Nokia unveils a major 5G radio refresh
Finnish kit vendor Nokia has taken the latest step towards getting its act together on 5G with the launch of a bunch of new AirScale products.
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Intel creates a business unit dedicated to networking and edge
US chip giant Intel is on a bit of a roll in the telecoms sector thanks in part to the growth of OpenRAN, so it has decided to create a new silo dedicated to it.
US and EU form special tech trade club that China isn’t allowed into
Following on from the G7 Summit the US has recruited the EU into its anti-China campaign by establishing a new tech trade council that will further isolate Beijing.
Component shortage to hinder smartphone market recovery
Smartphone shipments are expected to bounce back this year as the pandemic eases, but component supply issues will limit the recovery.
Japan and Finland collaborate over 6G development
The collective 6G efforts of Finland and Japan have vowed to help each other out in a bid to move the nascent standard along.
TSMC reiterates commitment to US fabs
Taiwanese chip manufacturing giant TSMC revealed it remains on track to start making cutting edge chips in Arizona by 2024.
Qualcomm targets new device segments with latest reference design
5G is flourishing in the smartphone market, but that is not enough for Qualcomm, which has launched chipsets designed for use in all sorts of other gadgets..
Korea aims to chip away at Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance
South Korean electronics giant Samsung ha pledged to invest $150 billion in its chip business by 2030 and its government says it will get involved too.
Quarterly season haunted by chip shortage
A common theme in analyst calls this earnings season has been cautious pessimism about the knock-on effects of the global chip shortage.
Foxconn gets into the chip-making game
The world’s biggest electronic device manufacturer is forming a new venture designed to cater to the lower end of the chip market.
Vodafone and Qualcomm partner to make an OpenRAN reference design
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm is enlisting the help of OpenRAN cheerleader Vodafone to help it bring its smartphone methodology to the new radio paradigm.
Huawei unveils its cunning plan for surviving ‘a complex and volatile global environment’
At its latest annual global analyst summit, Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei revealed the strategic changes it’s putting in place to deal with the many novel challenges it faces.
TSMC pledges $100 billion investment as chip wars intensify
Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC reckons semiconductor demand is only going to increase in the coming year and it’s determined to meet it.
Apple to invest $1 billion in German chip design centre
Hot on the heels of the European Commission’s semiconductor pledge, Apple has announced it will make Munich its European silicon design hub.
EU aims to produce 20% of world’s semiconductors by 2030
Europe is aiming to capture a fifth of the global market for the production of semiconductors by the end of the decade, according to the European Commission.
Chips are down as China semiconductor plant goes belly-up
China’s ambitions to become self-sufficient in the production of chipsets have been dealt a serious blow with the closure of a state-backed semiconductor plant.
Biden set to make his first anti-China move
New US President Biden is reportedly working on an executive order designed to make various US supply chains less reliant on China.
US starts to panic about the chip crisis it did so much to create
It turns out that when governments muck about with markets there are sometimes unintended consequences.
Hoarding and economic recovery contribute to global chip shortage
Qualcomm recently conceded a general shortage of supply across the entire semiconductor industry as a V-shaped recovery and possible hoarding by Huawei increased demand.
Connected car consolidation as Renesas acquires Dialog for €4.9 billion
Japanese automotive electronics giant Renesas is spending big on UK-based Dialog Semiconductor, which specialises in low power embedded chips.
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