Among flagship-smartphone processors, Google’s first custom design has the largest AI engine but the worst AI performance. In contrast, the Dimensity 9000’s AI engine is the most efficient.

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Surprising Near-Term versus Long-Term Decadal Trends G. Dan Hutcheson The Chip Insider® Near-Term versus Long-Term Decadal Trends: As everyone knows, the near-term picture has been darkening for some time. DRAM and Foundry markets started to shift out of the shortage situation in 2Q22, as capacity

The Flash Memory Summit 2022 conference including an Expo was held at Santa Clara Convention Center (US) last week (Aug. 1 – 4). Many of the industry-leading memory manufacturers and module suppliers exhibited their latest products in flash storage technology. TechInsights is a recurring and popular speaker at FMS.

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Intel’s eight-laser silicon-photonics research chip could be a breakthrough for copackaged optics. It places the laser array on a silicon chip that can eventually be integrated in the package.

Qualcomm has updated its smartwatch platform with new chip designs. Reduced power enables a visible watch face even when idle; reduced chipset area enables smartwatches that operate globally.

Our die-photo analysis reveals that Samsung devoted too little area to its AMD-powered GPU, contributing to its performance shortfall. MediaTek and Intel both outperform the latest Apple chip.

Still green but clouds loom Andrea Lati Order activity for semiconductor equipment extended its decline, slipping to 84 degrees All segments trended lower led by Subcon/Adv. Packaging and SOC Computing where temperatures slid more than 4 points The Assembly market, in particular, is feeling the