Cellular baseband processor market grew 9% to $5.2 bn
The cellular baseband processor market grew 9 percent to $5.2 billion in Q1 2020, according to Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service report.
Qualcomm, HiSilicon, MediaTek, Intel and Samsung LSI are...
Launch of cost-effective 5G smartphones powered by Qualcomm in second half
Qualcomm said its latest 5G chips will soon power cost-effective 5G smartphones that will be priced at nearly $300 and available during the second...
Fab equipment spending to grow at 24% in 2021 to $67.7 bn
Fab equipment spending is forecast to achieve 24 percent growth in 2021 to $67.7 billion, according to SEMI World Fab Forecast report.
Memory fabs will lead semiconductor...
US plans $28 bn incentive to semiconductor manufacturers
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a bill to provide more than $22.8 billion in aid for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to boost...
Samsung to start new contract chip production in Seoul
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has begun work on a sixth contract chip production line in Seoul to make logic chips for...
iPhone supplier TSMC to build $12 bn chip factory in Arizona
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), a major supplier to Apple, announced it will build a $12 billion chip factory in Arizona.
The move by the world’s...
Features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G mobile platform
Qualcomm Technologies announced the Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Mobile Platform that powers Redmi K30 5G Racing Edition.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G Mobile Platform is a follow-on to...
Intel, TSMC may build chip factories in United States
The Donald Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) about building chip factories in the United...
Semiconductor revenue to dip 4.2% in 2020 from $418 bn in 2019: IDC
Semiconductor revenue will decline 4.2 percent in 2020 from $418 billion in 2019, according to the latest IDC report.
Excluding the DRAM and flash markets,...
Qualcomm revenue grew 5% as 5G smartphone fuels sales
Qualcomm said its revenue rose about 5 percent to $5.22 billion in the second quarter ended March 29.
Qualcomm sold chips at an average price...
Intel revenue surges 23% to $19.8 billion in Q1
Intel reported first-quarter revenue of $19.8 billion (+23 percent) fuelled by 34 percent growth in data-centric business and 14 percent rise in PC-centric business.
Intel...
Qualcomm captures over 50% share in 5G smartphone processor market
The smartphone Applications Processor (AP) market declined 3 percent to $19.6 billion in 2019, according to Strategy Analytics.
Qualcomm, Apple, HiSilicon, Samsung LSI and MediaTek...
Huawei shifting production of chips to China’s SMIC from TSMC
Huawei Technologies is gradually shifting production of chips designed in-house away from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and towards Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) in...
Xilinx wins deal to supply chips to Samsung for 5G network
American semiconductor firm Xilinx has won a deal to supply chips to Samsung Electronics for 5G networking equipment.
Samsung Electronics is one of the leading...
Smartphone memory chips market dips to $39.3 bn: Strategy Analytics
The global market for smartphone memory chips reached a combined value of $39.3 billion in 2019, according to a Strategy Analytics report.
Samsung Memory has smartphone...
Samsung expects higher chip sales despite coronavirus
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic would hurt sales of smartphones and consumer electronics this year, while demand from data centers would...