2016-08-19 - Vivek Nanda

Gartner: Global smartphone sales grow by 4.3%

Five of top 10 worldwide mobile phone vendors saw increased sales in Q2, according to Gartner, with global sales of…

- Vivek Nanda

Android wins back market share from iOS

In terms of the smartphone OS market, Android regained share over iOS to achieve an 86% share.

2016-08-18 - Vivek Nanda

Gartner reveals 3 strategic emerging technology areas

Gartner annual Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies has identified three distinct areas that are poised to be of the highest…

2016-08-16 - Vivek Nanda

3 vendors dominate Indonesian T&M market

Three test & measurement vendors take up 45% share of the Indonesian market that's growing rapidly on the back of…

2016-08-08 - Tatsuya Takemoto

Renesas to shut down microwave device business

The decision will be accompanied by a shift in the focus of Renesas’ compound semiconductor device business to optical devices.

2016-08-02 - Junko Yoshida

Socionext bleeds top engineering talent to Acacia

In mergers and acquisitions, some employee defection is expected, but it’s unclear if Socionext actually saw this much defection coming…

- Junko Yoshida

Big disconnect: Behind the exodus of talents at Socionext

It's not accurate to describe the current situation “an exodus,” but the fact remains that the top layer of Socionext's…

2016-08-01 - TrendForce

Lenovo, Huawei grow amidst drop in global tablet shipments

TrendForce reports that tablet shipment fell 4.8% in second quarter, although Lenovo and Huawei posted growth despite headwinds.

- Yole Developpement

STTMRAM to lead $4.6B non-volatile memory market in 2021

Non-volatile memory is still limited to niche markets due to limited densities, but this will change in the near future.

2016-07-26 - IC Insights

Mobile IC market forecasts 6.7% CAGR through 2019

Cell phone IC market CAGR will exceed total IC market CAGR by 3 points, according to IC Insights.