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Thursday 2 March 2017
China-based Meizu may switch mobile AP orders to MediaTek from Samsung, says report
China-based smartphone vendor Meizu reportedly plans to purchase mobile application processors from MediaTek for its upcoming high-end M Pro 7 smartphone instead of buying Exynos...
Thursday 2 March 2017
Foundry 10nm yield rates still unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory yield rates for foundries' 10nm FinFET technologies have pushed back smartphone SoC suppliers' schedules to ship their next-generation products, according to industry...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
China market: Xiaomi unveils Surge S1 mobile chip
Xiaomi Technology has unveiled its first in-house developed smartphone solution, dubbed Surge S1, making it the second smartphone vendor to roll out its own mobile chips after Huaw...
Wednesday 1 March 2017
MediaTek rolls out 10nm mobile chips
MediaTek has announced the commercial availability of its Helio X30 system-on-chip (SoC) designed for high-end smartphones. Mass production for the SoC has kicked off, said the company,...
Friday 24 February 2017
Qualcomm makes splash with VR announcements
Qualcomm has made several announcements in the virtual reality (VR) space including introducing a new virtual reality development kit (VRDK) for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile...
Friday 24 February 2017
Qualcomm share of China AP market to hit 30% for first time since 2012
Although the first quarter is the slow season in the China application processor (AP) market, Qualcomm is expected to continue outperforming its competitors and further increase its...
Friday 24 February 2017
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2016
Digitimes Research forecasts smartphone AP shipments to China in first-quarter 2017 will show an on-quarter drop of 15.9%.
Friday 24 February 2017
iPad supply chain makers likely to report disappointing 1Q17 sales
First-quarter 2017 results of Taiwan-based makers in the iPad supply chain, notably touch panel makers TPK Holding and General Interface Solution (GIS), are hanging in the balance,...
Thursday 23 February 2017
WPG expects sales to recover starting 2Q17
IC distributor WPG expects revenues to hit the lowest levels for 2017 in the first quarter, and start to pick up in the second quarter.
Thursday 23 February 2017
MediaTek gross margin unlikely to recover
MediaTek is unlikely to see its gross margin return to 40% in 2017 due to a combination of negative factors, such as a slowdown in smartphone market growth and limited potential profitability...
Thursday 23 February 2017
GPU shipments total 100 million in 4Q16, says John Peddie
Global demand for GPUs increased in the fourth quarter of 2016 on a sequential basis, continuing a rising trend despite continuing lower sales for PCs.
Thursday 23 February 2017
Samsung launches 10nm Exynos 9-series processor
Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its latest premium application processor (AP), the Exynos 9 Series 8895. This is Samsung's first processor chipset built using 10nm...
Thursday 23 February 2017
Elan expects to post 6-9% decrease in 1Q17 revenues
IC design house Elan Microelectronics, which specializes in touchscreen controller chips, expects its first-quarter 2017 revenues to decrease 6-9% sequentially, due to a seasonal...
Thursday 23 February 2017
North American semiconductor equipment industry posts US$1.86 billion in January billings
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.86 billion in billings worldwide in January 2017 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI.
Thursday 23 February 2017
MediaTek-Richtek deal probed for possible insider trading
Taiwan authorities are investigating possible insider trading linked to MediaTek's 2015 acquisition of Richtek Technology.