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Wednesday 18 December 2024
Qualcomm-Arm licensing dispute heads to court amid settlement speculation
Major semiconductor design titans Qualcomm and Arm have begun their legal battle this week in the US court, with both sides presenting their arguments in a case that centers on licensing...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Arm-Qualcomm contract fight threatens to upend chip industry
Arm's legal dispute with Qualcomm is being argued before a federal jury in Delaware this week, pitting two of the world's most influential chipmakers against each other in an intellectual...
Friday 6 December 2024
Huawei's Mate 70 launch stirs US scrutiny amid chipmaker clampdown
Huawei unveiled its Mate 70 series in late November, and by early December, the US imposed new restrictions targeting China's semiconductor sector. Analysts speculate the high-profile...
Thursday 28 November 2024
Microsoft faces broad antitrust investigation from US FTC
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft, drilling into everything from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to...
Thursday 14 November 2024
CATL open to US investment if Trump welcomes Chinese capital
CATL's chairman and CEO Robin Zeng has expressed willingness to build a factory in the US if President-Elect Donald Trump is willing to open the door for Chinese electric vehicle...
Thursday 7 November 2024
Arm sees 2Q25 growth on smartphone recovery and AI momentum
Arm has reported better-than-expected revenue driven by strong licensing and royalty performance. The company saw a 40% year-over-year increase in smartphone royalty revenue, while...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Lenovo files preemptive lawsuit against ZTE in UK amid cross-licensing dispute
The patent dispute between Lenovo and ZTE is intensifying. On October 21, Lenovo filed a patent infringement lawsuit against ZTE in the UK High Court. A week later, ZTE responded,...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Qualcomm faces license termination threat as Arm intensifies legal pressure
Arm has reportedly notified Qualcomm of its intention to terminate the current licensing agreement after a 60-day period. While Arm has not responded to this development, Qualcomm,...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Arm and Qualcomm's friction give x86 camp an edge
In 2021, Qualcomm acquired Nuvia, which received the Arm licenses in 2019. This acquisition ignited the dispute between Qualcomm and Arm. Industry sources in Taiwan indicate that...
Thursday 17 October 2024
Arm reportedly attempts to bypass Arm China in IP licensing business and sell directly to Chinese customers
According to Chinese news outlets, Arm is allegedly attempting to bypass Arm China in its IP licensing business and sell directly to Chinese customers. Although Arm has not confirmed...
Wednesday 2 October 2024
Sumitomo Metal Mining to mass produce 8-inch SiC wafers
Sumitomo Metal Mining has unveiled plans to significantly increase its production of SiC wafers. The company's subsidiary, Sicoxs, will establish a new production line in Japan to...
Wednesday 2 October 2024
Patent war between Huawei, MediaTek to commence after China's Golden Week
The patent infringement trial between Huawei and MediaTek is set to officially commence after China's Golden Week, no earlier than October 25, 2024. The patent at the center of the...
Friday 27 September 2024
Lebanon explosions shake global supply chain confidence
In an unsettling turn of events, Lebanon experienced a wave of explosions on September 17 and 18 involving pagers, walkie-talkies, and other consumer electronics, resulting in dozens...
Friday 20 September 2024
The risk of licensing – the deadly Gold Apollo pager lesson
Taiwan-based Gold Apollo's chairman would have never imagined how pagers bearing the company name could garner so much global attention, but not in a way he would have wanted.
Thursday 5 September 2024
VIS-NXP 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore approved
In June 2024, Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and NXP unveiled plans to collaborate on establishing VSMC in Singapore, where they will build a 12-inch wafer fabrication...