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Qualcomm Suggests Its Chips Will Power Most Galaxy S26 Models; Samsung May Produce 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: Reports
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could go official next month. Recent reports suggest that the majority of the new lineup will be equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets. Qualcomm is also said to be in talks with Samsung Electronics for manufacturing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 using Samsung's 2nm manufacturing process. The chip is currently produce...
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All About World's Most Advanced 2nm Chips Now In Mass Production In Taiwan
Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometre" chips.
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Samsung to Reportedly Start Manufacturing Its Next-Gen AI Memory Chip in 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix are reportedly set to begin mass production of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory chips (HBM4) in 2026. The AI-optimised memory is expected to first roll out from Samsung in February, followed by SK Hynix around September, with much of the output earmarked for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI accelerators. Neither company’s HBM4 ...
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Expand India Manufacturing With Focus on Phone Displays, May Source Chips From India
Samsung is reportedly planning to expand smartphone display manufacturing in India after applying for incentives under the government’s PLI scheme. The company is expected to move beyond device assembly and increase local value addition at its Noida facility, its largest smartphone manufacturing plant globally. Samsung reportedly does not plan to...
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Samsung Could Reportedly Strike a Deal With AMD to Build Future 2nm Process Chipsets
Samsung is reportedly in talks with AMD to manufacture future CPUs using its 2nm foundry process. The partnership could be finalised by January 2026, with Samsung first producing a prototype chip to meet AMD’s performance targets. The report suggests AMD is exploring Samsung as an alternative to TSMC, which has recently raised manufacturing costs...
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Elon Musk Reveals Tesla Is Starting AI5 Chip Tape Out, to Scale AI Chipset Development
Tesla has begun the tape out process for its new AI5 chipset, the successor to the AI4 chip used in current Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk also confirmed that work on the next generation AI6 chip is underway as the company plans to scale its in-house silicon efforts. Tesla aims to move to yearly chip design cycles and eventually manufacture more AI chip...
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Smartphone Prices To Rise Due To Memory Chip Crunch
Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
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Smartphones Could Get Even More Expensive Next Year Amid Rising Component Costs, Xiaomi President Warns
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones...
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TSMC Reportedly Informs Apple of Higher Chip Fabrication Costs Under 5nm Next Year
Manufacturing the iPhone and other devices could become more expensive for Apple due to the alleged rise in costs. As per a tipster, the Cupertino-based tech giant has been informed by TSMC of the impending rise in advanced fabrication processes of chipsets under 5 (nm) next year. While the general increase in production costs is said to be between...
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 SoC Architecture, Specifications Leaked; Could Launch Soon
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 chip, expected to succeed the Dimensity 8400 SoC, could be manufactured using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 4nm process, a tipster revealed. This comes a month after the tech firm launched its flagship Dimensity 9500 chip. Earlier reports suggest that the Dimensity 8500 SoC will be featured on the Xiaom...
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Sony, AMD Discuss Graphics 'Breakthroughs' That Could Power the PS6
Sony and AMD detailed their collaboration on machine-learning based graphical technologies in a video update on Thursday. The two companies talked about advancements achieved under Project Amethyst, which was announced last year. Sony's Mark Cerny also referenced Sony's next-generation console, the PlayStation 6.
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Trump Mulls Tariffs On Foreign Electronics Based On Number Of Chips: Reports
The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each device, according to three people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to drive companies to shift their manufacturing to US.
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Nvidia Bets Big on Intel With $5 Billion Stake and Chip Partnership
Nvidia is investing $5 billion in chipmaker Intel to acquire roughly four percent stake in the struggling company. Nvidia's support represents a new opening for Intel after years of turnaround efforts at the famed US manufacturer failed to pay off, and it sent shares soaring 30 percent in premarket action.
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'Vikram 3201': 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat's' Deep-Space Microchip, A Game-Changer
India on Tuesday unveiled its first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor - 'Vikram', developed by and for the Indian Space Research Organisation - at a semiconductor industry event in Delhi.
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"His Success Story Is Amazing": Trump Meets Intel CEO Days After Demanding His Resignation
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had a "very interesting" meeting with the chief of US chip maker Intel, just days after calling for his resignation.
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Qualcomm Suggests Its Chips Will Power Most Galaxy S26 Models; Samsung May Produce 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: Reports
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could go official next month. Recent reports suggest that the majority of the new lineup will be equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipsets. Qualcomm is also said to be in talks with Samsung Electronics for manufacturing the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 using Samsung's 2nm manufacturing process. The chip is currently produce...
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All About World's Most Advanced 2nm Chips Now In Mass Production In Taiwan
Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometre" chips.
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Samsung to Reportedly Start Manufacturing Its Next-Gen AI Memory Chip in 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix are reportedly set to begin mass production of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory chips (HBM4) in 2026. The AI-optimised memory is expected to first roll out from Samsung in February, followed by SK Hynix around September, with much of the output earmarked for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI accelerators. Neither company’s HBM4 ...
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Expand India Manufacturing With Focus on Phone Displays, May Source Chips From India
Samsung is reportedly planning to expand smartphone display manufacturing in India after applying for incentives under the government’s PLI scheme. The company is expected to move beyond device assembly and increase local value addition at its Noida facility, its largest smartphone manufacturing plant globally. Samsung reportedly does not plan to...
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Samsung Could Reportedly Strike a Deal With AMD to Build Future 2nm Process Chipsets
Samsung is reportedly in talks with AMD to manufacture future CPUs using its 2nm foundry process. The partnership could be finalised by January 2026, with Samsung first producing a prototype chip to meet AMD’s performance targets. The report suggests AMD is exploring Samsung as an alternative to TSMC, which has recently raised manufacturing costs...
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Elon Musk Reveals Tesla Is Starting AI5 Chip Tape Out, to Scale AI Chipset Development
Tesla has begun the tape out process for its new AI5 chipset, the successor to the AI4 chip used in current Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk also confirmed that work on the next generation AI6 chip is underway as the company plans to scale its in-house silicon efforts. Tesla aims to move to yearly chip design cycles and eventually manufacture more AI chip...
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Smartphone Prices To Rise Due To Memory Chip Crunch
Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
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Smartphones Could Get Even More Expensive Next Year Amid Rising Component Costs, Xiaomi President Warns
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones...
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TSMC Reportedly Informs Apple of Higher Chip Fabrication Costs Under 5nm Next Year
Manufacturing the iPhone and other devices could become more expensive for Apple due to the alleged rise in costs. As per a tipster, the Cupertino-based tech giant has been informed by TSMC of the impending rise in advanced fabrication processes of chipsets under 5 (nm) next year. While the general increase in production costs is said to be between...
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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 SoC Architecture, Specifications Leaked; Could Launch Soon
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 chip, expected to succeed the Dimensity 8400 SoC, could be manufactured using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 4nm process, a tipster revealed. This comes a month after the tech firm launched its flagship Dimensity 9500 chip. Earlier reports suggest that the Dimensity 8500 SoC will be featured on the Xiaom...
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Sony, AMD Discuss Graphics 'Breakthroughs' That Could Power the PS6
Sony and AMD detailed their collaboration on machine-learning based graphical technologies in a video update on Thursday. The two companies talked about advancements achieved under Project Amethyst, which was announced last year. Sony's Mark Cerny also referenced Sony's next-generation console, the PlayStation 6.
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Trump Mulls Tariffs On Foreign Electronics Based On Number Of Chips: Reports
The Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on foreign electronic devices based on the number of chips in each device, according to three people familiar with the matter, as it seeks to drive companies to shift their manufacturing to US.
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Nvidia Bets Big on Intel With $5 Billion Stake and Chip Partnership
Nvidia is investing $5 billion in chipmaker Intel to acquire roughly four percent stake in the struggling company. Nvidia's support represents a new opening for Intel after years of turnaround efforts at the famed US manufacturer failed to pay off, and it sent shares soaring 30 percent in premarket action.
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'Vikram 3201': 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat's' Deep-Space Microchip, A Game-Changer
India on Tuesday unveiled its first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor - 'Vikram', developed by and for the Indian Space Research Organisation - at a semiconductor industry event in Delhi.
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"His Success Story Is Amazing": Trump Meets Intel CEO Days After Demanding His Resignation
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he had a "very interesting" meeting with the chief of US chip maker Intel, just days after calling for his resignation.
