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Qualcomm may be struggling to procure enough Snapdragon 888 chips for flagship phones

Qualcomm may be struggling to procure enough Snapdragon 888 chips for flagship phones

March 12, 2021
Qualcomm unveiled its flagship Snapdragon 888 chipset towards the end of last year. Since then, the chipset has made an appearance on several flagship devices, including Samsung's Galaxy S21 lineup, Xiaomi's Mi 11 and Redmi K40 devices, and the recently launched ROG Phone 5 and OPPO Find X3 Pro, among others. In the next few...
GlobalFoundries sues TSMC and 20 companies to block chip shipments to the US and Germany

GlobalFoundries sues TSMC and 20 companies to block chip shipments to the US and Germany

August 28, 2019
SoC's, or System-on-a-Chip, form the brains of a smartphone, directly dictating the capabilities, power, and features of the smartphone. SoCs are at the forefront of the smartphone upgrade cycle, as OEM refresh cycles are dependent on new features being brought over by the advancement to the SoC. While companies like Qualcomm design their own SoCs...