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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 to Arrive With Samsung’s First 3nm Chip After Skipping the Galaxy S25 Series: Report
Samsung’s Galaxy Z lineup this year is going to be an interesting one for several reasons. The book-style foldable, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is set to get a bigger display, while the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip clamshell style foldable is said to get minor updates, there’s also a new FE model which showed up in the rumour mill recently. New infor...
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Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Unveils Chip Manufacturing Facilities in Noida, Bengaluru
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated two new state-of-the-art design facilities of Renesas Electronics India Private Limited located in Noida and Bengaluru this week. He added that India's talent strength and shared Indo-Japan strategic interests will help reinvent the global semiconductor lifecycle.
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Cabinet Clears ₹3,706 Crore HCL-Foxconn Chip Plant In UP's Jewar
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 3,706 crore semiconductor plant at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, to be set up by the HCL-Foxconn joint venture to manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, and automobiles.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says Company Will Spin Off Non-Core Units
Intel will spin off assets that aren’t central to its mission and create new products. The company needs to replace the engineering talent it has lost, improve its balance sheet and better attune manufacturing processes to meet the needs of potential customers, Tan said.
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China’s 2D Transistor Could Transform Processors with Higher Speeds and Efficiency
A silicon-free transistor developed in China may revolutionise chip technology. According to reports, the 2D transistor, designed with bismuth oxyselenide, could enhance processor speeds by 40% while lowering power use by 10%. The gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAAFET) architecture is said to offer better efficiency and flexibility compar...
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Nvidia, Broadcom Said to Be Testing Chips on Intel Manufacturing Process
Nvidia and Broadcom are running manufacturing tests with Intel. The two tests, which have not been reported previously, indicate the companies are moving closer to determining whether they will commit hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of manufacturing contracts to Intel.
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Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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Broadcom, TSMC Eye Possible Intel Deals to Split Storied Chipmaker: Report
Intel's interim executive chairman, Frank Yeary, has been leading the discussions with possible suitors and Trump administration officials, who are concerned about the fate of a company seen as critical to national security, the report said. Broadcom and TSMC are not working together, and all of the talks so far are preliminary and largely informal...
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Intel Ramps Up Efforts to Support Handheld Gaming Console Manufacturers WIth Dev Kits, Support Staff
Intel is ramping up its support for handheld gaming consoles amid rising demand. Amidst its ongoing rivalry with AMD, Intel is taking several steps to support the development of handheld gaming PCs. These include providing dev kits and offering developers access to specialist staff for its next-generation chip technology. Meanwhile, new handheld ga...
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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Manufacture Its First In-House AI Chipset
OpenAI is reportedly planning to manufacture custom artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets this year. As per the report, the San Francisco-based AI firm has begun the design process internally and is on track to complete the design of the processor in the next few months. The company’s main reason to fabricate custom AI chipsets is said to reduce ...
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Apple iPad (11th Gen) to Launch With A17 Pro SoC, Apple Intelligence Support: Gurman
Two of Apple’s entry-level iPad models may be powered by an older chipset rather than the latest A18 processor, according to a report. The device in mention is the iPad 11th generation whose purported variants are speculated to use the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro models despite previously reported issues related to high cost of manufacturing a...
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Apple to Kick Off M5 Chip Development in H1 2025 With Separate CPU-GPU Design: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple will kick off the mass production of its M5 family of chipsets next year, according to claims by a supply chain analyst. Its volume production is tipped to take place leveraging TSMC’s 3nm semiconductor node (N3) which may offer performance gains and increased efficiency compared to the previous manufacturing process. Apple is also speculat...
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Lenovo Sets Gaming Handheld Event for CES, Hints at SteamOS-Based Lenovo Legion Go S
Lenovo has reportedly been working on the successor to the Lenovo Legion Go, its Windows-based gaming handheld. The manufacturer has remained tight-lipped about its next portable gaming device, said to be the Lenovo Legion Go S, but recent leaks have revealed design details of the Legion Go follow-up. Now, Lenovo seems to have confirmed its next ha...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 to Arrive With Samsung’s First 3nm Chip After Skipping the Galaxy S25 Series: Report
Samsung’s Galaxy Z lineup this year is going to be an interesting one for several reasons. The book-style foldable, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is set to get a bigger display, while the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip clamshell style foldable is said to get minor updates, there’s also a new FE model which showed up in the rumour mill recently. New infor...
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Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Unveils Chip Manufacturing Facilities in Noida, Bengaluru
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated two new state-of-the-art design facilities of Renesas Electronics India Private Limited located in Noida and Bengaluru this week. He added that India's talent strength and shared Indo-Japan strategic interests will help reinvent the global semiconductor lifecycle.
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Cabinet Clears ₹3,706 Crore HCL-Foxconn Chip Plant In UP's Jewar
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 3,706 crore semiconductor plant at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, to be set up by the HCL-Foxconn joint venture to manufacture display driver chips for mobile phones, laptops, and automobiles.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says Company Will Spin Off Non-Core Units
Intel will spin off assets that aren’t central to its mission and create new products. The company needs to replace the engineering talent it has lost, improve its balance sheet and better attune manufacturing processes to meet the needs of potential customers, Tan said.
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China’s 2D Transistor Could Transform Processors with Higher Speeds and Efficiency
A silicon-free transistor developed in China may revolutionise chip technology. According to reports, the 2D transistor, designed with bismuth oxyselenide, could enhance processor speeds by 40% while lowering power use by 10%. The gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAAFET) architecture is said to offer better efficiency and flexibility compar...
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Nvidia, Broadcom Said to Be Testing Chips on Intel Manufacturing Process
Nvidia and Broadcom are running manufacturing tests with Intel. The two tests, which have not been reported previously, indicate the companies are moving closer to determining whether they will commit hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of manufacturing contracts to Intel.
-
Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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Broadcom, TSMC Eye Possible Intel Deals to Split Storied Chipmaker: Report
Intel's interim executive chairman, Frank Yeary, has been leading the discussions with possible suitors and Trump administration officials, who are concerned about the fate of a company seen as critical to national security, the report said. Broadcom and TSMC are not working together, and all of the talks so far are preliminary and largely informal...
-
Intel Ramps Up Efforts to Support Handheld Gaming Console Manufacturers WIth Dev Kits, Support Staff
Intel is ramping up its support for handheld gaming consoles amid rising demand. Amidst its ongoing rivalry with AMD, Intel is taking several steps to support the development of handheld gaming PCs. These include providing dev kits and offering developers access to specialist staff for its next-generation chip technology. Meanwhile, new handheld ga...
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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Manufacture Its First In-House AI Chipset
OpenAI is reportedly planning to manufacture custom artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets this year. As per the report, the San Francisco-based AI firm has begun the design process internally and is on track to complete the design of the processor in the next few months. The company’s main reason to fabricate custom AI chipsets is said to reduce ...
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Apple iPad (11th Gen) to Launch With A17 Pro SoC, Apple Intelligence Support: Gurman
Two of Apple’s entry-level iPad models may be powered by an older chipset rather than the latest A18 processor, according to a report. The device in mention is the iPad 11th generation whose purported variants are speculated to use the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro models despite previously reported issues related to high cost of manufacturing a...
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Apple to Kick Off M5 Chip Development in H1 2025 With Separate CPU-GPU Design: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple will kick off the mass production of its M5 family of chipsets next year, according to claims by a supply chain analyst. Its volume production is tipped to take place leveraging TSMC’s 3nm semiconductor node (N3) which may offer performance gains and increased efficiency compared to the previous manufacturing process. Apple is also speculat...
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Lenovo Sets Gaming Handheld Event for CES, Hints at SteamOS-Based Lenovo Legion Go S
Lenovo has reportedly been working on the successor to the Lenovo Legion Go, its Windows-based gaming handheld. The manufacturer has remained tight-lipped about its next portable gaming device, said to be the Lenovo Legion Go S, but recent leaks have revealed design details of the Legion Go follow-up. Now, Lenovo seems to have confirmed its next ha...
