Huawei’s 5nm Kirin 9006C is manufactured by TSMC after all

Huawei launched a new Qingyuan L450 notebook in early December 2023 for the Chinese market and one of the centerpiece features is the new 5nm Kirin 9006C. This sparked rumors about China’s chip manufacturing capabilities and some thought that SMIC has made a big breakthrough by producing advanced 5nm silicon. However, a teardown by Tech […]

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Samsung’s improved 5nm process could benefit Galaxy Watch 6, Pixel Fold

The Pixel 7 and the Pixel 7 Pro feature Google’s Tensor G2 SoC, which is fabricated by Samsung on its 5nm process. The Pixel Fold is also expected to feature the same chipset. However, a new rumor suggests that the Tensor G2 in the Pixel Fold will perform much better than the Tensor G2 in […]

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Galaxy M14 5G goes official in India with 5nm chip and 6,000mAh battery

Samsung has launched the Galaxy M14 5G in India. It’s a slightly modified version of the Galaxy A14 5G that was launched a few months ago. It has a bigger battery and faster charging than the Galaxy A14 5G. Galaxy M14 5G pricing and availability The Galaxy M14 5G is priced at INR 13,490 (around […]

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Galaxy F14 5G goes official with 5nm chip, 6,000mAh battery

Samsung launched the Galaxy F14 5G in India today. It is a slightly modified version of the Galaxy A14 5G that was launched a few weeks ago. The new smartphone comes with more competitive pricing and a bigger battery, which a lot of consumers would like. Let us have a look at all its features. […]

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Samsung to mass produce third-gen 4nm semiconductor chips soon

According to a new report, Samsung is all set to begin mass production of the third-gen 4nm chips during the first half of 2023. It is the main foundry product in the ultra-micro fabrication process sector. Thanks to the technological advancements in performance, power consumption, and area improvements, the company managed to neutralize one of […]

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Exynos 1330, Exynos 1380 5nm chips go official with faster performance

Samsung has finally announced its new mid-range Exynos processors for Galaxy A smartphones. While the company had mentioned the Exynos 1330 during the Galaxy A14 5G launch last month, it did not fully reveal its specifications and capabilities. Now, the company has released that information along with the features of the Exynos 1380. Both new […]

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Galaxy A34 5G specs reveal it is almost identical to Galaxy A33 5G

Samsung is soon going to launch another Galaxy A-series phone, the Galaxy A34 5G. It is the successor to last year’s Galaxy A33 5G. The Galaxy A34 5G recently picked up Bluetooth certification, and recently, the South Korean version was listed in Geekbench’s database. But if we go by the latest tip, the Galaxy A34 […]

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Samsung rival TSMC might not ship chips from its European plant to Apple

We are all aware of the tension between China and Taiwan. This has reportedly increased concern about delays in shipment and exports, which is why, for a long time, the Taiwanese semiconductor giant, TSMC, has been looking to diversify its production. TSMC is already building a plant in Arizona, USA, that will manufacture 4nm and […]

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Google Tensor G2 is fabbed on 5nm process as per company spokesperson

Google unveiled the Pixel 7 series last week but did not share detailed specs about the new Tensor G2 chipset. Earlier rumors pointed to a 4nm manufacturing process but as it turns out the new SoC is based on a 5nm process as a Google spokesperson confirmed to Android Authority. We don’t get official confirmation […]

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Kuo: New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro to Enter Production This Year and Might Still Have 5nm Chips

Next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will enter mass production in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a tweet, Kuo said that given TSMC’s guidance indicated that revenue from 3nm chip production will not begin until 2023, the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models may still have […]

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Kuo: TSMC will manufacture A16 Bionic chip on 5nm process for 2022 iPhone 14 series

TSMC published its roadmap, and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo spotted that this year the Taiwanese company will stick to 5nm process technology. This comes as an indication the new A16 Bionic chip for this year’s iPhones will be manufactured on the same fab process as the A15, bringing minor improvements. The aligns well with rumors that […]

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Alleged Apple Chip Plans Suggest ‘A16’ Will Stick With 5nm, ‘M2’ to Make Jump to 3nm Instead

The “A16” chip for the iPhone will reportedly be manufactured with the same process as the iPhone 13’s A15 Bionic, with Apple saving a bigger performance leap for the “M2” chip designed for its next-generation Macs. Meanwhile, the company is working on a “final” M1 chip variant that uses more powerful cores from the A15, […]

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Exynos 1280 is a 5nm chipset for mid-range Galaxy phones

Samsung is about to launch its new mid-range smartphones—Galaxy A33 5G, Galaxy A53 5G, and Galaxy A73 5G—and two of them are expected to feature the Exynos 1280 processor. While the company hasn’t revealed the Exynos 1280 officially, its main specifications have been leaked. The Galaxy A53 5G has appeared in the Google Play listing, […]

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Here’s more proof of how dependent Google was on Samsung for Tensor chip

The Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro are Google’s first smartphones with its in-house Tensor chipset. However, the chip is not entirely designed by Google, and the company had a lot of help from Samsung’s semiconductor design arm. A new report shows how dependent Google was on Samsung for its first processor. The folks […]

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Samsung aims to start manufacturing 3nm chips in 2022

Samsung is the second-biggest contract chip manufacturer globally, and its current best fabrication process is 5nm LPE. The company was expected to start manufacturing chips using its 3nm technology later this year. However, the plan seems to have been delayed by one year, and the company now expects to start the mass production of 3nm […]

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Exynos 2200 processor could be used in smartphones and laptops

Samsung had confirmed earlier this year that it would launch a new Exynos processor that will use AMD’s Radeon GPU. The company has been in collaboration with AMD for the past two years to develop a powerful mobile GPU that is better than ARM’s Mali series. However, it wasn’t clear if the processor would be […]

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Samsung reportedly co-developed 5nm processor for Google Pixel 6

It was rumored last year that Google could dump Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in favor of its in-house smartphone chips. The internet advertising giant has reportedly partnered with Samsung to make a high-end processor for Pixel smartphones. The first signs of the upcoming processor have now started appearing, and it looks like we might see it inside the […]

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Samsung reportedly co-developed 5nm processor for Google Pixel 6

It was rumored last year that Google could dump Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in favor of its in-house smartphone chips. The internet advertising giant has reportedly partnered with Samsung to make a high-end processor for Pixel smartphones. The first signs of the upcoming processor have now started appearing, and it looks like we might see it inside the […]

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Samsung reportedly co-developed 5nm processor for Google Pixel 6

It was rumored last year that Google could dump Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors in favor of its in-house smartphone chips. The internet advertising giant has reportedly partnered with Samsung to make a high-end processor for Pixel smartphones. The first signs of the upcoming processor have now started appearing, and it looks like we might see it inside the […]

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Could Samsung be key to a unifying start to Biden’s presidency?

Samsung’s aggressive pursuit of the next coveted die shrink in the semiconductor segment is likely to result in another large-scale expansion in the United States. Meaning it’s just a matter of time when the tech giant will be in a position to offer direct support to the new administration. And a White House with a […]

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