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| TSMC targets 80 billion transistor chips by second half of 2022 |
12/1/2020 |
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But just think about it. AMD’s Navi 21 GPU, the chip inside the Radeon 6800 and 6900 Series boards, clocks in just under 27 billion transistors using 7nm. So a 3nm GPU of the same size could pack around 80 billion transistors if they really pushed it.
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| Semi equipment Capex spending comes mainly from Asia |
11/30/2020 |
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“Samsung’s level of spending over the past four years has been nothing short of incredible. I believe that they are attempting to put so much distance between themselves and the Chinese memory startups that it will be basically impossible for them to catch up,” IC Insights President Bill McClean said.
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| The FCC designated ZTE as a U.S. national security threat |
11/27/2020 |
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In May 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by companies posing national security risks and the administration added Huawei to its trade blacklist.
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| U.S. economy grew 33.1% in Q3 |
11/26/2020 |
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But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply in the current quarter with some economists even raising the specter of a double-dip recession.
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| U.S. durable goods order up 1.3% |
11/26/2020 |
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The strength in October came primarily from the volatile category of defense orders, with demand for military aircraft surging by 79.1%.
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| Taiwan to build their own submarine |
11/25/2020 |
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“This submarine is an important part of allowing our navy to develop asymmetric warfare and to intimidate and block enemy ships from surrounding Taiwan’s main island,” said President Tsai Ing-wen.
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| Vaccination required for flying International |
11/25/2020 |
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In Australia, the boss of Qantas, the country's largest airline, said that once a virus vaccine becomes widely available, his carrier will likely require passengers use it before they can travel abroad or land in Australia.
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| TSMC to build new facilities at its 12-inch fab in Nanjing |
11/24/2020 |
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Monthly capacity at TSMC's Nanjing fab has come to 20,000 wafers, which is in line with the foundry's target set previously, the report indicated. The fab is engaged in the manufacture of chips using the foundry's 12nm and 16nm FinFET process technologies.
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| Trade talk between U.K. and E.U. delayed |
11/24/2020 |
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The talks were shifted to a videoconference last week when an EU official tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing Barnier into a quarantine until at least Thursday. Both sides have indicated that to reach an agreement on key issues the negotiators need to meet in person.
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| Amazon axed numerous employees at its drone division |
11/24/2020 |
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Amazon will expand its partnerships with 3rd party manufacturers to help produce components for the company’s drones. These include, currently, Austria's FACC Aerospace and Spain's Aernnova Aerospace, though Amazon says it’s requesting proposals from other suppliers as well.
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| China champions the world in filing patents |
11/23/2020 |
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Huawei Technologies filed 8,607 wireless patents in the January to October period, ahead of US chip maker Qualcomm with 5,807 patents, according to a report released on Thursday by Beijing-based database provider incoPat, which ranked the top 100 companies. Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo was in third place with 5,353 patents.
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| Lisa Su received the Robert N. Noyce Award |
11/23/2020 |
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The SIA presents the Noyce Award annually in recognition of a leader who has made outstanding contributions to the semiconductor industry in technology or public policy.
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