IDMs migrating to 12-inch fabs for car-use MOSFET, IGBT chips
International integrated design manufacturers (IDMs) are taking the lead to migrate from 8-inch wafer fabs to 12-inch fabs for the production of high-margin automotive metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and insulated gate bipo.....»»
Research team achieves faster and more efficient synthesis of high-density RNA microarrays
An international research team led by the University of Vienna has succeeded in developing a new version of RNA building blocks with higher chemical reactivity and photosensitivity. This can significantly reduce the production time of RNA chips used.....»»
AMD gaming is plummeting
AMD's gaming hardware sales, including Radeon GPUs and console chips, dropped 59% year-over-year......»»
Next-gen Intel Core Ultra chips with boosted GPU and NPU are coming in September
Lunar Lake will be Intel's response to Ryzen AI and Snapdragon X Elite chips. Enlarge / Intel's Lunar Lake Core Ultra CPUs will be announced in September. (credit: Intel) Intel announced today that it plans to launch it.....»»
Quantum information theorists shed light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
The year 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of quantum mechanics. In the century since the field's inception, scientists and engineers have used quantum mechanics to create technologies such as lasers, MRI scanners and computer chips......»»
The iPhone is about to get smarter, in part thanks to Google chips
Apple Intelligence just arrived in beta this week, and now the company has published an in-depth overview of how some of its AI features were created. A key tidbit? Two of Apple’s foundation models were created using Google-made chips. more….....»»
Qualcomm’s Newest Snapdragon 4 Series Chip is Now Official
We're bound to see it in action later this year. The post Qualcomm’s Newest Snapdragon 4 Series Chip is Now Official appeared first on Phandroid. While Qualcomm is usually known for its premium mobile chips like the Snapdrago.....»»
Kuo: Apple set to replace Qualcomm with in-house 5G chips in two 2025 iPhones
Apple has been working on its own cellular modems for years, with little to show for it. But according to Ming-Chi Kuo, it seems the company is finally ready to move its 5G chips in-house in 2025. more….....»»
Heat-sensitive trees moving uphill due to rising temperatures, study finds
Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favorable temperatures, with species in mountain forests moving uphill to escape rising heat caused by climate change, a new study reveals......»»
AI-powered optical detection to thwart counterfeit chips
The semiconductor industry has grown into a $500 billion global market over the last 60 years. However, it is grappling with dual challenges: a profound shortage of new chips and a surge of counterfeit chips, introducing substantial risks of malfunct.....»»
Scientists identify brain circuits tied to the behavior of schooling fish
A flock of migrating geese glides through the summer sky in an unmistakable "V" formation… a thundering herd of bison rumbles across the plains as a formidable group... and a massive school of sardines swims mesmerizingly in unison......»»
Intel and AMD are back in the game
AMD and Intel are ready to join the Copilot+ lineup with the chips powering the new HP OmniBook Ultra and the new Asus ExpertBook P5......»»
AMD is uncharacteristically restricting this awesome Ryzen 9000 feature
We learned about AMD's Curve Shaper feature recently, but after speaking with the company, it seems the feature is exclusive to Ryzen 9000 chips......»»
Report: Apple’s confidence in AI is leading Android makers to stockpile chips, prioritize AI features
For months leading up to the introduction of Apple Intelligence features at WWDC, the idea was commonly thrown around that Apple was “behind” in AI. It turns out, according to a new report, that some Android makers were even further behind, wa.....»»
TSMC ahead of schedule on trial production of 2nm chips; iPhone 17 first in line
Apple chipmaker TSMC is beginning trial production of 2nm chips, set to be used in the iPhone 17 Pro and other Apple devices from 2025. The test run begins next week, significantly earlier than expected … more….....»»
The next Intel desktop chips may muddy the AI waters
Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S desktop processors are said to be very lacking in one key area, but that might not matter at all......»»
Detecting defects in tomorrow"s technology: Study enhances understanding of likely candidate for next-generation chips
Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers—a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers wide. Reducing the si.....»»
TSMC gearing up for iPhone 17 A19 chip production with 2-nanometer test
Apple's chip partner is about to start trial production of chips using a 2-nanometer fabrication process, ahead of making the A19 chip destined for the iPhone 17.TSMC continues to be Apple's chip partner. Since 2022, TSMC has been planning to mass pr.....»»
AMD didn’t even need its best CPU to beat Intel
With Zen 5 right around the corner, we're finally starting to see the chips in action -- and the Ryzen 9 9900X did a great job in a recent benchmark......»»
Research finds humpbacks were happier during pandemic pause
University of Queensland-led research has found migrating humpback whales off Australia's east coast became less stressed over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research paper is published in Marine Environmental Research......»»
AMD Zen 6 chips could be here sooner than you think
It is expected that AMD's Zen 6 architecture will utilize TSMC's N3E 3nm process, launching in 2025......»»