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Check Point Research detects privacy flaw on Qualcomm's mobile station modems
Check Point Research (CPR) has identified a security flaw in the Qualcomm chip of the mobile station modems (MSM) used in cellular communication for over 40 percent of phones worldwide. If exploited, a hacker could use the ...
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Open-source GPU technology for supercomputers
Researchers from the HSE International Laboratory for Supercomputer Atomistic Modeling and Multi-scale Analysis, JIHT RAS and MIPT have compared the performance of popular molecular modeling programs on GPU accelerators produced ...
Apr 30, 2021
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Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform
The latest in its communications developments, Qualcomm has revealed the Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform. This platform runs on many 7-series firsts, such as a tripe ISP, the 6th generation Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence ...
Mar 26, 2021
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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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Qualcomm's new 5G modem promises 10 gigabits per second peak download speeds
Qualcomm rolled out its next generation of 5G processors Tuesday that the company says can deliver peak download speeds of 10 gigabits per seconds to smartphones, laptops, household Internet and private business networks.
Feb 10, 2021
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Intel's benchmark claims against Apple's M1 draw scrutiny
They say that breaking up is hard to do. Apple and Intel had a 15-year relationship as Intel produced the chips that helped Apple—in the early 2000's only a fraction of the size of Intel—grow into the giant it is today. ...
Feb 08, 2021 report
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New supercomputer in Wyoming to rank among world's fastest
A new supercomputer in Wyoming will rank among the world's fastest and help study phenomena including climate change, severe weather, wildfires and solar flares.
Jan 27, 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 feature
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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 report
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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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