The rising cost of memory is putting a massive dent in the earnings of Android chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm and MediaTek, and even though these companies have managed to address the lower-tier end of the smartphone market through less capable SoCs, they continue to avoid a practice that Apple has adopted since the latter introduced the original iPad in 2010. Through chip binning, the California-based giant has managed to keep its chip production costs down by re-purposing them in non-flagship products and maximizing profits. With 2nm SoCs expected to reach $300+ this year, Qualcomm and MediaTek are missing out on […]
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