Chips – Semiconductor

The non-standalone variant of the 5G New Radio standard is set for finalization in December, an accelerated timeline agreed to earlier this year and meant to speed delivery of commercial …

The San Diego, Calif.-area is home to numerous nonprofits engaged in a wide range of charitable activities. But Mission Edge is different; the organization, itself a nonprofit, provides professional services …

Gigabit LTE test used Qualcomm chipset, Sony Xperia device The list of two dozen-plus global operators testing gigabit LTE services has a new entrant in Russian carrier MegaFon, which said …

The six devices that support gigabit LTE are built on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 platform and X16 modem More than two dozen carriers around the world, as well as all four …

Take a look at carrier trials that use LAA to push toward the theoretical limit of gigabit LTE As LTE networks continue to evolve toward 5G, the vital role of …

Verizon used four-channel carrier aggregation, including unlicensed spectrum, to approach theoretical limit of gigabit LTE Gigabit LTE is a hot topic, but, in live network deployments, peak speeds often top …

4×4 MIMO + carrier aggregation + 256 QAM = gigabit LTE In what Peter Carson, senior director of marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, dubbed an international “speed race” (pun intended?), all four …

Company is on track to replace Intel as world’s largest chipmaker The world’s leading smartphone vendor had a very strong second quarter, but smartphones were not the biggest contributor to …

The world’s leading designer of chipsets for wireless devices has updated its portfolio with the launch of two new integrated chipsets: the Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660. The new chips …

Apple told Imagination Technologies it will no longer need the British company’s intellectual property to create graphics processors, wiping out more than two-thirds of the chipmaker’s market value overnight. “Apple …

Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet of things. The carrier said it …

Smartphones are an extreme case of a high-volume market that justifies some incredibly complex engineering to pack so much into a small size. Some smartphones include as many as eight …

As the smartphone market matures, the companies that make chips for wireless devices are targeting larger, faster mobile machines. The automotive semiconductor market is worth $24 billion, according to consulting …

Enabling the internet of things Many of the applications and devices set to drive future sales of wireless hardware have not yet been invented and no one knows this better …

Sprint said it is the first U.S. carrier to deploy “gigabit class” LTE on a commercial network. The carrier showcased the technology at New Orleans’ Smoothie King stadium using a …

Mobile network operators need data centers that can scale with their networks, and the providers that have the most control over their hardware may ultimately be the ones who can …

Embedded semiconductors now account for 10% of the overall microprocessor market, according to IC Insights. The firm estimates the size of the global market for microprocessors at $66.6 billion, meaning …

Sierra Wireless, Sequans, Dell and ip.access all kicked off MWC with IoT-related announcements. The internet of things represents an enormous business opportunity for companies inside and outside the mobile industry. …

Qualcomm Technologies is leading the charge to accelerate “5G” deployments into 2019, with the company using this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, to highlight an update to …

Chipmaker Xilinx is looking to meet the challenges of “5G” power and form factor requirements by going analog to reduce size and power consumption with an integrated system-on-chip. The aim …

“5G” may be right around the corner, but LTE still has some ground to cover before it fades into the sunset. Both Qualcomm and Intel announced new modem chips designed …

With both AT&T and Verizon Wireless expected to roll out LTE-M internet of things networks in the U.S. this year, makers of low-power connectivity chipsets are busy forging partnerships and …

The age of Gigabit LTE is here. Australian operator Telstra will begin commercial service in late February, starting with a single mobile-hotspot device. Smartphones capable of 1Gbps cellular downlinks should …

Wi-Fi looks a little more like LTE in Qualcomm’s 802.11ax chipsets Wi-Fi that works is mission critical to many enterprises, and most people also rely on Wi-Fi to stay connected …

Verizon Wireless is moving closer to connecting meters and asset trackers directly to its LTE network. Modem maker NimbeLink said it has demonstrated a live Category M1 connection on the …