• MediaTek Joins the Flagship Club

    New Dimensity 9000 stakes claim on top-tier phones In what may be the company's most significant chipset announcement yet, MediaTek recently unveiled its Dimensity 9000 system-on-chip (SoC), a premium mobile ...

  • Inside the Apple iPhone 13

    Our latest teardown reveals Apple's design tricks As a part of our analyses of the latest and most significant mobile phone designs, we've conducted a thorough teardown of Apple's iPhone ...

  • China’s Semiconductor Industry Reinvents Itself

    US trade sanctions prompt innovation In 2021, the Chinese semiconductor industry has embarked on a fundamental recalibration of its business goals. Central to this rethink is a focus on established ...

  • Advances in 5G RF Front-Ends Lead to Longer Battery Life

    More functions, less battery drain with new 5G designs A PDF of this article is available in Chinese. Click here to download. In the first of a three-part blog series ...

  • Chinese Chipmakers Look Inward for Equipment Suppliers

    Country aims to build up domestic production of silicon fab tools Semiconductor fabrication relies on an ecosystem of equipment suppliers to fill the vast expanses of cleanrooms and to process ...

  • China’s Semiconductor Industry Targets Near-Term Expansion

    Domestic foundries seek to benefit from geopolitical power plays Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest pure-play foundry, announced in September 2021 its plans to invest $8.9 billion in a ...

  • Qualcomm Eyes 5G-Enabled Automotive Transformation

    The company outlined its aims at the IAA Mobility show After being cancelled in 2020 amid the pandemic, the Frankfurt Auto Show, one of the world's largest motor shows, was ...

  • No Surprises as Resistance Stiffens to Arm Takeover

    UK Competition and Markets Authority orders phase two investigation Just a few weeks ago we published an update on the status of Nvidia's proposed $40 billion acquisition of Arm from ...

  • Spoke Speaks Up for Vulnerable Road Users

    Spoke and Qualcomm collaborate to bring connected bikes into the smart city Whenever I read about smart cities and mobility, it always seems that the car is at the very ...

  • Advances in RF Front-Ends Made 5G Phones Possible

    The complexity of radio frequency design A version of this article is available in Chinese. Click here to download. A decade ago, a fundamental change began in the radio frequency ...