Chipsets

Intel showcases 10 nm Ice Lake processors at CES 2019, on shelves by year end

Intel's first 10 nm processors will add Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6 and Deep Learning Boost.

Samsung to continue partnership with Qualcomm to produce 7 nm chipsets for upcoming fifth-generation networks

Samsung and Qualcomm have been maintaining close ties through foundry business in the production of 10 nm and 14 nm technologies.

Apple could announce three new Macs in 2018; expected to pack updated custom co-processors

The T1 Mac co-processors helps with controlling the Touch Bar on some Apple MacBook Pro models, while the T2 co-processor handles the power management and security on the pricey iMac Pro.

Qualcomm's tricky licensing deal prevented Samsung from selling its own Exynos chipsets

Samsung had no choice but to tie up with Qualcomm (for using certain CDMA patents) and became a victim of patent abuse, when the trends changed.

MWC 2017: Softbank acquired ARM to deliver 1 trillion chips for IoT in next 20 years, says CEO

Softbank's semiconductor subsidiary ARM will deliver about a trillion chips designed for the so-called internet of things (IoT) over the next 20 years, the chairman and CEO of the Japanese company said on Monday.

Apple vs. Qualcomm: Chipmaker will continue to remain modem supplier despite lawsuit

Qualcomm said that it would still continue to do business with Apple despite the lawsuit. And there's good enough reason for this.

Samsung to make chipsets for Tesla Motors for self-driving features in future vehicles

Samsung Electronics will supply semiconductors to US electric car maker Tesla Motors, South Korea's Electronic Times reported on Friday citing unnamed sources.

MediaTek adds Helio X23 and X27 chipsets to the 10-core processor family

MediaTek has added two more chipsets -X23 and X27 - to its deca-core processor-sporting chipset family which was started by the Helio X20.

Samsung Galaxy S7 chipset shatters AnTuTu benchmark

The Exynos 8890 SoC inside the Samsung Galaxy S7 supposedly packs in eight cores and according to the leaked benchmark, produced a score of 103,692 points.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 GPU outperforms the Apple A9 chipset

While 10 percent is a big achievement for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, comparing it with Apple's A9 chipset will make little sense.