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Apple’s iPhone 16e, unveiled on February 20, features the A18 chip as well as its first self-developed cellular modem, C1. Notably, both chips are manufactured by TSMC, making the foundry giant the biggest beneficiary, as per Commercial Times. According to Commercial Times, Apple’s A18 was bu...
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Amid concerns that whether Singapore has become a major intermediary of transferring NVIDIA chips to China, Tan See Leng, Second Minister for Trade and Industry, stated that less than 1% of NVIDIA’s total revenue comes from products physically delivered to the country, according to Bloomberg and l...
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While speculation swirls about Intel splitting and selling to tech giants like TSMC and Broadcom, its FPGA unit appears closer to a sale. According to Bloomberg, Silver Lake Management is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Altera. As Bloomberg noted earlier, private equity f...
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As the chip war heats up, the U.S. BIS unveiled an updated semiconductor whitelist on February 4, per its website. Commercial Times reports that the list, split into IC design (IW) and packaging & foundry (PW) categories, is likely to spark a shift in chip orders from China—a boost for Taiwan...
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Probably one of the most shocking executive shake-up in the tech industry this week, Justin Hotard, head of Intel’s Data Center and AI Group, is leaving to become Nokia's CEO. This move, following ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger’s exit in December, 2024, could suggest a shift in Intel’s AI chip strategy,...