MediaTek ramping up networking IC shipments
MediaTek has been ramping up shipments of its networking ICs to meet strong market demand and offset falling sales of mobile SoCs in the fourth quarter of the year, according to market sources......»»
MediaTek announces latest 6G NTN technology white paper
After it helped make the world's first 5G satellite communication smartphone, Taiwan-based IC design leader MediaTek recently announced a 6G NTN (non-terrestrial networks) technology white paper themed around the convergence of the latest satellite a.....»»
MediaTek to adopt Nvidia GPU in flagship mobile chip
MediaTek is expected to integrate an Nvidia GPU into its next-generation flagship mobile processor as early as 2024, according to industry sources......»»
Global tablet shipments expected to slip slightly in 2Q23, says DIGITIMES Research
Despite issues such as the global economy showing no sign of recovery and the slow season having limited tablet brands' shipment in the earlier half of the first quarter of 2023, tablet brands are starting to place short-term orders at the end of the.....»»
Niche PCB specialist posts strong 1Q23 results
First High-Tech Enterprise (FHT), which specializes in niche PCBs for automotive and networking communication applications, has reported an all-time-high revenue and impressive sequential and annualized net profit increases for the first quarter of 2.....»»
Forming and sensing optical emitters in real time
Seeking new techniques to enable quantum networking, Harvard University researchers have developed a novel laser-based strategy for creating single-atom, near-surface material defects, which can be used to form qubits, the most fundamental units of q.....»»
Advantech’s industrial serial device servers open to attack
Three vulnerabilities in Advantech’s EKI series of serial device servers could be exploited to execute arbitrary commands on the OS level. Source: CyberDanube The vulnerabilities Serial device servers are networking devices that “network-.....»»
DRAM and NAND flash prices to fall further in 2Q23
According to TrendForce, DRAM and NAND Flash prices are expected to fall further in the second quarter of 2023 due to weak server shipments and high inventory levels......»»
Global tablet market, 1Q 2023
First-quarter 2023 global tablet shipments came to only 29.44 million units, declining 17% from the prior quarter and 8% from the prior year as the market entered the traditional slow season; however, with brands' robust short-term orders, the volume.....»»
Qualcomm, MediaTek show mixed sentiments about Oppo disbanding IC design unit
China's leading smartphone maker Oppo has just abruptly disbanded its chip design subsidiary, Zeku, sending shockwaves through the mobile phone supply chain and indicating the company will have to revert back to relying on third-party chip partners Q.....»»
China smartphone brand shipments to grow in 2Q23 thanks partly to 618 shopping festival, says DIGITIMES Research
China-based smartphone brands' shipments are expected to make a recovery in the second quarter, stimulated by robust demand from the 618 shopping festival, with an on-year decline to also shrink to less than 10%, according to DIGITIMES Research's lat.....»»
Qualcomm, MediaTek shifting competition to computing, auto apps
With handset APs still in sluggish demand and new-spec networking chips not yet well adopted, the competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek is gradually shifting to the realm of automotive and computing chips - an area where Qualcomm has a leading ed.....»»
China smartphone industry, 1Q 2023
Smartphone shipments by the Chinese brand vendors are expected to slip 13.2% sequentially and 17.1% on year in the first quarter of 2023; however, their shipments are expected to make a recovery in the second quarter, stimulated by robust demand from.....»»
SMIC sees capacity utilization rate fall below 70%
China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported its gross margin slid to 20.8% in the first quarter of 2023 from 32% in the prior quarter, due to lower wafer shipments and capacity utilization. The pure-play foundry saw its.....»»
Latest Apple antitrust probe opens in Italy, over app privacy
Another day, another Apple antitrust probe. Just yesterday we learned that the European Union was ramping up its investigation into Apple Pay, and today Italy’s competition watchdog has announced an investigation into the company’s App Store pri.....»»
Passive components sector poised to embrace normal peak season in 2H23
The passive components sector is expected to embrace a normal peak season in the third quarter of 2023, as materials suppliers for the components have seen customers turn aggressive in renewing shipments for resistor, inductor, and capacitor applicat.....»»
India"s top builder bets on $1.5 billion return from EV push
Larsen & Toubro Ltd.'s engineering services arm is ramping up investments in self-driving and electric vehicle technologies, betting on India's appeal as a source of expertise for global manufacturers looking to expand in the field......»»
EU regulators still investigating Apple Pay antitrust concerns, now examining Bluetooth and QR code alternatives
Apple is facing increasing antitrust pushback in the European Union over its tap-to-pay Apple Pay platform. A new report from Bloomberg details that European Union antitrust investigators are ramping up their probe into Apple Pay after soliciting mo.....»»
Once again, no one is buying tablets for work anymore
Tablet shipments are down once more, but Canalys reckons it’s a temporary trough ahead of a 2024 peak......»»
US iPhone market share up – in declining market – as more people switch from Android
US iPhone market share increased in the first quarter of the year, despite the fact that the smartphone market as a whole suffered a major decline, according to new market intelligence data. It indicates that US smartphone shipments fell sharply in.....»»
MediaTek’s Dimensity 9200+ is clearly aimed at gamers
MediaTek has taken the wraps off its latest flagship chipset, the Dimensity 9200+, which is a souped up version of the 2022 Dimensity 9200 and looks like it could be aimed at gamers. Last year, MediaTek unveiled its latest flagship chipse.....»»