Apple’s WWDC 2023 Keynote: Follow along with our live blog. Apple today announced new Mac Studio models with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. The new M2 Ultra chip features a 24-core CPU, a 76-core GPU, a 32-core Neural Engine, and support for up to 192GB of unified memory, according to Apple. More details to […]
Read MoreApple is testing two desktop Macs that are equipped with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The M2 Max chip first came out in January with the launch of the 2023 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, but the M2 Ultra chip is new and would succeed the M1 Ultra […]
Read MoreGoogle’s first smartwatch uses Exynos 9110 processor from Samsung (System LSI), a 10nm chip that was launched nearly five years ago and debuted with the Galaxy Watch. So, it’s no wonder that the Pixel Watch has terrible battery life compared to most modern smartwatches. However, this situation could change later this year as the Pixel […]
Read MoreSamsung is expected to unveil a new XR (Extended Reality) headset sometime later this year or the first half of next year. The company could compete with Apple’s first XR device that is scheduled to be unveiled as soon as next month. The South Korean firm is now planning to develop chips for XR deviecs. […]
Read MoreARM, the British firm that designs the basic architecture for processors found inside all smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices, has unveiled its next-generation CPU and GPU cores. The company’s new Cortex-A520, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-X4 CPU cores bring performance and power-efficiency improvements, making future smartphones, including Samsung’s, faster. ARM also unveiled the Immortalis G720 GPU, but […]
Read MoreSeveral reports claim that Samsung will bring back Exynos chips to its high-end phones with the Galaxy S24 series. Some Galaxy S24 series phones will reportedly be equipped with the Exynos 2400 processor. A year later, Samsung could continue to use customized Snapdragon chips, which could also be manufactured by Samsung Foundry. Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon […]
Read MoreSamsung, the world leader in DRAM semiconductor memory chips, has announced that it has started the mass production of 16Gb DDR5 DRAM chips using the 12nm technology. Compared to the previous generation chips, the new 12nm DRAM chips are more power efficient. The South Korean firm’s new 12nm DDR5 DRAM chips are 23% more power-efficient […]
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 MoreMark Gurman from Bloomberg said in his latest Power On newsletter that Apple is ramping up testing of the M3 chip. At least one version of the new platform was spotted with a 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU and 36 GB RAM, according to data collected by an App Store developer. Gurman believes that Macs with […]
Read MoreHuawei added 13th Gen Intel processors to the MateBook X Pro and MateBook 16S lineup and attached 2023 to their names. Otherwise, there are very few hardware differences between the two and their 2022 counterparts. In fact, in the case of the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2023, there are no other differences outside of the […]
Read MoreGoogle has depended on Samsung for designing and fabricating Tensor chipsets for the past two generations. And rumors are that the company could stick to its South Korean partner for two more generations of Tensor processors, but there are some conflicting reports, too. According to some early reports, Google’s Tensor G3 chipset will be designed […]
Read MoreLast week, Samsung announced its Q1 2023 earnings, and according to the financial report, the company’s operating profit has dropped by 95% compared to Q1 2022. Samsung says that the decline in demand for memory chips was one of the major reasons contributing to poor financial results, and hinted that the company would decrease the […]
Read MoreLately, there have been rumors going around that Samsung is planning to bring back Exynos SoCs to its flagship lineup of smartphones, the Galaxy S series. According to the word on the street, the brand is planning to bake the Exynos 2400 chipset into the Galaxy S24 lineup. Well, those rumors seem to be true. […]
Read MoreSamsung’s Exynos chips may soon face another competitor. The British semiconductor company Arm is reportedly prototyping its own chipset (or multiple ones), which would compete with Samsung’s Exynos as well as Qualcomm and MediaTek, putting Arm in an awkward position as a chip designer but also in a position to shake the semiconductor industry to […]
Read MoreApple supplier TSMC is “straining” to produce enough of its newest 3-nanometer chips to meet demand for Apple’s upcoming devices, according to a report from EE Times. Analysts believe TSMC is having issues with tools and yield, impacting the ramp up to volume production of the new chip technology. TSMC is manufacturing the 3nm A17 […]
Read MoreLa Commission se félicite de l’accord politique intervenu aujourd’hui entre le Parlement européen et les États membres de l’UE sur la loi européenne sur les puces, proposée par la Commission le 8 février 2022, y compris sur le budget. Les semi-conducteurs sont au centre de forts intérêts géostratégiques et de la course technologique mondiale. C’est pourquoi la […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft is reportedly working on its own chips to train and power AI. The chips have reportedly been tested in secret since 2019 and could become available to Microsoft and OpenAI by next year. Creating its own chips would allow Microsoft to rely less on NVIDIA, which has a strong […]
Read MoreLast month, we reported how Samsung is looking for a way around the restrictions imposed by the US on China. Besides Samsung, SK Hynix, another major semiconductor player from South Korea, is also weighing its options between the US and China amidst the dispute. The latest report by Taiwanese market research firm TrendForce suggests that […]
Read MoreSamsung has just announced that it has signed a multi-year partnership extension deal with AMD to bring AMD Radeon graphics technology to more Exynos processors in the future. The company said in its press release that the two firms are working together to bring ultra-low-power AMD Radeon graphics solutions to Exynos processors for console-grade graphics […]
Read MoreSamsung releasing the Galaxy S23 FE featuring the Exynos 2200 SoC later this year might be just one puzzle piece of a broader strategy to increase the market share of Exynos. A Korean business news outlet seemingly corroborates our recent exclusive report on the Galaxy S23 FE and further states that Samsung is also working […]
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