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Samsung is rumoured to be reducing Qualcomm dependence
Published in Mobiles


Apparently, there was an intervention

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn claiming that Samsung wants to stop using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors for flagship devices.

Record revenue growth predicted for TSMC
Published in News
Friday, 13 December 2024 11:03

Record revenue growth predicted for TSMC


AI and crypto demand surge

The divination division of analyst outfit IDC has been reading some entrails and reached the conclusion that TSMC will achieve a record 25 per cent revenue growth next year.

Former Intel CEO defends 18A process
Published in News
Monday, 09 December 2024 11:43

Former Intel CEO defends 18A process


Pat Gelsinger speaks out on yield rate rumours

Intel's now "retired" CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger took time out from his busy schedule gardening, making homemade jam and other retirement activities, to defend Intel Foundry's 18A yield rate claims.

EU doing the funky gibbon over Gorilla Glass
Published in News
Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:21

EU doing the funky gibbon over Gorilla Glass


Anti-trust

The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Corning, focusing on the company’s popular Gorilla Glass product. Gorilla Glass dominates the mobile phone and tablet cover glass market.

Apple rumoured to be interested in buying Intel
Published in News
Wednesday, 30 October 2024 11:31

Apple rumoured to be interested in buying Intel


Sharks are circling

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the fruity cargo cult Apple is considering writing a cheque for Intel's decaying corpse.

Nvidia claims responsibility for Blackwell failures
Published in News


Nothing to do with TSMC

The leather jacketed bubble waiting to burst, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has denied that there was any tension between his outfit and TSMC.  He said that the reason that the Blackwell chip was delayed was 100 per cent down to Nvidia.

Chinese SSD makers taking over the market
Published in News
Friday, 25 October 2024 09:33

Chinese SSD makers taking over the market


Kingston still king for now

Chinese SSD manufacturers are making significant strides in the SSD market, driven by strong local demand and support.

Samsung looks to Ulysses and Thetis to solve yield problems
Published in News


Got to get to Ithaca somehow

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Samsung might trying to cut its losses with its 3nm GAA process and move to a advanced second-generation 2nm node.

Intel and Samsung think of forming a glorious alliance
Published in News


Fight off the TSMC empire

Intel Foundry has reportedly reached out to Samsung to propose a "foundry alliance," aiming to create a strategic collaboration to challenge the growing influence of TSMC.

Samsung announces development of 24Gb GDDR7 DRAM
Published in Graphics


On 5th generation 10nm-class process

Samsung has announced the development of the industry's first 24 gigabit (Gb) GDDR7 DRAM, increasing the performance by up to 25 percent, while improving power efficiency by over 30 percent.