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| GlobalFoundries names new CEO |
2/7/2025 |
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In addition to the appointments of Tim Breen and Niels Anderskouv as chief executive and COO, the semiconductor giant’s chairman of the board is stepping down after 12 years in the role.
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| Apple’s Next-Gen M5 Chips Reportedly Enter Mass Production |
2/7/2025 |
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The M5 is expected to feature in the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and possibly a second-generation Apple Vision Pro. The M5 will use TSMC's N3P process for efficiency and speed -- and the M5 Pro variant could separate the central processing unit and graphics processing unit to improve performance.
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| G.Skill Targets Intel Core Ultra Users With 96GB DDR5 Memory |
2/7/2025 |
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The memory kits come in three flavors: Ripjaws M RGB, Trident Z5 RGB, and Trident Z5 Royal. The Ripjaws line has the most basic heatsink and style, but all three lines have RGB LED lighting. More importantly, the Ripjaws line has a lower-profile heatsink than its siblings, which is useful for cramped setups.
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| YMTC ships 294-layer 3D TLC NAND flash |
2/5/2025 |
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Yangtze Memory Technologies has started shipping its fifth-generation 3D TLC NAND flash memory, featuring 294 layers, though only 232 are active, according to reports. The reason for the dummy layers is not clear.
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| OpenAI's Altman may consider Korean chip partnerships |
2/4/2025 |
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to explore partnerships with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix during his visit to Seoul, aiming to strengthen the chip supply chain for AI. These collaborations could focus on AI services and high-bandwidth memory chips.
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| Composite material could boost capacitor performance |
2/3/2025 |
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Researchers have developed a composite material that triples the energy density of ceramic capacitors, according to a study in Nature. The material disrupts the dipole pattern in antiferroelectrics -- enhancing breakdown strength and charge-discharge efficiency.
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| Keysight introduces LPDDR6 design and test solution |
1/31/2025 |
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The memory market is evolving rapidly due to the rising demand for high-performance computing, AI, and energy-efficient mobile applications. LPDDR6 significantly enhances performance and efficiency to support next-generation compute system requirements, making it a crucial upgrade for contemporary devices.
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| Rapidus installing 10 EUV tools for 2nm chips |
1/31/2025 |
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Rapidus plans to install 10 EUV lithography tools at its fabs in Japan, with its sights on 2-nanometer chip production by 2027 The first tool arrived in December, and Rapidus wants to start trial production in April and deliver samples to Broadcom by June.
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