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Qualcomm & Google – Starting low

Low volume, low value. Qualcomm and Google have announced that Android Wear OS will be supported on RISC-V processors opening the way for the first market implementation that takes RISC-V...

USA vs. China – The screw pt. III

Existing rules made more effective. The tightening of restrictions on chip exports to China aims to close a series of loopholes that allowed China to work around the rules and...

Baidu – ERNIE 1.0

The real ERNIE 1.0. Baidu rolled out the latest version of its ERNIE chatbot which is a great improvement over previous versions and in my opinion, is what the company...

USA vs. China – No loophole

Nanoimprint lithography unlikely to solve anyone’s problems. Canon has announced that it will begin selling an alternative technology for advanced semiconductors that I suspect is unlikely to see a lot...

USA vs. China – X-Ray vision

The US sees through the propaganda. Commentary from the US Department of Commerce indicates that it has not fallen for the propaganda and realised that the ability to make chips...

Research Publication – Reality Bytes – Clash of the Titans Vol. V.III

September 11th 2023: Alavan Independent and Radio Free Mobile update their geopolitical view of the current technological and ideological battle being fought between the USA and China.  RFM subscribers will...

China vs. USA – Sucker punch

Apple is at higher risk than Qualcomm. Both Apple and Qualcomm have taken a hit over their exposure to China, but the reality is that Apple carries much higher exposure...

China vs. USA – 7nm debate

Making a few chips is not enough. The fuss over Huawei’s new chip has gone all the way to the top but the real issue is not if the chip...

Huawei – 5G debate

Still no hard evidence of 5G. Huawei is now more of a political pawn than ever as its claimed accomplishments are more about demonstrating that China can work around the...

Broadcom, Intel & Dell – Enterprise in charge

Smartphones continue to languish. Results from players in both the enterprise and consumer space indicate that while the consumer sector remains difficult, enterprise demand appears to have bottomed which in...