Apple iPhones vs Samsung and others
A new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has found that the average selling price (ASP) of Apple iPhones has hit an all time high of USD988 as of Mar 2023.…
“Burst Vision” using SPAD Cameras
In a paper titled “Burst Vision Using Single-Photon Cameras”, Sizhuo Ma, Paul Mos, Edoardo Charbon and Mohit Gupta from University of Wisconsin-Madison and École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne write: Single-photon…
Apple: strong growth in Phone and Watch and slow start in Car
According to TrendForce’s latest research, global smartphone production totaled around 289M units for 3Q22, showing a slight QoQ drop of 0.9% and a YoY drop of 11%. The smartphone market…
Indium phosphide (InP) Market Expanding… into Sensing and iPhone
From Electronics Weekly and Yole: https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/inp-moving-into-consumer-2022-10/ https://www.yolegroup.com/strategy-insights/apple-and-the-compound-semi-industry-the-story-begins/ The InP device market is expanding from traditional datacom and telecom towards the consumer reaching about $5.6 billion by 2027, says Yole Developpement.…
Human Presence Sensing Using ToF
Human Presence Sensing Using Low Cost ToF is becoming a new trend. One of the first patents by ST was granted in 2019. https://patents.justia.com/patent/20190034609. Apple also has filed similar concept…
Semiconductor growth 1984–2020 and news
According to IC Insights, in 1984–2020, the average seasonal sequential decline in the 1Q/4Q IC market was 2%. In 1Q20, the IC market was down 3% compared to 4Q19, slightly…
Apple Invents a “new” method of detecting user ID and Presence
Apple has been working on presence detection for Macs and a future TV since 2005 (published in 2009). Our cover graphic is from that patent. Over the years Apple’s R&D…
Galaxy S22: NO 3D ToF
Samsung has reportedly decided not to integrate the 3D ToF technology into the ‘Galaxy S22’ that is expected to be released in 1Q22. This decision by Samsung Electronics is expected…
Trendforce Forecasts 5B Camera Modules in 2021
Trendforce reports that despite the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the smartphone market in 2020, total mobile camera module shipment still underwent a 3% growth YoY due to the increasing number of…
Sharp Increase in PC and Mobile Revenue in 2021
According to Strategy Analytics, global smartphone wholesale revenues will increase +13% YoY in 2021, the highest revenue growth in 6 years. Despite the economic uncertainty and dented consumer confidence caused…