Smartphone Chip News Today

RISC-V, pronounced "risk five," is a free open-source technology that competes with costly proprietary technology from British semiconductor and software design company Arm Holdings and Intel Corp. It can be used as a key part of anything from a smartphone chip to advanced processors for artificial intelligence.

US Plans China RISC-V Technology: Now, a broader group of 18 lawmakers that includes five Democrats is asking the Biden administration for how it plans to prevent China "from achieving dominance in ... RISC-V technology and leveraging that dominance at the expense of US national and economic security," according to a letter the group sent to Raimondo and seen by Reuters.

 The information came from a known leaker on Weibo which mentioned that Qualcomm`s next flagship system-on-chip (SoC) might be released earlier than usual, reports Android Authority. Every year in December, the chip-maker hosts an event in Hawaii to announce the release of its newest chipset. However, in 2022, the company had made its announcement about a month early on November 15.

MediaTek is often associated with affordable, budgeted, Android phones. However, the company has made inroads into the more premium models. The launch of the Dimensity 9200 chip is a potent step in that direction.

Chip-maker Qualcomm has captured the smartphone applications processor (AP) market with a 45 per cent revenue share in the first quarter (Q1) this year, followed by MediaTek with 25 per cent and Apple with 22 per cent share.

MediaTek to build a more balanced, resilient supply chain through the addition of a new foundry partner with significant capacity in the US and Europe.

By Eric Hamilton Published February 03, 2021 at 3:40 am This week, we’re covering Intel’s GPU getting a showcase, the Right to Repair movement gaining an impressive amount of traction among the states for 2021, and new product launches. On the Right to Repair front, several states will be proposing bills aimed at addressing repair laws, and the next few weeks and months will be interesting as these bills potentially get off the ground. We’ve also got some ne...