APPLE
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01/14/2021
Samsung 5nm: The Snapdragon 888 Runs Hot
Samsung 5nm built the Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100, both running hot and throttling, just as TSMC's 5nm delivered Apple's cool, efficient M1.
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APPLE
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11/12/2020
TSMC’s 5nm Node: Full EUV, the M1, and Apple Leaving Intel
TSMC's 5nm node put EUV across a full process for the first time and built the Apple M1, ending Intel's hold on the Mac,…
4 MIN
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CHIPS & AI
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10/15/2019
TSMC’s N7+ Node: EUV Finally Ships, Inside a Huawei Chip
TSMC's N7+ brought 7nm EUV into volume for the first time, ironically inside a Huawei chip, proving extreme ultraviolet in production ahead of full…
5 MIN
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CHIPS & AI
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09/15/2019
Intel 10nm: The Node That Lost the Lead
Intel 10nm arrived four years late after the 14nm purgatory, and in the delay TSMC passed Intel for good. The node where Intel lost…
3 MIN
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CHIPS & AI
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08/07/2019
Samsung 7nm EUV: Betting Early on Extreme Ultraviolet
Samsung 7nm EUV produced the Exynos 9825, the first commercial chip built with extreme ultraviolet lithography, as Samsung raced TSMC into the EUV era.
3 MIN
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CHIPS & AI
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09/18/2018
TSMC’s 7nm Node: The A12, AMD’s Bet, and a Field of Two
TSMC's 7nm node shipped the first 7nm chip in the A12, anchored AMD's comeback against Intel, and watched GlobalFoundries quit the leading edge, leaving…
4 MIN
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APPLE
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09/19/2017
TSMC’s 10nm Node: The Year the Process Lead Left Intel
TSMC's 10nm node shipped the Apple A11 in volume while Intel's 10nm stalled, the moment the leading edge you could actually buy moved to…
3 MIN
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