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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Samsung
Samsung Galaxy smartphones, foldables, wearables, chips, and One UI ecosystem.
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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09/22/2014
TSMC’s 20nm Node: The Last Planar Process and the Apple A8
TSMC's 20nm node won the Apple A8 but proved planar scaling had stalled: double patterning made it costly with no power win, and 16nm…
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CHIPS & AI
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09/05/2014
Google Cardboard and Gear VR: VR Goes Cheap and Mobile
Google Cardboard and Samsung's Gear VR turn the phone into a VR headset, putting virtual reality in millions of pockets and hinting at the…
2 MIN
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CHIPS & AI
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09/05/2014
Intel 14nm: The First Crack in the Metronome
Intel 14nm arrived late in Broadwell, the first schedule slip in a decade. The node was still the best in the world, but the…
3 MIN
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APPLE
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09/20/2013
Samsung 28nm: The 64-Bit A7 and Apple’s Last Dance
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…
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CHIPS & AI
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05/31/2012
Samsung 32nm: The Apple A5 and a Gate-First Gamble
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…
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CHIPS & AI
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04/29/2012
Intel 22nm: Tri-Gate and a Three-Year FinFET Lead
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…
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CHIPS & AI
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10/17/2011
TSMC’s 28nm Node, Gate-Last HKMG, and the FinFET Clock
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…
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CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
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08/16/2011
The Xiaomi Mi 1 Is a $310 Flagship, and the Internet Bought 300,000 in 34 Hours
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…
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CONSUMER TECH & HARDWARE
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08/16/2010
Xiaomi Shipped a ROM Before It Shipped a Phone, and That Is the Whole Strategy
A new Beijing-based company, Xiaomi, has launched MIUI, a customized Android ROM, prioritizing software over hardware. Founded by Lei Jun, it aims to develop…
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APPLE
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06/08/2010
Samsung 45nm: Building the Apple A4 for a Rival
Samsung 45nm silicon built the Apple A4, Apple's first in-house chip, on the same Intrinsity Hummingbird core Samsung put in the Galaxy S, even…
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HARDWARE
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07/22/2006
Samsung keeps breaking its own thinness record and calling it progress
Samsung's D830, initially marketed as the world's slimmest phone, lost its title to the X820 at 6.9mm just four months later. The pursuit of…
2 MIN
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CHIPS & AI
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06/20/2006
SMIC 90nm: Climbing on Borrowed Knowledge
SMIC 90nm put the Shanghai foundry two nodes behind the leaders and closing, climbing alone on imported tools and hired talent while the settled…
5 MIN
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