Huawei-backed HiSilicon, which develops the flagship Kirin mobile APs as well as the Ascend AI chips, saw a major leadership change on September 11. According to EE Times China and Sina, Eric Xu stepped down as legal representative and chairman, with Gao Ji taking over. Several other senior executiv...

Despite the U.S. easing export restrictions to China for chip design software in early July, EDA heavyweight Synopsys is feeling the strain. The company reported third-quarter earnings below expectations, attributing the shortfall to a slowdown in its Design IP segment and difficulties faced by a ma...

Apple, at the September 9 launch event, has unveiled its full iPhone 17 lineup, introducing the Air model for the first time. Powering these devices are the company’s latest in-house silicon, including new smartphone APs, modem and networking chips. Here’s a quick overview of the new chips revea...

Amid geopolitical pressures causing H20 shipment uncertainties, NVIDIA is reportedly developing more China-focused chips and has asked Samsung to double its GDDR7 order, prompting the South Korean memory giant to boost production, according to etnews. The report indicates that the additional GDDR...

With Apple’s Sept. 9 event set to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup, the new Apple Watch is also drawing attention. According to Economic Daily News, Taiwan’s MediaTek will supply 5G modem chips for the next-generation smartwatch—a milestone as Apple adopts its 5G modem products for the first time. ...