Chip-maker Qualcomm has captured the smartphone functions processor (AP) market with a forty five per cent income share within the first quarter (Q1) this yr, adopted by MediaTek with 25 per cent and Apple with 22 per cent share, in accordance with a brand new report.

The worldwide smartphone AP market grew 35 per cent to achieve $8.9 billion in Q1.

5G-attached AP shipments accounted for 53 per cent of complete smartphone APs shipped within the January-March interval, in accordance with Technique Analytics.

Regardless of momentum with Snapdragon flagship chips, Samsung Foundry misplaced share resulting from weak Exynos shipments.

“Qualcomm’s 4 nm-based flagship AP Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 gained sturdy traction in Q1 2022. The corporate’s elevated share in Samsung’s Galaxy S gadgets drove its smartphone apps processor (AP) income to an all-time excessive,” stated Sravan Kundojjala, Director of Handset Element Applied sciences service.

Qualcomm has been capable of navigate China and macro considerations effectively with its premium and high-tier 5G APs, that are seeing excessive demand from Android smartphone producers.

“Samsung’s Exynos AP shipments fell 40 per cent in Q1 resulting from elevated competitors from Qualcomm at Samsung Cellular. Nonetheless, the corporate confirmed indicators of restoration with mid-range APs akin to Exynos 1280, featured in high-volume Galaxy A-series gadgets,” Kundojjala stated.

Smartphone APs manufactured in 7 nm and beneath course of nodes accounted for 48 p.c of complete smartphone AP shipments in Q1.

“The low-end smartphone market demand is at the moment weak. We expect stock digestion will occur within the second-half of 2022 as distributors proceed to destock their provides,” stated the report.

New entrants Google and JLQ Applied sciences (a JV of Leadcore and Qualcomm) collectively shipped lower than 1,000,000 APs in Q1 2022. Alternatively, HiSilicon’s shipments declined to close zero.

“MediaTek and Unisoc each posted a powerful efficiency in Q1 2022. MediaTek’s Dimensity 9000 premium tier AP was off to a promising begin however shipments amounted to barely lower than 1 million throughout the quarter,” stated Kundojjala.