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Intel – The hard road pt. II

This is Intel’s make or break moment. Intel’s determination to return to manufacturing supremacy is existential because if Geisinger fails, the vultures will break-up the company and sell off the...

Samsung Q2 2020 – Loving lockdown.

Semiconductors pull a blinder. Samsung has indicated that it has had a good Q2 2020 almost certainly because the stay at home trend has continued to productivity electronics and data...

Apple 5G – Antenna issues

mmWave antenna design is still a big issue. As I have long suspected, one of the most challenging issues for 5G is the design of the mmWave antenna which has...

Apple & Intel – Fuzzy logic

Acquiring Intel’s modem business now makes no sense. The WSJ (see here) is reporting that Apple is close to buying Intel’s modem business but given that Apple has accepted a...

Samsung vs. Huawei – Fatal fragility

Mate X unlikely to launch on time. The timing of Samsung’s inevitable (see here) delay of retail availability of the Galaxy Fold will be short-lived as while the Huawei’s Mate...

Apple – Upward mobility

Verticalisation remains the way forward for now. Apple’s verticalisation continues with its semi-acquisition of Dialog Semiconductor making a lot more to unravel when the iPhone bandwagon finally grinds to a...

Xiaomi & Samsung – Goodbye blue sky.

Smartphone slowdown sinks all boats.  Xiaomi The omens are ill for when Xiaomi begins trading in Hong Kong on Monday as its shares are trading at an 11% discount to...

MWC Day 1 –Going bananas.

Reply to this post           MWC retro mania continues (except 5G). Android dullness alleviated by a banana. HMD (Nokia) has once again laid bare how dull...

Qualcomm & Microsoft – Dream with caveats.

Reply to this post           Some space left for this proposition Windows on ARM is back for another crack at the PC market and while I can...

Apple – Tick in the box.

Reply to this post           Hacking of Face ID proves its security. The inevitable hacking of Face ID has been achieved but I think that the...