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Qualcomm is scheduled to announce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 next year, with an earlier report stating that instead of switching to a dual-sourcing strategy where the SoC would be mass produced by both Samsung and TSMC, all orders will be given to the Taiwanese firm. There are several reasons for this, with one of them being that Samsung was not aggressive with its 3nm chip production push, forcing Qualcomm to source them from a single foundry for next year. In short, the San Diego’s dual-sourcing strategy will have to wait another year. A dual-sourcing strategy would have meant lowered […]
Samsung’s smartphone chipset expenditure is slowly creeping upwards to a point where the Korean behemoth is now being forced to compromise on the features that ship with its overall Galaxy range. Due to an extreme reliance on external companies such as Qualcomm and its Snapdragon chipsets, Samsung’s costs have risen to almost $7 billion alone this year, which is more than a 200 percent increase compared to the $2.3 billion it paid back in 2019. Continued increase in Samsung’s smartphone chipset expenditure also explains why it lags in upping the specifications of its Galaxy S flagship series Developing cutting-edge smartphone […]
Samsung has reportedly lost out on a grand opportunity to partner with Qualcomm to mass produce its next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, to TSMC. The Taiwanese semiconductor giant will utilize its 3nm ‘N3E’ technology next year, with other companies such as MediaTek also expected to take advantage of this manufacturing process. Qualcomm was previously said to adopt a dual-sourcing strategy for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to lower its production costs TSMC is aggressively pushing its 3nm process for 2024, with the pricey N3B node adopted by Apple for its A17 Pro and M3. The manufacturer will […]
It was previously reported that Apple is working on its custom 5G chips to reduce dependency on Qualcomm. The company is in pursuit of relying on its in-house components, following the same approach as Apple Silicon. However, Apple appears to be far from achieving its goals as it has decided to discontinue developing in-house 5G modems, according to a new report. The reports are not confirmed at this stage, but multiple sources have reported similar scenarios. Apple will reportedly discontinue the development of in-house 5G modem and potentially continue to rely on Qualcomm A new report from "yeux1122" has been […]
TSMC only had one customer for its 3nm ‘N3B’ process, which was Apple, but in 2024, a new report states that the semiconductor manufacturer is expected to witness a double-digit increase in revenue for this category as it aims to add more partners for its long-supported cutting-edge node. With this growth, the company’s 3nm wafer production is also said to reach 100,000 monthly units by the end of next year. Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, and others will reportedly adopt TSMC’s new 3nm ‘N3E’ process, contributing to the manufacturer’s revenue Alongside mass producing wafers to be used by various chipset makers, China […]
Apple recently announced the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 chips. While the design is practically the same as the last generation, some notable improvements are under the hood for enhanced performance and better connectivity. According to the latest, Apple plans to introduce cellular MacBooks powered by its custom 5G modems. The machines are slated to be released in 2028, roughly ten years after the company started working on its in-house modems. Apple's move to cut ties with Qualcomm will stretch to cellular MacBooks with custom 5G modems As mentioned earlier, Apple plans to launch cellular MacBooks […]
Apple recently renewed its 5G licensing agreement with Qualcomm because it continues to face development challenges with its in-house solution. With the contiguous delays, the technology giant will reportedly not launch the custom 5G modem by the end of 2025 or early 2026, with the first batch likely debuting in the new iPhones. However, even with the launch being successful, a new report states that Apple will continue to rely on Qualcomm’s 5G modems, but not necessarily for the iPhone. Qualcomm may continue to provide Apple 5G modems for the iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac It is unclear how many units […]
Apple might believe that AR glasses might be too elusive at this time as the technology has not matured, but Meta is not waiting for future advancements to produce its own version of smart spectacles, which is why it has reportedly started development of custom chipsets for this category. However, instead of relying on Qualcomm’s SoCs, the company has partnered with MediaTek, with the two firms collaborating on developing an in-house solution that will be found in the next AR glasses model. Meta requires chips that are not just designed for high performance, but are also power efficient and focused […]
Qualcomm has finally lifted the curtains off the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, and it brings a number of improvements over its predecessors. For starters, the processor is fabricated on TSMC's 4nm process and has a 1+3+4 CPU configuration. The Kryo CPU offers a prime core clocked at 2.63GHz, you also have 3x performance cores running at 2.4GHz, and there are four efficiency cores running at a modest 1.8GGHz. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 looks like a steal deal for anyone who is looking for a mid-range CPU as it delivers great performance for its intended price segment Speaking of performance, […]
Earlier this February, Qualcomm and Iridium teamed up to release Snapdragon Satellite, a new satellite messaging service that was going to come to a number of Snapdragon-powered smartphones. However, it appears that we are going to have to wait longer than that, as both companies have ended their partnership. With the death of Snapdragon Satellite, Android users will have to wait longer before the features become publically available Qualcomm and Iridium have announced that they're ending their deal to provide satellite-to-phone services. According to a press release from Iridium, both parties developed and demonstrated the technology, but Android OEMs decided […]
AMD is reportedly working with Samsung & Qualcomm to bring FSR "FidelityFX Super Resolution" technology to future smartphones. Samsung & Qualcomm's Next-Gen Smartphones Might Benefit From AMD's FSR "FidelityFX Super Resolution" & Ray Tracin...
It has been some time since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 went official, and we have already seen it showing up in the Xiaomi 14 series. However, for those who don't know, there is going to be an overclocked version that will debut in the Galaxy S24 series, j...
Qualcomm is scheduled to announce the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 next year, with an earlier report stating that instead of switching to a dual-sourcing strategy where the SoC would be mass produced by both Samsung and TSMC, all orders will be given to the Taiwanese firm. There are several reasons for this, with one of them being that Samsung was not aggressive with its 3nm chip production push, forcing Qualcomm to source them from a single foundry for next year. In short, the San Diego’s dual-sourcing strategy will have to wait another year. A dual-sourcing strategy would have meant lowered […]
Samsung’s smartphone chipset expenditure is slowly creeping upwards to a point where the Korean behemoth is now being forced to compromise on the features that ship with its overall Galaxy range. Due to an extreme reliance on external companies such as Qualcomm and its Snapdragon chipsets, Samsung’s costs have risen to almost $7 billion alone this year, which is more than a 200 percent increase compared to the $2.3 billion it paid back in 2019. Continued increase in Samsung’s smartphone chipset expenditure also explains why it lags in upping the specifications of its Galaxy S flagship series Developing cutting-edge smartphone […]
Samsung has reportedly lost out on a grand opportunity to partner with Qualcomm to mass produce its next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, to TSMC. The Taiwanese semiconductor giant will utilize its 3nm ‘N3E’ technology next year, with other companies such as MediaTek also expected to take advantage of this manufacturing process. Qualcomm was previously said to adopt a dual-sourcing strategy for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to lower its production costs TSMC is aggressively pushing its 3nm process for 2024, with the pricey N3B node adopted by Apple for its A17 Pro and M3. The manufacturer will […]
It was previously reported that Apple is working on its custom 5G chips to reduce dependency on Qualcomm. The company is in pursuit of relying on its in-house components, following the same approach as Apple Silicon. However, Apple appears to be far from achieving its goals as it has decided to discontinue developing in-house 5G modems, according to a new report. The reports are not confirmed at this stage, but multiple sources have reported similar scenarios. Apple will reportedly discontinue the development of in-house 5G modem and potentially continue to rely on Qualcomm A new report from "yeux1122" has been […]
TSMC only had one customer for its 3nm ‘N3B’ process, which was Apple, but in 2024, a new report states that the semiconductor manufacturer is expected to witness a double-digit increase in revenue for this category as it aims to add more partners for its long-supported cutting-edge node. With this growth, the company’s 3nm wafer production is also said to reach 100,000 monthly units by the end of next year. Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, and others will reportedly adopt TSMC’s new 3nm ‘N3E’ process, contributing to the manufacturer’s revenue Alongside mass producing wafers to be used by various chipset makers, China […]
Apple recently announced the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 chips. While the design is practically the same as the last generation, some notable improvements are under the hood for enhanced performance and better connectivity. According to the latest, Apple plans to introduce cellular MacBooks powered by its custom 5G modems. The machines are slated to be released in 2028, roughly ten years after the company started working on its in-house modems. Apple's move to cut ties with Qualcomm will stretch to cellular MacBooks with custom 5G modems As mentioned earlier, Apple plans to launch cellular MacBooks […]
Apple recently renewed its 5G licensing agreement with Qualcomm because it continues to face development challenges with its in-house solution. With the contiguous delays, the technology giant will reportedly not launch the custom 5G modem by the end of 2025 or early 2026, with the first batch likely debuting in the new iPhones. However, even with the launch being successful, a new report states that Apple will continue to rely on Qualcomm’s 5G modems, but not necessarily for the iPhone. Qualcomm may continue to provide Apple 5G modems for the iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac It is unclear how many units […]
Apple might believe that AR glasses might be too elusive at this time as the technology has not matured, but Meta is not waiting for future advancements to produce its own version of smart spectacles, which is why it has reportedly started development of custom chipsets for this category. However, instead of relying on Qualcomm’s SoCs, the company has partnered with MediaTek, with the two firms collaborating on developing an in-house solution that will be found in the next AR glasses model. Meta requires chips that are not just designed for high performance, but are also power efficient and focused […]
Qualcomm has finally lifted the curtains off the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, and it brings a number of improvements over its predecessors. For starters, the processor is fabricated on TSMC's 4nm process and has a 1+3+4 CPU configuration. The Kryo CPU offers a prime core clocked at 2.63GHz, you also have 3x performance cores running at 2.4GHz, and there are four efficiency cores running at a modest 1.8GGHz. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 looks like a steal deal for anyone who is looking for a mid-range CPU as it delivers great performance for its intended price segment Speaking of performance, […]
Earlier this February, Qualcomm and Iridium teamed up to release Snapdragon Satellite, a new satellite messaging service that was going to come to a number of Snapdragon-powered smartphones. However, it appears that we are going to have to wait longer than that, as both companies have ended their partnership. With the death of Snapdragon Satellite, Android users will have to wait longer before the features become publically available Qualcomm and Iridium have announced that they're ending their deal to provide satellite-to-phone services. According to a press release from Iridium, both parties developed and demonstrated the technology, but Android OEMs decided […]
AMD is reportedly working with Samsung & Qualcomm to bring FSR "FidelityFX Super Resolution" technology to future smartphones. Samsung & Qualcomm's Next-Gen Smartphones Might Benefit From AMD's FSR "FidelityFX Super Resolution" & Ray Tracin...
It has been some time since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 went official, and we have already seen it showing up in the Xiaomi 14 series. However, for those who don't know, there is going to be an overclocked version that will debut in the Galaxy S24 series, j...