Apple’s 2021 iPhone: 48MP main camera?
TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has indicated that Apple’s 2H21 iPhone line up will consist of two 6.1” iPhones and two 6.7” iPhones. The premium model is expected to gain…
Car: EV and xEV will rise to 62% by 2030
Credit Suisse suggests the adoption of battery-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles (xEV) will rise from 11% (8M xEV units) in 2020 to 62% by 2030 (63M xEV units, including 29M battery-electric…
Image Sensor: Sony vs. Samsung vs. OVT
According to Strategy Analytics, the global smartphone image sensor market recorded total revenue of USD15B in 2020, up by 13% YoY. Sony managed to take the top position in the…
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…
Wearable Market: Audio and Watch
According to Canalys, smart personal audio and wearable band devices were two consumer IoT segments that stood the test of 2020 to reach new heights. Smart personal audio devices grew…
CMOS Image Sensor Market Update and Forecast till 2027
Yole Developpement publishes an updated report on CIS market: “ In 2020 the segment was worth $20.7B, exceeding 4.7% of total semiconductor industry sales. This segment has made Sony a…
8K Organic Sensor Camera
NHK presented its organic image sensor-based camera for 8K TV broadcast (2019 presentation):
Global smartphone display panel market
The global smartphone display panel market clocked total revenue of USD43B in 2020, according to the Strategy Analytics. Samsung Display took the leadership in the smartphone display panel market with…
AI M&A Race: Who is leading?
From 2016 to 2020, Apple has acquired 25 artificial intelligence (AI) firms, according to GlobalData. The rest of the list of leading AI company buyers included Ireland-based Accenture, Google, Microsoft,…
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…