AMD 7nm graphics card PPT wins: RTX 2080 sees internal injuries
Feb
At CES, AMD announced the launch of the new Radeon RX Vega II (Radeon VII) graphics card, which uses a 7nm Vgea core with 16GB of HBM2 memory and a bandwidth of 1TB/s, more than double the existing RX Vega 64. Overall performance has also improved between 25-30%.
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MediaTek Edge AI helps smart homes take it to the next level
Feb
On January 8, 2019, MediaTek exhibited the latest generation of AI Voice solutions for smart TV AI PQ solutions, AI Voice solutions for portable smart speakers, and AI Vision solutions for smart displays and smart cameras at CES 2019. MT8175.
AI your TV - AI PQ saves picture quality
AI technology can implement face detection, scene detection, and aut…
Kingston warning: market conditions turn cold, computer storage plant is difficult to profit this year
Feb
Kingston, the global leader in computer storage modules, recently issued dangerous signals to supply chain partners. The market demand for computer storage is weak and prices continue to fall. The overall market conditions this year are not optimistic. If China and the United States continue to fight the cold war, computer storage module factories and computer…
Continuous fermentation! US lawmakers intend to ban the export of chips to Huawei and ZTE
Feb
On January 17, US Republican and Democratic MPs proposed a bill that would ban the sale of US chips or other parts to Huawei, ZTE, or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate US sanctions or export control laws.
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Intel's first 3D package processor Lakefiled, using 10nm process
Feb
For the first time in the architecture day event, Intel announced the new 3D hybrid package design "Foveros" for the first time. At CES 2019, Intel announced the first Foveros hybrid package-based product, "Lakefield" for notebook mobile platforms. Foveros is a brand new 3D chip packaging technology. It introduces 3D stacking design for CPU processor for the f…
AI business opportunities and challenges coexist, semiconductor materials breakthrough will become the focus
Feb
Artificial intelligence (AI) is popular, but the implementation of related algorithms or models requires a lot of computing power. Therefore, for the semiconductor industry, AI certainly contains huge business opportunities, but it also brings many challenges. As Moore's Law lapses and chipmakers no longer rely on circuit miniaturization to achieve higher-perf…
The virtual currency price has fallen! GMO lists tens of billions of losses and exits mining machine business
Feb
Japan's virtual money provider GMOInternet released a press release after the Japanese stock market on the 25th, announcing that it will provide a special loss related to the virtual currency mining business in this quarter (October-December 2018) financial report, amounting to approximately 35.5 billion yen. The mining business has raised about 11.5 billion yen in …
Continued deep-plowing high-end MLCC Taiwanese passive factory He Shentang announced the start of the new plant plan
Feb
Although the market is bearish on the passive component market in the future, the Taiwanese passive component factory He Shentang does not let the national giants specialize in the former. On the 27th, it announced that it will expand the new plant in the Taoyuan Longtan Plant. It is expected to be put into production in the second half of 2020, but the total The …
Investment bank analysts: By the end of 2019, Samsung's cash reserves will exceed $105 billion
Feb
On December 28, according to foreign media reports, investment bank Bernstein analysts predict that by the end of 2019, Samsung's cash reserves will exceed $105 billion. The group usually avoids large deals, but in its biggest acquisition in history two years ago, Samsung spent $8 billion to acquire auto parts maker Harman, betting on the rise of smart cars.
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Sony 3D camera chip will be mass-produced next year, Huawei's next generation models will be adopted
Feb
On December 28, according to Bloomberg News, Sony is increasing the production of next-generation 3D sensor chips after gaining interest from customers including Apple.
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1.75 billion euros! The EU subsidizes the development of microelectronics technology in Britain, France, Germany and Italy
Feb
In June 2014, the European Commission adopted the European Common Interests (IPCEI) to encourage Member States to support projects that have made significant contributions to economic growth, employment and European competitiveness.
According to the latest news, the EU has approved the comprehensive financing project of microelectronics research and innovat…
China's semiconductor sales rose 17% in November last year, but fear growth slowed in 2019
Feb
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced on December 31 that global semiconductor sales in November 2018 were $41.4 billion. Compared with the previous month, sales increased by 1.1%; compared with the same period last year, sales increased by 9.8%.
John Neuffer, president and CEO of SIA, pointed out that global semiconductor industry sales co…