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This report presents a device essentials summary (DEF) of the Sony IMX675, 1/2.8" Format, 5.12MP Resolution, 2.0μm Pixel Pitch, Stacked Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with STARVIS 2 Technology. The CIS features 30% less power consumption compared to its predecessor the IMX335.

Samsung was the leader in foldable display smartphone shipments in Q2 2023, followed by Huawei and vivo. Shipments grew double digits YoY but declined QoQ due to ongoing geopolitical and economic turbulence and Samsung's softness.

Based on recent findings from TechInsights, the second quarter of 2023 witnessed a global downturn in smartphone shipments, experiencing an 8% Year-over-Year (YoY) decline to reach a total of 269.2 million units.

Samsung was the leader in foldable display smartphone shipments in Q2 2023, followed by Huawei and vivo. Shipments grew YoY but declined QoQ due ongoing geopolitical and economic turbulence and Samsung's softness.

TechInsights reports that foldables remain a niche segment, and while Samsung holds a narrow lead, competition is already threatening its dominance. Huawei and OPPO are rapidly closing in on Samsung, while other new entrants are making the foldables market more competitive.

In the latest update to TechInsights’ in-vehicle wired and wireless device connectivity technology report, TechInsights forecasts that automotive USB-C demand will grow by 30.2% between 2022 and 2030, driven by the EU mandate starting in 2024, as well as consumer demand for higher-powered charging and data rates.

Annual global handset shipments fell once again in in Q2 2023. Economic pressure on consumers, war in Europe, and supply-chain and manufacturing disruption are putting the brakes on handset shipments.

Global annual handset shipment growth was once again down, in Q2 2023. Global 5G smartphone shipments are still (slowly) growing, but that improvement is not enough to make up for steep declines in 4G LTE, 2G and the nearly dead 3G markets.

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