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Now that Intel has announced its exit from the smartphone 5G modem chip game, there are only five modem chip makers left in the industry.
MediaTek is going to soon join the 5G game, with a 5G modem planned for the first half, and a 5G SoC for the end of this year.
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A recent report suggests that 7nm chip orders placed with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are ramping up.
A recent report not only talks about how Huawei and HiSilicon are driving serious growth for TSMC, but it also could surpass Apple in chip orders.
A recent report citing several sources reveals that key SoC players like Qualcomm, MediaTek, and HiSilicon are looking to increase R&D personnel in Taiwan.
We'll likely see a 7nm 5G MediaTek chip later this year, according to company executives, one that will be more capable than the Helio P90
Will anyone be able to step up to the plate by 2020 and bring Apple a decent 5G modem for its iPhones to utilize? One analyst says it's slim pickings.
A temporary shutdown has partially affected chip production at TSMC, and, according to reports, it was due to a substandard chemical.
It looks like a sequel to Nokia's most basic Android phone may be coming our way, perhaps in time for MWC 2019.
The 5G chip market this year will be dominated by three companies, according to a recent report: Qualcomm, Intel, and MediaTek.
New testimony from the FTC vs Qualcomm trial reveals that Apple was considering Samsung and MediaTek as 5G iPhone modem suppliers.
Honor is apparently working on a new smartwatch, according to a recent Bluetooth certification, one built on the MediaTek platform.
This also means that this mid-ranger MediaTek chip will be pegged to Android Pie from the outset: a step in the right direction from the outset.
Features of this new upper mid-tier mobile applications chipset include 10-bit YUV processing with special AI enhancements for streaming video.
Intel steps up to the plate with its cellular connectivity offering for device makers in the 5G age. But it likely won't see daylight until 2020.
The odd sibling from Qualcomm and Intel, MediaTek is prepared to make it over to 5G connectvity within 2019, one way or another.
Flagships may slay consumers' wallets, but this chipset for smartphones will keep prices down while still packing the power in.
A recent report claims that chipmakers are advancing the rollout of their 5G chips by at least one quarter as we get closer to the 5G mobile push.
If you think that millennials and Gen Z are programmatic selfie-takers, this survey will confirm your suspicions. But there's more to it than just that.
The Chinese tech company pushed supercharging smartphone batteries to the limits. Now, it's time to speed up the silicon through its own means.
High costs and uncertain benefits are slowing chipmakers down in transitioning to 7nm technology production of processors.
Like many of its compatriots this year, the Alcatel 5V aims to provide a lot of essentials with pretty good specs, but at an affordable cost.
SuperCharge beat out Google and Apple's simpler systems as well as other adapter-based systems like OnePlus's Dash Charge and Motorola's Turbo Charge.
