South Korean company SK hynix announced the start of mass shipments of energy-efficient memory chips LPDDR5T, where the letter “T” stands for Turbo. The chips have a speed of 9600 MHz and a capacity of 16 GB. They are designed for use in smartphones...
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NVIDIA not only actively promotes generative artificial intelligence systems among customers, but also uses them to optimize its own business processes. Using the combined experience of the company’s developers over 30 years, the AI chatbot...
As part of the measures taken by the US to slow down China’s technological progress in the semiconductor sector, China was able to double the localization level of chip production facilities within two years, reaching over 40%. This progress...
Huawei was able to develop custom cores for the 7nm Kirin 9000S processor despite sanctions pressure
An analysis of the acclaimed Mate 60 Pro smartphone platform shows that Huawei has achieved a technological breakthrough with the independent development of semiconductor chips. Four of the eight cores in the system-on-chip (SoC) of the Mate 60 Pro...
European tech giant ASML announced that it has secured licenses to supply China with lithography equipment to make chips until the end of the year. This was despite the new export restrictions that will come into effect from September. Image source:...
Global chipmakers like Intel and Samsung say the semiconductor market is nearing the end of its overstock problem, although the outlook for demand from customers outside of the AI industry remains bleak. Chip glut started to fall, mainly due to...
Samsung completes the development of the GDDR7 memory chip – one and a half times faster than GDDR6X
Samsung announced the completion of the world’s first GDDR7 RAM chip, which features 32 GT/s bandwidth, PAM3 signaling and 20% lower power consumption compared to GDDR6. Image source: Samsung Samsung’s first 16Gb GDDR7 chip offers 32...
In the first six months of 2023, China imported 18% less chips for various purposes compared to the same period last year. According to the SCMP, this is proven by Chinese customs data: against the background of the sanctions imposed by the USA and...
Recently, the semiconductor division of Samsung Electronics has refined the manufacturing process for 4nm chips, resulting in a semiconductor yield of over 75%. According to experts, this will help increase the number of large customers for custom...
Dutch company ASML is considering releasing a special version of scanners for semiconductor DUV lithography, designed specifically for shipments to China. Such artificially “degraded” instruments comply with the latest US restrictions...
India’s cabinet has approved a $2.7 billion plan to build a new Micron Technology chip packaging and testing facility in the country. The government took the move just ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United...
From January to May 2023, China’s chip imports fell by 20% year-on-year. This is evidenced by the official data of the local customs. This happened in connection with the reduction of China’s trade with South Korea, Taiwan and Japan...
In the near future, Huawei will introduce several single-chip (SoC) platforms, including the Kirin A2 model for wearable devices, Huawei Central reports, citing its own sources. The company has been testing this chip for some time and is now...
According to manufacturer officials, ON Semiconductor is evaluating the feasibility of investing $2 billion in the development of silicon carbide (SiC) chips, which are widely used in electric vehicles. The expansion of production is expected in the...
US-made TSMC chips will be 20-30% more expensive than Taiwanese ones – Samsung can benefit from this
Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s leading semiconductor contract manufacturer, intends to sell chips made at the company’s factories in the United States at prices up to 30% higher than those made in Taiwan. Business Korea reports. It is...
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, praised the initiative to create a new plant for the production of Infineon chips in Germany. This is an important milestone as Europe seeks to gain more market share in this strategic...
State-backed Chinese groups involved in the semiconductor business warned on Friday that recent Japanese moves to restrict exports of chip technology to China would create “even more uncertainty” in the relevant market niche. Japan...
Taiwan’s TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.) said a new chip factory to be built in Japan will cost about $8 billion, while local authorities should help the company by covering about half of the necessary costs. Image source:...
Microsoft is developing its own AI chip, codenamed Athena, which will be adapted to the technologies behind AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The developer of this OpenAI chatbot is actively supported financially by Microsoft. CPU Microsoft SQ1, co...
South Korean semiconductor maker SK hynix raised $1.7 billion in its first convertible bond sale in a decade as the world’s second-biggest maker of memory chips braces for higher quarterly losses as global demand for chips slumps. However, the...
