SMIC CEO says PC and smartphone demand drops like a rock’ • The Register
Demand for chips needed to make smartphones and PCs has dropped “like a rock” – but mostly in China, according to Zhao Haijun, the CEO of China’s largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). Speaking on the company’s Q1 2022 earnings call last Friday, Zhao said smartphone makers currently have five months inventory to hand, […]
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CEO says government should scrap work-from-home rules in South Africa – and make vaccines mandatory for some
While many South African companies are legally required to allow their employees to work from home, the time has come to remove these lockdown regulations, says Busi Mavuso, Business Leadership South Africa chief executive. Writing in her weekly open letter, Mavuso noted that companies have a responsibility to ensure that employees operate in a safe […]
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Smartphone Cameras Will Be Superior to SLRs by 2024, Says Sony CEO
The CEO of Sony’s Semiconductor division claims that smartphone cameras will exceed the quality of single-lens reflex cameras within the next few years, specifically by 2024. As reported by Nikkei, Sony recently held a business briefing session for its Imaging and Sensing solutions where Terushi Shimizu, President and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions, said that […]
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Qualcomm CEO highlights technology trends he is ‘excited’ about
Former Chairman of the council of economic advisors Kevin Hassett discusses the tech-led selloff, the chances of a recession and the Fed’s delayed response to inflation. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told Fox Business there are several products changing the tech landscape with potential for growth in the coming years, giving his company a unique opportunity […]
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Nokia CEO says 6G will arrive by 2030 and AR glasses will overtake phone
Mehdi Bennis is an associate professor at the University of Oulu in Finland researching 6G. Elizabeth Schulze | CNBC Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark expects 6G mobile networks to be in operation by the end of the decade but he doesn’t think the smartphone will be the most “common interface” by then. Speaking on a panel […]
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Tech CEO Runs for Senate on One Issue: Banning Tesla’s FSD Technology
Dan O’Dowd is running for Senate on a platform based solely on getting Tesla FSD cars off the road. The executive launched an ad campaign showcasing videos of Tesla’s turning into oncoming traffic. Elon Musk has said FSD will be safer than human driving by the end of the year. Loading Something is loading. California […]
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What comes after the smartphone, with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon
Cristiano Amon is the president and CEO of Qualcomm, and he’s always been a relentless cheerleader for what mobile computing can do for people — especially if that mobile computing is powered by Qualcomm’s chips. And Qualcomm’s chips are in basically everything: the company’s wireless chips are in virtually every phone — actually every 5G […]
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Razer Gaming Laptops Will Cost More Next Year, Razer CEO Says
Photo: Sam Rutherford There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Buying gadgets this year has been a nightmare. Products are out of stock, bots are reselling them at exorbitant markups, and there is no firm timeline for when the chip shortage—the major cause of this entire disaster—will improve. We now know that, for the laptop industry, […]
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