Posted: April 09, 2019 The mobile RF front-end architectures of 3G and early 4G smartphones were relatively simple and could be built from discrete components. The mobile radio frequency (RF) front-end today has become much more complex to support the evolving LTE standard. Smartphones need to

EXPERIENCE THE WEBINAR The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - Inside the Flagship April 5, 2023 In this exclusive webinar, our experts will deliver an in-depth analysis of the components within this device, highlight what changed from previous versions, and forecast how this might impact other smartphone

Posted: February 20, 2019 Contributing Authors: Stacy Wegner and Daniel Yang Lenovo Z5 Pro GT How long would it take you to count from 1 to 220,000? Probably longer than 32 seconds, and yet 32 seconds is reportedly how long it look for Lenovo to sell out of 220,000 of their highly anticipated Lenovo

Posted: February 7, 2019 Contributing Authors: Sinjin Dixon-Warren, PhD Figure 1 – RAVPower RP-PC104 USB-C Charger One of the primary emerging applications for 650 V gallium nitride (GaN) power High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMT) is likely to be compact, mobile, USB-C fast-chargers. An

Posted: January 22, 2019 Contributing Author: Sinjin Dixon-Warren, PhD TechInsights’ full analysis of the STMicroelectronics BCD9S referenced in this post is included in our new Power Semiconductor subscription, which addresses new technologies in the power semiconductor market, including GaN, SiC

Explore the inner workings of the Google Pixel 3 XL through our in-depth teardown analysis. Uncover the key components and technologies powering Google's flagship smartphone, providing valuable insights into its design and performance.

Posted: December 5, 2018 Contributing Author: Stacy Wegner New Design Win for Cypress Semiconductor As the end of 2018 looms, many people are preparing not only for the gift giving season, but for the onset of their fitness resolutions as well. People everywhere are promising to get moving come

Posted: October 30, 2018 Contributing Author: Sinjin Dixon-Warren, PhD MicroVision, based in Redmond WA, now in partnership with STMicroelectronics, has been a technology leader in the small form factor laser beam scanning (LBS) projector market. Recently, TechInsights analysed samples of two

Apple iPhone Xs Max Teardown Posted: September 17, 2018 - Updated: October 3, 2018 Contributing Author: Daniel Yang & Stacy Wegner It has become a tradition for us at TechInsights… as the beautiful Fall season rolls around, we all prepare for our Apple Day - the annual teardown of the new Apple

Unlock the secrets of the Samsung Galaxy Note9 with our teardown analysis. Explore the cutting-edge display, powerful processor, advanced camera system, and more that make this smartphone a technological marvel.

Posted: April 11, 2018 Contributing Author: Jeongdong Choe, Senior Technical Fellow We at TechInsights are happy to report that we have found and analyzed Anti-fuse array blocks on a Samsung 18 nm DDR4 DRAM die. Anti-fuse is one of the embedded NVM technologies, which include: embedded Flash ROM

Posted: April 9, 2018 Contributing Author: Ray Fontaine Our lab team has made good progress on structural analyses of the camera chips from Galaxy S9/S9+. While most of the details are reserved for our subscribers, we did want to share an overview as a follow up to our teardown blog. We confirmed