2018-03-05 - Alan Patterson

Memory, National Security on Chinese Manufacturing Agenda

$31.5 billion fund to be set up by government to bring semiconductor manufacturing up to speed

2018-03-05 - Dylan McGrath, EE Times

Microchip Acquires Microsemi for $8.35 Billion

Deal has enterprise value of approximately $10.15 billion, with Microchip taking on Microsemi's $1.8 billion debt

2018-03-01 - Alan Patterson

Smartphones: Android and iOS to Grow

Fourth quarter 2017 sales just a blip on the radar, say IDC

2018-02-26 - Jonas Klar, EE Times Asia

Smartphone Sales in First Ever Decline

Huawei, Xiaomi only vendors in top-five to gain in fourth quarter of 2017

2018-02-26 - Dylan McGrath, EE Times

Qualcomm to Utilize Samsung’s 7nm EUV Process

Samsung promises higher yields on 7nm EUV process than on 10nm FinFET

2018-02-22 - Dylan McGrath, EE Times

Broadcom Lowers Qualcomm Bid

Conditionally lowers bid after Qualcomm increases its bid for NXP Semiconductors.

2018-02-22 - Jonas Klar, EE Times Asia

Battery Customers Rush to Secure Cobalt Supplies

Large corporations no longer content on relying on battery OEMs, looking to secure exclusive deals.

2018-02-21 - Dylan McGrath, EE Times

Qualcomm Forced to Sweeten NXP Bid

China's Ministry of Commerce antitrust review, strong NXP stock performance giving shareholders cold feet.

2018-02-21 - Dylan McGrath, EE Times

China Invests $100 billion in Tsinghua R&D and Manufacturing

$161 billion in total over 10 years in semiconductor manufacturing, new industrial park in Chongqing

2018-02-14 - Rick Merritt

Blog: Prospects of the Qualcomm, Broadcom Deal

Broadcom has a better-than-even chance of acquiring Qualcomm, but it's not the best remedy for problems that the cellular giant…