151 news items tagged Spreadtrum
Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA gearing up for 5G
Thursday 12 April 2018China-based Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA, a merger of IC designers Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics under China's state-owned Tsinghua Unigroup, has set a goal...
High cost may dim initial prospects for 5G
Friday 2 March 2018With the imminent commercialization of 5G mobile technologies and services, mobile chipset suppliers, telecom operators and related supply chains will all face the initial incorporation...
China smartphone AP shipments to fall 18% in 1Q18, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 27 February 2018Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to decline 18.2% sequentially in the first quarter of 2018, according to Digitimes Research.
Intel, Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA team up for 5G smartphone chips in China
Friday 23 February 2018Unigroup Spreadtrum & RDA has announced it is teaming up with Intel to develop a 5G smartphone platform designed for the China market.
NB-IoT chip module shipments to China may hit 100 million units in 2018
Monday 12 February 2018Shipments of NB-IoT (narrow band IoT) chip modules to the China market may grow exponentially from five million pieces in 2017 to 100 million pieces in 2018 as demand for such chips...
Spreadtrum and OmniVision introduce turnkey active stereo 3D camera reference design for smartphones
Friday 12 January 2018OmniVision Technologies and Spreadtrum Communications have jointly announced what they call the industry's first turnkey active stereo 3D camera reference design for smartphones....
Third-party smartphone AP vendors to face growing hardship in 2018
Tuesday 9 January 2018With smartphone brands including Apple, Samsung Electronics and Huawei already moving to advanced 5nm and 7nm processes for their in-house developed application processors (APs),...
Smartphone chips suppliers to see gross margins rebound in 2018
Wednesday 6 December 2017Smartphone chip solution providers including MediaTek, Spreadtrum Communications and Qualcomm are expected to see their gross margins rebound in 2018, as smartphone vendors are incorporating...
ASE, SPIL to set up joint holding company in May 2018
Monday 27 November 2017Taiwan IC packaging and testing specialists ASE and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will convene provisional shareholders meetings in February 2018 and set up a joint holding...
Digitimes Research: China smartphone AP shipments to grow mildly in 4Q17
Wednesday 22 November 2017Shipments of smartphone-use application processors in China are expected to reach 179 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, up 4.1% on quarter and 1.4% on year, according to...
Spreadtrum chips adopted by Accent for smartphones sold in North Africa
Thursday 9 November 2017Spreadtrum Communications, a China-based fabless chipmaker specializing in mobile SoCs, has announced its solutions have been selected by Accent, an IT brand based in Morocco, for...
Qualcomm gains further share of smartphone AP market in 1H17, says Strategy Analytics
Tuesday 24 October 2017The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 5% on year to reach US$9.4 billion in the first half of 2017, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm maintained...
MediaTek to unveil 5G prototype chip by end-2017
Monday 18 September 2017MediaTek is expected to complete development of its 5G prototype chip by the end of 2017, and is gearing up for trials of its 5G solutions in 2018, according to industry sources.
Dialog looking to extend partnership with Spreadtrum
Friday 18 August 2017Dialog Semiconductor is looking to extend its partnership with Spreadtrum Communication, and does not rule out forming a joint venture with the China-based mobile SoC provider, said...
Tsinghua Unigroup chief pledges firm support for Spreadtrum against mobile chip rivals
Thursday 17 August 2017China's state-backed tech conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup will render persistent support to its subsidiary Spreadtrum Communications to counter increasingly fierce competition in the...
Spreadtrum to roll out 12nm AI chips in 2018
Wednesday 16 August 2017Spreadtrum Communications plans to launch its 12nm mobile chips for artificial intelligence (AI)-based smartphones in 2018, according to company CEO Leo Li.
Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum to remain top handset IC suppliers in 2017
Friday 14 July 2017Qualcomm, MediaTek and Spreadtrum will remain the top-3 handset IC suppliers in 2017, with Qualcomm dominating the high-end market, and MediaTek and Spreadtrum sharing the mid-range...
MediaTek IoT chips expand presence in China bicycle-sharing market
Wednesday 12 July 2017Specializing in smartphone SoC chips, MediaTek has been aggressively developing its highly-integrated SoC offerings for wearable and IoT applications. With its IoT solutions, MediaTek...
Wireless charging demand promising: Q&A with Dialog CEO Jalal Bagherli
Thursday 6 July 2017As a global leader in providing rapid charging solutions, Dialog Semiconductor has demonstrated its prowess in power management for smartphones and other applications. But the market...
Spreadtrum to launch 5G chip as early as 2H18
Thursday 15 June 2017Spreadtrum Communications has assigned hundreds of staff to accelerate R&D of 5G chips, according to company ATP VP Yi Kang.
Global 2016 handset baseband market increases 5%, says Strategy Analytics
Wednesday 14 June 2017The global handset baseband processor market grew 5% on year to reach US$22.3 billion in 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung LSI, Spreadtrum and HiSilicon...
Tsinghua Unigroup chair criticizes Qualcomm for forming JV with local chipmaker
Thursday 1 June 2017Tsinghua Unigroup chairman Zhao Weiguo has criticized Qualcomm's intention of forming a joint venture with fabless chip firm Leadcore Technology and two local investment firms in...
Digitimes Research: China smartphone-use AP shipments to grow over 10% sequentially in 2Q17
Monday 15 May 2017Shipments of smartphone-use application processors (APs) in the China market are expected to grow 10.5% on quarter but decline 10.8% on year to 129.85 million units in the second...
Intel to build second Spreadtrum chip
Wednesday 19 April 2017Intel and Spreadtrum Communications have extended their foundry ties under which Intel will start making another 14nm chip for the China-based mobile SoC supplier, according to industry...
UMC Xiamen fab obtains orders from MediaTek, Spreadtrum
Monday 17 April 2017United Microelectronics' (UMC) recently-opened 12-inch wafer fab in Xiamen, China has obtained 40nm chip orders from MediaTek and Spreadtrum Communications, according to industry...
- Chinese owners draft in new chief at Imagination Technologies (Apr 1) - Daily Telegraph (UK)
- Fabless IC company sales top US$100 billion in 2017 (Jan 4) - IC Insights
- Dialog will develop chips with China's Tsinghua (Mar 9) - Bloomberg
- Beijing's Tsinghua Unigroup seeks 2018 IPO for chip unit: sources (Feb 23) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- GSA announces appointment of Leo Li as chairman of the GSA board of directors (May 9) - Company release
- Why Tsinghua Unigroup might buy a minority stake or get a joint venture with AMD (Nov 17) - Seeking Alpha
- Spreadtrum guns for Intel's 14nm FinFET in 2016 (May 27) - EE Times
- Tsinghua Unigroup completes acquisition of Spreadtrum for US$31.00 per ADS (December 23) - Company release
- China fabless: RDA for sale at 'fair price' (March 26) - EE Times
- Global Semiconductor Alliance appoints first director representing China (April 24) - Company release