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Samsung announces high bandwidth memory, processing-in-memory architecture
Samsung Electronics has announced on its Newsroom webpage the development of a new kind of memory chip architecture called high-bandwidth memory, processing-in-memory—HBM-PIM. The architecture adds artificial intelligence ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Imec showcases world's first sub-5mw, IEEE 802.15.4z ultra-wideband transmitter chip
At this week's International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), imec—a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies—showcases the first IEEE 802.15.4z impulse-radio ultra-wideband ...
Feb 17, 2021
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High-speed 3-D memory with ferroelectric NAND flash memory
Ferroelectric memory is a well-researched topic in the past decade due to its capacity for higher speed, lower power consumption and longer endurance, compared to conventional flash memory. The performance of ferroelectric ...
Jan 26, 2021
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Raspberry unveils $4 Pi Pico microcontroller
Raspberry is introducing a new member to its family: a microcontroller. And its price won't set anyone back too much: The new Raspberry Pi Pico costs about the same as a box of fresh-picked raspberries at the grocery store, ...
Jan 22, 2021
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Samsung announces 14-inch OLED screens that run at 90Hz
Samsung Display, a subsidiary of The Samsung Group, has announced that it will begin production of its new 14-inch OLED screen that runs at 90 Hz for laptops this spring. In their announcement on their blog, CEO Choi Choo-sun ...
Jan 21, 2021 report
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Qualcomm's Snapdragon 480 SoC to bring 5G to low-cost phones
As 5G-enabled phones secured their spot as major players in smartphone technology in 2020, access to this latest functionality has been limited to higher-end phones. But things are about to change, as Qualcomm announced today ...
Jan 05, 2021 report
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Extremely energy efficient microprocessor developed using superconductors
Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that are about 80 times more energy efficient than the state-of-the-art semiconductor devices found ...
Dec 28, 2020
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Fujifilm, IBM unveil 580-terabyte magnetic tape
When it comes to magnetic tape storage capacity, smaller is larger. That is, as the magnetic particles that store data become smaller, more data can be stockpiled in the same amount of space.
Dec 17, 2020 report
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Apple's greatest chip challenge yet: Replacing Qualcomm modems
Apple Inc. has become a chip powerhouse in the past decade, beating some of the semiconductor industry's leading companies at their own game. But the iPhone maker is embarking on its biggest challenge to date as it tries ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Circuit board reads 8000 messages per second
Autonomous vehicles are in demand like never before. At NTNU, researchers have developed a circuit board that can be adapted to different drones with simple steps. Airbus has tested the system on a lunar landing prototype.
Dec 08, 2020
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Apple preps next Mac chips with aim to outclass highest-end PCs
Apple Inc. is planning a series of new Mac processors for introduction as early as 2021 that are aimed at outperforming Intel Corp.'s fastest.
Dec 07, 2020
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Qualcomm's 'lucky 888' processor offers integrated 5G, superior photo capabilities
Qualcomm has made significant leaps in technology to produce its new 888 system on a chip, unveiled at the virtual Snapdragon Tech Summit Tuesday. Although limited details were available on the first day of the two-day conference, ...
Dec 02, 2020 report
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Microsoft teams with chip makers on new super secure processor
Microsoft unveiled a new chip design Tuesday that it says will usher in a new era of security on Windows PCs.
Nov 18, 2020 report
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NVIDIA's latest Ampere 80GB graphics processing unit boasts 2TB memory bandwidth
NVIDA has surpassed the 2 terabyte-per-second memory bandwidth mark with its new GPU, the Santa Clara graphics giant announced Monday.
Nov 17, 2020 report
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