Intel Wants to Make Arm Chips

Nov 15, 2022
Qualcomm has announced its newest top-end chip, intended to power most flagship-level Android phones in 2023. As expected, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is more powerful and power-efficient across the board (compared to Gen 1), but the most impressive improvements and new features involve AI.

Nov 16, 2022
Qualcomm has unveiled the Qualcomm S5 and S3 Gen 2 sound platforms, chips intended to power a range of Bluetooth audio products, including high-end and mid-range earbuds, as well as Bluetooth speakers. The big new feature is Dynamic Head Tracking for Spatial Audio, which maintains the perceived positions of sounds as you move your head.

Nov 22, 2021
Qualcomm is shaking up it Snapdragon branding and model numbering scheme. Going forward, "mobile platforms will transition to a single-digit series and generation number, ...

Dec 2, 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action to block the proposed acquisition of Arm by Nvidia. Arm designs chip architectures used throughout mobile and computing industries.

Mar 4, 2022
A number of leading companies in the semiconductor industry have created a new standard for connecting multiple "chiplets" with different functions into one system-on-chip (SoC) package. This will enable a modular approach to designing the main chips that power phones and other devices.