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New entrant Apple, which acquired Intel’s smartphone modem business, will join the fray in the next two years. Sravan Kundojjala, Associate Director, commented, “After two consecutive years of shipment decline, Qualcomm turned the tide in 2020, driven by iPhone 12 design-wins. Qualcomm executed its 5G strategy well with its multi-tier antenna-to-modem strategy in 2020 and established itself as an undisputed 5G market share leader. 5G basebands accounted for over 50 percent of Qualcomm’s...

Samsung LSI and Intel captured the top-five cellular baseband revenue share spots in Q3 2020. Qualcomm maintained its baseband market share lead with 40 percent revenue share in Q3 2020, followed by MediaTek with 22 percent and HiSilicon with 19 percent. 5G baseband shipments showed over ten-fold growth in Q3 2020. For the first time, 5G baseband processor revenue overtook 4G baseband revenue. 5G basebands accounted for over 50 percent of total baseband revenue in Q3 2020. Sravan Kundojjala, A...