LiDAR Race: Who is the front runner?
EETimes reporter Junko Yoshida publishes an article “Lidar Sweepstakes Draws 15 RFQs, But No Frontrunner.” “More than a dozen RFQs for lidars are reportedly flying around. Evidently, lidars are beginning…
Image Sensor: Sony losing market share
BusinessWire. Strategy Analytics publishes the report “Smartphone Image Sensor Market Share Q4 2020: Sony Takes Top Spot But Sees Drop in Share:” “The global smartphone Image sensor market recorded total…
Automotive Semiconductor and Semiconductor Top 10
Automotive Semiconductor According to Gasgoo’s data, since 2015, the value of ICE (traditional internal combustion engine vehicles) semiconductor bicycles has increased by 23%, from USD338 to USD417. New energy and…
LiDAR Race: Elmos, Ommatidia, Intel, Valeo, Scantinel vs. Luminar …
Lidar race is getting even hotter. Many more players are showing up with various approaches. An overview of the market, technologies, IP, and companies and news updates from players are…
LiDAR Technologies and Companies Survey
This is an ongoing survey to summarize the Lidar Technologies and Companies. First, the summary view of technology. Second, the choice of popular LiDAR technology is shown below. Third, the…
Wearable: Apple vs. Xiaomi
Worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5M in 4Q20, a YoY increase of 27.2% according to IDC. Shipments for the full year grew 28.4% to 444.7Munits. Apple led the market once again with…
Mobile: Apple vs. Samsung vs. Xiaomi
SellCell has conducted a survey of 5,000 American phone users in early Mar 2021 indicating that Apple iPhone loyalty (willingness to buy the same brand again) is at an all-time high of 91.9% while…
Camera Module: Ofilm vs. Sunny
Leading China-based smartphone vendors are likely to adopt entry-level ToF 3D-sensing technology for rear cameras of new models to be launched in 2H21, according to Digitimes. These vendors are expected…
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…
Car: China Leapfrog in Autonomous Vehicle (AV)
CICC believes that 2020-2025 will be the key 5 years for China to leapfrog toward advanced autonomous driving. According to Roadmap 2.0, China is expected to achieve highly automated driving…