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SMIC at a trade event

SMIC lifts Capex to $6.6 bn from $5 bn

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported a 34.7 percent rise in third-quarter revenue and lifted its capital expenditure plan. SMIC generated revenue of $1.91 billion in...
Cisco MWC 2018 Barcelona

Cisco to open chip design center in Barcelona

Enterprise networking major Cisco will open a chip design center in Barcelona, Spain, the office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday.
Qualcomm 5G chipset

Qualcomm achieves 5G standalone mmWave performance in China

Qualcomm Technologies announced it achieved 5G standalone (SA) mmWave performance in China, laying the groundwork for commercial mmWave deployments. Devices powered by Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF...
TSMC for iPhones

TSMC plans second chip factory in Arizona

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major supplier to Apple Inc, said it was constructing a building that could serve as its...
Smartphone Apps Processor Market Posts All-time High Revenue in Q2

TSMC manufactures over 80% of smartphone APs in Q2

The smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 26 percent to $8.9 billion in Q2 2022, according to Strategy Analytics. The smartphone apps processor market’s all-time...
MediaTek Dimensity 9200 flagship chipset

5G smartphones powered MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chipset to hit market soon

MediaTek said smartphones powered by Dimensity 9200 chipset will be available in the market by the end of 2022. MediaTek’s Dimensity 9200 5G chipset will...
wi-fi-users-in-india

Wi-Fi chip market forecast to reach $20 bn

The size of the Wi-Fi chip market is forecast to reach more than $20 billion by 2027, a nearly 9 percent per year growth...
Qualcomm QCT revenue streams 2022

Qualcomm lowers revenue target for December quarter

Chipmaker Qualcomm has lowered its revenue target for the December quarter in the wake of poor demand for smartphones. Qualcomm is targeting $9.2-$10 billion revenue...
AMD revenue in recent quarters

AMD lowers revenue forecast to $23.5 billion

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has reported revenue of $5.6 billion (+29 percent), gross margin of 42 percent, operating loss of $64 million and net income...
Micron

Micron starts shipping 1β DRAM chips to smartphone manufacturers

Micron Technology announced it is shipping samples of its 1β (1-beta) DRAM chips to smartphone manufacturers and chipset partners. Micron Technology has also achieved mass...
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger highlights Ponte Vecchio

Intel to cut Capex to $25 bn, plans job reduction

Intel announced it would cut its capital spending forecast for this fiscal year to $25 billion from a previous forecast of $27 billion. Intel --...
STMicroelectronics job

STMicroelectronics targets 26% growth in revenue to $16 bn

Chipmaker STMicroelectronics reported third quarter revenues of $4.32 billion (+35.2 percent), gross margin of 47.6 percent, operating margin of 29.4 percent, and net income...
Samsung revenue by segment

Samsung does not indicate Capex cut in chip business

Samsung Electronics said its supply of memory chips will grow faster than its rivals and its investments will proceed as planned. Samsung did not reveal its...
Marvell chip maker

Chip designer Marvell to cut jobs in China

Chip designer Marvell Technology Group is eliminating jobs in China as part of a realignment of its global research and development investments. “In China, we...
UMC semiconductor business

Chipmaker UMC slashes Capex due to weakening demand

Taiwan-based chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) has reduced capital expenditure to $3 billion for 2022, compared with a previous plan for $3.6 billion due to weakening...
SK Hynix chip investment in NAND

SK Hynix to cut Capex by 50% as memory chip demand drops

SK Hynix, the leading chipmaker based in South Korea, said it plans to reduce its investment next year by more than 50 percent due...

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