Broadcom aims Apple iPhone launch to boost wireless chip revenue
Broadcom forecasts current-quarter revenue largely above estimates on higher demand for components that power data centers, while the launch of Apple iPhones will boost...
Renesas to buy IDT for $6.7 bn to enhance self-driving car tech business
Japan-based chipmaker Renesas Electronics is set to buy Integrated Device Technology (IDT) for about $6.7 billion as part of the strategy to enhance business...
Intel, Ericsson deliver 5G data call over 39 GHz spectrum
Chipset major Intel and telecom networking company Ericsson have delivered New Radio (NR) 5G data call operating over the 39 GHz spectrum band in...
Samsung brings the industry’s first 5G modem for networks
Samsung Electronics recently announced it developed Exynos Modem 5100, the industry’s first 5G modem.
The 5G modem from Samsung is compatible with 3rd Generation Partnership...
Qualcomm starts sampling 5G mobile platform to OEMs
Qualcomm Technologies announced that it started sampling of the 5G mobile platform to its OEM customers.
The 7nm SoC can be paired with the Qualcomm...
Qualcomm announces settlement with Taiwan Fair Trade Commission
US-based chipset maker Qualcomm announced its settlement with the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC).
The settlement resolves TFTC’s investigation of Qualcomm’s business practices with phone...
Apple iPhone chip supplier TSMC halts factory after cyber-attack
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the main supplier of chips for Apple iPhones, has halted its factories on Friday night due to a major cyber-attack,...
Semiconductor revenue surges 20% to $118 bn in second quarter
Semiconductor industry has achieved growth of 6 percent over the previous quarter and 20 percent from the second quarter of 2017 to $117.9 billion sales...
Qualcomm aims $1 bn plus revenue from IoT business
Qualcomm said it expects to generate more than $1 billion in sales during the current fiscal year by supplying chips to IoT business --...
Qualcomm CEO under pressure to perform or exit
Qualcomm CEO Steven Mollenkopf is under the pressure of several shareholders to improve performance or exit from the chipset maker.
Earlier, Qualcomm CEO sought the...
SK Hynix to invest $3 bn for new semiconductor plant in South Korea
SK Hynix will invest 3.5 trillion won or $3.1 billion to build an additional semiconductor plant in South Korea to meet demand for memory...
What’s next for Qualcomm after dropping NXP deal?
Qualcomm, a manufacturer of telecom chips and mobile processors, announced its decision to terminate the $47 billion agreement to acquire NXP due to lack...
Samsung LSI beats MediaTek in cellular processor market
The cellular baseband processor market grew 0.3 percent to $4.9 billion in the first quarter Q1 2018, according to Strategy Analytics.
Qualcomm, Samsung LSI, MediaTek, HiSilicon and UNISOC (Spreadtrum & RDA) captured...
Qualcomm drops $44 bn bid for NXP due to China
Qualcomm, the world’s biggest maker of chips for mobile phones, said on Wednesday it would drop its $44 billion bid for NXP Semiconductors, Reuters...
Intel taps SiTime’s MEMS timing for 5G radio modems
Intel has selected SiTime, a provider of MEMS timing, to integrate timing solutions for Intel’s 5G radio modems.
The Intel 5G Modem enables both sub-6Ghz and...
Qualcomm intros first 5G NR mmWave and sub-6 GHz RF modules
Qualcomm Technologies has introduced the world’s first 5G NR millimeter wave (mmWave) and sub-6 GHz RF modules for smartphones and other mobile devices.
Qualcomm believes...
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