| 04.30.21 | Smartphones are back
April 30, 2021 This week's sponsor is Best of Sensors Awards. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: Smartphones grew by 25% in the first quarter over 1Q 2020 (the start of the pandemic) and by 11% over that period in 2019, so it’s safe to say they are really as important to consumers as we thought all along. Qualcomm grew revenues by 52% in the first quarter year-over-year, with a colossal leap in net income of 276%, from handsets but also IoT and auto. And…Samsung said it saw semiconductor revenues improve , but operating profit dropped, amid a weird warning on smartphones in the second quarter, with expectations of 5G growth later in the year.- Matt Hamblen Today’s Top Stories Smartphones are back! (after pandemic drag last year) By Matt Hamblen Shipments are even higher ...