MediaTek Dimensity 7050 to power 5G smartphones
MediaTek, a semiconductor company powering nearly 2 billion devices a year, has launched MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset.
Lava, a leading mobile brand in India, will...
Intel discontinues production of bitcoin mining chips
Chipmaker Intel has discontinued production of its bitcoin mining chip series, a year after its introduction.
A rout in the cryptocurrency market hurt some chip...
Broadcom unveils Jericho3-AI chip for AI applications
Broadcom, a leading supplier of chips, has unveiled a chip called Jericho3-AI for connecting supercomputers used for AI applications.
Broadcom’s Jericho3-AI fabric will allow network...
Qualcomm enhances IoT portfolio for improved performance
Qualcomm Technologies has announced new IoT solutions to enhance IoT ecosystems by providing scalability, ease of use, and top-notch performance.
The new solutions, which include...
Fine of $761 mn on Qualcomm for unfair business practices upheld
South Korea’s Supreme Court has affirmed the national antitrust regulator’s decision to impose a record fine of 1 trillion won ($760.8 million) on Qualcomm,...
Qualcomm vs Nvidia in AI chips performance
Artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Qualcomm beat Nvidia in two out of three measures of power efficiency in a test data published on Wednesday,...
Intel graphics chip market head Raja M Koduri to leave
Intel has confirmed the resignation of Raja M Koduri, executive vice president of graphics chip market, at the end of March.
Intel Chief Executive Officer...
Nvidia tweaks flagship H100 chip for export to China as H800
Nvidia, which dominates the market for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, has modified its flagship product into a new version that is legal to export...
Samsung intros UWB chipset Exynos Connect U100
Samsung Electronics announced its first ultra-wideband (UWB) chipset, the Exynos Connect U100. With single-digit centimeter accuracy, the new UWB solution is optimized for use...
China offers better subsidies to local chip companies
China is facilitating easier access to subsidies and more control over state-backed research for a handful of its chip companies, the Financial Times reported.
Chipmakers such...
Qualcomm brings Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 mobile platform
Qualcomm Technologies announced the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform with more features targeting makers of premium smartphones.
Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 features Qualcomm Kryo...
Samsung may spend $25 bn for chip plant in Texas vs $17 bn target
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics is facing a significant increase in the cost for building its chip plant in Taylor, Texas, to $25 billion against...
Mitsubishi Electric plans 260 billion yen investment in wafer plants
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will double its investment plan to 260 billion yen in the five-year period to March 2026 mainly for constructing a new wafer plant...
Broadcom starts shipping Tomahawk 5 Ethernet switch / router chips
Broadcom announced it started shipping the Tomahawk 5 Ethernet switch/router chips in production volume.
“Taking Tomahawk 5 to production in seven months after the product was...
Samsung to invest $230 bn in chip-making business in South Korea
Samsung Electronics said it will invest around 300 trillion won ($230 billion) by 2042 to develop the world’s largest chip-making base in South Korea.
The...
Global foundry market leaders and their share
The leaders in the global foundry market – in terms of their revenue – are TSMC, Samsung, UMC, Global Foundries and SMIC in the...