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Samsung suffered a 73.9% drop in Q3 mobile profits while Apple's rose 11.3 percentSamsung Electronics reported overall Q3 operating profits of 4.06 trillion won ($3.8 billion)--a 60 percent year-over-year drop--while its Mobile div…
... includes sales of display panels, semiconductors and memory components. At the ... -
Samsung's mobile profits plunge 64.2% after Apple's iPhone 6 devastates premium Galaxy salesSamsung Electronics reported overall Q4 operating profits of 5.29 trillion won ($4.9 billion)--a 36 percent year-over-year drop--but its Mobile divis…
... includes sales of display panels, semiconductors and memory components (up 4 ... -
Inside Greater China: An exclusive look at Apple Inc in TaiwanApple has singled out Greater China--including mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan--as a primary growth center. <em>AppleInsider</em> took a trip to…
... Mektron (based in Japan); NXP Semiconductors (based in the Netherlands); Shin ... -
Avago to acquire major Apple supplier Broadcom for $37 billionThe trend toward consolidation in the semiconductor industry continued Thursday with the announcement that Avago will acquire rival Broadcom -- a lon…
... the world leader in communications semiconductors," Broadcom co-founder Dr. Henry ... -
New iPod touch teardown shows power optimizations, no sapphire camera lens coverA teardown of the sixth-generation iPod touch published on Friday exposed new details about the device, including the presence of a marginally bigger…
... coprocessor was built by NXP Semiconductors, and two touchscreen controllers belonged ... -
Teardown of iPad Pro reveals revamped component layoutRepair firm iFixit performed its usual launch day Apple device teardown on the iPad Pro on Wednesday, revealing a reworked internal design dominated …
... Broadcom BCM15900B0 units, an NXP Semiconductors 8416A1 controller for Touch ID ... , NXP 65V10 NFC Controller, NXP Semiconductors LPC11U37 ARM Cortex-M0 microcontroller ... -
Samsung reports Q1 mobile profits just 24% of Apple'sSamsung Electronics reported Q1 operating profits of 6.68 trillion won ($5.81 billion), while its Mobile division reported 3.89 trillion won ($3.38 b…
... includes sales of display panels, semiconductors and memory components. At the ... -
Earin combats Apple's AirPods with new M-2 truly wireless earbudsNot long after the release of the M-1 --?and Apple's own AirPods -- Earin has unveiled its new M-2 completely wireless Bluetooth earbuds, adding a to…
... Induction (NFMI) powered by NXP Semiconductors," according to the company. The ... -
Despite claims to the contrary, Apple's 'iPhone 8' remains likely to launch in SeptemberTwo supply chain reports, one from an analyst and one from a purported parts supplier, make different clams about the manufacturing start date of App…
... display. Integrated circuit foundry Win Semiconductors has allegedly been selected as ... completely accurate, however, if Win Semiconductors' deliveries of the power amplifiers ... -
Apple's efforts to boost in-house chip development amplifies risks to suppliersAs Apple continues its market expansion, it appears to be on the cusp of developing its own microprocessors as solutions to cost management and suppl…
... from Cowen & Co. believes that semiconductors account for about 30% of ... -
Samsung, LG concerned by Apple's plans to replace OLED with micro-LED in 2017 Apple Watch ...Later this year, Apple is expected to begin production of its advanced new power-efficient display technology known as micro-LED, which is expected t…
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Apple crushes Samsung in China as iPhone attracts twice the loyalty in upgrades over domes...Young smartphone buyers in China are preferring to buy low-priced domestic brands over phones from Samsung, but the loyalty rate in buying another Op…
... focus toward memory, displays and semiconductors (serving Apple as a key ... -
Broadcom could make offer for Apple foe Qualcomm this weekendChipmaker Broadcom is allegedly planning to bid for Qualcomm, in a move which could have major ramifications for the latter's ongoing legal battles w…
... $38 billion deal for NXP Semiconductors. It's unknown at this ... -
Broadcom tenders offering valued at $130 billion for Apple legal foe QualcommAfter a weekend of speculation, Broadcom has tendered what will likely be a hostile takeover fight for Qualcomm, in an offering valued at $130 billio…
... $38 billion deal for NXP Semiconductors, with Broadcom in the midst ... -
Apple remains second-largest semiconductor customer in 2017 behind Samsung despite increas...Apple and long-time rival Samsung continue to be the top two buyers of semiconductor chips, according to a Gartner report, with both firms growing th…
... consumed $81.8 billion in semiconductors in 2017, according to the ... .72 billion was spent on semiconductors in 2017 across the entire ... -
Broadcom upping Qualcomm hostile takeover bid to $121 billionThe hostile takeover of Qualcomm continues, with Broadcom offering not just $60 per share of Qualcomm, but more than double the amount of stock for t…
... Qualcomm's purchase of NXP Semiconductors either finishing up at the ... -
Apple's iPhone now key to global economy growth, claims IMFWhether Apple likes it or not, the fate of some national economies is now intrinsically tied to that of the iPhone, the International Monetary Fund s…
... Samsung and LG are based, semiconductors represented 17.1 percent of ... -
Even faster charging might be coming to 2018 iPhone lineupA new analyst report sees Apple switching to higher powered charging for its next generation of iPhones, with new component suppliers possibly coming…
... replace ON Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors as "the main provider for ... -
GlobalFoundries drops push for next-gen 7nm semiconductor techCalifornia chip firm announces a halt to its development of 7-nanometer fabrication technology, leaving Apple partner TSMC and rival Samsung as the o…
... on those companies. "Demand for semiconductors has never been higher, and ... -
Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 more than a year behind Apple's A12 Bionic in performanceFollowing Apple's A12 Bionic powering iPhone XS and iPhone XR models, Huawei has released its own custom 7nm ARM System on a Chip. But despite using …
... technology available for production mobile semiconductors: 7nm. Initial SPEC2006 benchmarking by ... -
Apple's largest supplier reported 24 percent surge in revenues from OLED display, componen...Apple's largest supplier-- and the primary source of the flexible OLED panels used in iPhone X and the new iPhone XS lineup-- reported 24 percent yea…
... its Q3 revenues from its semiconductors, memory, and display panel unit ... -
Honey I Shrunk the Chips: How die shrinks help make processors more powerfulAs companies like Intel and TSMC plan future processors and chip designs that use extremely small scale production processes, AppleInsider takes a mo…
... the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) which are guidelines created ... -
Cook talks China, antitrust probes, coding in education, more in interviewApple CEO Tim Cook in an interview on Tuesday covered a range of hot-button topics from Apple's reliance on Chinese labor to ongoing antitrust probes…
... in Kentucky. Several of the semiconductors in the iPhone are made ... -
Apple part of 'Project Connected Home over IP' group to simplify home automation connectiv...Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance are forming a new working group that plans to develop a new smart home networking standard. <div al…
... such as IKEA, Legrand, NXP Semiconductors, Resideo, Samsung SmartThings, Schneider Electric ... -
Broadcom looking for buyers of wireless chip unit in possible $10B saleLong-time Apple supplier Broadcom is in the early stages of trying to sell one of its wireless chip units, a transaction that could be worth as much …
... of the company away from semiconductors to software. Recent financial results ... -
December 2019 in review: Apple releases the long awaited new Mac ProThe Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR dominated December, but there was also possibly, just possibly, an end to the year-long issues with China. <di…
... Asian Review. "Several of the semiconductors in the iPhone are made ... -
Apple supplier Qorvo acquires ultra-wideband chipmaker DecawaveBoth UWB chip supplier Decawave and microwave communications firm Custom MMC, have been acquired by Qorvo, a semiconductor firm company that supplies…
... technologies. Qorvo currently makes RF semiconductors and according to The Irish ... -
Apple suppliers gearing up for 'iPhone SE 2' productionRumors continue to mount, suggesting that the "iPhone SE 2" may be close to release as manufacturers begin full production of device components. <…
... the "iPhone SE 2." Win Semiconductors, Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) and ... -
China ready to retaliate against Apple after U.S. moves to ban chip shipments to HuaweiChina is readying financial countermeasures against U.S. companies like Apple and Qualcomm after the US government executed the process to block Huaw…
... rule to block shipments of semiconductors that are the "direct product ...