TSMC N3 wafer cost $20K+
Too expensive to use A17 Pro for vanilla iPhone 15
Apple is the first of many who started using the TSMC N3 3nm process for its latest SoC, and even for Apple, it is not easy to eat the manufacturing cost.
MediaTek working with Meta on AI
Dimensity platform 9300 works with Llama 2
MediaTek has announced that it is teaming up with Meta to bring on-device generative AI to its next Dimensity platform.
Qualcomm wins a place on TSMC product lines
Looks like Apple was not the only fruit
It had been long claimed that the fruity cargo cult Apple had bought up all TSMC’s advanced chip manufacturing leaving Qualcomm out in the cold. But it seems that this is not the case.
Realtek accuses MediaTek of being a robber baron
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Realtek has filed a lawsuit against an alleged patent troll Future Link whom it claims worked in a conspiracy with MediaTek.
Samsung joins RISC-V Software Ecosystem
May the road Rise with you
Samsung Electronics has announced that it has joined RISE (RISC-V Software Ecosystem), an open-source software development project to build and develop an advanced semiconductor ecosystem.
Nvidia and MediaTek team up on cars
On board streaming
Nvidia and MediaTek said they will partner on technology for advanced vehicle infotainment systems that can stream video or games or interact with drivers using artificial intelligence.
ARM unveils new CPU cores for Exynos chips
Along with Immortalis G720 GPU
ARM has unveiled its next-generation CPU and GPU cores – the Cortex-A520, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-X4.
Samsung to benefit from Apple hoarding
3nm processing wars
Samsung’s bottom line might get a boost from the fruity cargo-cult Apple’s decision to stick all its 3nm processing in TMSC’s basket.
MediaTek releases Dimensity 7200
A rival for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 1
MediaTek has unveiled the Dimensity 7200, a new mid-range phone chipset which is believed to be targeted against Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 1.
3nm process might be too pricey for mother of Snapdragons
Qualcomm rumoured to be having a rethink
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn that Qualcomm is rethinking releasing its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 using the 3nm process.