This Digitimes Research Special Report explains the dynamics of the global AP market by analyzing key trends in the market including the shift to 4G, the market strategy of the key AP vendors and GPU providers and the role various applications have in influencing demand. Overall, Digitimes Research forecasts that the global application processor market will grow 8.5% in 2016 to reach 1.78 billion shipments.
Abstract
This Digitimes Research Special Report explains the dynamics of the global AP market by analyzing key trends in the market including the shift to 4G, the market strategy of the key AP vendors and GPU providers and the role various applications have in influencing demand. Overall, Digitimes Research forecasts that the global application processor market will grow 8.5% in 2016 to reach 1.78 billion shipments.
Table of contents
Introduction
Chart 1: Global AP shipments, 2014-2016 (m units)
Chart 2: AP share by process technology, 2015
4G still a demand driver but tablets sluggish
Chart 3: 4G penetration in China driving global 4G application development.
Chart 4: Baseband shipment share by vendor and communication technology, 2014-2015
Chart 5: AP shipment share by vendor and communication technology, 2015-2016
Embedded GPUs
Chart 6: Embedded GPU shipments by vendor, 2014-2016
Chart 7: Embedded GPU share by vendor, 2014-2016
Chart 8: Imagination has a hard time turning the tables in the Android market despite launch of new embedded GPU.
AP market in 2016
Chart 9: AP shipments by application, 2014-2016 (m units)
Chart 10: AP shipment share by application, 2014-2016
Chart 11: AP shipments by vendor, 2014-2016 (m units)
Chart 12: AP shipment share by vendor, 2014-2016
Apple and Samsung
Apple's AP operation
Chart 13: Apple A9/A9X AP production share by foundry
Samsung market expansion
Chart 14: AP vendor share for Samsung end devices, 2015-2016
Apple and Samsung shipment analysis
Chart 15: Samsung and Apple AP shipments, 2014-2016 (m units)
Chart 16: Apple AP shipment share by device type, 2015-2016
Chart 17: Samsung AP shipment share by device type, 2015-2016
Intel
Chart 18: Intel AP shipment share by architecture, 2014-2016
Intel underperforms with smartphone AP solutions
Chart 19: Intel SoFIA AP shipment share by product, 2015-2016
Chart 20: Intel smartphone AP s shipment share by architecture, 2015
Dual-systems and 2-in-1 tablets gaining popularity
Chart 21: Intel tablet AP shipment share by architecture, 2015
Intel mobile AP 2016 shipment forecast
Chart 22: Intel AP shipments by mobile platform, 2014-2016 (m units)
MediaTek
Chart 23: MediaTek AP shipments by mobile platform, 2014-2016 (m units)
MediaTek processor product planning
Chart 24: MediaTek shipment share by architecture, 2014-2016
Chart 25: MediaTek Helio X20 architecture
Chart 26: MediaTek Helio X20 shipment share by customer, 2015-2016
MediaTek 2016 market share forecast
Chart 27: MediaTek AP shipment share by communication technology, 2014-2016
Qualcomm
Chart 28: Qualcomm AP shipments by product line, 2014-2016
Qualcomm affected by weak high-end segment
Chart 29: Qualcomm quarterly revenue and net profit, Fiscal 2015 (US$b)
Product planning will likely boost market share
Chart 30: Snapdragon 820 and customized Kryo cores
Chart 31: Qualcomm's mid-range processors to feature high-performing architecture in 2016
Qualcomm 2016 AP shipment forecast
Chart 32: Qualcomm AP shipments by mobile application, 2014-2016 (m units)
Spreadtrum
Chart 33: Spreadtrum shipment share by region, 2014-2015
Spreadtrum product planning
Chart 34: Spreadtrum smartphone AP shipment share by communication technology, 2014-2015
Chart 35: Market share of AP-based devices in India by vendor, based on communication technology, 2015
Chart 36: Spreadtrum smartphone AP shipment to China-based customers, share by communications technology, 2015
Spreadtrum 2016 forecast
Chart 37: Spreadtrum shipments to China and rest of world, 2014-2016 (m units)
HiSilicon and Rockchip
Chart 38: HiSilicon AP shipment share by architecture, 2014-2015
HiSilicon product planning and performance
Chart 39: Huawei P7 is first high-end product adopting a proprietary HiSilicon solution
Chart 40: Huawei product shipments based on HiSilicon solutions, 2014-2016 (m units)
Rockchip product planning and performance
Chart 41: Rockchip proprietary solution shipments, 2014-2016 (m units)
Chart 42: With unclear Intel SoFIA 4G solution planning, the collaboration deal with Rockchip faces uncertainty
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