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Eric Higham
| Jun 24, 2020
I had the opportunity to write the cover article (Semiconductor Trends in Sub-6 GHz 5G Networks) for the June 2020 issue of Microwave Journal. As always, a grea...
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Chris Taylor
| Jun 04, 2020
A new U.S. trade policy against Huawei unravels the network of relationships that have tied the electronics industry and global trade together, and threatens th...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| May 19, 2020
Amidst all the current challenges, the year is shaping up to be a big year for the image sensor vendors as they continue to drive new product announcements and ...
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Chris Taylor
| May 12, 2020
The following blog written by Igor Tovberg, Director of Product Marketing at Altair Semiconductor, promotes Altair’s chipsets. Other cellular IoT so...
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Eric Higham
| May 04, 2020
COVID-19 emerged in China at the end of 2019 and the effect on global economies has been profound, but still unclear. Countries around the world have implemente...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Apr 28, 2020
Smartphone cameras are evolving at a rapid pace due to the availability of high resolution and large format image sensors, offering optimal camera capabilities ...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Feb 20, 2020
The market for High Pixel image sensors is intensifying as component vendors are starting to offer image sensors with high-resolution capture capabilities in or...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Feb 19, 2020
Recently Samsung made an announcement for its new 108MP image sensor along with the launch of the Samsung S20 series, signifying its intent to drive innovations...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Feb 04, 2020
The demand for high pixel image sensors has continued to gain momentum as smartphone OEMs are adopting this as a key differentiator and selling point for their ...
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Stephen Entwistle
| Jan 10, 2020
Broadcom to Sell PA and Filter Unit
Today the Wall Street Journal reported that Broadcom wants to sell its RF chip business unit, which had $2.2 billi...
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Eric Higham
| Dec 19, 2019
I’ve borrowed a line from the Austin Powers movies to introduce myself and some of my new responsibilities to you. I’m Eric Higham and I’ve be...
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Eric Higham
| Dec 19, 2019
In the holiday spirit, I couldn't resist borrowing a line from "Do you hear what I hear". After a long absence created more by a lack of time than a lack of int...
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Chris Taylor
| Dec 18, 2019
Today the Wall Street Journal reported that Broadcom wants to sell its RF chip business unit, which had $2.2 billion in sales in Broadcom’s 2019 fiscal ye...
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Chris Taylor
| Dec 18, 2019
Contrary to first impressions of many analysts and encouraged by Qualcomm’s common practice of conflating processors, chipsets, and platforms, the new Sna...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Sep 24, 2019
The focus on cameras in the smartphone has grown tremendously among both smartphone vendors and component suppliers. Samsung continues to be at the forefront of...
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Chris Taylor
| Sep 12, 2019
With Qualcomm’s new Wi-Fi 6 platforms, users will benefit from better Wi-Fi performance even in lower-priced devices.
In August 2019, Qualcomm announced ...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Sep 06, 2019
The global smartphone display panel market revenue grew by 8 percent but shipments dropped by 4 percent YoY in Q1 2019. The saturation in the smartphone market ...
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Jeffrey Mathews
| Aug 13, 2019
The race for the highest smartphone megapixel count continues to see dramatic shifts in both technology and the pace of development. Just months after announcin...
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Sravan Kundojjala
| Jul 29, 2019
Apple has finally made its move into baseband chip design by acquiring Intel’s 5G smartphone baseband division, having passed up the opportunity to buy se...
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Chris Taylor
| Jun 25, 2019
Wi-Fi 6, the latest Wi-Fi standard, has come a long way in the last 18 months, having started to ship in phones and laptops as well as access points. Mark...
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