Tariffs aren’t a tech bro’s best friend

Chipmakers had a rare moment of joy this week after reports suggested that Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump might not slap the semiconductor industry with another round of wallet-crushing tariffs on 2 April.

Half of this went to Nvidia

The semiconductor industry in 2024 was an all-you-can-eat buffet for AI chipmakers, with the top ten fabless firms raking in a cool $249.8 billion—nearly half of which was trousered by Nvidia.

Joint venture with Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom

TSMC is trying to rescue troubled Chipzilla’s floundering foundry business, pitching a joint venture to Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom to keep the US chip dinosaur from drowning in a tarpit of its own making.

X85 5G Modem-RF platform designed to enhance 5G

Qualcomm has been using the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona to show off its latest connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, including the Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF platform, designed to enhance 5G performance.

Snapdragon Summit in Southeast Asia

Qualcomm showcased its Snapdragon X-powered device lineup at the Snapdragon Summit in Southeast Asia (SEA).

Eight years

Qualcomm and Google are teaming up to extend the life of a smartphone to eight years.

It’s a fire sale

The troubled Chipzilla’s golden days might be behind it, but selling the company or its divisions isn’t the way forward—it’s a reckless fire sale, says legendary chip designer Jim Keller. 

Old design new modem

The fruity cargo cult Apple has officially announced the iPhone 16e, a so-called budget version of its flagship iPhone 16. Under the bonnet, it has barely anything new besides the company’s over-hyped C1 modem.

Chip giant free to make processors

British chip designer Arm has abandoned its bid to terminate Qualcomm’s crucial Architecture License Agreement (ALA), meaning the US tech giant can continue producing Arm-compatible chips for PCs, smartphones, and servers. 

Less expensive version with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip

ASUS has officially announced its less expensive version of the ROG Phone 9, the ROG Phone 9 FE, which will use the Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 3 SoC, while the rest of the specifications remain the same.