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Apple likely to exclusively offer 3nm chips in 2023 as Android falls even further behind
Apple is likely to be the only major device maker in 2023 to adopt 3nm process technology from TSMC as Android falls even further behind…
Apple is the No.1 reason why Qualcomm will keep underperforming – analyst
On Monday, Wells Fargo analyst Gary Mobley downgraded his rating on Qualcomm stock citing as a main reason Apple’s work to create…
Apple’s homegrown modems are taking longer than expected
For years, Apple has been working on its own modems in order to free itself from the Qualcomm extortionist, but the effort is taking longer…
As only Apple sees growth among major smartphone makers, Qualcomm sees smartphone slump worsening
As only Apple’s iPhone shows growth among major smartphone makers, citing increasingly higher rates of Android switchers, Qualcomm …
U.S. Supreme Court again declines to hear Apple bid to challenge Qualcomm patents
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to cancel three Qualcomm smartphone patents…
iPhone 14 models have Qualcomm satellite modem, new Apple radio chips
Apple’s iPhone 14 models contain a Qualcomm chip that can talk to satellites, but have additional custom-designed Apple components…
Arm sues Qualcomm, in attempt to unwind Qualcomm’s $1.4 billion Nuvia purchase
Arm Ltd, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp, this week sued Qualcomm and Qualcomm’s recently acquired chip design firm Nuvia for…
Major Apple supplier TSMC is China’s trump card against U.S. and Taiwan
If strains between China and Taiwan continue to worsen, the Chinese Communist Party has a trump card: threatening to cut off the island’s…
Ming Chi-Kuo: Apple will use Qualcomm modems for 2023 iPhone
Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities, wrote in a tweet on Tuesday that he sees Apple using the company’s 5G modems in…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple’s bid to revive Qualcomm patent challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to nullify two Qualcomm patents despite the global…
Court rejects $1 billion EU antitrust fine against Qualcomm over Apple iPhone, iPad chip deal
U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday won its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators…
Satellite connectivity said coming in iPhone 14 this year, Apple Watch in 2023
The next-gen iPhone 14 will arrive with satellite connectivity and the Apple Watch will gain the capability in 2023…
iPhone 14 said to get even longer battery life as Apple dumps Samsung for new TSMC 5G chips
Apple will continue pushing battery life even further with the iPhone 14, as the compnay is said to be dumping Samsung for more efficient 5G…
Apple builds new team to bring more wireless chips in-house
Apple is in the process of building a new team of engineers for a new office in Southern California to develop wireless chips that could…
Apple said to begin using custom 5G iPhone modem in 2023
TSMC’s 4-nanometer chip technology wil be used to produce Apple’s custom 5G modems as the Cupertino Colossus removes Qualcomm from…
Why you can’t natively slum it with Windows on your Apple Silicon Mac – yet
You can’t natively pollute your Apple Silicon Mac with Windows because Qualcomm has an exclusivity deal with Microsoft for Windows on ARM…
Qualcomm estimates Apple modems will account for 80% of iPhones by 2023
Qualcomm on Tuesday said that the company believes believes it will supply only 20% of the modem chips in Apple iPhones as of Apple’s 2023…
Apple loses bid to revive challenges of Qualcomm patents after licensing deal
For the second time, a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rebuffed Apple’s attempt to revive challenges to chipmaker Qualcomm’s patents…
Apple plans to add satellite communication features to iPhones for emergencies
Apple’s push to bring satellite capabilities to the iPhone will be focused on emergency situations, allowing users located in areas without…
Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 13 will support satellite communications
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the “iPhone 13” will have a customized baseband chip giving it the ability to use satellite communications …
These Apple suppliers are likely to profit from new ‘iPhone 13’ models
As Apple iPhone fans pore over “iPhone 13” rumors, investors in Apple suppliers, too, are scrutinizing the rumor mill’s output. On Tuesday…
Qualcomm CEO: We can have the best chip on the market, thanks to ex-Apple chip architects
Longtime processor suppliers Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices have no chips as energy efficient as Apple’s. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon…
Taiwan Apple supplier says global chip shortage will worsen without COVID-19 vaccines
A Taiwan Apple supplier has warned that the global chip shortage will worsen without a large and timely increase in COVID-19 vaccinations in…
CNN: Apple’s rivals may never be able to catch up to its powerful new chips
Starting today, May 21st, users can get their hands on the all-new powerful M1 iMac, the M1-powered iPad Pro, and the next generation of…
Apple’s 5G modem expected to launch in 2023 at the earliest
TF International Securities’ analyst Ming-Chi Kuo pegs Apple’s 5G iPhone modem launch to happen in 2023, most likely in the latter half…
Qualcomm accuses EU of pro-Apple ‘bias’ in $1.2 billion court fight
Qualcomm accused European Union investigators of being “biased” towards Apple when they ordered a 997 million-euro (US$1.2 billion) antitrust…
Apple dominates tablet applications processor market revenue share
After five consecutive years of shipment decline, the tablet applications processor market returned to growth in 2020, with Apple dominating…
Global chip shortage ‘affecting everybody except Apple,’ Android phones face delays
Samsung today warned that there is a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors causing a global chip shortage that could delay…
Strategy Analytics: Smartphone applications processor revenue hit all-time high in 2020
Despite the response to COVID-19, the global smartphone applications processor market showed resiliency and grew 25 percent year-on-year…
Analyst: Apple to debut custom-designed 5G modem in 2023 iPhones
After years of prep, underscoring how difficult it is to develop cellular modems, Apple will debut their own custom-designed 5G modem …
U.K. iPhone users could be due $677 million from Qualcomm
The UK’s Which? consumer watchdog is currently suing Qualcomm alleging that the compant illegally inflated 4G modem prices, which…
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm protest Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm Ltd.
Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm are among companies protesting Nvidia $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd. and asking antitrust officials to…
Qualcomm objects to Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion Arm acquisition
Qualcomm has informed regulators around the world that the company is against Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of chip designer Arm …
Qualcomm intros Snapdragon X65 5G 10Gbps modem for 2022 iPhone
Qualcomm has introduced its latest 5G modem, the Snapdragon X65, a chip that’s very likely to allow Apple’s 2022 iPhone to deliver…
Beleaguered Intel ousts CEO Bob Swan
Beleaguered Intel ousted its CEO Wednesday in a surprise move that pivots the semiconductor giant closer to its engineering roots after…
Apple supplier TSMC plans to bury feckless Intel with spending blitz of up to $28 billion
TSMC will invest up to $28B, a staggering sum aimed at constructing a plant in Arizona to serve Apple and expanding its lead over Intel and…
Qualcomm to acquire Nuvia, chip startup founded by Apple veterans, for $1.4 billion
Qualcomm on Wednesday said it will acquire Nuvia, a chip startup founded by Apple veterans, for $1.4 billion, with plans to…
Apple Silicon will lead the way in 5nm chips this year
Counterpoint expects Apple to lead the way as the top customer in 5nm this year (with all orders to TSMC), including Apple Silicon fab…
Apple has begun developing their own cellular modem; Qualcomm shares drop
Apple has begun building their own internal cellular modem for future devices, a move that would replace components from Qualcomm…
Apple to unveil Macs powered by Apple silicon today
Apple on Tuesday is expected to introduce Mac computers with its own central processing unit chips, marking the beginning of the Cupertino…
Upgrade to Apple Silicon could usher in lower-cost Macs
JP Morgan expects the first Apple Silicon Macs to significantly drive innovation, cut material costs, and possibly lead to a lower-priced…
