The integration of silicon photonics co-packaged optics (CPO) technology into network communication chips has become inevitable**, driven by its ability** to enable high-speed, low-latency data transmission while significantly reducing power consumption. According to Taiwan's Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA), silicon photonics heterogeneous integration is expected to become a core technology for next-generation high-speed network communication chips.

While the global smartphone market continues to grapple with excess inventories, smartphone shipments in India grew by 9% compared to the same period last year. However, the industry still faces challenges related to inflation and weak demand.

At the 2024 vivo Developer Conference, Vivo unveiled a new AI strategy, introducing a new 3 billion parameter terminal large model called 3B. This model enables features like call summaries, document outlines, intent understanding, and local knowledge graphs to operate effectively on terminals.

The annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii showcased Qualcomm's expanding ecosystem, featuring both longstanding and new partners, including Microsoft, Samsung, and OpenAI.

At a public event in China, Jianguo Tang, the chief economist at the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology, inadvertently declared that Xiaomi's self-developed 3nm SoC has successfully undergone tape out, which has garnered significant international attention.

Sales of Apple Inc.'s newest iPhones in China are up 20% in their first three weeks compared with 2023's model, a positive sign for a device that struggled this year to gain traction in the world's largest smartphone market.

In the rapidly evolving world of wireless technology, Galaverse, a US-Australian joint venture, is developing advanced AI-powered radio frequency (RF) sensing technology with potential applications in 6G networks and beyond.

Various companies are attempting more innovations in chip design for 2024. An observer in the integrated circuit (IC) design industry noted that while Apple and the Android camp have different structural configurations, there is one commonality: significant expansions in memory configuration, particularly with upgrades to CPU cache in the Android camp.

Vivo has announced the establishment of a joint laboratory with Arm, marking a historic partnership that makes Vivo the first end-device brand to collaborate with Arm in this capacity. "Through the Joint Laboratory, vivo and Arm will explore the deep potential of chip technology to drive innovation in the smartphone industry," said Baishan Hu, EVP and COO at Vivo.

As the fourth quarter of 2024 progresses, Singles' Day 2024 stands as a crucial barometer for China's consumer electronics rebound. The annual flagship smartphone race among Chinese brands is in full swing, led by Huawei's Mate 70, now in mass production and set for a November 2024 launch. Meanwhile, Vivo, Oppo, and Honor have released new flagship devices in October, intensifying market competition.

The Indian government's decision to allocate spectrum for satellite broadband rather than auctioning brings Elon Musk's Starlink one step closer to launching in India.