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Tuesday 27 December 2022
Upcoming Samsung Exynos AP to rival MediaTek counterpart
Samsung Electronics will soon introduce its Exynos 2300 application processor, competing with MediaTek's counterpart chips for upper-midrange and midrange smartphones, according to...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
Huawei to license mobile phone SoC patents to more companies
Huawei has licensed its mobile phone SoC (system on a chip) patents to more companies including Oppo and Samsung Electronics, according to industry sources.
Monday 12 December 2022
MediaTek faces difficulty rivaling Qualcomm in flagship mobile AP market
With Samsung Electronics still reorganizing its Exynos processor product line, the Android handset AP market has become a two-horse race between Qualcomm and MediaTek, and how the...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Rising 3nm quotes at TSMC opening doors for Samsung?
With TSMC's unit wafer prices for 3nm FINFET process topping US$20,000 and likely to rise further in 2023, Samsung Electronics may be able to obtain orders from major clients for...
Wednesday 9 November 2022
MediaTek introduces 4nm smartphone chip
MediaTek has introduced a new smartphone application processor series built on TSMC's second-generation 4nm process technology, and expects smartphones powered by the new chips to...
Tuesday 8 November 2022
Mobile IC backend specialists brace for weak 4Q22
Backend houses specializing in smartphone application processors (AP) are bracing for a disappointing fourth-quarter 2022 and probably first-quarter 2023, as inventory correction...
Monday 31 October 2022
Handset market faces worst headwinds in a decade, says MediaTek CEO
The mobile phone market has always had its ups and downs, but the current sharp decline in demand is probably a major headwind that has been never seen over the past decade, with...
Thursday 8 September 2022
Samsung Exynos APs gaining penetration in lower-end smartphones
Samsung Electronics has seen its Exynos mobile SoCs gain significant ground in the lower-end smartphone segment after losing application momentum in its high-end flagship handsets.
Wednesday 31 August 2022
First 3nm smartphone chips to be available in 2H23
Smartphones powered by 3nm application processors (AP) are unlikely to hit market shelves until the second half of 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Mobile AP vendors under pressure to cut prices
Qualcomm and MediaTek are under increasing pressure to cut their mobile application processor prices amid reports that Android smartphone vendors, including Samsung Electronics, are...
Friday 12 August 2022
Uncertainty remains about iPhone demand between 4Q22 and 1Q23
Chipmakers have kicked off shipments for the upcoming iPhones slated for launch in September, but uncertainty remains whether the shipments will continue to see strong momentum between...
Tuesday 26 July 2022
MediaTek handset AP shipments likely to fall 30% in 2H22
MediaTek may see its mobile AP shipments fall 30% in the second half of 2022 from its original projections due to sluggish market demand for handsets, and whether its 20% annual revenue...
Tuesday 19 July 2022
Competition in 3nm smartphone AP market to take place in 2H23
Competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek in the 3nm smartphone application processor (AP) market is poised to take place in the second half of 2023, according to market sources....
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Samsung reportedly may drop Exynos SoCs for new flagship handsets
Samsung Electronics reportedly will stop using its own Exynos mobile SoCs for next-generation flagship smartphone model Galaxy S23, and instead will adopt Qualcomm's new-generation...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
IC design houses brace for weak 3Q22
IC design houses are bracing for a particularly weak third-quarter 2022 while also having difficulty negotiating lower foundry quotes, according to industry sources in Taiwan.