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eBook: Chevy Bolt Recall - A Battery of Problems
Discover the essential guide to the Chevrolet Bolt recall, uncovering detailed insights, impacts on owners, and the latest developments in automotive safety and electric vehicle technology.
Motorola edge X30 teardown
Motorola promotes the motorola edge X30 phone as having “the fastest speeds, the highest resolution smartphone camera, the loudest audio, and the boldest display.” So what technology is there to find behind the claims? TechInsights quick teardown answers some of these questions.
New Lab Investments Bringing us to the Future of Reverse Engineering
TechInsights’ unsurpassed technical abilities come from two important areas – our (amazing!) people, and our tools. To reverse engineer cutting edge technology, we require the equipment and the expertise that keep us at – or ahead of – the pace of the latest technology. And that requires continuous investment in our staff and our tools.
TechInsights' Experiences of the 2021 Chip Shortage
Our views on contributing factors, how it has impacted our semiconductor reverse engineering this year, and looking to the future.
Latest Revelations on the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
Qualcomm recently officially released the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 which is using 5LPE process technology and is therefore likely based on the Snapdragon 888 made with the Samsung 5LPE process. Based on their announcement and previous analyses, we have reached some key findings.
Fitness wearable WHOOP 4.0 leverages a next-generation battery anode technology
The new fitness wearable WHOOP 4.0 leverages a next-generation battery anode technology, which has the potential to raise the bar in the very competitive fitness and health monitoring market where major players such as FitBit, Xiaomi, and Apple lead.
An examination of the 5G radio in Google Pixel 6 Pro
At the beginning of September we were pondering the rumors about a Samsung 5G modem that was predicted to show up on the US shores in the form of the 5G implementation solution for the yet to be released Google Pixel 6.
eBook: The latest development trends in CMOS image sensors
CMOS image sensors (CIS) have continued to evolve in response to performance requirements of current applications of Smartphone Imaging, Security Surveillance, Biometrics, Automotive and Depth Sensing and Ranging.
Google Pixel 6 Pro Teardown
What's inside the Google Pixel 6 Pro Teardown? Contributing authors: Stacy Wegner, Daniel Yang, Radu Trandafir, Aakash Jani The much anticipated Google Pixel 6 Pro has arrived in our lab for teardown. This one took us some time to find! The phone
Apple’s First GaN Charger
Apple's First GaN Charger Stephen Russell October 28, 2021 It has been heavily rumoured and anticipated for a few years now, but we have finally seen Apple make the switch to using gallium nitride (GaN) as the power transistor in one of their
Webinar: Technical and Financial Teardown of the Apple iPhone 13 Pro
TechInsights and Bloomberg Intelligence Analysts presented their findings on this year’s Apple flagship phone, the iPhone 13 Pro, in this webinar presentation.
TechInsights Acquires The Linley Group to Further Expand Its Platform of Semiconductor Content
TechInsights Acquires The Linley Group to Further Expand Its Platform of Semiconductor Content OTTAWA, ON, October 14, 2021 - TechInsights Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of The Linley Group, Inc., an industry-leading source for
YMTC 128L 3D Xtacking 2.0 TLC NAND
YMTC 128L Xtacking 2.0 for SSD! Finally, they might catch up with Samsung, SK hynix, and KIOXIA Dr. Jeongdong Choe September 23, 2021 TechInsights just found and quickly reviewed YMTC 128L TLC die removed from Asgard Memory (Powev Electronic
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Teardown
We received the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro in our labs and identification and early costing analysis are available below.
Fitbit Luxe Teardown
Will the Fitbit Charge 5 Outshine the Fitbit Luxe? Stacy Wegner September 9, 2021 We don’t know, and we do not comment on whether one device is better than its previous generation. What we do, is look at and compare generations of devices. And while
Disruptive Technology: TSMC 22ULL eMRAM
TSMC 22ULL eMRAM Die removed from Ambiq™ Apollo4 Another Disruptive Technology on Embedded Memory! Another disruptive product on embedded Memory (eMemory) has been arrived and quickly reviewed! TSMC has successfully developed and commercialized 22 nm
Huawei Mate 60 Pro Mobile RF Architecture Proves They Can Compete with Top-Tier Smartphone OEMs
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