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Thursday 29 August 2019
Advantest positive about testing demand for 5G SoC, memory
Testing demand for high-end 5G SoCs has emerged and that for memory chips is set to pick up in early 2020, which will drive revenue increases at Advantest, a major Japan-based supplier...
Wednesday 28 August 2019
TWS earbud chip prices falling
Unit prices for SoC chips used in true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds have been falling, due mainly to stiff competition among chip suppliers, according to industry sources.
Friday 23 August 2019
Samsung EUV process reportedly facing hurdles
Speculation has started circulating in the chipmaking industry that Samsung's 7nm EUV manufacturing yield rates are still lower than expected and may interrupt production for Qualcomm's...
Tuesday 20 August 2019
MediaTek 5G SoC on track; Qualcomm faces 7nm EUV yield issues at Samsung, sources say
Unsatisfactory yield rates at Samsung's 7nm EUV process may affect production for the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 7250 mobile SoC, but MediaTek's development of 5G chips, with support...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
MediaTek July revenue slip
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its July revenues slip 0.98% sequentially to NT$20.69 billion (US$658.2 million).
Monday 12 August 2019
TSMC gearing up for another semiconductor supercycle
The global semiconductor market is set to enter a dynamic new phase of growth, as the era of 5G network looms around the corner. TSMC, the world's largest pure-play foundry, is also...
Monday 5 August 2019
Amkor reportedly grabs orders for MediaTek 7nm SoC
MediaTek has placed backend orders with Amkor Technology for its new 7nm SoC designed for low-band (sub-6GHz) 5G handsets, according to industry sources.
Friday 2 August 2019
Intel launches 10nm mobile Core processors
Intel has launched 11 highly-integrated 10th Gen Intel Core processors, manufactured via its 10nm process and designed for 2-in-1s and notebooks. The processors bring artificial intelligence...
Thursday 18 July 2019
Aspeed delivering new-gen BMC samples
Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has already delivered to clients new-generation baseboard management controller (BMC) samples for new servers slated for...
Thursday 11 July 2019
MediaTek June revenues rebound above NT$20 billion
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its June revenues rebound to over NT$20 billion (US$643.1 million).
Wednesday 3 July 2019
Ambiq Micro adopts TSMC 40ULP process in wireless SoC production
Ambiq Micro and TSMC have jointly announced that Ambiq's Apollo3 Blue wireless SoC, built on TSMC's 40nm ultra-low power (40ULP) process, has achieved world-leading power consumption...
Friday 28 June 2019
Samsung vying for 5G chip orders from China handset vendors
Samsung Electronics has delivered multiple samples of its 5G chipset solutions to a number of China-based handset vendors including Oppo and Vivo for testing and verification, according...
Thursday 27 June 2019
MediaTek intros new octa-core SoC for mid-range smartphones
MediaTek has unveiled its new Helio P65 SoC designed for mid-range smartphones. The new MediaTek Helio P65 is an octa-core processor fabricated using 12nm process technology. It employs...
Monday 24 June 2019
VIA likely to swing to operating profit in 2019
VIA Technologies, which specializes in integrated chipsets for PCs, has been stepping up efforts to diversify its offerings and target markets to include the emerging AI and IoT applications...
Friday 14 June 2019
X-Fab and Efabless announce Raven open-source RISC-V microcontroller
X-Fab Silicon Foundries, an analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, and crowd-sourcing IC platform partner Efabless, has announced the silicon availability of the Efabless RISC-V...