Semiconductor and Mobile AP News
SK Hynix has expressed an intention to expand its investment in its 8” foundry business. System IC, a foundry affiliate of SK Hynix, has secured price competitiveness by moving its…
Smartphone Market Updates: 21Q1
The pace of recovery for the smartphone market accelerated in 1Q21 with 25.5% YoY shipment growth. According to IDC, smartphone vendors shipped nearly 346M smartphones during 1Q21. Samsung regained the…
iPhone 12 Pro Max Rear Camera Reverse Engineering
SystemPlus publishes a reverse engineering of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max rear camera. One can see a high density of AF pixels on the SEM picture below:
Ambarella : focus on automotive and security cameras
A March 2021 Ambabella presentation quotes interesting market data on automotive and security cameras:
Prophesee Event Driven Sensors
Prophesee publishes 3 presentations at HannoverMesse site: 1, 2, 3. Few slides from the presentations:
Mobileye L4 Self-Driving Solution
Uses 13 cameras, 9 LiDARs, and 6 Radars Intel-Mobileye announces that its latest Mobileye Drive Level 4 self-driving system is commercially available for a variety of autonomous-vehicle customers. The system features…
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…
Mobile: 2021Q1, +24% YoY
According to Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments are 340M units in 1Q21, up +24% YoY representing the highest growth since 2015. The smartphone market rebound was driven by the healthy…
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…