China to bolster chip self-sufficiency with new Shanghai facility
China’s biggest chipmaker will be part of a joint investment of $8.87 billion to build a new fab facility in Shanghai to reduce the country’s reliance on overseas foundries.
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Google to power new Pixel phones with own chip
Google will use a custom chip designed in house to power the next generation flagship Pixel smartphones, following in the footsteps of Apple and Samsung to rid themselves of the perceived limitations of off-the-shelf offerings.
Intel vows to regain chip leadership from TSMC and Samsung by 2025
Once dominant chip maker Intel shared its R&D and foundry roadmaps for the next four years, during which it plans to regain the global leader position, and unveiled two marquee customers in AWS and Qualcomm.
Samsung and Marvell partner over chip that somehow makes 5G better
Electronics giant Samsung has teamed up with embedded chip specialist to make a new system-on-chip for 5G radios.
Intel moves into the foundry business – funny, that
The new CEO of US chip giant Intel has unveiled his turnaround strategy, which includes the creation of Intel Foundry Services.
China’s biggest chipmaker added to Entity List
SMIC has been formally added to the Entity List by the US Commerce Department, hitting the Chinese chipmaker’s access to American technology and equipment.
Qualcomm unveils its latest flagship Snapdragon SoC
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has had another of its summits, remotely of course, and the highlight was the launch of the Snapdragon 888 chip.
Qualcomm makes its flagship phone chip a bit better
What’s the only thing better than the Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform? The Snapdragon 865 5G Plus Mobile Platform, of course.
MediaTek defends itself after benchmark cheating accusations
After reports emerged suggesting MediaTek has been cheating the benchmarking system, the chipset manufacturer has vehemently defending its position.
Huawei faces fresh threat from US-China spat over COVID-19
While the two presidents have spoken to each other again, the American government are planning to further restrict Huawei’s access to chip supplies.
Qualcomm unveils third-gen 5G modem
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm has offered the first look at its third generation 5G modem, but it won’t appear in devices for a year.
Qualcomm all-in on cars at CES 2020
At the first big tech show of the year mobile chip giant Qualcomm is focusing on cars rather than phones.
Cisco revamps networking platform with new silicon and software
US networking giant Cisco has unveiled a major refresh of its core technology, including a first-ever unified silicon architecture, a new OS and a new platform.
Qualcomm unveils new flagship Snapdragon
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm dragged the industry over to Hawaii so they could hear about some of the new stuff it has lined up for next year.
Intel reduced to using MediaTek modems for 5G PCs
Remember when Intel was Apple’s 5G secret weapon to break Qualcomm’s modem stranglehold? Well, now not so much.
Samsung launches a new 5G modem.
Korean electronics giant Samsung had revamped its Exynos 5G modem and processor range with a couple of new ones manufactured on the 7nm EUV process.
Qualcomm makes its flagship chip a bit better
Just when you thought the Snapdragon 855 was as good as it gets, Qualcomm has only gone and put a plus on the end of it.
LG muscles in on competitive AI chip space
LG has unveiled has developed its own artificial intelligence chip in an attempt to muscle in on this increasingly competitive segment of the semiconductor market.
Qualcomm moves to the edge with Cloud AI 100 chip
Mobile chip-maker Qualcomm reckons all the stuff it has learned about processing AI in smartphones will come in handy in datacentres too.
BT shows off its shiny new Nokia silicon
UK telco BT is one of the first customers for Nokia’s catchily-named 7750 SR-14s IP routing platform, which features its special FP4 chip.
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