Chip
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The partnership will accelerate Ericsson’s 5G capabilities and use Intel technology to make sure it is ready for the next generation.
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EnSilica, a leading ASIC and mixed-signal chip maker has announced a contract to develop a new chip to address the next generation of mass-market satellite broadband user terminals.
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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners has signed a US$30 billion partnership agreement with Intel to fund its under-construction semi-conductor fabrication facility in Chandler, Arizona.
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Data processor provider Pliops has closed a US$100 million Series D funding round as it continues its development of chips that accelerate analytics in data centres.
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Intel has revealed the first phase of its plans which will see the company spend approximately €33 billion on the development of the European semiconductor market.
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Intel Corporation (Intel) is to acquire Tower Semiconductor (Tower), an Israeli manufacturer of analogue semiconductor solutions, for approximately $5.4 billion.
Forthcoming events
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IBM and Samsung Electronics have hailed a breakthrough in semiconductor design using a new vertical transistor architecture.
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Tata Group is reportedly in talks with three Indian states to potentially build a $300 million semiconductor assembly and test unit.
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As the world continues to cope with the global semiconductor shortage, Capacity’s Natalie Bannerman explores the effect of this on the telecommunications industry
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Nokia has unveiled the fifth generation of its IP routing silicon, adding encryption capabilities and allowing service providers to scale network capacity while delivering higher speed IP services.
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The US Department of Defense, through the NSTXL consortium-based S2MARTS OTA, has awarded Intel the contract to deliver commercial foundry services.
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Intel has set out its growth roadmap for Intel Foundry Services (IFS), as it looks reclaim share from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and Samsung.
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Belgium-based start-up Pharrowtech has launched its first-generation evaluation board.
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Intel has launched an updated range of data centre and 5G network chips that promise to deliver much faster data throughput with the aid of integrated AI support.
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The EU has granted unconditional antitrust clearance for US chip manufacturer Analog Devices (ADI) to acquire Maxim.
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Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi is diversifying into electric vehicles and computer chips.
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Intel is investing US$20 billion in two new production facilities in the US and will use its facilities to start making chips for other companies.
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Qualcomm Technologies has acquired NUVIA for $1.4 billion, in a deal that will see it replace ARM's involvement in the Snapdragon™ platforms.
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Huawei has told its suppliers that it plans to order enough components for "70 million to 80 million smartphones this year", marking a 60% decline on the 189 million smartphones it shipped last year.
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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to investigate Nvidia Corp’s US$40 billion deal to buy UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings.
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RtBrick has ported its carrier routing software onto Edgecore’s bare-metal-switches to address customer demand for an open broadband network gateway (BNG).
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US-based start-up EdgeQ Inc has reached the US$51million funding milestone, paving the way for it to converge 5G connectivity and AI compute onto a “system-on-a-chip”.
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The Chinese semiconductor industry, with government help, is working hard to ensure it has all it needs to survive without foreign support, says a consultant with the China Semiconductor Industry Association.
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China has embarked on a multi-billion dollar buying spree as it prepares for US sanctions on its tech and communications industry to come into effect.
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From improving variety to network velocity, and economics, Tim Doiron, Infinera’s sr. director, solution marketing, makes the case for disaggregated routing
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A chip development start-up founded by former Google and Apple executives has raised US$240 million in its series B funding round, led by Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital.
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Samsung Electronics is to expand its NAND flash production capacity in Pyeongtaek, Korea, paving the way for mass production of its cutting-edge V-NAND memory in the second half of 2021.
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Earlier this week Samsung Electronics posted its first quarter results of 2020, reporting low figures due in part to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Earlier this month it was reported that officials of the Trump administration had agreed to restrict the supply of chips to Chinese vendor Huawei.
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Nokia has announced that Angola Cables is trialling its Photonic Service Engine 3 (PSE-3) chipset for the first direct optical connection between the USA and Africa.