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Thursday 9 November 2023
OLED DDI demand for mobile phones to rise further in 2024
With more smartphones featuring OLED displays, related OLED display driver IC (DDI) demand from mobile phones is poised to further increase in 2024, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 8 November 2023
Premiumization disrupts India smartphone market
As premium smartphones have received better demand in India for the past few years, the premiumization, coupled with vendors' shift in focus to higher-priced segments, has transformed...
Wednesday 8 November 2023
New MediaTek Dimensity 9300 flagship SoC attracts orders from Vivo
MediaTek is expected to grow its global market share with its recently introduced Dimensity 9300 SoC, which has already received orders from mobile phone brand vendors such as Vivo,...
Tuesday 7 November 2023
China smartphone industry shipments to pick up further in 4Q23 after 3Q23 growth, says DIGITIMES Research
Chinese smartphone vendors experienced a shipment growth of 4.3% sequentially and 5.8% annually in the third quarter of 2023, buoyed by a seasonal rebound in overseas markets and...
Tuesday 7 November 2023
MediaTek intros flagship 4nm smartphone SoC
MediaTek has announced the Dimensity 9300 - a new flagship mobile chip featuring a one-of-a-kind "all big core" design.
Tuesday 7 November 2023
5G democratization sustains India smartphone growth
5G handsets have become the bright spot in India's smartphone market with moderate demands. According to CMR's report, in the third quarter of 2023, the share of 5G smartphone shipments...
Monday 6 November 2023
Largan October sales growth leads to strong momentum in 4Q23
Taiwan-based plastic aspherical lens design and production firm Largan Co. Ltd. announced that its October revenue totaled NT$6.3 billion (US$196 million), up 22% from the same period...
Monday 6 November 2023
Qualcomm and MediaTek may have better smartphone prospects than Apple
Recently, there have been plenty of reports in the market about the demand recovery for smartphones. In particular, during their earnings call, MediaTek and Qualcomm of the Android...
Monday 6 November 2023
Huawei's Mate 60 series sparks market recovery, stoking MOSFET shipment momentum
After a prolonged period of low performance, the Chinese mobile phone market is showing signs of gradual recovery. The recent reentry of Huawei into the 5G mobile phone market with...
Monday 6 November 2023
Smartphone AP shipments to Chinese handset vendors rise on year in both 3Q23 and 4Q23, says DIGITIMES Research
Third-quarter 2023 shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) to Chinese handset vendors increased by 47.5% quarter-on-quarter, as inventory had dropped to healthy levels...
Friday 3 November 2023
Supply chains sense gradual recovery in Chinese smartphone market in 3Q23
In the second half of the year, the smartphone market experienced the launch of multiple new models, which has led to increased shipments from supply chains. With Chinese smartphone...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Samsung smartphones performed well in 3Q23; generative AI features planned for Galaxy S24
Samsung Electronics's mobile experience (MX) division reported strong operating profit results for 3Q23 due to the launch of the Galaxy Z Fold5/Flip5 foldable smartphones. It's also...
Thursday 2 November 2023
Vivo launches self-developed OS and LLM to jump on AI bandwagon
At the Vivo Developers Conference on November 1, Chinese smartphone brand Vivo launched its self-developed operating system Blue OS, and its proprietary large language model (LLM),...
Monday 30 October 2023
GaAs foundry Win Semi swings to operating profit in 3Q23
Win Semiconductors, a Taiwanese GaAs foundry, swung to net profits of NT$34 million (US$1.05 million) in the third quarter after three straight quarters of losses.
Friday 27 October 2023
Can generative AI save the smartphone industry?
Although it's unlikely for smartphone applications to have a turnaround in 2023, generative AI has certainly offered the entire supply chain a glimmer of hope. Both end-user brands...