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[News] Battle of the Titans in the Angstrom Era – TSMC’s A16 Competes with Intel’s 14A and Samsung’s SF1.4

TSMC unveiled its angstrom-class A16 advanced process during the Company’s 2024 North America Technology Symposium on April 25, set to be mass-produced in 2026. Not only is this earlier than competitors like Intel’s 14A and Samsung’s SF14, both slated for …

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[News] Memory Giant WD out of the Red in 1Q24 Driven by the AI Wave, 2Q24 to Keep Improving

According to the report from MoneyDJ, Western Digital (WD), a well-known memory device manufacturer, reported its latest financial report after the American stock market closed on April 25. Both revenue and profit for 1Q24 were better than market expectations, mainly …

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[News] Rapidus Focuses on Small Clients, Diversifies into Japan to Mitigate US Geopolitical Risks

Henri Richard, head of Rapidus Design Solutions, the US subsidiary of Japan’s semiconductor foundry startup Rapidus, and former Chief Marketing Officer at processor giant AMD, indicates that Rapidus aims to position itself as a filler of market gaps during the interview with …

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[News] Qualcomm Rumored to Venture into Arm-based Server Processors Again, Adopting TSMC’s 5nm Process

Following the recent launch of the Arm-based PC platform processor Snapdragon X Elite, which received high market acclaim, Qualcomm is reportedly doubling down by venturing into server processors. This expansion is expected to further intensify the competition amid traditional server …

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[News] Qualcomm Advances into AI PC Market, Reportedly Adopting 4nm Process

Qualcomm is actively entering the AI PC market with a new processor unveiled on April 25th, reportedly featuring Arm architecture and produced on a 4nm process, igniting a new battle in non-x86 architecture AI PC processors. Industry sources cited by …

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