple has acquired RealFace, an Israeli startup that developed deep learning-based face authentication technology
- Fingerprint module maker CrucialTec says that it will start supplying its on-screen fingerprint scanning solution, dubbed “Display Fingerprint Solution” (DFS)
- OPPO and vivo do not have a sales department, and they delegate sales to 1st-level and 2nd-level distributor
Numbers:
- According to Ubi Research, it looks ahead to build about USD57B market in 2020 of AMOLED panel for smartphones, and among this, it is expected to take about 72% by Samsung Display
- According to annual Harris Poll, Samsung is placed 49th in 2017’s survey — down from 7th in 2016 and its peak of 3rd in 2015
