Cristiano Amon is the right choice to run Qualcomm
Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf is calling it a day in June and will be succeeded by the man so seems to be already running the company anyway.
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Microsoft starts developing own chips for datacentres and computers – report
Bloomberg reported that Microsoft has started designing its own processors to be used in cloud systems and Surface computers, reducing its reliance on Intel.
Huawei gets a smartphone lifeline as Qualcomm given permission to supply chips
Qualcomm has told Reuters it has received licenses from the US authorities to supply Huawei with a bunch of products.
Apple M1 chip represents another big win for mobile over the PC world
Gadget giant Apple has launched its first Macs using a souped-up version of its mobile chip instead of Intel ones.
Qualcomm benefits from 5G momentum and gives bullish outlook
Chip giant Qualcomm reported strong quarterly and annual revenues, and profits, on the back of strong market enthusiasm for 5G products.
Intel gets a bunch of Dish 5G OpenRAN work
US chip giant Intel is finally gaining some telecoms credibility, having been picked as a partner for Dish’s greenfield 5G network.
Huawei reportedly starts work on its own chip fab
The US embargo has made it almost impossible for Huawei to buy chips, so it has no alternative but to develop the capability to make them for itself.
AMD to buy FPGA chip specialist Xilinx for $35 billion
US semiconductor company AMD has decided to roll the mega-merger dice once more with the acquisition of Xilinx, which will bring it into contact with the telecoms sector.
Huawei somehow made enough Kirin 9000 chips to launch a new phone
Embattled Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has overcome the odds to debut the latest and greatest version of its Kirin SoC in the new Mate 40 Pro smartphone.
Qualcomm moves into the RAN business
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has launched a new portfolio of chips that take aim at the 5G radio access network market.
Huawei reportedly thinking of flogging its Honor smartphone business
Embattled Chinese vendor Huawei is apparently having to consider drastic measures thanks to US restrictions on its supply chain.
China becomes increasingly radicalised in response to reported SMIC ban
It looks like the US is imposing export restrictions on Chinese chip fab SMIC, which could be the last straw that tips China into a full-blown political response.
SMIC asks for US permission to continue supplying Huawei
The spectacle of one Chinese company requiring US permission to do business with another Chinese company perfectly illustrates the paradox of globalisation.
Nvidia will struggle to get regulatory approval for its $40 billion acquisition of Arm
Performance chip maker Nvidia wants to buy chip designer Arm, but with many of Nvidia’s direct competitors also Arm customers it’s hard to see how the deal could be approved.
China’s biggest chip fab is next in the US crosshairs
It has been reported that the US government is thinking of putting SMIC on its entity list, which would confer similar restrictions to those afflicting Huawei.
Mediatek goes all in with request to supply chips to Huawei
Taiwanese chip-maker Mediatek reportedly thinks it can supply Huawei without getting put on the US naughty step, but is double-checking just to make sure.
The game of cat-and-mouse between Huawei and the US continues
Yet another set of restrictions have been placed by the US on Huawei and anyone even slightly associated with it.
Qualcomm wins appeal against FTC case over its modem licensing business
In February of this year the US Federal Trade Commission won a ruling that Qualcomm’s chip licensing practices were anticompetitive. That has just been overturned.
Huawei admits US sanctions have hit its smartphone business hard
At a recent conference the head of Huawei’s consumer unit revealed that supplies of its smartphone processors have dried up.
Intel shares dive on continued manufacturing woes
US chip giant Intel reported strong revenues for Q2 2020, but a downbeat outlook compounded by its continued struggles with the 7nm process drove its share price down by 12%.
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