Neowin News Feed for: Chip

China bans key mineral exports to the US amidst rising tech tensions

Hamid Ganji — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:42:01 +0000

China's commerce ministry issued a new directive on Tuesday, which bans the sales of at least three key minerals to the US. Read more...

Samsung could power the affordable Galaxy Z Flip variant with an Exynos chip

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:14:01 +0000

It is rumored that Samsung could finally launch an affordable variant of the Galaxy Z Flip, with the latest one suggesting an Exynos chip inside. Read more...

Galaxy S25 Ultra hits a new high on Geekbench, Galaxy S25+ appears with a Exynos chip

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 05:36:01 +0000

The Galaxy S25 Ultra with Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC has hit a new high on Geekbench, and the Galaxy S25+ has popped up with an allegedly ditched Exynos 2500 chip. Read more...

iPhone 17 may feature Apple's in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:46:01 +0000

Apple reportedly plans to bring in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips made by TSMC to next year's iPhone 17 series. Read more...

Report: Qualcomm to put Intel acquisition on hold until after US election

Omer Dursun — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:32:01 +0000

Qualcomm is reportedly weighing a possible takeover of chip rival Intel, but is likely to wait until after the US presidential election in November due to uncertainties over antitrust policy. Read more...

Samsung still not sure if it should ditch Exynos 2500 for the Galaxy S25 series

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:18:01 +0000

Samsung could make a final decision if it will be going ahead with Exynos 2500 processor in the upcoming Galaxy S25 series or not. Read more...

MediaTek's flagship Dimensity 9400 to support multimodal Gemini Nano

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 05:58:01 +0000

MediaTek has announced that its partnership with Google has taken a new turn and Dimensity 9400 will support Gemini Nano with multimodality. Read more...

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to cost roughly 20% more than its predecessor

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:26:01 +0000

A tipster has revealed the alleged pricing of the next-gen flagship processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek and it is bad news. Read more...

100 days with brain chip: Neuralink helped me reconnect with the world, first patient says

Martin Hodás — Thu, 09 May 2024 17:30:01 +0000

Elon Musk's Neuralink shared an update on its clinical study after the first human patient reached 100 days with a chip in his brain, and saying he's happy with the progress made is an understatement. Read more...

The first Neuralink human patient is able to move a computer mouse only by thoughts

Martin Hodás — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:48:02 +0000

Musk's project Neuralink, which aims to cure life-changing injuries, runs its first clinical trial on a human patient. All looks good so far, as the patient is able to control PC cursor without hands. Read more...

Neuralink brain chip implanted in the first human. Musk wants to put mankind on par with AI

Martin Hodás — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:22:02 +0000

Last weekend, the very first human patient received Neuralink's N1 brain chip. It is important milestone for Musk's project, which aims to cure the most severe diseases and life-changing injuries. Read more...

iPhone 15 Pro's A17 chip reportedly features 6 CPU and 6 GPU cores with 6GB RAM

Omer Dursun — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:50:01 +0000

iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Bionic chip details leaked. It is said to have 6 CPU and GPU cores running at 3.7GHz and to use TSMC's 3nm process. iPhone 15 series is expected to be complemented with 6GB of RAM. Read more...

UK seeks to dominate chip industry with £1bn funding

Omer Dursun — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:22:02 +0000

With a £1 billion investment, The UK government has unveiled its National Semiconductor Strategy. The aim is to address security vulnerabilities in the supply chain and ensure national security. Read more...

ARM is developing its own prototype chip, says report

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 17:46:01 +0000

A new report reveals that ARM is working on a home-baked semiconductor chip to flex its muscles. The company wants to attract more customers and fuel growth following its IPO later this year. Read more...

Samsung begins initial production of 3 nm chips with improved performance and power use

Paul Hill — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:20:01 +0000

Samsung has begun the production of 3 nm chips. They deliver improved performance and power usage compared to 5 nm chips. Samsung is also planning even better second-gen 3 nm hardware. Read more...

Covid-19 lockdown slows down chip manufacturing in China

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:10:01 +0000

Chinese semiconductor industry has slowed down by 4.2% following Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai. The output has shrunk for the first time after Q1 2019 due to low demand and strict preventive measures. Read more...

After chip shortage, manufacturers are now facing shortage of chip-making equipment

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:08:01 +0000

High demand for tech and supply chain chaos has resulted in chip shortages across the world. However, companies can't make more chips since now they are facing a shortage of chip-making tools. Read more...

Top auto manufacturers could design their own chips by 2025, says Gartner

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 Dec 2021 17:06:01 +0000

The analyst firm Gartner has predicted that half of the top ten auto manufacturers will begin designing their own chips by the middle of the decade following the current chip shortage. Read more...

Intel has disclosed new details about its fab complex that will resemble a little city

Fiza Ali — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 18:24:01 +0000

Intel says that its latest fab complex will consist of chip packaging facilities and multiple modules that will have the potential of processing wafers by employing its advanced process technologies. Read more...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G with support for 144Hz mobile gaming

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:16:04 +0000

Qualcomm has taken the wraps off its Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, with a focus on AI-enhanced gaming and performance, allowing users to play games at up tp 144Hz on QHD mobile displays. Read more...

Google discloses new Rowhammer technique that alters memory contents of newer DRAM chips

Usama Jawad — Wed, 26 May 2021 04:44:01 +0000

"Half-double" is a Rowhammer exploit which grants access to wider memory addresses on newer DRAM chips. Malicious code can potentially take control of the full system through this hardware bypass. Read more...

Samsung to invest over $151 billion in its semiconductor businesses by 2030

Subir Kathuria — Thu, 13 May 2021 20:42:01 +0000

Samsung had announced in 2019 that it would invest more than $115 billion by 2030 into its logic chip businesses. Now the tech giant says it is increasing it to an eye-watering $151 billion. Read more...

U.S. government imposes further restrictions on Huawei to block 'evasive measures'

Rajesh Pandey — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:20:01 +0000

The U.S. government is further tightening its restrictions on Huawei that will prevent the company or any of its entities from getting their hands on chips or any technology made by a U.S. firm. Read more...

Huawei could delay launch of Mate 40 series following U.S. export ban

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:18:01 +0000

Huawei has cut down on component orders to its suppliers as it looks to delay the launch of the Mate 40 series this year by 1-2 months following a supply chain disruption due to the U.S. export ban. Read more...

OPPO poaches key executives from MediaTek as it bolsters chip making efforts

Rajesh Pandey — Thu, 28 May 2020 05:22:01 +0000

OPPO has started focusing more on its own chip building capabilities and it has been snapping up key executives and engineers from its suppliers for this. It has hired executives from MediaTek. Read more...

Google researchers use deep reinforcement learning for optimizing chip design

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:56:02 +0000

Using a trained deep reinforcement learning model, a team at Google calculated the optimal chip placement on an IC—a problem that would have taken several weeks for human experts to solve. Read more...

Tesla blames supply chain issue for delivering Model 3 without self-driving computer

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:22:02 +0000

After buyers of Shanghai-made Model 3 cars threatened to sue the firm for substituting control chips with an older version without notice, Tesla cited supply chain issues due to coronavirus outbreak. Read more...

OPPO working on custom mobile chip, recruits engineers from Realme and OnePlus

Rajesh Pandey — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:18:02 +0000

OPPO is reportedly working on in-house custom SoC to improve the competitiveness of its future smartphones. The company has also recruited engineers from Realme and OnePlus for the task. Read more...

Apple-Broadcom multiyear agreements could potentially lead to $15 billion of revenue

Ather Fawaz — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 12:08:01 +0000

Broadcom has announced that it has entered into new multi-year agreements with Apple that will see the San Jose firm provide components for Apple's devices released through the middle of 2023. Read more...

Intel unveils Horse Ridge, a cryogenic SoC for making quantum computers commercially viable

Ather Fawaz — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 07:28:01 +0000

Horse Ridge, developed using Intel's 22nm FinFET technology, is a cryogenic, highly-integrated, mixed-signal SoC that will facilitate more efficient control of multiple qubits in a quantum computer. Read more...

ARM announces that it will resume chip technology business with Huawei

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:36:01 +0000

ARM's legal company gave the verdict that the company can continue supplying chip technology to Huawei since the origin of it will not breach U.S. trade restrictions and sanctions. Read more...

Samsung launches Exynos i T100 chip to bolster IoT security

Paul Hill — Tue, 07 May 2019 20:04:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled its Exynos i T100 chip, a device that's aimed at IoT devices and offers greater security and durability. Samsung says that the chip can withstand temperatures as high as 125ºC. Read more...

Qualcomm claims Apple owes it $7 billion in royalties

Usama Jawad — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 05:24:02 +0000

In the ongoing legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple, the former has claimed that the Cupertino giant owes it $7 billion in royalties. Apple has rejected this claim, deeming it to be unfair. Read more...

Tim Cook wants Bloomberg to withdraw its report about China spy chips

Ruel Revales — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:48:01 +0000

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has called on Bloomberg to recant its news story about how Chinese spies embedded malicious chips in the company's servers which were manufactured in China. Read more...

Apple pays Dialog $600 million for its assets and power management tech

Jay Bonggolto — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:48:01 +0000

Apple is bolstering its efforts to develop more efficient chips by licensing Dialog Semiconductor's power management integrated circuits and acquiring its certain assets in a new deal. Read more...

Intel says it has adequate 10nm chips this year to meet targets amid supply crunch

Ruel Revales — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 07:48:02 +0000

Intel's CFO and interim CEO, Robert Swan, is reassuring customers that its chip business will be able to make enough 10nm processors in order to fulfill its target volume production this year. Read more...

Qualcomm says it found evidence Apple stole chip secrets and shared them with Intel

Ruel Revales — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:46:01 +0000

Qualcomm seeks to amend its lawsuit filed late last year against Apple, this time saying it has spotted email correspondence and source code development history that it claims will boost its evidence. Read more...

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 chipsets offer up to 40% speed boost

Jay Bonggolto — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 08:14:01 +0000

Qualcomm claims the new Snapdragon mobile platforms provide an improved performance, fast internet speeds, and longer battery life, among others, for mid-range phones without breaking the bank. Read more...

Samsung roadmap sheds light on 7nm EUV, 5nm and 4nm nodes; 3nm node in development

Saumitra Bhagwat — Fri, 25 May 2018 09:22:01 +0000

7nm EUV production is slated for 2H-2018; 5nm and 4nm nodes are on track for production in 2019 and 2020. 3nm node is being developed using Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor (GAAFET) technology. Read more...

Samsung made over $50 billion in sales this quarter

Usama Jawad — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:28:01 +0000

Samsung has posted a strong earnings guidance for this quarter, saying that it made over $50 billion in sales. It also boasts nearly $15 billion in operating profit, likely due to its chip business. Read more...