Here’s how long the chip shortage will last, according to Samsung
David Imel / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has reportedly said that the chip shortage will continue up until H2 2022. It purportedly said that chipsets and RF chips in particular will be in short supply until then. The firm is said to be taking a few…
Chip shortage sees smartphone sales fall 6.8%
In a nutshell: Global smartphone sales were down 6.8% in the third quarter of the year, but the slump wasn’t due to falling demand: blame the chip crisis. It was a positive Q3 for Apple, though, which has moved ahead of Xiaomi to take the second-largest…
Ex-Apple engineers are helping Qualcomm build new chip to rival M1
The performance and power efficiency of Apple’s M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max chips have astounded us over the past year, and now chipmaker Qualcomm has announced plans to debut a rival chip in 2023 with the help of some former Apple employees. This is a…
iPhone 14 Gets Bad News Amid Chip Shortage: 3 Nanometer Chips Upgrade Impossible?
Several iPhone 14 rumors are spreading throughout the internet, including the chip upgrade from the current A15 of iPhone 13 to the A16 Bionic chip–which claims to be the fastest among all Apple devices introduced. However, a recent report revealed…
The chip shortage hit hard in Q3 2021, but smartphone brands still coined it
Eric Zeman / Android Authority TL;DR Counterpoint Research and Canalys have released their Q3 2021 smartphone market share reports. Both reports reveal a 6% yearly decline in shipments. Revenues are reportedly up 12% year-on-year due to a focus on…
Tesla Profits Surge On Higher Auto Sales Despite Chip Crunch
Tesla’s third-quarter profits more than quadrupled on sharply higher sales despite a global semiconductor shortage that has plagued the auto industry, according to results released Wednesday. Elon Musk’s electric car company posted a record…
embedded news week: U.K. chip startups, natural language quantum
Here’s our weekly snapshot of some of the embedded news that has come through our inbox, covering news, products, funding and events news. In the embedded world, semiconductor startups in the U.K. are not as fortunate as those in the U.S. or Israel where…
Apple’s M1X Chip: News, Features, Release Date, and More
Launched in late 2020, Apple’s M1 chips revolutionized its Macs with a seismic leap in performance and battery life. Now, the company is preparing a high-end version of this chip to take things to the next level. Dubbed the M1X, this chip could help…
New car sales plummet in September as chip shortages bite, SMMT reveals
Chips are used in the production of new cars (PA Archive) Sales of new cars plunged in September – usually a buoyant month for the sector – amid an ongoing global semiconductor shortage, latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers…
When Will the Chip Shortage End? Experts Weigh In
sefa ozel / Getty Images The global coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a wide variety of unexpected consequences, including major supply chain disruptions. One of the most disruptive aspects of the supply chain shakeup has been the global chip…