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Samsung 28nm built the 64-bit Apple A7 and its Cyclone core, the chip that blindsided Qualcomm and the whole industry, just as Apple prepared…
The Oculus Rift DK1 ships and Google Glass hits Explorers, splitting the face-worn future into two camps: immersive VR and lightweight AR.
Qualcomm takes Microsoft's old CES keynote slot with the wild Born Mobile show, and the Snapdragon 800 underneath turns Qualcomm into a real brand.
The ASML Customer Co-Investment Program has Intel, TSMC, and Samsung buying equity to fund EUV, while ASML buys Cymer to own the light source.…
The Snapdragon S4, launched in February, integrates a custom dual-core Krait CPU and LTE modem on a single chip, enhancing efficiency. Qualcomm's innovative design…
Palmer Luckey's Oculus Rift Kickstarter revives virtual reality on cheap phone screens and low-latency tracking, and for the first time in 20 years I…
Samsung's 32nm gate-first HKMG process die-shrank the Apple A5 in 2012 and powered Samsung's own Galaxy S III, deepening the foundry bond even as…
Intel 22nm shipped Tri-Gate in Ivy Bridge, the first FinFET in volume production, three years ahead of the foundries, with Intel promising 14nm next…
CES 2012 puts the whole industry on a diet: Intel's Ultrabooks, Nvidia's quad-core Tegra 3, and 55-inch OLED TVs that cost more than a…
TSMC's 28nm node brought gate-last high-k metal gate just as every mobile chip designer arrived at once, triggering a capacity crunch, while Intel's Tri-Gate…
Xiaomi launched its first phone, the Mi 1, at 1,999 yuan, swiftly selling 300,000 units in 34 hours. The device features competitive specs for…
Qualcomm's acquisition of Atheros for $3.1 billion expands its control over smartphone components, combining cellular and short-range radios. With the upcoming custom Krait CPU…
SMIC 45nm was the company's most current node yet, reached two years behind the leaders, the year after SMIC turned its first profit since…
Motorola's Atrix 4G brings the first dual-core phone and a laptop dock to CES 2011, the Xoom kicks off Android tablets, and 4G LTE…
Microsoft's Kinect ditches the controller for a depth-sensing camera, and the real story is the cheap 3D sensing that makes spatial computing thinkable.
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