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Qualcomm's bet that it can use 5G to bring AI inferencing closer to edge compute nodes may be about to pay off.
ZDNet
Sony has denied a recent Bloomberg report that said the company has cut its expectations for PlayStation 5 production by 4 million units and now expects to manufacture about 11 million units by the end of March.
The Verge
SMIC has asked for approval from the United States to continue supplying Huawei, state media outlet Beijing News reported on Tuesday, citing the company.
Reuters
The World Trade Organization has ruled that tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods in 2018, triggering a trade war, were "inconsistent" with international trade rules.
BBC News
Sony is reportedly having trouble with its custom SoC design.
ZDNet
South Korean chip exports to China are feared to take a hit from U.S. sanctions on Chinese telecom giant Huawei due to their heavy dependence on the neighboring country, sources said Tuesday.
Yonhap News
Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm is set to catapult it into the fray of geopolitical tensions between Beijing and Washington, analysts and lawyers say.
Reuters
New Snapdragon XR2 processor pushes nearly 50% more pixels than the original Quest.
Ars Technica
China has been trying to ramp up its domestic semiconductor industry as the U.S. increases the pressure on the country's technology giants.
CNBC
An 8-core 11th-gen Tiger Lake could give Intel the one feature it needs to beat Ryzen 4000.
PC World
Samsung shares could rally over 40% in the next year, according to one analyst who sees TV and smartphone sales rebounding sharply in the near-term and a boost in the chip division.
CNBC
In the battle for tech supremacy between the US and China, America has "dropped the ball" in funding for basic research, according to former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt.
BBC News
When the South Korea government unveiled an expanded semiconductor material testing facility last month, the centrepiece was a towering white machine given by Samsung Electronics at a fraction of its market price.
Reuters
Samsung still has more new hardware on the way
The Verge
'If This and These Then That and That or whatever'
The Verge
The dual-screen phone costs a lofty $1,399.
Ars Technica
October 8th for CPUs and October 28th for GPUs
The Verge
China has taken aim at the US saying its tech firms are victims of "naked bullying".
BBC News
China's dollar-denominated exports rose 9.5% for the month of August while imports fell 2.1% in the same period, data from the country's General Administration of Customs showed on Monday.
CNBC
Business investment stalls amid heightened uncertainty
Nikkei Asian Review
Shares in Chinese chipmaker SMIC plummeted nearly 23% in Hong Kong on Monday on fears that it could become the latest casualty of the US-China tech war.
CNN
Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor said on Sunday some of its systems were hit by a cyber attack and as a result it was putting on hold some servers and manufacturing operations.
Reuters
The Trump administration is considering adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) to a trade blacklist, in another sign of heightening US-China technology tensions.
Washington Post
Apple supplier Broadcom said on Thursday that a ramp-up of annual chip shipments would be later this year than most, likely signaling that the next iPhone will arrive after the usual late September launch date.
Reuters
Intel wants people to stop thinking "CPU" and start thinking "experience."
Ars Technica
The tablets have reduced blue light and a dedicated kids mode
The Verge
An iterative update for Qualcomm's main laptop chipset at IFA 2020
The Verge
China is planning a set of new government policies to develop its domestic semiconductor industry and counter restrictions imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Bloomberg News reported.
Reuters
Analysts are bullish on the stock, thanks to new orders for Samsung's chip manufacturing operations or foundry, next-generation smartphone launches and a recovery in memory pricing next year.
CNBC
U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated to a nearly two-year high in August amid a surge in new orders, but employment continued to lag, supporting views that the labor market recovery was losing momentum.
Reuters
Nvidia on Tuesday announced a series of powerful gaming chips it designed using new memory tech from Micron Technology and that it is having manufactured by Samsung Electronics.
Reuters
But will the pictures be any good?
engadget
Apple is planning to launch four new iPhone models with 5G technology in October, according to a Bloomberg report.
CNBC
Group's heir accused of inflating companies' value in bid to smooth succession.
Nikkei Asian Review
U.S. President Donald Trump's restrictions on China's Huawei Technologies have sparked widespread stockpiling of unsold product across the chip industry, and Washington's proposed aid to bolster the sector falls far short of what is needed to fill the gap, an analyst told Reuters.
Reuters
In a world rocked by the coronavirus pandemic and tensions with the U.S., the Chinese government is stepping up focus on the domestic market with the pronouncement of a "dual circulation" policy.
CNBC
Riverlane's 'universal' Deltaflow. OS could establish UK's standing in the technology
Finacial Times
For mid-range gaming smartphones
Tech Radar
The economy shrank 23.9% in the three months ending in June, compared with the previous year, according to official statistics released on Monday.
CNN
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