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5G Smartphones to Reach a ‘Mid-Teens’ Share of 2020 Handset Market, Says TSMC

Global 5G development began accelerating in mid-2019, said Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. CEO C.C. Wei on a Q3 call Thursday. TSMC expects “faster ramp” here than 4G, he said, with 5G penetration reaching a “mid-teens” share percentage of smartphones in…

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2020. “We expect the silicon content of 5G smartphones will be substantially higher than that of 4G,” due to increased “functionalities” and additional chips, he said.