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Xiaomi re-enters in-house chip game with deeper pockets, expect an unveil this Thursday

David Uzondu — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:56:01 +0000

Xiaomi is trying again at in-house chips after releasing one back in 2017 but failing to launch a successor, now investing over $5 billion with a new chip unveiling expected Thursday. Read more...

MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ smartphone chip offers 10km Bluetooth range

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:36:01 +0000

MediaTek has launched an upgraded flagship smartphone chip with a Bluetooth range 6.6 times that of Dimensity 9400. Read more...

Qualcomm to unveil flagship Snapdragon chipset at April 2 event

Omer Dursun — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:24:01 +0000

Qualcomm has scheduled an April 2 event in China to unveil the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, the successor to the 8s Gen 3. Read more...

Report: Samsung is giving its all to power Galaxy S26 series with Exynos 2600 SoC

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:06:01 +0000

Since Samsung couldn't get the Exynos 2500 to power the Galaxy S25 series this year, it is going all out to power the S26 series with the Exynos 2600. 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...

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship smartphone SoC with major improvements

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:16:01 +0000

Today, Qualcomm is launching its new flagship, the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, with significant performance and efficiency upgrades. 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 announces Dimensity 9400, its flagship SoC with major performance improvements

Pradeep Viswanathan — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 06:28:01 +0000

MediaTek's Dimensity 9400 is a powerful new smartphone chip built on a 3nm process, offering significant performance and efficiency gains over its predecessor. Read more...

NVIDIA and MediaTek team up to bring AI to all types of cars

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 May 2023 13:36:01 +0000

MediaTek and NVIDIA have partnered up to develop new systems-on-chips for vehicles that will deliver AI and other infotainment features for all types of cars from entry-level to luxury. Read more...

An M3-powered iMac could see the light of day this year

Justin Luna — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:32:01 +0000

Apple is readying to announce new iMacs later this year, according to recent report. The new devices will reportedly be powered by the new M3 chip, which will offer improved performance. Read more...

Apple unveils next-generation M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, boosting CPU and GPU performance

Steve Bennett — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:07:50 +0000

Apple has announced the latest chips in its line of in house developed SoCs (system-on-a-chip), the M2 Pro and M2 Max, which increase CPU and GPU performance and support up to 96GB of unified memory. Read more...

AMD Mendocino Zen 2 APUs promise to offer powerful RDNA2 GPUs in budget laptops

Alap Naik Desai — Mon, 23 May 2022 09:14:01 +0000

The AMD Mendocino APU is built on the 6nm node and packs ZEN 2 CPU cores, and RDNA 2 GPUs, with support for LPDDR5 RAM. The chipset would offer better computing and graphics for budget laptops. Read more...

Apple's new Mac Studio desktop will have the M1 Ultra SoC which is two M1 Max chipsets

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:36:02 +0000

Apple has introduced a new class of desktop PC: Mac Studio. The new device, resembling a Mac Mini will pack the new M1 Ultra SoC, which comprises two M1 Max chipsets clubbed together. Read more...

Apple Silicon lead processor developer Jeff Wilcox leaves to rejoin Intel to design SoCs

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:52:01 +0000

After eight long years and successfully developing the Apple M1 System on a Chip, Jeff Wilcox is heading back to Intel, where he will design next-gen SoC, which would be based on the x86 architecture. Read more...

Google's Pixel 6 series will feature a custom-built SoC dubbed Tensor

Paul Hill — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:02:01 +0000

Google has shown off the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro early this year addressing the camera bar and the new Tensor SoC. With Tensor, Google hopes to get more out of AI and ML and make Android faster. Read more...

Samsung announces new chipsets to enhance its 5G RAN solutions

Fiza Ali — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:04:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled chipsets for its 5G solutions at its virtual event. These chipsets will provide power efficiency, enhanced performance, and compact size in next-generation 5G RAN solutions. Read more...

MediaTek introduces Dimensity 900 with sub-6GHz 5G, 120Hz refresh rate support

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 13 May 2021 10:46:02 +0000

MediaTek has announced a new chipset for high-end smartphones, the Dimensity 900, based on a 6nm process. It includes premium features like LPDDR5 and UFS 3.1 support, 5G, and more. Read more...

Samsung and Marvell announce new SoC to advance 5G networks

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:40:01 +0000

Samsung and Marvell have announced a new system-on-a-chip design for massive MIMO and advanced radios. It will become available to Tier One operators in the second quarter of the year. Read more...

MediaTek introduces new Dimensity 1200 5G chipset with support for 200MP cameras

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:26:01 +0000

MediaTek has introduced a couple of new high-end chipsets, the Dimensity 1200 and 1100. The former is the most high-end of the two, with a flagship 3GHz core and support for 200MP cameras. Read more...

Samsung will announce its next-generation Exynos chipset on January 12

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:46:01 +0000

Samsung today teased the launch date for its next-generation flagship SoC called the Exynos 2100. The South Korean tech giant has confirmed that it will announce the chipset on January 12. Read more...

Google and Qualcomm work to bring up to four Android OS updates to new devices

Abhay V — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:32:01 +0000

Google and Qualcomm have worked to bring changes to Project Treble that reduces the effort required to support Android versions on new SoC, making up to four OS updates easier for OEMs. Read more...

Samsung might unveil the Exynos 2100 on December 15

Abhay V — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 18:00:01 +0000

Samsung has posted a trailer on YouTube termed "Thank you" and hints at something "small" planned for its fans on December 15. The firm's Exynos account on Twitter also posted the video. Read more...

Intel debuts Horse Ridge II, a cryogenic quantum control chip with two key features

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:00:03 +0000

Tested on temperatures as low as 4K, Intel's new 22nm Horse Ridge II SoC not only allows the manipulation of qubit states but also the control of gate potentials to entangle qubits. Read more...

Samsung details the Exynos 1080, a 5nm chipset coming to Vivo phones next year

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:02:02 +0000

Samsung has formally announced the Exynos 1080 chipset, its next flagship mobile processor. It will use a 5nm process, and it promises great battery life. It will debut on a Vivo phone in early 2021. Read more...

Nokia to enhance development of its ReefShark chipset

Paul Hill — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 23:04:01 +0000

Nokia is working with Tampere University to create a Center of Excellence. Nokia will improve the development of its ReefShark chipset and Tampere University will benefit from Nokia's expertise. 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...

Alleged results for Snapdragon 865 SoC discovered on Geekbench

Boyd Chan — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 09:50:01 +0000

While a fully integrated mobile platform with 5G connectivity from Qualcomm isn't expected until next year, it appears that benchmark results for the fabled Snapdragon 865 have been spotted online. Read more...

Samsung reveals Exynos 9825 SoC built on 7nm process

Boyd Chan — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:54:01 +0000

Just hours ahead of its Galaxy Unpacked event and the expected announcement of the Galaxy Note10, Samsung has unveiled its flagship Exynos 9825 SoC that shares quite a bit with its predecessor. Read more...

Huawei claims its Kirin 980 will be better than Apple's A12 Bionic

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:56:02 +0000

The latest smartphone SoC from Huawei, the Kirin 980, was revealed by the company at the end of August, and the company is now claiming its chip will be better than Apple's A12 Bionic. Read more...

Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 670 processor

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 18:42:01 +0000

Qualcomm has announced a new Snapdragon processor, meant to power the next generation of mid-range devices. The Snapdragon 670 offers up many features and improvements over its predecessor. Read more...

MediaTek unveils the Helio P60, a 12nm FinFET SoC with an AI chip

Rich Woods — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:00:01 +0000

MediaTek announced its newest premium chipset today, the Helio P60. Built on a 12nm FinFET process, it includes an AI Processing Unit, or APU. It's a 70% improvement in CPU and GPU performance. Read more...

More details on the Snapdragon 670 emerge

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:16:01 +0000

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 will be an octa-core chip in two+six configuration, with a 600 series GPU, according to a report. More details about the SoC may be announced at MWC in February. Read more...

Nvidia to release mitigation updates for Shield TV and Tablet

John Keefer — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 01:40:01 +0000

Hardware and software makers continue to deal with the potential problems caused by processor vulnerabilities Meltdown and Spectre. Nvidia is the latest to do so, with updates for its SoCs and GPUs. Read more...

Leak shows when Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 devices will be announced in 2018

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:30:01 +0000

If you wanted to know when the next Samsung Galaxy, LG V-series, or any other device packing a Snapdragon 845 in 2018 will be announced, a new list could indicate when each will become official. Read more...

Googles poaches key engineers from Apple to fuel its chip design ambitions

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 00:12:02 +0000

A new report indicates that Google has poached a significant amount of talent from Apple, which now includes veteran John Bruno, in a bid to bolster its capabilities in designing custom processors. Read more...

Samsung opens new plant, begins production of its 2nd generation 10nm SoC

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 20:14:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has started the manufacturing its new second-generation 10nm processor. The SoC should appear in devices in early 2018, with wider availability later in 2018. Read more...

Huawei officially reveals its first mobile AI computing platform with the Kirin 970

Timi Cantisano — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 01:02:02 +0000

At IFA Berlin, Huawei finally announced its latest SoC, the Kirin 970. The firm touted the chip as its first "mobile AI computing platform" featuring a dedicated Neural Processing Unit. Read more...

Regulator: Qualcomm unfairly barred Samsung from selling its own Exynos chips

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:04:01 +0000

Ever wonder why Samsung's chips are only found in Samsung devices? According to the South Korean government, it's because Qualcomm has been pressuring Samsung and barring it from competing. Read more...

Xiaomi releases a second teaser for its Pinecone chips

Steven Johns — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 01:08:01 +0000

A second teaser video for Xiaomi's Pinecone lineup has been released. Pinecone is what Xiaomi will be calling their lineup of smartphone SoCs competing against Huawei, Samsung, MediaTek, and Qualcomm. Read more...