1966 news items tagged mobile
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,...
Airoha to acquire IC Plus
Wednesday 30 December 2020Airoha Technology, a MediaTek subsidiary, will acquire all shares of fellow company IC Plus at NT$22 (US$0.78) per share, according to company filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
MediaTek posts increased November revenue
Friday 11 December 2020MediaTek has reported consolidated revenue of NT$33.54 billion (US$1.19 billion) for November 2020, up 10.2% sequentially and 62.7% on year.
Unimicron, Kinsus to embrace 5G handset sales boom in 2021
Wednesday 9 December 2020Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect are poised to benefit significantly from 5G handset sales boom expected in 2021 as they reportedly have secured...
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform
Thursday 3 December 2020Qualcomm has introduced its latest flagship Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform, which it says features innovations in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and camera technologies...
Global NAND flash output value to drop in 4Q20, says TrendForce
Friday 27 November 2020Output value for the global NAND flash memory industry will register a sequential decrease in the fourth quarter of 2020 following a mere 0.3% growth in the prior quarter, according...
Faraday supplies 28eHV memory compilers for mobile OLED driver IC
Friday 27 November 2020ASIC design service and IP provider Faraday Technology has announced its memory compilers based on UMC's 28nm embedded High Voltage (eHV) process technology have been subsequently...
China smartphone market and industry – 3Q 2020
Friday 20 November 2020Smartphone shipments to the China market in third-quarter 2020 plunged 25.2% on quarter and 26.2% on year due to the US government placing stricter trade sanctions on Huawei and consumer...
MediaTek optimistic about 2021
Thursday 19 November 2020MediaTek is confident its complete mobile SoC lineup will buoy its performance in 2021, according to company chairman Rick Tsai.
- 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