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| Smart TV moving into 7nm chips |
11/24/2021 |
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TSMC makes devices 30 percent faster, reduces power consumption by 55 percent, and increases their logic density three-fold compared with gadgets using the 16nm process.
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| Legendary co-founder of Fairchild died at age 92 |
11/24/2021 |
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One of the least-well-known heroes of the semiconductor revolution, Jay Last, died on November 11, 2021. Last was one of the famous team of eight people that left Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory to found Fairchild Semiconductor.
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| Samsung memory products achieved carbon reduction certification |
11/23/2021 |
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“It is exciting to see our environmentally sustainable efforts receiving global acknowledgements,” said Seong-dai Jang, Senior Vice President and Head of DS Corporate Sustainability Management Office at Samsung Electronics. “We will continue our path towards a sustainable future with ‘greener’ chips enabled by Samsung’s cutting-edge technology.”
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| Chroma ATE is into EV power testing |
11/23/2021 |
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One of the trends driving the test and measurement industry right now is the automotive sector, because of its safety-critical nature. But one trend that is driving this sector is the EV segment, amid the move to cut carbon emissions.
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| Keysight Technologies to get into EV battery testing |
11/22/2021 |
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Automotive manufacturers, suppliers and test facilities need to increase the driving range of an EV, its performance and safety, while reducing costs. When developing and testing high-voltage EV batteries, time becomes critical in a competitive market.
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| TSMC collected $3.8 billions prepayment for orders at the new fab. |
11/19/2021 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest foundry, disclosed in a filing that it received temporary receipts of around $3.825 billion (NT$106,33 billion) from customers as of September 30, 2021. Temporary receipts from TSMC's customers are payments received to retain its capacity.
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| India inaugurated an advanced 650-teraflop supercomputing facility |
11/19/2021 |
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India has inaugurated an advanced 650-teraflop supercomputing facility at National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) at Mohali, which will act as a facilitator for start-ups working in areas like telemedicine, digital health, mHealth with big data, AI, blockchain, and other technologies.
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| Tektronix crowned Best in Test and Measurements |
11/18/2021 |
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The company is best known for its test and measurement devices such as oscilloscopes and signal generators since 1946. By breaking down the walls of complexity for engineers with its test and measurement solutions, Tektronix is enabling innovators to do more, accelerating global innovation.
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| Lattice Semiconductor acquired Mirametrix for software and AI capability |
11/17/2021 |
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Mirametrix software has been successfully deployed in more than 20 million end user systems worldwide. Combining Mirametrix’s expertise with Lattice’s innovative hardware and software solution stacks creates an end-to-end AI and computer vision solution that spans from the hardware to the application layer.
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| Smartphone camera resolution continue to improve |
11/17/2021 |
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According to the latest research from Counterpoint Smartphone Camera Tracker, smartphones featuring rear main cameras powered by 48MP and above megapixels accounted for 43% of total sales in Q2 2021, rising significantly from 38.7% in Q1 2021. The share of 64MP alone increased 3.5% QoQ to 14% in Q2 2021.
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| Cadence Design System enhanced Samsung foundry process |
11/17/2021 |
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The unified Cadence library characterization system provided a powerful combination of characterization and library validation, enabling Samsung to reduce turnaround time and improve productivity versus previous nodes.
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