Intel slows job growth, freezes hiring in PC chip division
Intel has decided to freeze hiring in the division responsible for PC desktop and laptop chips, as part of a series of cost-cutting measures,...
Semiconductor revenue to grow 13.7% to $661 bn: IDC
Semiconductor revenue is forecast to grow 13.7 percent to $661 billion in 2022 from $582 billion in 2021, according to IDC report.
Growth in semiconductor...
Ligado Networks selects Sony to develop chipsets
Ligado Networks announced partnership with Sony Semiconductor Israel to develop chipsets for Ligado’s 5G mobile satellite network for the Internet of Things (IoT) business.
Ligado’s...
Qualcomm share in tablets processor market dips 15%: Strategy Analytics
MediaTek has maintained its lead in the non-Apple tablet applications processor (AP) market in 2021, driven by its design wins at Amazon, Lenovo, Samsung...
How Intel Vietnam is using innovation in cutting supply chain issues
Intel has revealed that innovations at Intel Products Vietnam (IPV), the largest assembly factory with 2,800 employees and investment of $1.5 billion, is helping...
SK announces $195 bn investment for chips, batteries
SK Group, South Korea’s second-biggest conglomerate after Samsung Group, will invest 247 trillion won ($195.24 billion) in the semiconductor, battery and biopharmaceutical sectors over...
Spain to spend $13 bn to boost semiconductor industry
Spain has approved a plan to spend 12.25 billion euros ($13.12 billion) on the semiconductor and micro chip industry by 2027, including 9.3 billion...
MediaTek offers its first mmWave 5G chipset for 5G smartphones
MediaTek announced the Dimensity 1050 mobile platform, its first mmWave 5G chipset that will power 5G smartphones.
MediaTek’s Dimensity 1050 will offer dual connectivity using mmWave...
Qualcomm intros Snapdragon 8+ chipset for gaming smartphones
Qualcomm announced the launch of Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 mobile platforms for premium Android smartphones focused on gaming and...
Chip technology firm Arm revenues up 35% to $2.7 bn
SoftBank Group’s chip technology firm Arm said its total revenues rose 35 percent to $2.7 billion in 2021 thanks to strong growth in both...
Samsung may hike prices for chip contract manufacturing
Samsung Electronics is in talks with clients about hiking prices for chip contract manufacturing by up to 20 percent this year, Bloomberg news report said.
The...
Chip maker Micron launches new pricing experiment for stability
Chipmaker Micron Technology announced it started experimenting a new pricing model for its chips called forward pricing agreements that would aim to stabilize the...
AMD to supply chips for mobile internet program of Meta
Facebook parent, Meta Platforms, has joined hands with chip maker AMD for a mobile internet infrastructure program that would bring down cost of base stations...
Marvell to buy Tanzanite Silicon Solutions in CXL push
Marvell is set to acquire Tanzanite Silicon Solutions, a developer of Compute Express Link (CXL) technologies, in a cash deal.
Tanzanite has developed expertise in...
Infineon raises 2022 revenue outlook after results beat
Infineon, one of the leading semiconductor companies, said revenue grew by 22 percent to €3.298 billion in the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal...
Germany offers $14.7 bn state aid to attract chip makers
Germany’s government is ready to offer 14 billion euros ($14.71 billion) in support in order to attract chip makers, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said...