You can’t put a price on data. Or can you? A staggering 92% of all internet access now comes via mobile phone, and by 2025 the industry will have reached the once-distant milestone of more than 1 billion active 5G connections. This is good...
The existing agreement has allowed Qualcomm to create its own chips — including its Snapdragon products — based on standards owned by Arm
The ongoing legal battle between Arm and Qualcomm took another turn this week when the former reportedly took first steps to terminate a...
The TSMC-Amkor partnership is expected to increase Apple chip production in the U.S.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has signed an advanced semiconductor packaging and testing deal with Arizona-based Amkor Technology, which has been providing the Taiwanese company with semiconductor assembly and test services for...
Intel has entered the angstrom era with 20A and 18A process nodes
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took the top job at the semiconductor design and manufacturing company in February 2021. A big part of his remit was to manage a turnaround, including the ambitious five...
While AI has driven growth in the semiconductor sector, Intel facing challenges around its design/build business model
Intel has had a tough time for a while now with its design/build approach to semiconductors facing headwinds while fabless firms like AMD and NVIDIA experience meteoric rises...
Reports reveal that Intel will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal grants to produce chips for the U.S. DoD
Intel will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal grants to produce chips for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), reported Bloomberg late last week....
Qualcomm noted that the 450 MHz frequency band is particularly effective for both outdoor and indoor coverage
Qualcomm Technologies and Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Digital announced what it claims to be the world's first processors with native support for 5G in 450 MHz spectrum.
The chipmaker noted...
Located in India's western state of Maharashtra, the chip plant will produce analog circuits and wafers
Israel's Tower Semiconductor has partnered with Indian conglomerate Adani Group on a $10 billion project to build a new chip facility that the pair said will bolster India’s position...
ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing firm TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP
The European Commission (EC) said it has approved a €5 billion ($5.56 billion) German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in its project to construct and operate a...
The Shanghai government has increased its chip investment to about $2 billion
According to local new outlets, the Shanghai government has doubled its domestic chip investment fund, with the latest funding round increasing the total to about CNY14.5 billion ($2 billion). The fund is supported...
Intel has reportedly struggled to meet SoftBank's production volume and speed requirements
SoftBank has ended discussions with Intel about designing an artificial intelligence (AI) chip that will rival those released by Nvidia. SoftBank sought a partnership with Intel to help it achieve a leadership...
Intel previously held 1.18 million shares in Arm
A recent SEC filing shows that Intel sold its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings in Q2. The news comes amid the massive job cuts taking place at the company, signaling a larger shakeup within the...
Huawei said its new facility is located in in Jinze, a town in Shanghai’s Qingpu district
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies has completed the construction of its CNY10 billion ($1.4 billion) research and development (R&D) center in Shanghai, Chinese press reported.
According to the report, the new...
The support package also includes approximately $732 million to support fabless chip companies in South Korea
South Korea announced this week $19 billion in funding for the nation’s semiconductor businesses with an emphasis on chip design and contract manufacturing. The move follows similar announcements coming...
Intel has chip plants in several countries including the U.S., China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Israel
According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Intel is in discussions with U.S. investment company Apollo Global Management for $11 billion in funding for a chip manufacturing plant in the...
Qualcomm reported that its automotive segment increased 35% year-over-year
Qualcomm beat market expectations in Q2 2024, with the company expecting between $8.8 billion and $9.6 billion in sales. Net income during the quarter was $2.33 billion, or $2.06 per share, compared to $1.7 billion,...
The CHIPS Ac was passed in 2022 and set aside $59 billion to bolster semiconductor manufacturing and research in the US
Intel is in line to receive up to $8.5 billion in grants from the U.S. federal government as part of the CHIPS Act, which...
The new Qualcomm chip supports a number of GenAI large language models, including Meta's Llama 2 and Google's Gemini Nano
Qualcomm continues to focus on generative AI (GenAI) with this week’s debut of Snapdragon 8s Gen, the second addition to the company’s Snapdragon 8...
French IoT chipmaker Sequans Communications, which saw its $249m takeover by Japan-based Renesas Electronics come undone at the eleventh hour at the end of last month, has been granted €10.9 million from the French government to go towards development of 5G-based ‘reduced capability’ (RedCap)...
The Biden administration announced an agreement with semiconductor producer Microchip Technologies to expand its domestic production capacity of legacy chips, supported with $162 million in financial incentives funded through the CHIPS and Science Act.
This is the second agreement announced as part of the...
Ericsson Antenna Technology Germany will lead the development of this project at the Rosenheim R&D site in Germany
Swedish vendor Ericsson said is set to receive a five-year funding award from Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action for its European Microelectronics and Communication...
Bloomberg has reported that Qualcomm has just suffered another significant stock decline. They have in fact been struggling for several different reasons over the past several years. The good news is, they remain one of the few leaders in the smartphone chip market, worldwide....
The '5G-Advanced' project tested 5G using 400 megahertz of 6 GHz spectrum
The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the completion of the second phase of its “5G-Advanced” trials project, saying that the tests achieved speeds up...
Samsung also shared that it has secured additional foundry partners for its Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE)
At its 7th annual Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) 2023, Samsung shares its latest foundry technology mission business strategy, focusing largely on the growing need to address artificial intelligence (AI)...
