Qualcomm Gives Rosy Forecast as Smartphone Chip Sales Soar
(Bloomberg) — Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of chips that run smartphones, slipped as much as 4.2% in New York trading after supply shortages hampered efforts to expand beyond its main business in the latest quarter. Most Read from Bloomberg While overall sales and profit easily topped analysts’ estimates, the company fell short of projections […]
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Chip shortage: ASML factory fire could be another blow to global semiconductor supply
ASML Holding, which supplies a vital technology used in computer chips, has reported a fire at a manufacturing plant, but the extent of the damage isn’t yet known Technology 4 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Photolithography systems are used to manufacture computer chips PaulRaats/ASML A fire at a factory owned by the sole provider of […]
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Samsung, Micron Warn China’s Xian Lockdown Could Disrupt Memory Chip Manufacturing | Technology News
By Joyce Lee and Manya Saini (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world’s largest memory chip makers, warned that strict COVID-19 curbs in the Chinese city of Xian could disrupt their chip manufacturing bases in the area. The lockdown in the city puts further pressure on global supply chains and adds to […]
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Chinese smartphone maker Oppo unveils self-developed chip for phones
A commuter using his mobile phone passes an advertisement of Chinese smartphone maker Oppo at a train station in Singapore May 8, 2014. REUTERS/Edgar Su Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SHANGHAI, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Oppo unveiled on Tuesday a new self-developed chip, as the hardware company moves […]
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Most advanced 4nm smartphone chip is coming soon –
Taiwanese chipmaker, MediaTek took to Twitter to announce its latest flagship processor. According to the company, its most advanced chip so far uses the 4nm manufacturing process. The company also claims that this chip will be official soon. Unfortunately, it did not give any information on the name or the launch date of this chip. […]
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Chip Shortage Creates New Power Players
SAN FRANCISCO — Since 1989, Microchip Technology has operated in an unglamorous backwater of the electronics industry, making chips called microcontrollers that add computing power to cars, industrial equipment and many other products. Now a global chip shortage has elevated the company’s profile. Demand for Microchip’s products is running more than 50 percent higher than […]
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Qualcomm to lead $4.3 bn smartphone wi-fi chip market in 2021
Chip-maker Qualcomm is set to increase its lead in the $4.3 billion smartphone Wi-Fi chip market in 2021, despite Broadcom’s win in Apple’s iPhone 13, according to a new report. Market research firm Strategy Analytics projects that Qualcomm, Broadcom and MediaTek will capture the top three spots in the $4.3 […]
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Google Pixel 6: Every rumor about the smartphone’s release date, in-house chip and more
Google’s Pixel 6 phones. Google The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro made a brief appearance last month right before Google launched the Pixel 5A, and the company has since teased its upcoming smartphone again in a new trailer. Although we’ve had a couple of glimpses at Google’s new Pixel, not every rumor has yet […]
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