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Monday 24 July 2023
With MediaTek's earnings call on the horizon, inventory clearance progress receives attention
MediaTek's earnings call is set to be held on July 28. Recent market news includes TSMC releasing a conservative outlook for the year's second half. Additionally, MediaTek's shareholders'...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Sluggish demand in China prompts Qualcomm, MediaTek to cut wafer starts and prices
China's mobile phone sales during the 618 shopping festival were disappointing, prompting Qualcomm and MediaTek to reduce wafer starts at foundries and lower chip prices, according...
Friday 5 May 2023
Smartphone AP shipments to China expected to pick up 10% on quarter in 2Q23, says DIGITIMES Research
Looking into second-quarter 2023, smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors are estimated to come to 132 million units, increasing 10% sequentially as smartphone brands ramp...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Smartphone AP inventory correction may persist into 4Q
As the semiconductor industry is facing cyclical challenges, analysts foresee a slower-than-expected inventory clearing for smartphone chips, casting a shadow on two leading providers,...
Wednesday 11 January 2023
Oppo set to mass produce own handset AP with 4nm process in 3Q23
Oppo is gearing up for volume production of its in-house developed smartphone application processor in the third quarter of 2023, reportedly to be carried out at TSMC with 4nm process...
Tuesday 3 January 2023
Samsung reportedly shifts smartphone focus to technology and brand value from profitability
Samsung Electronics's smartphone business used to focus on "profitability," but with its devices "sandwiched" between Apple and Chinese competitors amid a global handset market downturn,...
Friday 23 December 2022
MediaTek, Qualcomm to see smartphone AP shipments fall in 4Q22
A recent Counterpoint Research report showed MediaTek continued to take the lead...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
MediaTek's Dimensity 8200 mobile phone AP upgrades to 4nm process
After the launch of its flagship mobile phone AP Dimensity 9200, MediaTek quickly followed up with the Dimensity 8200 to compete in the value-flagship and mid-to-high tier market...
Thursday 17 November 2022
Smartphone AP shipments to China up in 3Q22 with MediaTek gaining share, says DIGITIMES Research
Shipments of application processors (APs) used in smartphones released by China-based brands went up 10.2% sequentially, but down 19.4% on year to reach 199.5 million units in the...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2022

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Wednesday 9 November 2022
MediaTek introduces 4nm smartphone chip
MediaTek has introduced a new smartphone application processor series built on TSMC's second-generation 4nm process technology, and expects smartphones powered by the new chips to...
Friday 21 October 2022
Inventory correction for Android phones nears end
Inventory correction for Android smartphones may come to an end later in the fourth quarter, but the market outlook for 2023 remains vague, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC...
Thursday 22 September 2022
IC design houses continue to see Android phone customers scale back orders
IC design houses continue to see their Android smartphone customers scale back orders in the third quarter and are uncertain about the demand outlook for the fourth quarter, according...
Wednesday 10 August 2022
China smartphone AP shipments - 2Q 2022

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Tuesday 19 July 2022
Competition in 3nm smartphone AP market to take place in 2H23
Competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek in the 3nm smartphone application processor (AP) market is poised to take place in the second half of 2023, according to market sources....
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