Qualcomm fell the most because of the weak market demand for smartphones...
Losing orders for LTE modems for Apple's latest products in 2018 and Huawei steadily increasing the proportion of its Kirin processor applications have the greatest impact on Qualcomm. Although Qualcomm actively adjusted its product strategy in 2018, the decline in shipments of mobile chips still had a great impact on the company's revenue.
According to TrendForce, the top 10 IC design companies in the world ranked first, second and third in revenue in 2018, with Bloom, Qualcomm and Nvidia ranking first, second and third.
It is worth noting that among the top 10 IC design companies, Qualcomm fell the most, with revenue falling by 3.9% due to the weak demand for smartphones; for the same reason, the annual revenue of United Development Section fell by 0.7% (US dollar) and only 0.1% (NT$) if the exchange rate effect is eliminated.