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Intel – Back to basics.

Intel rides the perfect storm. Intel has made maximum use of both tensions with China and the current semiconductor shortage to push its new foundry strategy which is going to...

Wireless Charging – Jump start?

The Chinese may provide a long-needed boost for this technology. Oppo is the latest of three Chinese handset vendors that have jumped into the far-field wireless charging game in a...

Intel vs. M1 – The empire strikes back

Intel throws down the gauntlet. Intel has put up a comparison of its latest chip against the M1 that it says tells a very different story but the tests are...

Arm and NVIDIA – The unthinkable pt. III

This acquisition is becoming increasingly problematic. NVIDIA’s acquisition of Arm is becoming increasingly problematic with in-depth investigations being launched by both the UK and the EU competition authorities and the...

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...