Qualcomm Inc

Qualcomm CEO says its new modem creates a ‘huge delta’ in performance versus Apple

David Bale1 week ago04 mins

Apple webpage with iPhone 16e ad is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC its latest modem will create a big distance in performance versus Apple, which has made its first foray into the technology. Modems are a key component of…

Samsung launches S25 smartphone with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up

David Bale2 months ago07 mins

Samsung S25 Ultra on display at one of Samsung’s stores in London, U.K. Samsung has boosted the capabilities of the S25 on the Ultra model. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Samsung Electronics on Wednesday launched its latest flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S25 series — touting a custom chip and boosted AI features. The S25 release…

TSMC says first advanced U.S. chip plant ‘dang near back’ on schedule. Here’s an inside look at the Arizona fab

David Bale3 months ago014 mins

Atop a newly completed, 3.5-million-square-foot building that stands on 1,100 acres in the Arizona desert north of Phoenix is a giant logo of a microchip wafer and the letters TSMC. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s first Arizona chip fabrication plant, or fab, is making history because it’s the most advanced chip fab on U.S. soil, and…

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Broadcom’s long and winding path to the trillion-dollar club, and how Trump played a role

David Bale3 months ago011 mins

President Donald Trump introduces Broadcom CEO Hock Tan prior to Tan announcing the repatriation of his company’s headquarters to the United States from Singapore during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, November 2, 2017. Getty Images When Broadcom tried to buy rival Qualcomm for $120 billion in 2018,…