A Quick Look at Qualcomm Investors’ Day
Qualcomm’s investor day unveiled the company’s new positioning around edge devices, a strategy which allows them to repurpose existing products for a much wider array of customers.
Category Archives: Silicon
China Chip Update – Tencent and Innosilicon
Two Chinese companies – Tencent and Innosilicon – launched chips this month that look to be important steps forward for China’s semis efforts.
Will Auto Companies Roll Their Own Chips?
Before we get to autonomous vehicles, there is going to be a big market for a special-purpose automotive processors (APU?). That chip is going to look a lot like a mobile app processor, and Qualcomm may be the best positioned to capture the opportunity.
Some Background on Semis for Autos
The market for auto semis never quite seems to live up to its growth forecasts. Someday, it will get there, but there are some good reasons why it will take time.
Did Aliens Build the Pyramids?
Did Aliens Build the Pyramids? – Did Ali really build its own CPU? It looks like they got help from a few outside parties which just shows that designing chips, especially CPUs, is still hard.
The Reverse Qualcomm Squeeze
The Reverse Qualcomm Squeeze – Qualcomm’s advances in RF products, including this week’s announcement of their filter line – positions Qualcomm to reverse the trend of their smartphone customers building their own silicon.
FUD, Channel, Software and Prices
FUD, Channel, Software and Prices – Intel looks to be reaching the end of its competitive response playbook – cutting prices on their flagship products is not a good look for the company/
SiC and GAN
The materials we use to build semis are changing as new semis content in higher power devices like cars and power grids grows.
Global Foundries IPO!!!
Global Foundries IPO!!! – While GF’s financials make for some tough reading (negative gross margins?!?), they are generating cash and are definitely doing something right to attract $19 billion of customer commitments.
Fun with Open Source Semis
Fun with Open Source Semis – RISC-V is really starting to gain momentum, with new companies popping up all over the market landscape.
Digits to Dollars 