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Monday 9 June 2025
Qualcomm agrees to buy chip firm Alphawave for US$2.4 billion

Qualcomm Inc. has agreed to buy London-listed semiconductor company Alphawave IP Group Plc for about US$2.4 billion in cash to expand...

Monday 9 June 2025
Samsung reportedly races to LPDDR6 with 1c DRAM by late 2025 to fend off Chinese rival
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its development of next-generation low-power memory technology, aiming to begin production of LPDDR6 using its advanced 1c DRAM process in the...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Qualcomm, Advantech double down on Taiwan IoT partnership as AI drives demand
Qualcomm and Advantech are deepening their Internet of Things collaboration as artificial intelligence and automation reshape industrial markets globally.
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Arm retires Cortex brand, teases proprietary chip as RISC-V heat rises

Arm Holdings has announced a major rebranding initiative and confirmed plans to enter the chip design space—a strategic pivot that...

Wednesday 4 June 2025
How Qualcomm and Advantech plan to reshape industrial AI
At Computex 2025, Qualcomm and Advantech announced an intensified partnership to advance the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, with a strategic focus on industrial automation and...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Modem independence proves elusive as Apple and Xiaomi grapple with custom designs
Apple's first real effort to cut ties with Qualcomm's modem dominance appears to have stumbled out of the gate. Qualcomm commissioned Cellular Insights to run real-world 5G tests...
Monday 2 June 2025
Xiaomi's XRing O1 stirs 'self-developed' chip debate with Arm DNA and custom AI engines
Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun unveiled the company's debut in-house mobile SoC, the XRing O1, on May 22, calling it Xiaomi's "first answer sheet" in semiconductor design. Built on TSMC's...
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Qualcomm throws cold data on Apple’s C1 modem debut
A study commissioned by Qualcomm Inc. found that its modem chips worked better than a rival component developed by Apple Inc., especially for cellular customers in dense urban area...
Monday 26 May 2025
Xiaomi takes the long road on custom chips as Qualcomm shrugs off the XRing O1
Xiaomi has unveiled its new in-house smartphone processor, the XRing O1, positioning it as a direct competitor to flagship system-on-chips from Qualcomm and MediaTek. Designed with...
Monday 26 May 2025
Xiaomi takes aim at MediaTek with 3nm XRing O1 breakthrough

Xiaomi's launch of the XRing O1 at its "New Starting Point" event in Beijing marked more than just a new chip release—it was a direct challenge...

Friday 23 May 2025
Agentic AI drives disruptive innovation, Qualcomm optimistic about AI PC business growth
Qualcomm held a media briefing in Taiwan on May 21 to discuss the development of AI PCs and other devices. Kedar Kondap, Qualcomm's senior vice president and general manager of Compute...
Friday 23 May 2025
Made in China 2.0: Huawei, Lenovo, Xiaomi drive bold exit from US tech orbit
Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions and an escalating tech war, China's tech sector is undergoing a sweeping pivot. Companies like Xiaomi, Lenovo, and Huawei are accelerating...
Friday 23 May 2025
Qualcomm eyes Arm revenge in the AI era

In January 2025, Qualcomm quietly reentered the competitive server CPU market, setting the stage for a high-stakes comeback nearly seven...

Thursday 22 May 2025
Xiaomi vaults to 3nm with XRing O1, pairing custom AP with external baseband
Xiaomi's XRing O1 will debut in the 15S Pro smartphone and Pad 7 Ultra, reportedly built on TSMC's second-gen 3nm (N3E) process. With around 19 billion transistors, the chip ranks...
Thursday 22 May 2025
Xiaomi cracks the 3nm barrier with XRing O1: Qualcomm faces a new reality
On the evening of May 22, Xiaomi is expected to launch its self-developed 3nm mobile system-on-chip (SoC), the XRing O1, in a move that underscores both the company's technological...