On Monday, in a statement Qualcomm Inc said, it will supply a key chip for the dashboard of Renault SA’s new electric vehicle. Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of key semiconductors in mobile phones, has expanded into vehicles with chips that can power dashboards and infotainment systems at the same time. Earlier this year Qualcomm Renault…
In a statement, the U.S. Department of Labor said Alphabet Inc’s Google will spend $3.8 million, including $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations that it unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings and underpaid women. The allegations stemmed from a routine compliance audit several years ago required by Google’s status as…
On Friday, Foxconn’s Chairman Liu Young stated, the company aims to capture 10% of the global market share for electric vehicles between 2025-2027; to this end it has entered into talks with multiple carmakers for future cooperation. “We want to push Taiwan’s EV industry to the world,” said Liu Young. Foxconn, a major supplier to…
On Monday, in a statement Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp said, Nvidia Corp has agreed to acquire its chip designer Arm for $40 billion in a deal that is potent enough to reshape the global semiconductor industry. The acquisition places a vital supplier of Apple Inc and others under the control of a single player. The…
With U.S. electric vehicle pioneer Tesla Inc accelerating the shift towards electric cars, Hyundai Motor suppliers have increasingly turned to “outsiders” for parts; but now Hyundai’s own supply company, Mobis, plans on plunging into this supply chain. Hyundai Mobis is negotiating with two global automakers to supply electrified parts, said the company’s executive with an…
Chip designer Arm Holdings Ltd stated, it has put on hold the proposed transfer of two of its software businesses to its Japan-based parent SoftBank Group Corp. In July 2020, Arm had said it would transfer two units under its internet-of-things services group to its parent and aimed to complete the transfer by September. Arm…
South Korea’s Samsung Display, a supplier for Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc, has requested Vietnam to exempt 700 South Korean engineers from its mandatory quarantine requirement saying they are needed to prepare for the production of screens for new smartphones. South Korea is Vietnam’s biggest foreign investor. In an effort to contain the outbreak of…
On Tuesday, Qualcomm Inc, the world’s biggest supplier of mobile phone chips, introduced a new set of semiconductors designed to connect mobile phones to 5G networks that operate differently around the world. In a statement, the San Diego, California-based company said, its X60 modem chip, along with a new antenna chip, will be the first…
In a statement, Japan’s defense ministry stated, a cyber attack on Mitsubishi Electric Corp, a major supplier of the country’s defense and infrastructure systems, has led to a breach of sensitive data on defense equipment. The potentially stolen data included requirements for defense equipment that Japan’s Defense ministry specified for contract bidders in October 2018,…
The coronavirus outbreak in China poses a potential threat to the mobile phone industry, said Qualcomm Inc while adding that it is likely to impact its manufacturing and sales. These comments by Qualcomm, the world’s biggest supplier of “modem” chips has resulted in the tumbling of chip stocks despite signs that an industry downturn was…
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