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Samsung is reportedly raising its chipmaking prices by up to 20 percent
It's just the latest foundry business to implement a price hike.
AMD's Ryzen 6000 mobile chips could push ultraportables to new gaming heights
AMD finally gives us more details about its U-series Ryzen 6000 mobile chips for ultraportables, as well as RDNA2 graphics performance for its new chip line.
Why the global chip shortage isn't ending anytime soon
The semiconductor chip crisis is real, and it's had a serious impact on our lives.
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Intel's revised roadmap looks beyond 1 nanometer chips
Forget about "SuperFin Enhanced," the previous name for the node powering Intel's upcoming 10nm Alder Lake processors. Now, that node is just called "Intel 7," according to the company's revised roadmap.
Intel and Apple may be first to use TSMC's 3-nanometer chips
Apple and Intel are reportedly testing chip designs with TSMC's 3-nanometer process and could be first to market with the technology.
Intel's latest 11th-gen CPU lets ultraportables hit 5GHz
Thin and light computers will finally cross the 5GHz barrier with Intel's latest flagship 11th-gen U-series chip.
Sony reportedly warned that PS5 shortages may continue until 2022
Sony is selling a lot of PlayStation 5s, but it may be some time before the console hits its true sales potential.
IBM says it has created the world's first 2nm chip
The company claims 2nm processors can use 75 percent less power than 7nm-based CPUs for the same performance.
Ford, BMW and Honda cut production due to global chip crisis
Car makers Ford, Honda and BMW have reportedly joined tech companies Apple and Samsung in flagging production cuts caused by the global chip shortage.
Intel wants to make chips for automakers to help with the global shortage
Intel has laid out a plan to help automakers dealing with the global semiconductor shortage that has left companies like GM canceling production shifts.
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Intel invests $20 billion in two Arizona factories, 7nm chips coming in 2023
Intel is pushing to make itself more of a chip fabricator with a $20 billion investment in two Arizona plants.
Samsung says it may skip the Galaxy Note this year
During Samsung's annual shareholder's meeting, co-CEO Koh Dong-jin said that the company is grappling with a shortage of chips and that it "might be difficult" to release a Note model in the second half of 2021 as it had planned.
Apple to invest over $1 billion in new Munich silicon facility
Apple is investing a billion euros over the next three years in a German research and development project that will see it build a European Silicon Design Center for 5G tech in Munich.
Qualcomm buys a startup founded by former Apple chip designers
Qualcomm has paid $1.4 billion for Nuvia, a startup founded by three engineers who worked on Apple’s A-series processors that power the iPhone and iPad.
Report: MediaTek takes over as world's largest smartphone chipset vendor
Move over, Qualcomm: According to a new report from research firm Counterpoint, MediaTek has overtaken the San Diego-based chipmaker to become the world’s biggest vendor of smartphone chipsets by market share. While Qualcomm (understandably) held onto its title as the biggest purveyor of 5G-friendly chipsets, Counterpoint’s data suggests that more than 100 million MediaTek-powered smartphones were sold in Q3 2020 — a roughly five percent increase compared to this time last year. Counterpoint’s report added some valuable context to MediaTek’s most recent earnings release, in which it reported revenues of NT$97,275 million — a boost of nearly 50 percent over the year-ago quarter.
Commerce Department cuts off China’s biggest chipmaker from US tech
US Department of Commerce added dozens of Chinese companies to its Entity List this morning, but one looms especially large. Citing concerns over national security, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation — China’s single largest chip maker — has now effectively been blacklisted from buying components from US tech suppliers. “We will not allow advanced U.S. technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent adversary,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Podcast: Apple's new M1 chip, Macs and our iPhone reviews
Join our hosts as we look at Apple's Mac announcements, our iPhone 12 Mini and Pro Max reviews and share our final thoughts on the PlayStation 5.
NVIDIA is officially buying ARM for $40 billion
NVIDIA is officially buying the chip design company ARM for $40 billion.