AI Hardware and Software News
Humane Inc. is reportedly seeking a buyer for its business. The company is reportedly working with a financial adviser to assist with the sale and is seeking USD750M-1B from prospective…
Chip Competition/Wars Updates
Samsung Electronics has already started the development of a 2nm chipset as competition with Apple and TSMC heats up. Samsung has said it would mass-produce the 2nm process for mobile…
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.…
Smartphone market: Global, China and India
According to Strategy Analytics, the global smartphone user base will grow by 11% from 2023 to 2027. The global penetration rate of smartphones will continue to rise steadily. In the…
PC market falls ~15% in 3Q22, Y-o-Y
Declines continued for the traditional PC market as global shipments totaled 74.3M units during 3Q22 (3Q22), according to IDC. Cooling demand and uneven supply have contributed to a year-over-year contraction…
Apple iPhone 14 Cameras
iPhone 14 vs iPhone 13: Cameras The iPhone 14 has two cameras on the back, just like the iPhone 13, but the newer model includes a faster aperture (ƒ/1.5 rather than…
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…
Phone camera market is slowing
According to a market report from China “global mobile phone image sensor market is declining, and it is recommended to deploy multi-level product lines, combined with production capacity advantages, to…
Qualcomm, TSMC and Intel Roadmap; Mobile 5G Market
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has said that the global chip shortage was easing and the situation is expected to improve in 2022. Supply has improved this year over 2020 and…
Xiaomi Phones’ New Lens: Wafer-Level Glass and Liquid Lens
AAC Wafer-Level Glass+Plastic Lens in Xiaomi Redmi K40 GE Phone PRNewswire: Xiaomi’s Redmi K40 Gaming Edition is the first mobile phone to incorporate a Wafer Level Glass (WLG) hybrid camera lens.…