Marvell Embraces 64-bit, Octo-Core, And Integrated LTE Trends By Lucian Armasu 17 November 2014 Marvell begins the assault on Mediatek with two 64-bit chips that also come with integrated LTE modems.
TSMC's 16FF+ Process Reaches Risk Production Milestone; Mass-Production Planned For Mid-2015 By Lucian Armasu 12 November 2014 TSMC reached the risk production milestone with its second generation FinFET-based process, the 16FF+. Mass production of chips based on this process is expected to begin mid-2015.
ARM Announces Mali-T800 Series GPUs, New Video Accelerator And Display Processor, Too By Lucian Armasu 28 October 2014
NUCLUN, LG's First Mobile SoC, Arrives A Little Too Late By Lucian Armasu 24 October 2014 LG enters the mobile chip war with its own Cortex A7/Cortex A15 NUCLUN application processor with built-in LTE Cat 6.
Samsung To Ship 14nm FinFET Chips For Apple, Qualcomm And AMD Late Next Year By Lucian Armasu 02 October 2014
TSMC, ARM Announce First 64-Bit big.LITTLE Chip Built On 16nm FinFET Process By Lucian Armasu 30 September 2014 TSMC and ARM announce the first big.LITTLE implementation on the 16FF (16nm FinFET) process. Some chip companies should start shipping products using it as early as next year.
Intel Tries To Conquer Mobile Market By Investing In Chinese Chip Makers By Lucian Armasu 26 September 2014
More Impressive Tech From Qualcomm Uplinq 2014 By Matt Humrick 22 September 2014 With the Internet of Things, Qualcomm sees great potential powering growth in both the abundance and intelligence of devices at the network edge.
Qualcomm At The Network Edge By Matt Humrick 19 September 2014 Qualcomm wants to expand beyond just smartphones and tablets into robotics, augmented reality glasses, edge computing and the Internet of Everything.
Intel Makes Play For LTE Modem Market With XMM 7260, Now Commercially Available By Lucian Armasu 17 September 2014 Intel announced it received certification for its new XMM 7262 LTE modem on China Mobile and that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Alpha device will be using its XMM 7260 LTE-Advanced modem.
64-Bit Exynos 5433 Confirmed, Will Only Run In 32-Bit Mode On Galaxy Note 4 By Lucian Armasu 16 September 2014 Source code leak confirms the 64-bit Exynos 5433 chip inside the international version of Galaxy Note 4; however, the chip will only run in the 32-bit mode initially.
Qualcom's New Snapdragon 210 Brings LTE-A To Sub-$100 Smartphones By Lucian Armasu 10 September 2014 Qualcomm hopes to bring LTE to every smartphone user, from the lowest end of the mobile market, with its new Snapdragon 210 processor.
Apple Beefs Up, Tunes Up iPhone Hardware By Fritz Nelson 09 September 2014 Today Apple finally unveiled the iPhone 6, the rumored iPhone phablet, aka the iPhone 6 Plus, and the long-awaited Apple smartwatch, aka Apple Watch.
Imagination's MIPS64-Based I6400 CPU Takes On The 64-Bit Competition By Lucian Armasu 02 September 2014 Imagination announces its first MIPS64 CPU core for mobile, and hopes to beat ARM and Intel at the mid-range of the market with significantly higher performance per cost.
HTC Desire 820 May Switch Its Processor From Snapdragon 615 To The Lower-End Snapdragon 410 By Lucian Armasu 29 August 2014 HTC may be replacing the mid-range Snapdragon 615 octa-core chip with a quad-core Snapdragon 410 inside its upcoming desire 820 device.
The International ARM Race: Rise Of The Chinese SoC By Lucian Armasu, Dorian Black 28 August 2014 Thanks to low prices and a gradual increase in both quality and performance, Chinese chip makers are starting to pose serious problems for Qualcomm, Nvidia and others.
HTC Brings ARMv8 ISA To The Low-End With The Desire 510 Smartphone By Lucian Armasu 27 August 2014 HTC begins its 64-bit assault on the market with the low-cost Desire 510, which also comes with an integrated LTE modem.
