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[News] Another Addition to the Huawei Kirin 9000 Series – Kirin 9000W Revealed

Posted on 2024-01-30 by TrendForce

Since the release of the Huawei Mate 60 series smartphones, the Huawei Kirin chipset has been making a comeback with various iterations, including the Kirin 9000s and Kirin 9000E featured in the Mate 60 series. The latest update has revealed the …

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[News] Latest Updates on HBM from the Leading Three Global Memory Manufacturers

Posted on 2024-01-30 by TrendForce

Amid the AI trend, the significance of high-value-added DRAM represented by HBM continues to grow. HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) is a type of graphics DDR memory that boasts advantages such as high bandwidth, high capacity, low latency, and low power …

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[News] Kioxia and Western Digital Resume Merger Negotiations? Rumors of Bain Negotiating with SK Hynix Surface

Posted on 2024-01-29 by TrendForce

NAND flash memory giants Kioxia and Western Digital (WD) were reported to be in negotiations with intentions to merge. However, the merger talks between Kioxia and WD were halted in October last year due to opposition from SK Hynix, the South …

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[News] TSMC Reportedly Announcing Kumamoto Plant 2 in Japan, while U.S. Subsidies Expected by End of March

Posted on 2024-01-29 by TrendForce

While TSMC is pushing forward with its 2nm fab in Taiwan, there is also good news about its overseas expansion. According to the Japanese newspaper “Kumanichi,” TSMC is expected to announce the construction of its Kumamoto Fab 2 in Japan …

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[News] U.S. Department of Commerce Introduces New Regulations to Restrict China from Training AI Using U.S. Cloud Services

Posted on 2024-01-29 by TrendForce

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated on January 26th that the U.S. government will propose that American cloud computing companies determine whether foreign entities are accessing U.S. data centers to train artificial intelligence models. The proposed “know your customer” regulation …

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