Telecom Chips

Micron

Micron may build a new memory factory in US with funding support

Micron Technology is considering building a new memory factory in the United States if it receives the support of state and federal subsidies, Reuters...
TSMC for iPhones

TSMC announces chip plant in Japan

Taiwan chip giant TSMC announced plans to build a new factory in Japan to meet long-term demand for chips. TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and...
Qualcomm for mobile chips

Qualcomm to add lead in Wi-Fi in smartphone despite Broadcom’s Apple deal

A report from Strategy Analytics indicated that Qualcomm will increase its lead in Wi-Fi in smartphones in 2021. Qualcomm will be gaining share despite rival...
Nvidia chip business

Nvidia offers EU concessions over $54 bn Arm deal

Nvidia has offered concessions in a bid to secure EU antitrust approval for its $54 billion acquisition of British chip designer Arm, a European Commission...
Infineon chipset

Infineon plans $2.8 bn investment to boost capacity

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies said it would invest around 2.4 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in 2022 as compared with about 1.6 billion euros this year. “We...
Qualcomm chips for mobile Internet

Qualcomm to buy Veoneer for $4.5 bn, beating Magna

Chipset major Qualcomm and SSW Partners, a New York-based investment partnership, are set to buy Veoneer for $4.5 billion. Veoneer, a leading automotive technology group,...
ASML Holding chip business

ASML targets revenue of $28-35 bn in 2025 with 55% gross margin

ASML Holding, one of the key suppliers to computer chip makers, estimated revenue would hit 24-30 billion euros ($28 billion-35 billion) in 2025 with...
tablet applications processor (AP) market Q2 2021

Tablet applications processor (AP) market in Q2

The tablet applications processor (AP) market grew 17 percent to $737 million in Q2 2021, the Strategy Analytics report said. Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung LSI captured the top-five tablet...
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger highlights Ponte Vecchio

Intel breaks ground in Arizona for $20 bn chip factories

Intel today broke ground in Arizona for building two chip factories that will see an investment of $20 billion. In March, Intel announced plans to...
Rakuten Mobile and NEC

Xilinx Versal AI Core devices to power NEC’s 5G radio units

Xilinx announced it will supply Xilinx Versal AI Core series devices for NEC’s 5G radio units (RUs) that are expected to be available for...
Qualcomm share in Baseband Processor Market Q2 2021

Qualcomm has 52% share vs 30% for MediaTek in baseband market

The cellular baseband market grew 16 percent to $7.2 billion in Q2 2021, according to Strategy Analytics. The report said Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, Unisoc...
Semiconductor revenue forecast

Semiconductor revenue to grow 17% in 2021 versus 10.8% in 2020: IDC

The semiconductor market is forecast to grow by 17.3 percent in 2021 versus 10.8 percent in 2020, IDC said. Growth in the global semiconductor market...
Global Fab Equipment Spending forecast

Fab equipment spending to reach $100 billion: SEMI

Semiconductor equipment investments for front end fabs are expected to reach nearly $100 billion in 2022 to meet demand for electronics after topping a projected $90 billion this...
MediaTek, Qualcomm share in smartphone applications processor (AP) market

Smartphone applications processor market leaders in Q2

The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 18 percent year-on-year to $7 billion in Q2 2021 despite capacity constraints, says Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, Samsung LSI and Unisoc captured...
SMIC at a trade event

China’s SMIC plans $8.87 bn investment for new chip plant in Shanghai

China’ Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) said it will make an investment of $8.87 billion to build a chip plant in Shanghai. The largest chipmaker in China...
Broadcom chipset

Broadcom forecast 14% rise in revenue as 5G business booms

Broadcom reported results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2021, ended August 1, 2021, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter of its fiscal...

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