China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2018

Staff writer

Having posted a sequential gain of 13.9% in the third quarter of 2018, shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decrease 4.6% in the fourth quarter as smartphone vendors have become more conservative on pulling in orders due to lower visibility in demand in the end market, according to Digitimes Research.

Table of contents

Introduction
Key factors affecting China smartphone AP shipments
Table 1: Key factors affecting China smartphone AP shipments in 4Q18 (Supply side)
Table 2: Key factors affecting China smartphone AP shipments in 4Q18 (Demand side)
China smartphone AP
Chart 1: China smartphone AP shipments, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Shipments breakdown
Shipments by supplier
Chart 2: Shipments by supplier, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 3: Shipment share by supplier, 3Q17-4Q18
Shipments by architecture
Chart 4: Shipments by architecture, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 5: Shipment share by architecture, 3Q17-4Q18
Shipments by manufacturing process
Chart 6: Shipments by manufacturing process, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 7: Shipment share by manufacturing process, 3Q17-4Q18
Shipments of AI-supported APs
Chart 8: Shipment share of AI-supported APs, 4Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Supplier analysis
MediaTek
Chart 9: MediaTek smartphone AP shipments, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 10: MediaTek shipments by baseband type, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 11: MediaTek shipment share by baseband type, 3Q17-4Q18
Chart 12: MediaTek shipments by architecture, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 13: MediaTek shipment share by architecture, 3Q17-4Q18
Chart 14: MediaTek shipment share by product line, 1Q18-4Q18
Qualcomm
Chart 15: Qualcomm smartphone AP shipments, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 16: Qualcomm shipments by baseband type, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 17: Qualcomm shipment share by baseband type, 3Q17-4Q18
Chart 18: Qualcomm shipments by architecture, 1Q18-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 19: Qualcomm shipment share by architecture, 1Q18-4Q18
Chart 20: Qualcomm shipments by product line, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 21: Qualcomm shipment share by product line, 3Q17-4Q18
Spreadtrum (Unisoc)
Chart 22: Spreadtrum smartphone AP shipments, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 23: Spreadtrum shipments by baseband type, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 24: Spreadtrum shipment share by baseband type, 3Q17-4Q18
Chart 25: Spreadtrum shipments by architecture, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 26: Spreadtrum shipment share by architecture, 3Q17-4Q18
Chart 27: Spreadtrum shipment share by product line, 1Q18-4Q18
Hisilicon
Chart 28: Hisilicon smartphone AP shipments, 3Q17-4Q18 (m units)
Chart 29: Hisilicon shipment share by product line, 1Q18-4Q18