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Qualcomm, LG Uplus and LG Electronics achieve 5G millimeter wave deployment in South Korea
Feb
On December 8, 2020, Qualcomm Technologies, LG Uplus and LG Electronics announced today that the three parties have successfully deployed South Korea’s first 5G millimeter wave network based on 5G commercial smartphones at the National University of Technology (KIT). The 5G millimeter wave network will provide new innovative services for teachers, students and emp…
FCC intends to use US$1.6 billion to compensate operators who replace Huawei and ZTE equipment
Feb
According to msn reports, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken further measures to force suppliers to exclude Huawei and ZTE equipment from network construction. The committee members listed the prohibited equipment with a 5-0 vote.
It is reported that the FCC also simultaneously launched a subsidy program to compensate qualified small operato…
TrendForce: It is estimated that the output value of the world's top ten wafer foundries in Q4 will increase by 18% annually
Feb
TrendForce's Tuoqi Industry Research Institute released a report that pointed out that the foundry market in the fourth quarter is still strong, and the production capacity of each factory continues to be fully loaded. The tight production capacity will drive the overall revenue upward due to the price increase effect. The top ten foundry companies will have revenue…
The chaos in the MCU market: out of stock prices and price wars fly together
Feb
At the beginning of this year, the domestic MCU market experienced a short-term supply shortage due to the outbreak of epidemic prevention demand such as thermometers and oximeters. By then, the semiconductor industry chain will step up production and emergency dispatch to jointly help prevent the epidemic, and MCU manufacturers' shipments will rise sharply, fully b…
Qualcomm and NTT DOCOMO join hands to realize the world's first commercial use of 5G Sub-6GHz carrier aggregation in Japan
Feb
On December 7, 2020, Qualcomm Technologies and NTT DOCOMO announced today that the two parties have jointly implemented the world's first commercial use of 5G Sub-6GHz carrier aggregation in Japan, which can bring multi-gigabit mobile experience to DOCOMO users from now on. Through the deployment of 5G carrier aggregation, a key technology in the 5G specification, u…
Apple's "chip dream" caused Qualcomm to evaporate 85 billion. Who will be the next supplier to be eliminated?
Feb
The chip makers that supply Apple should have learned the lesson now, that is, never regard this business as a permanent business. Intel is the latest example. Apple eventually replaced Intel processors with self-developed chips in its Mac computers. Apple's chip dream has troubled its suppliers, worrying that they will be the next to be eliminated.
Qualcomm may …
TSMC won the 2021 IEEE Enterprise Innovation Award
Feb
According to TSMC’s official website, TSMC, a major foundry manufacturer, announced today that the company has won the 2021 IEEE Enterprise Innovation Award for its leading position in 7nm (7nm) semiconductor process technology.
It is reported that since TSMC's 7nm technology started mass production in April 2018, more than 1 billion high-quality dies have been…
Qualcomm, LG Uplus and LG Electronics achieve 5G millimeter wave deployment in South Korea
Feb
On December 8, 2020, Qualcomm Technologies, LG Uplus and LG Electronics announced today that the three parties have successfully deployed South Korea’s first 5G millimeter wave network based on 5G commercial smartphones at the National University of Technology (KIT). The 5G millimeter wave network will provide new innovative services for teachers, students and emp…
FCC intends to use US$1.6 billion to compensate operators who replace Huawei and ZTE equipment
Feb
According to msn reports, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken further measures to force suppliers to exclude Huawei and ZTE equipment from network construction. The committee members listed the prohibited equipment with a 5-0 vote.
It is reported that the FCC also simultaneously launched a subsidy program to compensate qualified small operato…
Pegatron: The technology industry is still in short supply, but orders will not fluctuate much in the next 3-6 months
Feb
According to Juheng.com, Pegatron Chairman Tong Zixian said at the Taipei Computer Trade Union membership meeting that the technology industry is still working hard and in short supply. The medium and long-term "remote mode" and the growth trend of demand for technology products remain unchanged. Don't worry about too much ups and downs in orders in the next 3-6 mon…
Qualcomm and Google announce cooperation to expand Android operating system support and simplify operating system upgrades
Feb
On December 16, 2020, Qualcomm Technologies and Google announced that they will cooperate to enhance and expand Project Treble to help more terminals equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon™ mobile platform run the latest version of the Android operating system. This upgrade is intended to help OEM manufacturers upgrade their Snapdragon mobile platform-equipped termin…
Reuters: The shortage of 8-inch wafers seriously affects future shipments of mobile phones, computers and cars
Feb
According to a Reuters report on December 17, affected by insufficient 8-inch wafer production capacity and other factors, the future global shipments of mobile phones, computers and other electronic consumer products and automobiles will fall short of expectations.
Donny Zhang, CEO of a purchasing company in Shenzhen, said: “The shortage of parts has been plag…
Samsung Display will account for nearly 80% of iPhone OLED supply next year. China's panel production capacity is estimated to account for 55% of the world in 2020
Feb
South Korean media Thelec recently reported that next year’s OLED iPhone shipments are forecast to be between 160 million and 180 million units. This is the forecast value of all OLED iPhones including the iPhone 13 series in the second half of next year and the iPhone 12 this year. 160 million to 180 million units compared to this year's forecast of 100 million O…
The chaos in the MCU market: out of stock prices and price wars fly together
Feb
At the beginning of this year, the domestic MCU market experienced a short-term supply shortage due to the outbreak of epidemic prevention demand such as thermometers and oximeters. By then, the semiconductor industry chain will step up production and emergency dispatch to jointly help prevent the epidemic, and MCU manufacturers' shipments will rise sharply, fully b…