1974 news items tagged mobile
Unisoc, Oppo, Xiaomi gearing up for new 5G mobile chips roll-outs
Thursday 8 April 2021Oppo and Xiaomi will introduce their in-house-developed sub-6GHz 5G chip solutions between late 2021 and early 2022, joining fabless chipmaker Unisoc in competing against chip vendors...
TSMC lands rush 5G chip orders from Qualcomm
Wednesday 7 April 2021TSMC and Qualcomm reportedly are moving to further cement their ties, with the pure-play foundry agreeing to fabricate a batch of rush orders of high-end 5G chips for the US chipmaker,...
MediaTek likely to become top mobile SoC provider in 2021
Tuesday 6 April 2021MediaTek is likely to become the world's largest mobile chip supplier in 2021, bolstered by a ramp-up in shipments of its 4G and 5G SoC solutions, according to industry sources.
Taiwan Mobile set to expand business deployments in Southeast Asia
Friday 19 March 2021Taiwan Mobile will expand its business deployments in Southeast Asia through cooperation with partners in e-commerce, digital ads, gaming and other services, as part of its efforts...
SK Hynix announces mass production of 18GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM
Monday 8 March 2021SK Hynix has kicked off mass production of 18GB LPDDR5 mobile DRAM, which offers the largest capacity in the industry, according to the company.
Qualcomm chip supply reportedly tight
Wednesday 3 March 2021Qualcomm reportedly has extended the delivery lead times for its mobile chips as the global semiconductor supply chain remains under pressure amid tight capacity, according to industry...
TSMC prioritizes 12-inch fab expansion
Tuesday 2 March 2021TSMC has prioritized expanding 12-inch fabs over 8-inch ones, and it may be easier for the foundry house to squeeze in extra orders from some clients its 12-inch fabs in the second...
MediaTek wins more TSMC support to boost 5G chip shipments
Friday 26 February 2021MediaTek has obtained sufficient 6nm and 7nm process capacity at TSMC, which will allow the mobile SoC specialist to boost its 5G chip shipments in 2021, according to industry sour...
Qualcomm may switch to TSMC 4nm node in 2022
Wednesday 24 February 2021Qualcomm will continue to fabricate its next-generation 5G mobile chip, tentatively dubbed Snapdragon 895, at Samsung Electronics built using an upgraded 5nm process, but may switch...
Samsung develops high bandwidth memory with built-in AI processing
Tuesday 23 February 2021Samsung Electronics has developed high bandwidth memory (HBM) integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) processing power, dubbed HBM-PIM, according to the company. The new processing-in-memory...
China demand set to buoy Taiwan ASIC designers in 2021
Monday 22 February 2021Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip will continue to enjoy robust demand from China's chipmaking industry in...
MediaTek sees January revenue soar nearly 80%
Wednesday 17 February 2021Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its January revenue surge nearly 80% from the same period in 2020.
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
CHPT seeking probe card orders from vendors of mobile SoCs, HPC chips
Friday 5 February 2021IC testing interface solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) has obtained probe card orders from a handset applications processor vendor, and is vying for orders from...
APAC mobile communications market to grow at 6.11% CAGR during 2020-2025, forecasts GlobalData
Wednesday 3 February 2021Total revenue of mobile communications services market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.11% between 2020 and 2025, supported by conducive government...
SK Hynix posts sequential revenue and profit drops in 4Q20
Friday 29 January 2021SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...
Micron delivers 1α DRAM technology
Friday 29 January 2021Micron Technology has announced volume shipments of 1α (1-alpha) node DRAM products.
MediaTek expects up to 8% revenue growth in 1Q21
Thursday 28 January 2021MediaTek expects to post revenue growth of up to 8% sequentially to between NT$96.4 billion (US$3.44 billion) and NT$104.1 billion in the first quarter of 2021. Despite foundry capacity...
Taiwan IC design houses slow new chip development due to foundry capacity shortage
Monday 25 January 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, continue to encounter tight capacity at their foundry partners and have to decelerate the development of their new chip products...
MediaTek launches 6nm 5G SoC chips
Thursday 21 January 2021MediaTek has unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and 1100 5G smartphone SoC series built using 6nm process technology.
FET to ramp up 5G penetration rate to 20-30% in 2021
Tuesday 19 January 2021Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) expects to see the user number of its 5G services to top one million or 20-30% of its total mobile subscribers by year-end 2021, after having...
TWS drives 2020 wearables growth, says Counterpoint Research
Tuesday 19 January 2021TWS (true wireless stereo) hearables and smartwatches continued to shore up the wearables market in 2020, with annual TWS shipments expected to grow 83% to 238 million units, while...
Samsung intros 5G mobile processor built on EUV process
Friday 15 January 2021Samsung Electronics has announced its new 5G mobile processor series - Exynos 2100 - built using 5nm extreme ultra-violet (EUV) process technology.
M31 Technology developing IP for TSMC 3nm process
Monday 4 January 2021Silicon IP provider M31 Technology is engaged in the development for TSMC's upcoming 4nm and 3nm process technologies, and will introduce related IPs for mobile SoC designs in 2021,...
- Apple to build new semiconductor design center in Munich (Mar 10) - Bloomberg
- Report: T-Mobile winning 5G race in the US, Verizon continues to lead 4G experience (Jan 25) - 9to5Mac.com
- Intel just quietly launched its new Phantom Canyon NUC 11 lineup (Jan 14) - Gizmodo
- Apple loses copyright battle against security start-up Corellium (Dec 30) - Washington Post
- Samsung works its way into European 5G race to fill Huawei gap (Dec 17) - Reuters
- Huawei to build network equipment factory in France (Dec 18) - Reuters
- Nokia sees flat margins at 5G networks business in 2021 (Dec 16) - Reuters
- LG shakes up loss-making phone business, to outsource lower-end models (Dec 7) - Reuters
- Sweden's Ericsson sees 220 million 5G subscriptions by year end (Nov 30) - Reuters
- Smelling blood, Huawei's Chinese mobile rivals look to capitalise on its U.S. woes (Nov 23) - Yahoo! Asia News