Apple is working on in-house chips to reduce its reliance on Qualcomm and Broadcom
An all-in-one cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chip is reportedly in development at Apple
Qualcomm to bring Apple's satellite messaging feature to Android devices
Qualcomm offers Android's answer to Apple's Emergency SOS
The iPhone 14 Pro almost supported ray tracing
Design setback put Apple's A16 GPU behind Qualcomm and MediaTek's latest
Home Depot for DIY Chips: What's the going trend?
The chip companies are never going to really love this business
The big picture: Earlier this year we were reviewing Analyst Day slides from leading semiconductor companies and a clear theme emerged. Large companies are all shifting in a similar direction, posing some potential challenges for their long-term positions. More and more customers are looking for special purpose chips, a coping mechanism for dealing with the slowdown in Moore's Law. And the big players are all looking to support those customers.
Qualcomm goes beyond the smartphone, shows off new hardware
Why it matters: Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit is typically a celebration of all things smartphone. After all, it's the time and place where the company unveils its latest SoC design for the next generation of premium Android smartphones. True to form, the company did introduce Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is expected to be the engine powering upcoming premium phones from Samsung, Motorola, and many other vendors including Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi.
Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for future Android flagships
What just happened? During Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2022 conference in Hawaii, the wireless specialist introduced its latest premium mobile platform that'll power the next generation of flagship Android smartphones. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform is built on 4nm process technology and is comprised of a Kryo CPU featuring one prime core clocked at up to 3.2 GHz, four performance cores running at up to 2.8 GHz and three efficiency cores that can hit speeds of up to 2.0 GHz.
Apple's homegrown 5G modem won't be ready for 2023 iPhones after all
Qualcomm will supply most of the 5G chips in next year's iPhone
From PCs to cars: Nvidia, Qualcomm and Intel race to automotive semis
The influence that semiconductors and tech continue to have on traditional industries
Qualcomm VP believes smartphones have what it takes to match DSLR image quality
DSLRs can't match smartphone processing power
Razer recruits Verizon to help with its 5G gaming handheld
More details on the Razer Edge 5G are coming in October
Arm sues Qualcomm in a bid to destroy acquired Nuvia chip designs
Arm claims Qualcomm can't use designs developed under previously terminated agreements with Nuvia
There is TSMC and there's everybody else, can Samsung or Intel catch up?
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Qualcomm extends GlobalFoundries semiconductor partnership through 2028
The agreement more than doubles their existing long-term partnership
Opinion: Will someone else buy Arm?
Arm licensees want an assurance that Arm progresses on its much-needed roadmap
Qualcomm's W5 platform for wearables is faster, offers big jump in battery life
A smaller, more power efficient 4 nm design
Qualcomm "consortium" looking to purchase large stake in Arm, keep it independent
Keeping the company independent through acquisition
Microsoft "hybrid loop" shows the foundation for AI-powered client / cloud computing
Also: Project Volterra, a small form factor Windows/Arm PC for developers
Qualcomm announces new flagship mobile SoC: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
And a new 7-Series chip for higher-end midrange devices
Qualcomm's Apple M1 competitor is on track for late 2023
Is this a delay or a simple clarification?
Android phone location accuracy will see huge improvements soon
Meter-level accuracy should be great for drivers
Qualcomm planning to add AV1 support to upcoming Snapdragon chip
Firefox is also adding hardware-based AV1 decoding
Wi-Fi 7 ready: Qualcomm demos future of connectivity with new chipsets
A recent study by Comcast found that nearly half of US respondents viewed Wi-Fi as more important than reliable transportation in their daily lives
Arm, Intel, TSMC, AMD, Google and more industry leaders form the Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) standard
Envisioning a future where you could use components with different designs from various fabs and create an SoC out of it