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ViewSonic X1-4K Pro, X2-4K Pro and SP7 Projectors Launched in India: Price, Features
ViewSonic X1-4K Pro, X2-4K Pro, and SP7 have been launched in India on Tuesday as the latest addition to the US electronics manufacturer's projector lineup. The X series projectors are designed for primarily designed for Xbox gamers and home cinema, while the SP7 caters to classrooms and corporate meeting spaces.
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Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, MediaTek Dimensity 9500 to Launch Without Notable Price Increase, Tipster Claims
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chip and MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 are expected to power flagship smartphones by late 2025, and a Weibo tipster says the price of the chip isn't expected to see a major increase. This could enable manufacturers to offer new flagship phones with these advanced processors at prices comparable to their existing line...
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iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Fold Said to Debut With 2nm A20 Chipset in 2026
After using TSMC’s 3nm process for its iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro series, Apple seems to be in a position to switch to an even more efficient 2nm manufacturing process, for its future iPhone 18 Pro models. The 2nm node is expected to bring better power efficiency among other benefits.
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Replace Silicon With Glass Interposers for Advanced AI Chips by 2028
Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new glass substrate for advanced semiconductor packaging. Due to ever-increasing demand for AI chips, the South Korean firm is exploring the use of glass interposers instead of silicon interposers, to cut manufacturing costs and boost performance. Samsung is reportedly focusing on smaller panel prototy...
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Google and TSMC Strike Long-Term Deal to Manufacture Tensor Chips for Pixel Phones: Report
Google is expected to unveil its Pixel 10 series later this year with its next-generation SoC — Tensor G5. The new chipset is said to be being developed in partnership with TSMC. As we wait for the arrival of new generation Pixel phones with the new custom-built chip, a report coming out of China suggests that Google will continue its partnershi...
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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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ViewSonic X1-4K Pro, X2-4K Pro and SP7 Projectors Launched in India: Price, Features
ViewSonic X1-4K Pro, X2-4K Pro, and SP7 have been launched in India on Tuesday as the latest addition to the US electronics manufacturer's projector lineup. The X series projectors are designed for primarily designed for Xbox gamers and home cinema, while the SP7 caters to classrooms and corporate meeting spaces.
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Snapdragon 8 Elite 2, MediaTek Dimensity 9500 to Launch Without Notable Price Increase, Tipster Claims
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chip and MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 are expected to power flagship smartphones by late 2025, and a Weibo tipster says the price of the chip isn't expected to see a major increase. This could enable manufacturers to offer new flagship phones with these advanced processors at prices comparable to their existing line...
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iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Fold Said to Debut With 2nm A20 Chipset in 2026
After using TSMC’s 3nm process for its iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro series, Apple seems to be in a position to switch to an even more efficient 2nm manufacturing process, for its future iPhone 18 Pro models. The 2nm node is expected to bring better power efficiency among other benefits.
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Samsung Reportedly Plans to Replace Silicon With Glass Interposers for Advanced AI Chips by 2028
Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing a new glass substrate for advanced semiconductor packaging. Due to ever-increasing demand for AI chips, the South Korean firm is exploring the use of glass interposers instead of silicon interposers, to cut manufacturing costs and boost performance. Samsung is reportedly focusing on smaller panel prototy...
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Google and TSMC Strike Long-Term Deal to Manufacture Tensor Chips for Pixel Phones: Report
Google is expected to unveil its Pixel 10 series later this year with its next-generation SoC — Tensor G5. The new chipset is said to be being developed in partnership with TSMC. As we wait for the arrival of new generation Pixel phones with the new custom-built chip, a report coming out of China suggests that Google will continue its partnershi...
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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...
