The global smartphone chipset market saw a shakeup in Q3 2025. Apple’s A19 and A19 Pro shipments surged, but MediaTek held onto the top spot despite a decline. All eyes are now on a looming DRAM shortage that could spike phone costs.
According to a new report, OpenAI is negotiating a massive $10 billion deal with Amazon. The agreement would see OpenAI deploy Amazon’s custom Trainium AI chips, marking a significant shift in the AI hardware landscape and increasing pressure on Nvidia.
A leak from Apple’s internal kernel debug kit files shows the upcoming iPhone 17e may ship with Apple’s C1-series modem but without the N1 wireless chip. For the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple was still testing between the C1X and C2 basebands as of the leak.
Rumors swirled that Samsung would stop selling SATA SSDs to consumers, following Micron’s exit with its Crucial brand. Samsung has now directly denied these reports, stating plans to phase out SATA or other SSDs are “false.”
According to a new report, Nvidia’s CES 2026 presence will be more about roadmap signals than big launches. CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote on January 5 is expected to focus on AI, with potential confirmations about the delayed RTX 50 Super GPUs and a rumored high-performance Arm SoC.
Europe is putting serious money behind its chip ambitions. The EU Commission has approved €623 million in German state aid for two cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing projects by GlobalFoundries and X-FAB.
OpenAI has launched its GPT-5.2 model, powered entirely by NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure. The new Blackwell GPUs behind it are showing massive performance leaps in the latest industry benchmarks, with gains of up to 4.2x over the previous generation.
Nvidia’s apparent win on selling advanced AI chips to China is facing a major reality check. Political pressure from Beijing might mean Chinese firms simply won’t buy, turning a regulatory green light into a commercial dead end.
Apple’s latest A19 and A19 Pro chips powering the iPhone 17 series show a surprising shrink in size alongside performance gains. Analysis reveals clever design work beyond just a new manufacturing node. The efficiency cores, in particular, see massive architectural improvements.
Hamamatsu Photonics has launched a new series of InGaAs area image sensors designed for demanding industrial applications. The sensors, models G16561 to G16564-0909T, promise high dynamic range, ultra-low dark current, and a fast 116 frames per second capture rate.
