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Narrative: Global Fitness Band Vendor Value Share by Price-Tier Q1 2025
Global fitness band revenues fell 12% in Q1 2025, marking 20 straight quarters of decline. Tracking shipments, pricing, and vendor trends from 2016–2025.
White Paper for HANMI
HANMI earns 4.5 stars in TechInsights' 2025 Supplier Awards, with improved scores across 9 areas. Report reveals key drivers of strong customer satisfaction.
2025-07-14 - SEMI Equipment Units by OEM
Annual shipment breakdown from top OEMs by tool category: Lithography, CMP, Ion Implant, Deposition, Etch, Clean, and Process Diagnostics.
White Paper for ASMPT
ASMPT ranks 3rd in TechInsights' 2025 Global Semiconductor Supplier Awards, earning top marks for Field Engineering Support with a 9.0 rating.
Narrative: Wireless Services Global Market Update – 5G Drives Growth Amidst Geopolitical Uncertainty
Global wireless subscriptions will rise to 9.61B by 2030, driven by 5G. This forecast covers revenue, tech, and device trends across 88 markets.
NVIDIA Launches New Switches with TSMC's Co-Packaged Optics
NVIDIA adds co-packaged optics to Quantum‑X and Spectrum‑X switches, promising major power and performance gains for hyperscale data center interconnects.
Handset Vendor Market Share for 60 Countries: Q1 2025
Global handset shipments fell -1.5% YoY in Q1 2025. Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi led in 60 key markets that made up 86% of global volumes.
Analysis: Tariff Reckoning 2.0
TechInsights offers an update on the Trump Administration’s tariff stance as of July 2025, focusing on the imminent end of the 90-day tariff pause announced in April, new tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new sectoral tariffs.
Narrative: Global Wearables Shipment Forecast by Type by Vendor by Quarter 2017 to 2025: Q1 2025 Update
Global wearables to grow 2.1% in 2025 after 3 years of decline. Analysis includes vendor trends and quarterly forecasts by device type.
Forecast: Global Wearables Shipments by Type by Vendor by Quarter 2017 to 2025: Q1 2025 Update
Global wearables to grow 2.1% in 2025 after years of decline. Report tracks quarterly shipments by device type and vendor through 2025.
Market Data: Smartphone On-Device AI Market Model - Q1 2025
Smartphone AI AP shipments rose 9% YoY in Q1 2025. Report tracks vendor trends, premium mix, and rise of generative AI through Q4 2025.
Identifying Product Hotspots Guides Targeted Redesigns, Supplier Collaborations
A leading electronics manufacturer needed to produce comprehensive PCFs to support its carbon reduction goals. But the process was plagued with gaps and inconsistencies.
Data-Supported Energy Efficiency Leads to Tool Upsell Contract
With rising environmental pressures and Scope 3 reporting requirements, fabs and foundries began prioritizing capital equipment purchases based on carbon footprint and energy performance.
A Fabless Company Wins More Business with Scalable, ISO-Compliant PCFs
As customer expectations around sustainability continued to evolve, this Fabless vendor found itself facing increasingly complex demands during procurement cycles.
TechInsights’ Sustainability Tools Used to Drive Down Carbon Emissions in the Supply Chain
This fabless vendor was up against a tight deadline to deliver a full cradle-to-gate carbon emissions analysis of nearly 100 integrated circuits (ICs) to satisfy several customers’ reporting requirements.
Identifying Emissions and Creating Reduction Plans Helps Win New Business
As customer demand for carbon transparency intensified, a leading semiconductor foundry faced mounting pressure to provide detailed, product-specific emissions data to support downstream carbon reduction strategies.
The Chip Insider®– A Tribute to Barry Rapozo
An industry sales legend is gone: Barry Rapozo passed on June 22, 2025, at the age of 80. Barry's career spanned many of the semiconductor equipment industry's icons, including IMS, GCA, KLA, and TEL, where he was instrumental in their growth and, in some cases, lack of it after he left
Delivering Required Die Emissions to Downstream Customers, Preserving Trade Secrets
A leading semiconductor foundry was facing mounting pressure from hundreds of downstream customers—including fabless companies, IDMs, and product manufacturers—who were demanding increasingly detailed carbon emissions data.
