The story of TSMC’s industry dominance steamed ahead unabated on Thursday, with record earnings on the back of booming demand for chips used in smartphones and servers.
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Huawei Technologies is in talks with Digital China Group and other suitors to sell parts of its Honor smartphone unit in a deal that could fetch up to $3.7-billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Apple on Tuesday launched the iPhone 12 with faster 5G connectivity starting at $799, which the company hopes will spur a wave of upgrades and keep its sales booming through to the end of the year.
Apple on Tuesday is expected to announce an iPhone 12 capable of tapping into faster 5G networks, a new feature designed to spur sales during the company’s busiest sales quarter.
Samsung Electronics reported earnings that beat analyst estimates after the Korean technology giant’s mobile and chip businesses benefited from US restrictions on Huawei Technologies.
Apple said on Tuesday it would hold a special event on 13 Octoberr, which most analysts believe will be used to unveil new iPhones with 5G capabilities.
For the first time since 2011, Apple didn’t release a version of its flagship iPhone in September. That delay has had a massive ripple effect through its network of vendors.
Micron Technology has not yet obtained new licences needed to sell its memory chips to China’s Huawei, which will cut its sales over the next two quarters, company executives said.
The US has imposed restrictions on exports to China’s biggest chip maker, SMIC, after concluding there is an “unacceptable risk” equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has launched an office in South Africa and plans to bring a range of the company’s devices to the local market.