Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at Tianfeng International, has released his most recent research report. According to the research report, both the iPhone 14 and Apple head-mounted displays support Wi-Fi 6E. This move is likely to encourage more competing products to adopt Wi-Fi 6E. Ming-Chi Kuo previously predicted that Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 will be the key to the "wirelessization of Metaverse devices." Furthermore, within the next ten years, the Wi-Fi supply chain will be the clear winner in the potential market for billions of head-mounted display devices.
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According to an earlier report by Ming-Chi Kuo, less than 5% of smartphones and laptops currently on the market support the latest Wi-Fi 6. However, in order to optimise the wireless experience, the head-mounted display device must support the most recent Wi-Fi specifications. The best connection technologies for head-mounted display devices are Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 and 5G millimetre waves. Taking into account battery life, it is predicted that most wireless head-mounted display devices will only support the most recent Wi-Fi specifications within the next 2-3 years. High-end head-mounted display devices will be equipped with the most recent Wi-Fi specifications and 5G millimetre waves in 2-3 years.
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Meta, Apple, and Sony to dominate the meta-universe device market
Ming-Chi Kuo, Meta, Apple, and Sony will dominate the meta-universe device market in 2022. These companies will have the most clout in the meta-universe market next year. Meta, Apple, and Sony will all release new head-mounted display devices in the second half of the year (22), the fourth quarter of the year(22), and the second quarter of the year(22), respectively. Wi-Fi 6E is supported by both Meta and Apple new models, and Wi-Fi 6 is supported by Sony PS 5 VR device.
According to reports, the number of frequency bands supported by Wi-Fi 6E is two to three times that of Wi-Fi 6. If it is a 33/44 MIMO design, each frequency band requires 2–4 LTCCs, so Wi-Fi 6E LTCC usage will increase by 10-20 or more than 20 LTCCs. As a result, LTCC supply may become scarce again in 2022.
There have been a few reports about the upcoming iPhone 14 series. This series, on the other hand, has a long way to go before its official debut. As a result, there is plenty of room for things to change. For the time being, we cannot be certain of any information regarding the iPhone 14 series. We'll have to wait a few months for some concrete information to appear on the internet.
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LTCC (Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramic LTCC) technology is a high-performance passive integration and hybrid circuit packaging method. It can encapsulate the three major passive components (resistors, capacitors, and inductors) as well as various passive components (filters, transformers, and so on) in a multilayer wiring substrate. It also integrates with active components (such as Power MOS, transistors, IC circuit modules, and so on) to form a complete circuit system.