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…
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…
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…
Market: total 6.2B units of PC/Tablet and Mobile in 2021; iPhone Purchase Increase by 38% in 2021
The number of devices (PCs (laptops and deskbased), tablets and mobile phones) in use globally will total 6.2B units in 2021, according to Gartner. In 2021, 125M more laptops and tablets are expected to…
PC Market: Still boom in 2021?
In Feb 2021, UBS Evidence Lab completed its latest semi-annual proprietary global PC consumer survey of 1,500 PC owners in the US and China, providing a timely update to gauge…
Market: Mobile and PC Grows, But Slow
According to IDC, smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 13.9% YoY in 1Q21 and 5.5% for the full year 2021. This growth will be driven by continued recovery in demand and a…
Computer: How Notebook Achieved 54% YoY Growth In 4Q20?!
According to Strategy Analytics, as remote working and e-learning continues worldwide, demand for Notebook PCs was at its highest ever in 4Q20, driving 54% YoY growth for notebook shipments, reaching…