Deutsche Telekom certifies UNISOC’s NB-IoT chipset
Deutsche Telekom announced certification of UNISOC’s NB-IoT chipset, IVY8908A as one of the recommended Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) solutions.
NB-IoT is a standards-based low power wide...
Qualcomm signs 5-year license deal with LG Electronics
Qualcomm has entered into a new 5-year patent license deal with LG Electronics to develop, manufacture and sell 3G, 4G and 5G smartphones.
LGE in...
Sale of semiconductors drops 14.5% in first half
Worldwide sales of semiconductors during the first half of 2019 fell 14.5 percent, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Sales of semiconductors reached $98.2 billion during...
Qualcomm revenue to take hit due to Huawei gains in China
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf revealed that Huawei Technologies’s strong gains in the China smartphone market will be negatively impacting the company’s chipset business in...
MediaTek launches Helio G90 chipset targeting gaming smartphone
MediaTek announced the launch of its Helio G90 series chipsets -- Helio G90 and G90T – for offering better gaming experience to smartphone customers.
“Our combination...
Xilinx resumes supply to Huawei, but faces business pressure
Xilinx reported revenue of $850 million (+24 percent) with net income of $241 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.
Xilinx generated 39 percent of...
What went wrong for Qualcomm to face fine of $272 mn?
The European Commission on Thursday announced a fine of 242 million euros or $272 million on Qualcomm, the world’s no.1 chipmaker, for blocking a...
Taiwan to dethrone Korea in semiconductor manufacturing market
Sale of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is forecast to dip 18.4 percent to $52.7 billion in 2019 from $64.5 billion in 2018.
The global sales of semiconductor manufacturing...
Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem for IoT wins 16 deals in 6 months
Qualcomm announced design wins from sixteen companies for its next-generation Qualcomm 9205 LTE modem, which was announced in December of 2018.
The device will enable...
Semiconductor sales forecast to drop 12% to $412 bn: SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said the global semiconductor sales will drop 12.1 percent to $412.1 billion in 2019 from $468.8 billion in 2018.
The...
Infineon to buy Cypress Semiconductors for $10 billion
Germany-based Infineon is set to buy Cypress Semiconductors in a deal valuing the U.S. maker of microchips used in cars and electronic devices at...
NXP to buy Marvell’s wireless business for $1.76 billion
Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors is set to buy Marvell Technology Group’s wireless connectivity business for $1.76 billion in cash.
NXP Semiconductors aims to sell Marvell’s connectivity...
MediaTek 5G chipset will be ready in Q3 conceding lead to Qualcomm
MediaTek today announced the launch of its MediaTek 5G chipset at Computex 2019, one of the largest IT conferences in Asia.
The current MediaTek 5G chipset...
Pegatron to invest $1 bn to produce chips for Apple
Taiwan electronics company Pegatron has signed a letter of intent to invest 10 trillion to 15 trillion rupiah or $695 million to $1 billion...
Semiconductor revenue to drop 7.2% to $440 bn in 2019: IDC
Semiconductor revenue will decline 7.2 percent to $440 billion in 2019 from $474 billion in 2018, according to a research report from IDC.
Semiconductor revenues...
SMIC revenue and profit dip in first quarter
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) announced a decrease in revenue and profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
SMIC revenue was $668.9 million in Q1 209...
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