STM, NXP, AMS and Dialog in Apple Watch

Wearable electronics is one of the consumer market’s hottest topics. Indeed, giants like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Huawei are now competing for a slice of a very promising pie… states, market research organization Yole Developpement Yole believes that the wearable industry will reach 295 million units in 2020 with a market value of USD 90 billion. And Apple seems right at the heart of it. Taking a closer look at the chip suppliers, we can make out 4 European manufacturers that scored a design win or two: STMicro and NXP (two chip design slots each); AMS and Dialog (one each). On the 'to be an also-run' list we see: Analog Devices, Broadcom, Elpida, IDT, Maxim Integrated, Sandisk, Skyworks, Toshiba; plus Apple as the CPU supplier. If the forecast prove to be correct, all those companies should be more than happy. ----- © Yole Développement