5G

The EU recently published a report warning of various risks surrounding 5G adoption.

Qualcomm announced that its next-generation 8, 7, and 6-series chips will come integrated with 5G modems, making smartphones significantly more affordable.

Huawei introduced the Kirin 990 5G at IFA. It’s the company’s first 5G system on a chip.

Samsung announced its latest flagship processor, the Exynos 980, which comes with integrated 5G modem, Wi-Fi 6, a new and more powerful NPU.

Micron announced that it had begun volume production of 1z nm 16Gb DDR4 RAM products, a first in the industry.

Samsung announced the Exynos 9825, a refresh of the Exynos 9820 SoC. It's built on the company's 7nm EUV process for significant power efficiency improvements.

Intel has announced it is selling the majority of its smartphone modem business to Apple for $1 billion. The deal includes 2,200 employees that will join Apple.

Sporton, a testing and certification company, partnered with Qualcomm to push 802.11ay, or 60 GHz Wi-Fi, products through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).