American IDMs of RF components such as silicon-based filters are all proceeding with capacity expansions in the US, looking to seek government subsidies under the newly legislated Chips and Science Act, according to industry sources.

When Bhavish Aggarwal arrived for a recent visit at the Ola Futurefactory, marketed as the world’s largest electric two-wheeler plant, the company’s founder was quick to spot a shuttered entryway that should have been left open. He immediately summoned a custodial manager, people who were present said, and meted out a punishment: run three laps around the several-acre-large plant.

AI image processing will play an increasingly important role in the mobile phone market, with AI image semantic segmentation helping phones achieve better picture quality (PQ), as well as providing better efficiency in terms of power consumption, according to MediaTek product manager Jam Lin at an online forum.