Qualcomm launches its latest top-end smartphone chip
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship SoC, which will be powering many of the most expensive devices next year.
Telecoms.com
SoC
Google creates its own chip for the Pixel 6
US internet giant Google has joined the DIY chip gang with its latest smartphone launch in the shape of the Tensor SoC.
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.
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 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.
Qualcomm upgrades its 5G modem
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm has unveiled its big MWC news early, in the form of the X55 5G modem, which is five better than its predecessor.
Qualcomm teases next-gen 5G mobile platform
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has not quite unveiled its next major mobile platform, which is designed to be paired with its X50 5G modem.
Huawei goes all-in on AI with Mate 10 smartphones
Having set the scene with the unveiling of its Neural Processing Unit a few weeks ago, Huawei has focused on the AI capabilities it apparently gives its new phones.
Apple tries to stop using Imagination but that could end in tears
Device giant Apple wants to stop licensing GPU designs from Imagination Technology and use its own instead, but the snubbed UK chip designer doesn’t fancy its chances.
ARM unveils major new microarchitecture with AI in mind
Chip designer ARM has announced a major new generation of processor microarchitecture, designed to enable the power and flexibility required by the artificial intelligence era.
Qualcomm gives Snapdragon a facelift
The Snapdragon chip brand no longer refers to a mere processor; now it’s a platform, don’t you know.
Intel Foundry bows to the inevitable by embracing ARM physical IP
Chip giant Intel has put an end to decades of trying to beat UK chip designer ARM at its own game by announcing it will be optimizing its 10 nm manufacturing process for ARM-based chips.
Qualcomm goes one better with the Snapdragon 821
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone SoC – the Snapdragon 821 – which promises to be a bit better than the popular 820.
ARM launches new high-end CPU and GPU cores
UK mobile chip designer ARM has unveiled its latest high-end processor and graphics cores, which should feature in many of 2017’s flagship smartphones.
ARM, IBM, Qualcomm and others join forces to take on Intel
A consortium of chip companies have got together to work on a new technology that is designed to enable chips of all kinds to work together efficiently, especially in data centres.
ARM acquires video processor company Apical, announces 10nm breakthrough
UK mobile chip designer ARM has acquired Apical, another UK company that specialises in designing embedded video processors, to enhance its image processing capability.
Qualcomm launches machine learning platform as Intel cancels mobile chips
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine, an SDK designed to help OEMs provide machine learning-driven experiences on Snapdragon 820 devices.
Apple in talks over acquisition of graphics partner Imagination Technologies
Mobile device giant Apple has confirmed it has had discussions with UK mobile graphics chip designer Imagination technologies about potential acquisitions.
Qualcomm launches wearables platform and LTE cat-16 modem
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm has been saving up for MWC, adding a new wearables platform and a 1 Gbps LTE chip to its range of show launches.
Samsung Electronics wins over Qualcomm with new 14nm chip manufacturing process
Samsung Electronics, the component manufacturing arm of Samsung, has announced its 14nm ‘Low Power Plus’ manufacturing process has begun mass production of chips, with Qualcomm as a new customer.
Events
5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
- View Event
OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
- View Event
6G Summit (Co-located with OpenRAN World)
- 26-27 April 2023
- View Event
Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei has revealed a 69% fall in profit for 2022, which it blames largely on 'non-market f hhttps://t.co/u5lKb36y7A
31 March 2023 @ 13:09:55 UTC
The satellite comms arm of Richard Branson's extremely eclectic empire, Virgin Orbit, has laid off the bulk of its hhttps://t.co/aCOPgfjzeC
31 March 2023 @ 11:26:32 UTC
Smartphone makers need to tread carefully in their hunt for elusive growth opportunities this year. https://t.co/3X7jSL6cgT
31 March 2023 @ 09:24:44 UTC