128 news items tagged Snapdragon
MediaTek to unveil 2nd 5G SoC later in December
Wednesday 11 December 2019MediaTek reportedly plans to unveil its second 5G SoC in the latter half of December, one month after it released the first model of its 5G SoC family product, the Dimensity 1000,...
ASE reportedly grabs SiP orders for new Qualcomm PC processor
Monday 9 December 2019Qualcomm has launched new Arm-based processors for notebooks. Among the chips, the new Snapdragon 7c series designed for entry-level devices reportedly adopts ASE Technology's system-in-package...
Smart glasses may replace smartphones, says Jorjin chairman
Monday 9 December 2019Smart glasses enabled by AR/MR technologies may gradually replace smartphones, with such a trend beginning to emerge in 2023 according to Tom Liang, chairman for both Taiwan-based...
MediaTek, Realtek to ramp Wi-Fi 6 chip output in 2020
Friday 6 December 2019MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductors are both gearing up to ramp up their output of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) chips in 2020, according to sources at IC testing solutions providers.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 flagship fabricated on TSMC 7nm without EUV
Friday 6 December 2019TSMC uses its N7, the foundry's 7nm process without EUV, to fabricate Qualcomm's latest flagship processor, Snapdragon 865 series. Nevertheless, its Snapdragon 765 chips are being...
Midrange 5G handset chips market to heat up in 1H20
Thursday 5 December 2019The main battlefield in the 5G mobile chip market is expected to shift from flagship models to mostly midrange ones in the first half of 2020, as around 70% of over 200 million 5G...
Qualcomm intros new 5G SoC lineup
Thursday 5 December 2019Qualcomm has introduced its new Snapdragon 865 and 765 seies SoC chips designed for 5G-capable Android smartphones slated for launch in 2020. TSMC and Samsung Foundry reportedly are...
5G chip price to stay above US$100 in 1H20
Tuesday 3 December 20195G mobile SoC unit price will stay above US$100 in the first half of 2020, several times that for 4G solutions, as tight capacity at TSMC's 7nm node is likely to keep production cost...
Anylayer HDI demand for 7nm APs surges from Chinese handset vendors
Monday 18 November 2019Demand for anylayer HDI boards from Chinese handset vendors has been increasing sharply as such boards are badly needed for carrying 7nm APs, now mainstream core SoCs for their smartphones,...
TSMC 16nm production lead time stretched
Monday 14 October 2019TSMC has already seen its 16nm chip supply fall short of demand, with longer delivery lead times, according to sources at IC design service companies.
Chipmakers, partners to gain from robust demand for 5G CPE devices
Tuesday 10 September 2019Global demand for 5G CPE (customer premise equipment) is expected to grow rapidly to 120 million units in 2025 from 100,000 units in 2019, prompting chipmakers such as Qualcomm and...
TSMC capex likely to reach US$12.5 billion
Monday 9 September 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its capex this year reach around US$12.5 billion to satisfy robust chip demand in the 5G era, according to industry...
Samsung EUV process reportedly facing hurdles
Friday 23 August 2019Speculation has started circulating in the chipmaking industry that Samsung's 7nm EUV manufacturing yield rates are still lower than expected and may interrupt production for Qualcomm's...
MediaTek 5G SoC on track; Qualcomm faces 7nm EUV yield issues at Samsung, sources say
Tuesday 20 August 2019Unsatisfactory yield rates at Samsung's 7nm EUV process may affect production for the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 7250 mobile SoC, but MediaTek's development of 5G chips, with support...
Notebook vendors gearing up to launch 5G models
Friday 2 August 2019The world's top-3 notebook vendors Lenovo, HP and Dell are set to introduce their first 5G models in the second half of 2019, and Apple is also expected to roll out its 5G MacBook...
Huawei sharply boosts adoption ratio of in-house mobile SoCs
Friday 26 July 2019Huawei is expected to have 60% of its phones powered by Hisilicon's APs in the second half of 2019, compared with 45% in the first half of the year and less than 40% in the second...
Chipmakers keen to roll out power-saving 5G chip solutions
Tuesday 23 July 2019As shipments of 5G network equipment and terminal devices are set to trend up steadily, major global chipmakers are all gearing up for close combats in the 5G chipset market by releasing...
Asustek announces 2nd-gen gaming smartphone
Wednesday 17 July 2019Asustek Computer will launch its second-generation ROG Phone II in Beijing on July 23. The gaming smartphone is powered by Qualcomm's recently-introduced Snapdragon 855+ processor.
Qualcomm, Lenovo unveil Snapdragon-powered 5G PC
Tuesday 28 May 2019Qualcomm and Lenovo have jointly introduced a Snapdragon-powered 5G PC - Project Limitless - which the companies claim is the world's first 7nm platform purpose-built for PCs that...
China smartphone AP shipments – 1Q 2019
Tuesday 30 April 2019Smartphone AP shipments to China slid 29.3% sequentially in first-quarter 2019 under the influence of system integrators' inventory adjustment and fewer working days.
IPC startup i-Motion Group unveils new POS
Tuesday 2 April 2019Taiwan-based i-Motion Group, a startup founded by Asustek Computer ex-president Jerry Shen, has unveiled a new product combining the functionalities of a POS, a printer and a laser...
Inventec conservative about 2019 outlook
Wednesday 27 March 2019Continued sluggish demand for servers and notebooks, Intel's ongoing CPU shortages and unfavorable global trade conditions are casting a shadow over Inventec's business outlook this...
TSMC seeing chip orders for Android devices ramp up
Tuesday 19 March 2019Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started seeing chip orders for Android devices ramp up recently, with its fabless clients including HiSilicon,...
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2018
Tuesday 19 February 2019Smartphone application processor (AP) shipments to China in fourth-quarter 2018 declined 10% quarter over quarter with system manufacturers adjusting shipment targets downward.
Asustek, Razer reportedly to seek cooperation with Tencent for gaming smartphones
Friday 15 February 2019Asustek Computer reportedly has been in talk with China-based mobile game distributor Tencent to release a gaming smartphone that supports Tencent's games, but has recently encountered...
- Why there's no integrated 5G modem in the Snapdragon 865 (Dec 4) - Andorid Authority
- What this powerful new chip could mean for 2020 phones like the Galaxy S11 (Dec 7) - CNET
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 chip won't build in 5G. Here's why it matters (Dec 6) - CNET
- Qualcomm pushes for cheaper Snapdragon PCs with its 7c and 8c chips (Dec 5) - engadget
- Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon chips include two with built-in 5G (Dec 3) - engadget
- Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 855 Plus mobile platform (Jul 15) - Company release
- Qualcomm reportedly working on a new 64-bit smartwatch processor (Jul 9) - androidcentral
- Samsung Galaxy Fold to be equipped with Qualcomm AP (Mar 11) - BusinessKorea
- Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X55 second generation 5G modem and global mmWave antenna module (Feb 19) - ZDNet
- Snapdragon 8150 and Helio P80 far ahead of the pack in AI benchmark (Nov 21, 2018) - Andorid Authority