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Sony 1/1.35” Format, 48 MP, 1.12 μm Pixel Pitch, Stacked Back-Illuminated Exmor T (2-Layer Transistor Pixel) CMOS Image Sensor with Dual Photodiode (Octa PD) Device Essentials Plus
This report presents a device essentials plus (DEP) summary of the Sony 1/1.35” Format, 48 MP, 1.12 μm Pixel Pitch, Stacked Back-Illuminated Exmor T (2-Layer Transistor Pixel) CMOS Image Sensor with Dual Photodiode (Octa PD).
All Eyes are Trained on Earnings Releases
All Eyes are Trained on Earnings Releases Shereen Vaux Order activity for semiconductor equipment eked up but is hovering at a cold 44 °F with all segments increasing slightly. It’s still cold out there and the market is in flux—memory remains at
Innoscience INN650D080BS 650 V 60 mΩ GaN-on-Silicon Enhancement Mode HEMT Power Essentials
This report presents a power essentials summary (PEG) of the Innoscience INN650D080BS 650 V 60 mΩ GaN-on-Silicon Enhancement Mode HEMT.
Deep Dive Teardown of the Garmin BMW i7 Head Unit MGU22 Automotive
The BMW i7 Head Unit model MGU22 is an advanced automotive cockpit platform developed by Garmin, a company specializing in automotive marine and aviation solutions.
Deep Dive Teardown of the Huawei P60 LNA-AL00 Smartphone
Due to sanctions, Huawei is unable to use Gorilla Glass to cover the display, which led to the development of Kunlun Glass, used by the whole P60 series.
Global Smartphone Top 100+ Microvendors Market Share : Q2 2023
A huge number of second-tier MICROVENDORS were playing a meaningful role in the global smartphone market. However, industry consolidation is underway and major players are taking more shares from small vendors recent years.
Product Sony CXD5610GF GlobalFoundries 22FDX eMRAM (Telit GNSS Receiver) Advanced Memory Essentials
This report presents an advanced memory essentials (AME) of the Sony CXD5610GF GlobalFoundries 22FDX eMRAM, extracted from the Telit SE868SYD110T001000 global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver.
Analysis : India Smartphone Vendor & OS Marketshare : Q2 2023
Smartphone market in India declined by -5% annually and grew 12% sequentially in Q2 2023. Vivo topped for the second time ever and was followed by Xiaomi and Samsung in the second and third positions.
Bluespec Adds Custom RISC-V Instructions
Bluespec’s licensable RISC-V MCUX CPU IP adds custom instructions to its existing ultralow-footprint CPU, branded MCU. Optimized for FPGAs, these CPUs occupy fewer lookup tables than any other commercial RISC-V core.
China Smartphone Vendor & OS Marketshare : Q2 2023
China smartphone shipments dropped -5% YoY in Q2 2023. It has been the worst second quarter in the past ten years. The encouraging side is that the decline rate narrowed down in Q2 from the previous quarters, signaling the stabilization and the start of the recovery cycle of China smartphone market in the upcoming quarters.
Tesla Dojo Opens for AI Training
Tesla has started deploying its Dojo supercomputer that employs unusual technologies to pack AI-training performance in a smaller volume than Nvidia-based systems.
Global Smartphone Vendor and OS
Global smartphone shipments shrinks -8% YoY in Q2 2023, due to inventory adjustments and the mixed consumer demand from geopolitical uncertainties, and unfavorable economic conditions.
Apple Watch Shipments by Model : Q4 2016 to Q2 2023
Apple Watch shipment volume returned to YoY growth in Q2 2023, after two consecutive quarters of declines preceded by double digit growth in Q3 2022, and prior to that shrinking volumes in Q2 2022 (for the first time since 2016).
Tax Reform for Workforce Development & Silicon Photonics
Tax Reform for Workforce Development & Silicon Photonics G. Dan Hutcheson The Chip Insider® Summary: Tax Reform as an Industrial Policy to solve the workforce issue: In late 2020, I wrote '10 Things Biden can do to save Semiconductors,'... The CHIPS
North America Smartphone Vendor & OS Market Share by Country: Q2 2023
Growth in the North American smartphone market experienced its largest second-quarter decline ever in Q2 2023, extending a slide that began mid-2022.
TechInsights' Semiconductor Analytics Report
TechInsights' Semiconductor Analytics Report
Q2 ’23: Apple: China’s iPhone Shipments Surpassed US’ For The First Time
Apple iPhone shipments declined -9.3% YoY in Q2 2023 to reach 43.1 million units and 16.0% market share. This is the highest second quarter annual decline for the vendor in the last 8 years from 2016 till 2023.
Near-term Visibility is Limited but Order Activity is Starting to Look Brighter Far Off in the Horizon.
Near-term Visibility is Limited but Order Activity is Starting to Look Brighter Far Off in the Horizon. Shereen Vaux Order activity for semiconductor equipment eked up a degree to a brisk 44 °F with all segments increasing at least a degree. Memory