Trouble at Intel
Trouble at Intel – Intel’s delay of 7nm chips is a near-term financial problem, a boon to its data center competitor, a geopolitical problem and not least a major identity crisis for the company.
Category Archives: Qualcomm
5 chip companies revisited
5 chip companies revisited – With elevated stock prices and cheap debt the large companies have the means to further consolidate the industry. But this time even the biggest companies may be targets.
Death, Taxes and IP Licenses
Death, Taxes and IP Licenses – Someone needs to create a Y-Combinator for semiconductor start-ups.
Arm for sale?
Arm for sale? Arm could probably benefit from new owners, but faces some big strategic challenges that need to be addressed soon.
The Five Year Plan for Semiconductors
The Five Year Plan for Semis – It strikes as folly that the US government seeks to abandon the principles that built the US semis industry in a bid to confront China which is using those exact methods.
Anarchy in the OS – Revisited
Anarchy in the OS – Revisited – The way we think of computers has changed. The days of compatibility and common operating systems are over. Low cost hardware and bandwidth will fragment the way we think of computers until they largely disappear.
Apple Silicon – The Rest of Us
Apple Silicon – The Rest of Us – Apple’s silicon design team has not only delivered an impressive CPU, but they also appear to be managed better than any other chip company out there.
The State of RF Semis in 2020
The State of RF Semis in 2020 – We are the late stages of the Golden Age of RF Semis. A combination of the growth of Chinese competitors and Qualcomm’s emergence as a real player in RF mean changes is coming.
How China’s Semis Complex Invests for Growth
The irony is, at a time when the US is looking for government subsidies for specific chip companies, China is using turbocharged capitalism to build its next generation of chip companies.
How Can (Should) the US Re-Build Its Semis Industry?
UPDATED: This is an updated version of our post to reflect TSMC’s announcement this morning. This has been a busy week for the semiconductor industry. This topic has been eating […]
