Qualcomm jumps into 5G infrastructure market with base station chips
Qualcomm Technologies announced 5G infrastructure semiconductor platforms targeting mobile network suppliers.
Qualcomm is introducing three new 5G RAN platform offerings: Qualcomm Radio Unit Platform, Qualcomm...
Broadcom scraps exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers
Broadcom will scrap its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers for seven years in a deal with EU antitrust regulators aimed at ending...
NXP starts manufacturing chips for 5G equipment in Arizona
Netherlands-based chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has opened a factory in the U.S. state of Arizona to manufacture chips used in 5G equipment.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC)...
Qualcomm brings Snapdragon 750G 5G mobile platform
Qualcomm announced Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform revealing that commercial devices based on Snapdragon 750G are expected to be available by the end of...
Samsung wins order to make Qualcomm’s chipset for 5G smartphones
Samsung is reported to have won an order to manufacture Qualcomm’s mobile application processor (AP) for 5G budget smartphones, reports Yonhap news agency.
Samsung is...
Broadcom shines thanks to acquisitions of CA and Symantec
Broadcom has posted a 5.6 percent rise in third-quarter revenue to $5.82 billion thanks to acquisitions of software major CA and Symantec. Net income...
MediaTek Helio G95 chipset targets gaming smartphone market
MediaTek has introduced MediaTek Helio G95, a chipset for gaming smartphone market.
MediaTek Helio G95 features enhanced MediaTek HyperEngine game technology, multi-camera support, unrivalled connectivity, and...
Top ten IC design companies for Q2 2020
Research firm TrendForce has revealed revenue ranking of top ten IC design companies for Q2 2020.
Broadcom has captured the number one position by surpassing...
Samsung starts production of 16 Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM
Samsung Electronics announced that its second production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea, has commenced production of the industry’s first 16-gigabit (Gb) LPDDR5 mobile DRAM, using...
MediaTek seeks US permission to supply chips to Huawei
MediaTek has applied to the U.S. government for permission to continue supplying China’s Huawei after new U.S. curbs take effect in mid-September.
The Donald Trump...
Analog Devices retains revenue target despite 5G slowdown
Chipmaker Analog Devices (ADI) forecasts fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $1.44 billion, plus or minus 10 percent – despite its client Huawei facing turbulent business...
MediaTek and Inmarsat conduct IoT field test using satellite
MediaTek and Inmarsat have conducted IoT field test transferring data through Inmarsat’s Alphasat L-band satellite, in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) 35,000 kilometers above the equator.
MediaTek said...
Skylo selects Sony to deploy Narrowband-IoT connectivity over satellite
Skylo announced a partnership with Sony Semiconductor Israel (formerly known as Altair Semiconductor) to develop and deploy cellular IoT chipsets (branded Altair) that can...
MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U targets mid-tier 5G smartphones
MediaTek announced its 5G chip called Dimensity 800U targeting manufacturers of mid-tier 5G smartphones.
Currently, Qualcomm is the #1 chip maker for 5G smartphone suppliers.
An Ookla...
Qualcomm demos 5G data call in 700MHz spectrum band
Qualcomm Technologies and China Broadcasting Network (CBN) achieved the world’s first large-bandwidth 2x30MHz 5G data call demonstration in the 700MHz (Band n28) FDD spectrum...
SMIC floats wafer production JV with $7.6 bn investment
China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) will set up a joint venture company to develop wafer production units in Beijing to enhance its semiconductor...