Tag: Chips
MacBook’s Apple M2 outperforms AMD Ryzen chips in gaming
It looks like Apple’s new M2 chip powering the recent 2022 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro offers higher performance than most of the AMD Ryzen chips in play. While the…
Team under stress, modems fail: Apple’s golden age of chips could be coming to an end
After dominating chip market news for more than 10 years, Apple could see its golden age come to an end soon, for various reasons. Since the launch of the Apple…
Before TSMC, Samsung launches its production of chips engraved in 3 nanometers
2 Samsung Electronics has just launched the mass production of semiconductors engraved in 3 nanometers. A key step for the South Korean giant, which trumps its great rival. The mobility…
Samsung launches production of chips using 3nm Advanced Process Node
Picture: Samsung Samsung announced Thursday that it has begun mass production of chips using its 3-nanometer (nm) process node, its most advanced technology yet for chip production. The South Korean…
Ten times the amount of chips – electric car boom exacerbates global chip shortage
Since the corona pandemic, the automotive industry worldwide has been struggling with problems, especially in the supply chains. According to a study by the management consultancy AlixPartners, they are likely…
Triumphant with its ARM chips, Apple would struggle to design its 5G modems
Initially tipped next year on the iPhone 15, the first 5G modems designed in-house by Apple would not be ready in time. Presumably plagued by development problems, the firm would…
US Chips Act: Intel Postpones Factory Groundbreaking Ceremony to Pressure Congress
The Chips Act, a law that should promote the construction of semiconductor factories in the United States, is slow to be validated by Congress. Intel found a way to pressure…
Semiconductors: the American Chips Act adopted this summer?
Democrats have said they are optimistic that a bipartisan deal will be struck in July to implement a sweeping $52 billion plan to boost US semiconductor production. After the Chips…
Xiaomi 12S and 12S Pro: the choice between Qualcomm and MediaTek chips?
An Ultra version of the Xiaomi 12 is expected, and it may not arrive on its own. Indeed, it is rumored that S and S Pro models would be in…
Ryzen 7000: AMD would launch its chips as early as September 15, 2022 to get ahead of Intel
AMD could well lift the veil on its new generation of Ryzen 7000 chips from September 2022 and market them in stride, thus pulling the rug out from under its…
A security flaw revealed in the Apple M1 chips?
Pressure on Apple, whose M1 processors are apparently vulnerable to a rather worrying attack called Pacman. A demonstration will take place in a few days. The firm at the apple…
Admiring the success of Apple chips, Qualcomm rolls up its sleeves
Almost two years after the launch of Apple’s M1 chips, and a week after the announcement of the M2, Qualcomm takes the stage to discuss strategy and performance. Apple has…