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Xiaomi has announced its own octacore Surge S1 soc. It was developed by Xiaomi itself and uses the big.LITTLE architecture. The first device with the soc is the Mi 5C. In addition, the manufacturer comes with the Redmi 4X.The Surge S1…

TSMC expects to start risk production of 5nm chips in the first half of 2019. Small-scale production for 7nm chips will start this quarter, followed by mass production next year.TSMC has deployed six thousand R&D employees to develop…

Tsinghua Unigroup, a chipmaker in which the Chinese state has a majority stake, is to build a nand memory factory in Nanjing. The company is earmarking 28 billion euros for this. Tsinghua wants to join the largest chip manufacturers in…

Chip manufacturer TSMC denies that the production of 10nm chips is delayed due to problems with disappointing yields. According to the company, the process is on track and the first sales of 10nm chips are expected in the first quarter of…

TSMC and Samsung are reportedly dealing with disappointing yields when producing 10nm chips. As a result, products that would appear in the first quarter of 2017 with chips in 10nm format could be delayed.According to DigiTimes sources,…

According to a report, Samsung plans to split its smartphone chip design and manufacturing division into several standalone companies. This with a view to the maximum profitability of all components.The rumor comes from the Korean…

TNO completes the construction of its exposure and analysis facility EBL-2 and shines an euv source on a test sample in the exposure chamber for the first time. The chip industry can use the facility to investigate the effect of UV…

TSMC has announced that it will build a new factory in Taiwan to manufacture 3nm and 5nm chips. The company will invest an amount of around 15 billion euros for the construction.The Nikkei Asian Review reports the arrival of the new…

Taiwanese processor designer MediaTek has proposed two new socs. The Helio X27 and X23 include a single isp for processing images from dual cameras. In addition, the socs have technology to save the battery by adjusting settings of the…

Intel has unveiled a strategy to improve the performance of artificial intelligence applications. The chip manufacturer comes with the Nervana platform, which should train models for deep learning faster than GPUs.According to Intel CEO…