As Qualcomm reportedly eyes a potential acquisition of Intel, the chipmaker is once again making headlines for its upcoming round of layoffs. According to TechCrunch, Qualcomm will cut 226 jobs in San Diego later this year, as revealed by a California WARN notice. The layoffs, set to take effect ...

Taiwan’s Commercial Times, citing industry sources, reports that Samsung’s memory and smartphone divisions are considering outsourcing orders to Taiwanese firms, including TSMC and MediaTek. Competition in the global semiconductor industry remains fierce. In the foundry sector, TrendForce dat...

After Intel settled down plans for restructuring last week, revealing schemes to transform its foundry business into an independent unit with its own board, some potential buyers have been reportedly emerged. After Qulacomm’s rumored proposal of a friendly takeover, latest reports by Bloomberg and...

According to a Wall Street Journal report cited by Reuters, two of the world’s largest chipmakers, TSMC and Samsung Electronics, have explored potential chip projects in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that could be worth over $100 billion in the coming years. Top executives from TSMC have visit...

For Intel, last week was like a roller coaster. On Monday, the company settled down plans for restructuring after the board meeting. On Friday, however, according to reports by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, it turns out that Qualcomm has reportedly reached out to Intel regarding a potential...