Qualcomm-led $20.2bn smartphone chip market in 2017

San Francisco, June 12 (IANS) As the global smartphone Applications Processor (AP) market declined 5 per cent (year-over-year) to reach $20.2 billion in 2017, Qualcomm was the leader with 42 per cent revenue share, a new report said on Tuesday. According to market research firm Strategy Analytics, Qualcomm, Apple,

"The 64-bit smartphone AP shipments grew 15 per cent (year-on-year) and accounted for 88 per cent of the total smartphone AP shipments in CY 2017, up from 71 per cent in CY 2016,"