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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
Transsion Nudged Up the Fifth Largest Smartphone Vendor in Q2 2023
Global smartphone shipments went down -8% YoY at 269 million units. This is the eighth consecutive quarter of annual decline by smartphone volumes.
Preliminary Global Tablet Shipments and Market Share: Q2 2023 Results
Preliminary Global Tablet Shipments and Market Share: Q2 2023 Results Share This Post The global tablet market fell -20% year-on-year due to continued poor economic conditions constraining consumer budgets from buying electronics, a severely
Sony ISP from 1.12 μm Pixel Pitch, 48 MP, Stacked Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor (Sony Xperia 1 V 5G) Advanced Floorplan Analysis
This report presents an image signal processor advanced floorplan analysis (ISP) of the Sony ISP from 1.12 μm Pixel Pitch, 48 MP, Stacked Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor, extracted from the Sony Xperia 1 V 5G rear-facing wide-angle camera.
Deep Dive Teardown of the HesaiTech Li Auto X01 LiDAR AT-128 Automotive
Hesai's AT128 is a hybrid solid-state directional LiDAR. It has many similarities to the LeiShen CH128X1 LiDAR we analyzed. Hesai’s LiDAR shares the same number of transmitting channels but is equipped with only 32 laser transmitters and receivers.
Xinguan Technology XG65T230HS1B650 V 230 mΩ GaN-on-Silicon Depletion Mode HEMT (Satechi 200 W USB-C Charger) Power Essentials Analysis
This report presents a power essentials summary (PEG) of the Xinguan Technology XG65T230HS1B650 V 230 mΩ GaN-on-Silicon Depletion Mode HEMT, extracted from the Satechi 200 W USB-C Charger.
Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) BLP973 Lithium-Ion Battery with Battery Health Engine (Oppo Reno 9 Pro) Battery Characterization
This report presents a battery characterization (BCR) of the Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) BLP973 Lithium-Ion Battery with Battery Health Engine, extracted from the Oppo Reno 9 Pro smartphone.