14nm to realize full-scale mass production next year driven by three trends
“In the post-Moore era, the development of industrial technology has slowed down; however, in China, the room and opportunities for innovation have been increasing,”...
Intel wins deal to provide foundry services to DoD
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Intel an agreement to provide foundry services in the first phase of its multi-phase Rapid Assured Microelectronics...
Nvidia’s $40 bn deal for ARM faces major hurdle as UK probes
Nvidia’s plans for buying British chip designer ARM for $40 billion has hit a major hurdle after regulator Competition and Markets Authority found it...
GlobalFoundries files for IPO in New York
GlobalFoundries has filed with U.S regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) in New York that could value the chipmaker at around $25 billion,...
T-Mobile confirms hackers received data of 40 mn people
T-Mobile US confirmed hackers have accessed personal data, including social security numbers and driver’s license information, of more than 40 million former and prospective...
MediaTek brings Dimensity 920 and 810 chipsets targeting 5G phone makers
MediaTek announced the launch of Dimensity 920 and Dimensity 810 chipsets targeting 5G phone makers.
Dimensity 920, built using the 6nm manufacturing node, supports intelligent displays...
Samsung launches wearable processor Exynos W920
Samsung on Tuesday announced its new wearable processor -- the Exynos W920 – targeting wearable OEMs.
The processor integrates an LTE modem and is the...
Qualcomm makes $4.6 bn offer for Veoneer beating Magna’s bid
Chipmaker Qualcomm said it offered to buy auto parts maker Veoneer for $4.6 billion, an 18.4 percent premium to a bid by Canada’s Magna...
UK may block Nvidia’s $40 bn deal to buy ARM on security risks
The UK government is considering blocking chip designer Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of British rival Arm on potential national security risks, Bloomberg News reported.
Nvidia...
Marvell to buy chip startup Innovium for $1.1 bn
Marvell Technology has agreed to acquire chip startup Innovium in a $1.1 billion all-stock deal aimed at bolstering Marvell’s share of networking chips sold...
Google to launch own processor for upcoming Pixel smartphones
Alphabet Inc’s Google will use processors designed in-house for its Pixel phones launching later this fall, in a shift away from Qualcomm’s technology that has...
Qualcomm revenue surges 63% to $8 bn in June quarter
Qualcomm reported revenue of $8 billion and profit of $2 billion for the fiscal third quarter ended June 27.
Qualcomm’s total revenues rose 63 percent,...
Intel to build chips for Qualcomm and Amazon aims to catch foundry rivals
Intel said its factories will start building Qualcomm chips and expand its new foundry business to take on rivals such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Apple leads tablet AP market with 59% revenue share
Apple, Intel, Qualcomm, MediaTek and Samsung LSI captured the top-five tablet applications processor (AP) revenue share slots in Q1 2021, Strategy Analytics report said.
The global tablet AP market grew 33...
Intel to power Airtel’s virtualized network development
Intel today announced its partnership with Bharti Airtel to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualized radio access network (vRAN) and open radio...
Intel in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for $30 bn
Intel is in talks to buy semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion, Wall Street Journal reported.
Any deal talks don’t appear to include GlobalFoundries...