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A chip industry peer might see strategic value in Cypress' Wi-Fi and microcontroller assets, and be willing to brave an uncertain trade and regulatory environment to make a bid.
The Street
Though they all agree laptops will continue to be important
The Verge
The iPhone maker was just awarded a patent for a Foldable cover and display for an electronic device (US Patent No. 10,303,218).
BGR
As Beijing threatens the United States with the possibility of a rare earths export ban amid rising trade tensions, Chinese state media has sent an ominously worded warning to Washington: "Don't say we didn't warn you."
CNN
Japan's government said on Monday that high-tech industries will be added to a list of businesses for which foreign ownership of Japanese firms is restricted.
Reuters
Huawei is filing what's known in legal terms as a "motion for summary judgement." It's a request that the court rule in Huawei's favor as a matter of law.
CNBC
Renewed trade tensions and a slump in economic data put U.S. profits and economic growth at risk, Morgan Stanley warned Tuesday.
CNBC
Cheap smartphones are flooding Africa, giving many of its citizens access to the internet for the very first time.
CNET
Ren Zhengfei, the CEO and founder of embattled Chinese tech company Huawei, is defending US rival Apple.
CNN
A South Korean court approved arrest warrants on Saturday for two executives at Samsung Electronics over their alleged roles in a suspected accounting fraud at the biotech arm of Samsung Group.
Reuters
China's Huawei, hit by crippling U.S. sanctions, could see shipments decline by as much as a quarter this year and faces the possibility that its smartphones will disappear from international markets, analysts said.
Reuters
Nvidia has filed before the European Union Intellectual Property Office for ownership of the numbers 3080, 4080 and 5080
Tom's Hardware Guide
Starting next year, all its drones will be equipped with ADS-B technology.
engadget
Lam's CTO talks about how more data, technology advances and new materials and manufacturing techniques will extend scaling in multiple directions.
Semiconductor Engineering
Japan's Panasonic Corp said on its China website on Thursday it continues to supply Huawei normally. The company had said earlier that it stopped shipments of certain components to Huawei.
Reuters
American contract electronics manufacturer Flex - earlier called Flextronics - has stopped shipments to Huawei to comply with the US administration's decision to put the company on its trade blacklist.
Economic Times
A Silicon Valley chip startup backed by Microsoft and Dell Technologies has accused a top executive at Huawei Technologies, Deputy Chairman Eric Xu, of participating in a conspiracy to steal its trade secrets, court documents show.
Wall Street Journal
The new devices, which include a $64 8-inch and $79 10.1-inch slate and a $99 10.1-inch model with detachable keyboard, go on sale this week under the company's Onn electronics brand.
ZDNet
The N3 program aims to develop wearable devices that let soldiers to communicate directly with machines.
IEEE Spectrum
Qualcomm illegally suppressed competition in the market for smartphone chips by threatening to cut off supplies and extracting excessive licensing fees.
Reuters
ARM instructed employees to halt "all active contracts, support entitlements, and any pending engagements" with Huawei and its subsidiaries to comply with a recent US trade clampdown.
BBC News
A top business lobby group representing American firms in China said they have "real concerns" over how Beijing may respond to US action taken against Huawei. Speaking to the BBC, AmCham China chairman Tim Stratford said its members were worried about Beijing's response.
BBC News
Chinese President Xi Jinping ramped up his rhetoric by saying China is embarking on a "new Long March, and we must start all over again!"
CNBC
Commentary: Although the US government slightly relaxed its order to ban Huawei, the phone-maker's future with Google is still undecided.
CNET
Nokia Chief Executive Rajeev Suri said on Tuesday the company could benefit from a U.S. clampdown on Chinese rival Huawei as the race to roll out 5G services heats up.
Reuters
"Our acquisition of Avera enables us to offer the complete spectrum of product architectures spanning standard, semi-custom to full ASIC solutions"
Tom's Hardware Guide
Chipmaker halts deliveries to review impact of curb on Chinese tech giant
Nikkei Asian Review
The U.S. government on Monday temporarily eased some trade restrictions imposed last week on China's Huawei, a move that sought to minimize disruption for the telecom company's customers around the world.
Reuters
The acquisition will cost $1.3 billion.
engadget
The removal of China's biggest telecoms company from semiconductor customer ledgers is leading Qualcomm stock lower.
The Street
The true impact to Huawei may be enormous.
BBC News
Chipmakers including Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx and Broadcom have told their employees they will not supply Huawei till further notice, according to people familiar with their actions.
Bloomberg
China's central bank will use foreign exchange intervention and monetary policy tools to stop the yuan weakening past the key 7-per-dollar level in the near-term, three people familiar with the central bank's thinking said.
Reuters
Google has cut phone maker Huawei off from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm. New Huawei smartphones will also lose access to popular Google apps.
BBC News
HiSilicon has been secretly developing back-up products for years in anticipation of the unlikely scenario that Huawei may one day be unable to obtain advanced chips and technology from the United States.
Reuters
Don't worry, the console wars are probably here to stay.
Ars Technica
"Nvidia is back on an upward trajectory," said Jensen Huang
Company release
It's a big day for the future of wireless internet connectivity.
CNN
After months of speculation, President Trump has signed an executive order giving the federal government the power to block US companies from buying foreign-made telecommunications equipment deemed a national security risk.
The Verge
Today's announcement covers the new D77 which is an evolutionary upgrade to the D71.
Anandtech
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