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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…
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…
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.
Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 810 and 808 this week, and the most revealing thing in the spec sheet is what is missing. There is…
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800, outperformed competitors with impressive benchmarks. This chip's advancements offer substantial performance, including 4K video…
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 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…
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…
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…
Qualcomm's Snapdragon S2, featuring the Adreno 205 GPU, delivers impressive mid-range performance, enhancing gaming smoothness. Its effective graphics capabilities support over 120 device designs,…
Intel 32nm arrived on schedule with second-generation high-k metal gate and Intel's first immersion lithography, extending a two-year lead while the company quietly ceded…
TSMC's 40nm node turned immersion lithography into a yield crisis in 2009, choked AMD and Nvidia GPU supply, drew Morris Chang back as CEO,…