Samsung is planning to use Qualcomm’s chipsets for near half of the smartphones and tablets it launches in 2022, TheElec has learned.According to Samsung’s smartphone shipment plan for 2022 seen by TheElec, the tech giant is planning to launch a total of 64 models of smartphones and tablets.Out of t

The global smartphone application processor (AP) sales dropped 26% year over year in the second quarter due to low sales of smartphones caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to market research firm CounterPoint.Leader Qualcomm saw its market share drop while Chinese vendors HiSilicon and MediaT

The initial rate of increase in 5G subscribers was around two years faster than it was for 4G LTE, Ericsson said in its Mobility Report 2020.The Swedish telecom equipment giant expects 5G subscribers to hit 190 million by the end of the year. This is slightly lower than 4G subscribers in 2013, four

The global cellular baseband processor market grew 9% year over year to reach US$5.2 billion in the first quarter of 2020, according to market research firm Strategy Analytics on Friday.5G baseband shipments powered the growth, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and weak seasonal demand, the firm said.5G

Chinese semiconductor designer Unisoc will began mass production of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV)-based 6-nanometer (nm) application processor (AP) for 5G smartphones by the end of the year, the company said on Monday.The processor, dubbed T7520, will be used for 5G smartphones launching next year, t

A local news source Xin Zhi Xun (芯智讯) recently reported that Unisoc, a core affiliate of the Ziguang Group, has launched the communication chip Chuntong (IVY) 2651, which supports the 'BeiDou No. 3 system', a global service of 'China' GPS BeiDou. Chuntong 2651 is a 4-in-1 combo communication chip th

The government of Xian city of Shanxi province announced that it signed 10 project agreements with 10 semiconductor companies including Loongson Zhongkou (Loongson), AMEC, and Silan (士兰 微) at the 2018 Xian Integrated Circuit Industry Forum held on February 22. The project details have not been discl

It is expected that Chinese semiconductor front-end production facilities will account for 20 percent of the global market between 2020 and 2021. It will be a significant jump from the current market share of 16%. It will be the result of the Chinese government's policy of launching semiconductors.