CES may herald 2018 as the year that artificial intelligence (AI) takes off across all end market segments. Similar to what we’ve seen in the IoT space, these AI applications also overlap into other technology areas, including IoT, cloud, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and big data. AI features already have made a big move…
Alibaba A.I. Labs, which leads the development of Alibaba’s consumer artificial intelligent (AI) products, and MediaTek, a global fabless semiconductor company, today announced a strategic collaboration in Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives including smart home protocols, customized IoT chips and AI smart hardware, with the aim of fostering the development of a connected world in…
On the heels of strong earnings in the third quarter of 2017, Samsung is forecast to overtake Intel as the top semiconductor manufacturer in 2017, according to IC Insights. This will be the first time Intel has slipped in the top annual ranking since 1993. Intel is forecast to trail Samsung by $4.6 billion in…
The combined revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors increased by 7.9 percent in 2016 compared with 2015, while the total global market increased by only 1.5 percent, reaching $339.7 billion in 2016, according to Gartner Inc. The top 25 semiconductors, led by Intel, which maintained its number one position for the 25th consecutive year,…
MediaTek announced the availability of the MT2533D, a highly integrated chipset for smart, connected headphones, headsets, earpieces and hands-free systems, at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Although designed for wireless headphones and in-vehicle hands-free systems, the MT2533D chipset also can be used in stand-alone sports headsets or travel earpieces thanks to local MP3 playback,…
The top 20 semiconductor companies are expected to increase their sales by three percent in 2016, according to a new IC Insights report. This is two percentage points higher than the market research firm’s worldwide semiconductor market forecast for 2016. The report also finds that five of the top 20 – Nvidia, MediaTek, Apple, Toshiba,…
Despite forecasts of negative growth in 2016, the top 20 semiconductor companies increased their sales by seven percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016 compared to the first quarter (Q1), according to IC Insights. The research also reveals that seven companies increased sales in the double digits. Only two – Intel and Renesas – reported…
Despite a small increase in bill-of-materials cost, the new Xbox One S delivers for consumers in terms of improved performance and features, according to preliminary results from the Teardown Analysis Service at global business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO). The combined hardware and manufacturing cost of the new Xbox One S game console from…
Sales of wireless semiconductors grew almost four percent, reaching $56 billion in 2015, while revenue for the total semiconductor market dropped two percent to $347 billion, according to IHS Inc. The wireless market includes logic and analog semiconductors used in a variety of connectivity, mobile phones, media tablets, and mobile infrastructure applications. Due to lower…
The GNSS market is now slowly shifting in new directions. While the smartphone market continues to grow, new opportunities are also emerging in automotive, insurance, wearables, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and IoT. Overall, the GNSS market is forecast to continue to grow strongly, with ubiquitous location and market-specific IC design as key differentiators. In its…