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Friday 18 August 2023
Huawei rumored to be testing 5G chip and SoC, targeting flagship handset market
As Huawei's Executive Director and CEO of the Consumer Business Group, Richard Yu, loudly declared in early August that "Huawei's flagship smartphones are making a comeback," the...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Niche IC distributor ANStek sees customers place orders with caution
Taiwan-based Answer Technology (ANStek), which distributes mainly ICs for niche-market applications, has seen its customers place orders with caution as a result of a slower-than-anticipated...
Tuesday 15 August 2023
Samsung set to launch latest 5G vRAN software in second half of 2023
According to reports from ZDNet Korea and official statements from Samsung, Samsung plans to launch the latest version of its 5G vRAN software technology, vRAN 3.0, within...
Monday 14 August 2023
Weekly news roundup: Another Huawei 5G chokepoint breakthrough and other top stories
China reportedly overcomes BAW filter chokepoint, sparking speculations of Huawei
Friday 11 August 2023
China reportedly overcomes BAW filter chokepoint, sparking speculations of Huawei 5G phone's return
China's Saiwei Electronics has announced sucessful mass production and "domestic substitution" of Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) filters. While the industry remains conservative about the...
Thursday 10 August 2023
With demand for telecom tenders in China weak, the hope is for Wi-Fi 7 to inject new momentum
Major networking chip manufacturers have been holding earnings calls to discuss the global market situation of telecommunications tenders. As China accelerates its efforts in the...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Huawei returns to high-end 5G market; are LLM phones key factor?
Huawei has announced that it will implement generative AI LLMs (large language models) into flagship smartphones. Will this incentivize Apple's iPhone to accelerate its implementation...
Wednesday 9 August 2023
Renesas to acquire Sequans through tender offer
Renesas Electronics and Sequans Communications, a provider of 5G/4G cellular IoT chips and modules, have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby Renesas will acquire Sequans...
Thursday 3 August 2023
China's Huawei returning to 5G phone market with SMIC chips
Over the past two weeks, Reuters and Nikkei Asia have closely monitored the rumors surrounding a potential collaboration between Huawei and SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Friday 28 July 2023
Nikkei: Huawei collaborates with SMIC on 7nm 5G smartphone chips
According to Nikkei Asia, Huawei will start mass-producing 5G smartphone chips through a collaboration with SMIC in the near future. Their goal is to resume high-end smartphone...
Thursday 27 July 2023
Reliance Jio reportedly contemplating Google partnership for 5G smartphone
Reliance Jio, India's largest wireless operator by subscribers, is reportedly considering launching a 5G phone on its own rather than collaborating with Google.
Friday 21 July 2023
Competition intensifying in stagnant Chinese smartphone market
Recent developments by Huawei in the Chinese 5G smartphone market have increased competition among processor suppliers and device manufacturers, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 July 2023
Network IC and custom ASIC demand promising
The outlook for network IC and custom ASIC demand is promising, thanks to advancements in 5G, AIoT, and Wi-Fi technologies, according to sources at backend houses.
Monday 17 July 2023
Huawei sends a message by leveraging 5G patents for revenue growth and influence
Huawei's operating pressure mainly comes from the weak consumer electronics market recovery as well as overseas sanctions, especially in Europe and the United States. Huawei's revenue...
Monday 17 July 2023
Wi-Fi 7, 6GHz spectrum, and 5G convergence to propel enterprise WLAN market to US$14.5 billion revenues by 2028, says ABI Research
Continued Wi-Fi and wireless technology innovation will enable the expansion of enterprise WLAN into new verticals and innovative use cases and open lucrative market opportunities...