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Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon X Plus for laptops
Qualcomm, following last fall's announcement of the Snapdragon X Elite, is adding the Snapdragon X Plus to its next-generation laptop chip line. Both use a 4-nanometer process and Arm-based Oryon CPU architecture and offer 45 TOPS of machine learning performance, but the X Plus is slightly more affordable, with fewer CPU cores (10 vs. 12 in the X Elite) and lower clock speeds (3.4Ghz vs. 3.8Ghz).
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FTC to ban noncompete agreements
The agency said the rule, expected to take effect as soon as late August, received overwhelming public support during a comment period.
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SK Hynix putting $3.86B into DRAM chip factory
SK Hynix plans to invest $3.86 billion in a new factory in South Korea by the end of next year, where it will produce dynamic random access memory chips. The M15X fab is just part of the company's domestic investments, which include the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, which will open in 2027.
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Microchip Helps Simplify Aviation Industry’s Transition to More Electric Aircraft
To provide the aviation industry with a comprehensive electric actuation solution, Microchip Technology Inc. has launched a new integrated actuation power solution that combines companion gate driver boards with its expansive Hybrid Power Drive (HPD) modules in silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon technology with a power range of 5kVA to 20kVA.
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Samsung leads with mass-production of latest V-NAND
Samsung Electronics is the first to mass-produce ninth-generation vertical NAND flash memory chips. Samsung the product's bit density is 50% higher than the previous generation and channel hole-etching technology allowed it to maximize the cell layer in a double-stack structure.
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Commerce chief points to Huawei chip as sanctions win
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is downplaying Huawei Technologies' latest chip as evidence US export controls on China are working. The Mate 60 Pro technology is "years behind what we have in the United States," Raimondo says.
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