Known Apple supplier, Murata Manufacturing Co, is expecting the demand for 5G enabled smartphones to hit the half a billion mark in the coming fiscal year. This news also arrives as companies are rushing to snatch Huawei‘s market share in the global consumer market.

According to a Bloomberg report, the world’s largest ceramic capacitors maker, which supplier Apple and other smartphone brands, expects the demand for 5G devices to reach 500 million units by the end of this year. This would have major OEMs like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo try and secure components for their smartphone offerings. The companies would also fight to secure the void left behind by Huawei Technologies.

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Murata President, Norio Nakajima, had stated in December 2020 that the company’s factories will not be taking any break during the holidays to catch up with the growing orders owing to high market demands. The senior official said that “the situation is most severe with our cutting-edge capacitors for smartphone use.” He further added that “These handset makers are competing to grab our supply capacity once taken by Huawei, and I am not sure how much of it is backed up by their actual production forecast. I feel like the move is overheated, and thus expect their orders would drop in February and March.”

The Apple supplier’s president said that the industry had reached 300 million 5G smartphones during the current fiscal year, and is expecting the upcoming year to have this figure reach at least 500 million. Furthermore, Murata is also preparing on making capital expenditure to keep pace with the growing demand as well. Interestingly, analysts see this projection from Murata’s chief as “too conservative” believing that demand for 5G handsets, especially from Apple, to not subside anytime soon and will continue to surpass expectations.

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Apple is set to finally introduce 5G networking which will be seen in the 2020 iPhone lineup. Furthermore, one of its suppliers named Murata Manufacturing has recently developed a new “ultrasmall” version of a key electronic component for 5G modems. This will allow Apple to free up more valuable space in its upcoming 5G iPhones.

According to a new report, Murata Manufacturing is set to start the mass production of the tiny multilayer ceramic capacitors which is one-fifth the size of existing capacitors. In other words, a key component which is 80 percent smaller but offering 10 times the electrical storage capacity.

Each of the newly developed individual capacitors measures in at 0.25mm by 0.125mm and is designed to regulate power usage within circuits used in the iPhones. Murata refined ceramic powder that acts as the base material for the sheets used to produce the ultrasmall capacitors. This allows for more sheets being stacked upon one another for higher capacity whilst not consuming any additional circuit board space.

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Notably, the drain on the smartphone’s battery is higher due to 5G technology or 4G. Hence, the need for larger batteries and efficient capacitors. Thus, Murata’s new capacitors will give smartphone manufacturers like Apple the ability to use the new freed up space for other crucial components, such as higher battery capacity.

Currently, there is no official confirmation if the Cupertino based tech giant will utilize the new technology by Murata. However, it is likely considering the latter is a known supplier of Apple. Additionally, Murata also partners with other smartphone brands like Huawei.

In 2020, Apple is planning on releasing at least three new iPhones by fall. All of which are expected to include 5G technology. This would enable the iPhones to better take on their Android competitors by utilizing 5G networks.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus smartphones are expected to feature larger batteries than their predecessor models. New information suggests that the battery of S8 and S8 Plus will be manufactured by a Japanese firm.

The faulty batteries for the Galaxy Note 7 came mainly from Samsung SDI and the secondary supplier Amperex Technology based in China. According to Reuters that cites information from Nikkei, a Japanese publication, Samsung is likely to replace Amperex Technology with a Japanese firm named Murata Manufacturing Works.

Murata Technology Works is the same firm that has been providing batteries to Sony since June 2016. It is expected to work as secondary supplier for Galaxy S8 batteries. However, Samsung SDI will continue to be the main supplier. In other words, the Samsung SDI is expected to provide 80 percent of batteries for Galaxy S8 whereas the secondary supplier will account for 20 percent of batteries for it.

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As far as safety quotient of Samsung SDI batteries are concerned, Samsung is expected to thoroughly inspect the batteries that will power its future batteries through its new 8-point battery check plan. In October 2016, rumors started swirling that LG Chem would be supplying batteries for Galaxy S8. However, it is unlikely to happen now.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is rumored to be coming with a 5.8-inch display and its larger sibling, the Galaxy S8 Plus, is pegged to include a 6.2-inch display. Both the devices were previously expected to respectively feature a 3,000 mAh and a 3,500 mAh battery. However, newer details indicate that the Galaxy S8 will be packed with a 3,250 mAh battery and a 3,780 mAh battery will be present inside the Galaxy S8 Plus.

Apart from featuring larger batteries, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus are heavily pegged to be powered by the energy efficient Snapdragon 835 chipset. Hence, both the phones are expected to deliver stellar battery performance.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus smartphones are expected to be previewed at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 on Feb. 27. However, it is pegged to launch officially on March 29 and go on sale by mid-April.

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