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Samsung Foundry is set to detail its second generation 3 nm-class fabrication technology as well as its performance-enhanced 4 nm-class manufacturing process at the upcoming upcoming 2023 Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits in Kyoto, Japan. Both technologies are important for the contract maker of chips as SF3 (3GAP) promises to offer tangible improvements for mobile and SoCs, whereas SF4X (N4HPC) is designed specifically for the most demanding high-performance computing (HPC) applications. 2nd Generation 3 nm Node with GAA Transistors Samsung's upcoming SF3 (3GAP) process technology is an enhanced version of the company's SF3E (3GAE) fabrication process, and relies on its second-generation gate-all-around transistors – which the company calls Multi-Bridge-Channel field-effect transistors (MBCFETs). The node promises additional process optimizations, though the foundry prefers not to compare...
Samsung Unveils Galaxy A51 & Galaxy A71 Mid-Range Smartphones: 6.5/6.7-Inches With 4-Module Cameras
While Samsung draws most of its smartphone reputation from its high-end phones, the bulk of the phones that the company sells are are not the $700+ Galaxy S series...
22 by Anton Shilov on 12/16/2019
Update: Sales of Samsung Galaxy Fold Are Nowhere Near 1 Million Units
Update 12/14: While claims were earlier made by Samsung's Chief Strategy Officer that the company had sold 1 million Galaxy Folds, the company has since stepped in to correct...
20 by Anton Shilov on 12/12/2019
Samsung to Use SiFive RISC-V Cores for SoCs, Automotive, 5G Applications
At the annual RISC-V Summit this week, Samsung disclosed the use SiFive’s RISC-V cores for upcoming chips for a variety of applications. The company is joining a growing list...
18 by Anton Shilov on 12/12/2019
Fireside Interview on 5G with Cristano Amon and Alex Katouzian, Qualcomm
A little while back, ahead of Qualcomm’s upcoming Tech Summit, we spoke to President of Qualcomm Cristano Amon and SVP/GM of Qualcomm’s Mobile Technologies Alex Katouzian. Qualcomm’s march in...
28 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 12/2/2019
Samsung Develops Intel Lakefield-Based Galaxy Book S: Always-Connected x86 PC
Among several items at its developers conference this week, Samsung revealed that it was working on a version of its always-connected Galaxy Book S laptop powered by Intel’s Lakefield...
29 by Anton Shilov on 10/31/2019
Samsung Launches Galaxy Book Flex: Convertibles with QLED Displays & Ice Lake
In addition to announcing its Galaxy Book Ion notebooks, Samsung this week also introduced its convertible Galaxy Book Flex laptops. Unlike their classic counterparts, the Galaxy Book Flex PCs...
12 by Anton Shilov on 10/30/2019
Samsung Reveals Galaxy Book Ion: Ultralight Laptops w/ QLED Monitor & Comet Lake
Samsung has introduced its new Galaxy Book Ion lineup of laptops that bring together an ultralight weight, an innovative display with quantum dot-enhanced backlighting, and Intel’s 10th Generation Core...
17 by Anton Shilov on 10/30/2019
Samsung Launches Single-Chip uMCP Packages with LPDDR4X DRAM & UFS 3.0 Storage
Samsung has introduced a new lineup of all-in-one memory packages for smartphones that integrate both DRAM and storage. The latest generation of uMCP devices now feature up to 12...
30 by Anton Shilov on 10/24/2019
Samsung Announces Exynos 990: 7nm EUV, M5, G77, LPDDR5 Flagship SoC alongside Exynos 5123 5G Modem
Today Samsung unexpectedly announced the brand new Exynos 990 chipset – likely to be Samsung’s flagship SoC for 2020, employing the newest IP and offering the newest features on...
52 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/23/2019
Samsung to Invest $11 Billion in QD-OLED Panel Production
Samsung Display has announced plans to invest a further ₩13.1 trillion ($11 billion) in the R&D and production of QD-OLED TV panels. The plan includes building up two QD-OLED...
42 by Anton Shilov on 10/15/2019
Samsung & TSMC Develop 8nm & 7nm Automotive-Grade Nodes
As vehicles are getting ‘smarter’ and gaining autopilot capabilities, it is easy to predict that the demand for higher-performing and more complex automotive SoCs will be growing rapidly in...
29 by Anton Shilov on 10/14/2019
New Tools & IP Accelerate Development of 5nm Arm ‘Hercules’ SoCs
Arm, Synopsys, and Samsung Foundry have developed a set of optimized tools and IP that will enable chip designers to build next-generation SoCs based on Arm’s Hercules processor cores...
9 by Anton Shilov on 10/10/2019
G.Skill Launches 32 GB DDR4 Modules, 256 GB Kits: Up to DDR4-4000
G.Skill has now rolled out its 32 GB unbuffered DDR4 modules in dual-channel and quad-channel memory kits. The modules are offered with data transfer rates from 2666 MT/s to...
27 by Anton Shilov on 10/9/2019
Samsung Develops 12-Layer 3D TSV DRAM: Up to 24 GB HBM2
Samsung on Monday said that it had developed the industry’s first 12-layer 3D packaging for DRAM products. The technology uses through silicon vias (TSVs) to create high-capacity HBM memory...
11 by Anton Shilov on 10/7/2019
IDC PC Monitor Trends: IPS and 21.5-Inch Most Popular, Curved Displays Get Traction
Sales of large displays and/or gaming displays have been increasing in the past few years, but recently monitor manufacturers have also rolled-out oversized displays and curved LCDs for their...
29 by Anton Shilov on 10/3/2019
Samsung’s Micro LED Wall TVs Now Available: Up to 8K, Up to 292-Inches
Samsung has started global sales of its Micro LED-based 'The Wall' display systems. The Wall televisions will be available in multiple configurations, but customized according to individual orders. The...
33 by Anton Shilov on 10/3/2019
Samsung Stops Production of Phones in China
Samsung had ceased to make mobile phones in China, the company revealed on Wednesday. The company has been withdrawing from handset manufacturing in the country for a while now...
15 by Anton Shilov on 10/2/2019
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Hits the US on September 27th
Samsung will start sales of the latest iteration of its highly-anticipated Galaxy Fold smartphone in the US this week. Two colors are set to be available, Cosmos Black and...
14 by Anton Shilov on 9/24/2019
Samsung’s PCIe Gen 4 Enterprise SSDs Get Reliability & Performance Boost
Almost a year after outlining their first roadmap for PCIe 4.0 SSDs, Samsung's first two models are in mass production: the PM1733 and PM1735 high-end datacenter SSDs. Details about...
5 by Billy Tallis & Anton Shilov on 9/20/2019
Samsung’s 8K QLED TV 55-Inch: A More Affordable 8K Ultra-HD TV
Being flagship televisions available today, 8K Ultra-HD TVs not only feature a resolution of 7680×4320 pixels, but also pack all the latest technologies that manufacturers have to offer these...
51 by Anton Shilov on 9/6/2019
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