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IBM closing its R&D units in China, ASML being threatened with long-term exclusion, US semi sales overtaking China's, Intel’s 18A process, China outspending everyone on semiconductor manufacturing equipment...

Intel’s 18A has been found wanting by Broadcom after it ran test wafers on the process, reports Reuters. According to the report, Broadcom got the wafers back from Intel last month and decided that the process was not yet viable for high volume production. “Intel 18A is powered on, healthy and yielding well, and we remain fully on track to ...

There's a Gartner forecast for semiconductor sales, the NovoSat lightweight, dual-port, L Band antenna, IBM debuting the first in a new series of utility-scale quantum processors,  Broadcom's novel on-chip, neural-network inference engine called NetGNT, and a guide to optimising energy efficiency in low power wireless technologies...

Apple is to replace the iPhone Bluetooth/WiFi IC currently supplied by Broadcom with an in-house chip by 2025, reports Bloomberg. Apple is Broadcom’s largest customer representing about 20% of Broadcom’s revenue last FY worth $7 billion. Apple’s replacement chip is said to integrate the cellular modem with the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions. Apple is pursuing a long-term strategy of making ...

Broadcom has defied the trend and given an upbeat forecast for the current quarter with CEO Hock Tan (pictured) conceding it was “somewhat surreal.” “From our vantage point, infrastructure spending is still very much holding,” said Tan adding, “it’s true end demand.” Broadcom had revenues of $8.4 billion in the quarter ended July 31 and expects $7.6 billion revenues in ...

Farnell is stocking spectrometer modules from Broadcom’s range. “Broadcom’s compact spectrometer modules are suitable for industrial sensing and mobile analytics in numerous applications,” according to Farnell. “Field and lab-based engineers can now access spectrometers from stock for same day shipping.” The USB-connected modules cover ultra-violet, visible and near-infra-red – alone or in various combinations. The parts Farnell is handling include: ...

Broadcom has made peace with the EU competition authorities by promising to end its exclusivity deals with TV and modem makers. “Broadcom will suspend all existing agreements containing exclusivity or quasi-exclusivity arrangements and/or leveraging provisions concerning Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) for TV set-top boxes and Internet modems, and has committed not to enter into new agreements comprising such terms,” says the EU ...

Broadcom overtook Qualcomm in Q2 to be the world’s No.1 fabless company, says TrendForce. Qualcomm’s upward momentum in 2Q20 was constrained due to the delayed release of Apple’s latest iPhones. New product releases by Apple during third quarters had typically contributed to Qualcomm’s Q2  revenues in the past. However, while Qualcomm had 6.7% revenue growth YoY in 2Q20, Broadcom had a ...

Nokia and Broadcom today announced that they are collaborating on the development of SoC processors which will be integrated into Nokia’s “5G Powered by ReefShark” portfolio. The collaboration will expand the range of Nokia ReefShark chipsets available for 5G applications and will improve both the system performance and energy footprint of 5G networks.     The two companies will work to develop ...

Broadcom has made an offer to the EU to get it to drop its anti-trust investigation, reports Reuters. In return for ending the investigation into its sales practices,  Broadcom has said it is willing to drop  ‘exclusivity deals’ whereby TV and modem customers who buy more than 50% of their requirement from Broadcom get rebates and special treatment. “In these ...