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  Intel Said to Be Struggling With Key Manufacturing Process for Next PC Chip

  Early tests disappointed customers last year, but Intel has said its 18A is on track to make its "Panther Lake" laptop semiconductors at high volume starting in 2025, which include next-generation transistors and a more efficient way to deliver power to the chip.

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  Tesla Samsung Seal USD 16.5 Billion Chip Deal For AI6 Production At Texas Plant

  Tesla signs USD 16.5 billion chip deal with Samsung, AI6 chips to be made in Texas. While TSMC is to produce the AI5 chips for the automaker.

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  Tesla Signs $16.5 Billion Deal With Samsung for Fabrication of AI6 Chips at Texas Plant

  Tesla has signed a strategic pact with Samsung Electronics for the fabrication of next generation chips, CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday. The deal is said to be worth $16.5 billion (roughly Rs. 1.4 lakh crore) and will see the South Korean tech conglomerate’s foundry division manufacture AI6 chips at its Texas plant, which are expected to bthen...

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  Elon Musk Announces Upcoming Tesla-Saumsung Chip Manufacturing Collaboration

  Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has said Samsung Electronics will manufacture the US electric vehicle maker's next-generation AI6 chip at its semiconductor plant in the state of Texas.

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  With AI Projects, Taiwan Seeks To Boost Its Economy By $510 Billion

  Taiwan plans to launch its "Ten Major AI Infrastructure Projects" initiative, aiming to generate more than 15 trillion Taiwanese dollars ($510 billion) in economic value by 2040 as it strives to become a global leader in artificial intelligence.

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  Qualcomm May Use Samsung Foundry to Produce Different Variants of Snapdragon Elite 2 SoC for Galaxy S26 Series

  With Qualcomm’s 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC being used on most premium and flagship Android smartphones today, the chip giant is now planning something different in the coming year. According to a source, Qualcomm will produce two unique Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 processors next year, one of which will come from Samsung Electronics Foundry. The standar...

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  Netherland’s ASML Is the Most Important Company Behind the Global Rise of AI: 5 Things You Should Know

  Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines are the only such systems that can inscribe transistors smaller than 7nm on a microchip. This means everything from a modern smartphones, powerful GPUs, and data servers powering the compute for advanced AI models are all developed using this technology. And, there is only company in the world that man...

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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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  TSMC Says US Tariffs Have Some Impact But AI Demand Robust

  Taiwan's TSMC said on Tuesday that US tariffs were having some impact on the company and had been discussed with Washington. TSMC's Chief Executive C.C. Wei has disclosed that the company had not seen any changes in customer behaviour due to tariff uncertainty.

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  Google Pixel 10 Series to Debut With Satellite Connectivity Despite Switch to MediaTek Modem: Report

  Google is said to make a switch from Samsung Foundry to MediaTek for the modem in its Pixel 10 series, but it will not affect an important connectivity feature. The handsets, which are expected to be unveiled later this year, have been rumoured to feature the Tensor G5 chipset developed in collaboration with TSMC instead of Samsung.

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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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  Xiaomi XRING O1 Die Shot Reveals Details of 10-Core CPU, 6-Core NPU and More

  Xiaomi XRING O1 was unveiled Thursday on the Xiaomi 15S Pro, marking the company's first in-house chipset. Built on TSMC's advanced 3nm N3E process technology, the XRING O1 features a 10-core CPU, 6-core NPU, and 16-core GPU. A die shot of the XRING O1 reveals the layout of various components on the chipset.

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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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  Xiaomi XRING 01 Chipset Teased by CEO Lei Jun Ahead of Launch

  Xiaomi XRING 01, the tech giant's first in-house smartphone chipset, is slated for launch this month, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced on Weibo. Debuting on a new Xiaomi handset, the high-performance processor aims to lessen Xiaomi's dependence on Qualcomm and MediaTek for smartphone chipsets.