Samsung has unveiled its latest high-end Exynos Auto chip for in-vehicle infotainment systems. The Exynos Auto V920 will power next-generation infotainment systems in Hyundai cars. This is the first time that Samsung’s processors will be used in Hyundai cars, so it’s a big step for the South Korean firm. The Exynos Auto V920 will be […]
Read MoreToday, Samsung launched a new Galaxy F series phone in India. The Galaxy F54 is a rebranded version of the Galaxy M54, and it takes features from various other mid-range Samsung phones, like the Galaxy A54 and last year’s Galaxy M53. And when it comes to performance, the Galaxy F54 actually trumps the Galaxy A54, […]
Read MoreApple’s WWDC 2023 Keynote: Follow along with our live blog. Apple today revealed the M2 Ultra chip alongside the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro, the most powerful Apple silicon chip to date. The M2 Ultra is based on the M2 Max chip that debuted in the refreshed 14- and 16-inch MacBook Air earlier this […]
Read MoreSamsung is expected to bring back Exynos chips to its high-end phones with the Galaxy S24 series early next year, at least in some regions. While there is no concrete information about the Exynos 2400 specifications yet, the chip is said to have as many as nine CPU cores and an upgraded AMD Radeon-based GPU. […]
Read MoreLast year, Samsung’s System LSI arm unveiled a first-of-its-kind security chip for debit and credit cards. Called Biometric Card IC, the security chip includes a fingerprint reader, a secure element, and a secure processor in a small area. To explain how it works in detail, Samsung has published a new video that you can check […]
Read MoreQualcomm has unveiled the date for its next Snapdragon Tech Summit event. This is the event where the company unveils its flagship smartphone chipset every year. The Snapdragon Tech Summit 2023 event is where the company is expected to unveil the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that will power most high-end smartphones in 2024. The […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon shared that the company will announce the specs of its upcoming Oryon chips at Snapdragon Summit this year. Qualcomm has hyped its upcoming Oryon processors as competitors to Apple’s M-series chips. Oryon processors are based on tech from NUVIA, which the chipmaker acquired in […]
Read MoreMotorola announced its third generation Moto G Stylus 5G and it’s one of the first devices to launch with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset. The device retains the signature stylus which sits next to the charging port though it won’t offer any of the fancy Bluetooth or pressure sensitivity tricks found on the Samsung […]
Read MoreSamsung Foundry is set to unveil its improved 3nm and 4nm chip manufacturing processes at VLSI Symposium 2023 in June. The event will take place from June 11-16, 2023, in Kyoto, Japan. During the chip industry event, the South Korean chipmaker will detail its second-generation 3nm and fourth-generation 4nm processes. Both new processes are important […]
Read MoreSamsung could be planning on building a new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Japan. The facility would include Samsung’s first chip packaging test line in the country, and a new report says that the Japanese government is willing to offer subsidies worth roughly 15 billion yen ($110 million) to the Korean tech giant, should the latter […]
Read MoreAt the beginning of 2023, Samsung released some of the best Windows 11 ultrabooks Galaxy smartphone users can buy. The Intel-powered Galaxy Book 3 series consists of a budget-oriented laptop, 2-in-1 convertibles, and even an Nvidia RTX-powered model called the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra. Now, one rumor says Samsung may also plan to get in […]
Read MoreRegardless of whether the upcoming Galaxy S24 flagship phones will once again use a mix of Snapdragon and Exynos chipsets, the silicons will be brand-new and should outperform the solution employed by the Galaxy S23, i.e., the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 “for Galaxy.” And the closer we get to 2024, the more bits of information […]
Read MoreSamsung Foundry and TSMC are the only companies in the world capable of making chips using advanced fabrication processes. While Samsung Foundry started the production of semiconductor chips using its first-generation 3nm GAA process in the second half of 2022, TSMC has just begun making 3nm chips for Apple. Since Apple has booked almost all […]
Read MoreSamsung, the world’s biggest memory chip maker, is reportedly building a new chip development facility in Yokohama, Japan. This highly symbolic initiative will bring together Japanese and South Korean chip firms to combat competition from the Chinese and Taiwanese markets. This new chip development facility will cost over JPY 300 billion (around $222 million) and […]
Read MoreApple is testing an unreleased chip with a 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, and 36GB of memory, according to an App Store developer log obtained by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. He said the chip is being tested inside a future high-end MacBook Pro running the upcoming macOS 14 update, which is expected to be announced at WWDC […]
Read MoreOppo confirmed its Shanghai-based chip subsidiary Zeku will be closed down due to “uncertainty in the global economy and the smartphone industry”. The chip design company was responsible for the development of the MariSilicon series of chips which included the MariSilicon X ISP and MariSilicon Y audio chip. Oppo established its chip-making business back in […]
Read MoreOppo can no longer support the Chinese government’s dream of becoming self-sufficient in the semiconductor sector. New reports say that the company has suddenly shut down its chip design business to the shock of its employees. News about the smartphone maker establishing an in-house chip design team emerged in December 2022. Back then, rumors said […]
Read MoreThe Apple Watch Series 8 launched last year was powered by the S8 chip, which, like the S7 powering the Watch Series 7, was similar to the S6 chip that powered the Series 6. However, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, the Watch Series 9, expected to arrive in a few months, will have a new […]
Read MoreThe upcoming Apple Watch Series 9 will include a new processor based on the A15 chip that was first used in the iPhone 13 models, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Gurman shared the information in the new Discord channel for his Power On newsletter subscribers. The Apple Watch Series 8, like the Series 7 before […]
Read MoreSamsung’s only competitor in the semiconductor chip manufacturing space is TSMC. The Taiwanese company has a much higher market share than Samsung Foundry and has orders from all the big-name brands, including AMD, Apple, MediaTek, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. On the other hand, Samsung is losing customers, but it has a silver lining right now. TSMC […]
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