Gartner Reports that Apple has extended their Lead as the Top Semiconductor Customer in 2020 patentlyapple.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patentlyapple.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apple gained itself a No.1 by spending big bucks to buy semiconductor chips in 2020
Henry Kwan - Feb 17, 2021
Apple was the
largest buyer of semiconductor chips in 2020. According to Gartner, the tech giant had spent 53.6 billion USD (~RM216 billion) and took 11.9% of the global market share, representing 24% growth year-on-year. Let s read on to find out why Apple had to spend so much on semiconductors.
The Research Director
Masatsune Yamaji from Gartner claims that Apple s position is mainly contributed by the continued success of AirPods, special demand for Mac computers and iPads, and increasing NAND flash consumption. Meanwhile, the increasing demand for mobile PCs and tablets due to working from home had also driven the production of Macs and iPads through 2020 , not to mention that the company started to produce the in-house silicon as well for its Mac product line last year.
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Gartner says that the top 10 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increased their semiconductor spending by 10% in 2020, and accounted for 42% of the total market, up from 40.9% in 2019.
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