CHIPS & AI
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01/09/2017
CES 2017: Alexa Is Everywhere
Amazon barely has a booth at CES 2017, yet Alexa is in everything, Faraday Future finally reveals the FF91, and Qualcomm ships the 10nm…
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Chips & AI
Semiconductor coverage, chipsets, AI platforms — Qualcomm, Snapdragon, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Intel and AI innovation.
5G
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12/08/2016
Snapdragon 835 Is the First 10nm Chip, the First 5G Modem Is Already Here, and Snapdragon Is Leaving the Phone
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835, the first 10nm mobile processor, coincides with its 5G modem announcement and partnership with Microsoft for Windows on Snapdragon laptops, signaling…
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CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
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10/25/2016
The Xiaomi Mi MIX Has Almost No Bezels and No Earpiece, and It Makes Everyone Else Look Lazy
Xiaomi just put a 6.4-inch phone on stage that is almost entirely screen. The display covers 91.3% of the front, the highest screen-to-body ratio…
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CHIPS & AI
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10/14/2016
PlayStation VR: Console VR Goes Mainstream
PlayStation VR ships at $399 on the PS4 you already own, making VR affordable and accessible in a way the PC headsets never could.
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5G
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07/14/2016
MediaTek’s Turnkey Empire: Feature Phones, Shanzhai, and the Acquisition Machine (2006 to 2015)
Give a workshop in Shenzhen, one of MediaTek’s complete phone kits, the chip already sitting on a reference board with the firmware and test…
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CHIPS & AI
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04/05/2016
The Rift and the Vive Ship: Consumer VR Is Here
The Oculus Rift CV1 and HTC Vive ship to consumers in the same month, turning four years of VR hype into real products with…
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CHIPS & AI
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01/10/2016
CES 2016: VR’s Big Swing
CES 2016 is the VR year, with Oculus Rift preorders and headsets everywhere, plus drones and Faraday Future's Batmobile-style FFZERO1 concept.
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AI
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01/01/2016
Physical AI and Robotics Research Gains Traction in Paris Region
Paris Region robotics and physical AI work, supported by INRIA and clusters, moves from research toward practical applications in mobility and industry.
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CHIPS & AI
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11/12/2015
Snapdragon 820: The Custom Core Is Back, and So Is the Overheating Whisper Campaign
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 aims to rectify issues from the overheating 810 with custom Kryo cores and a move to a 14nm FinFET process. Despite…
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CHIPS & AI
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10/15/2015
SMIC 28nm: The Hard Wall Before the Leading Edge
SMIC 28nm reached volume in 2015, four years late after a long yield struggle, just as the leading edge moved to FinFET and left…
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APPLE
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09/25/2015
TSMC’s 16nm FinFET: The First 3D Transistor and a Split A9
TSMC's 16nm FinFET delivered the first 3D transistor the 20nm shrink withheld, drew level with Intel on structure, and split the Apple A9 with…
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APPLE
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04/10/2015
Samsung 14nm FinFET: The Node That Beat TSMC
Samsung 14nm FinFET shipped before TSMC's 16nm, powering the Galaxy S6's Exynos 7420 and winning back Qualcomm and a share of Apple's A9.
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CHIPS & AI
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03/02/2015
HTC Vive and SteamVR: Room-Scale VR Is Real
HTC and Valve reveal the Vive at MWC, a room-scale VR headset with Lighthouse tracking and motion controllers that changes what VR can be.
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CHIPS & AI
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01/22/2015
Microsoft HoloLens: Mixed Reality Arrives
Microsoft reveals HoloLens, a standalone mixed reality headset that puts holograms in your living room and gives XR a powerful third lane.
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AI
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01/10/2015
CES 2015: 4K Floor, Autonomous Ceiling
At CES 2015, 4K becomes the floor and curved TVs the gimmick, but the real story is the car: Nvidia Drive, Snapdragon 810, and…
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