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| Qualcomm debuts Snapdragon X Plus for laptops |
4/26/2024 |
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Qualcomm, following last fall's announcement of the Snapdragon X Elite, is adding the Snapdragon X Plus to its next-generation laptop chip line. Both use a 4-nanometer process and Arm-based Oryon CPU architecture and offer 45 TOPS of machine learning performance, but the X Plus is slightly more affordable, with fewer CPU cores (10 vs. 12 in the X Elite) and lower clock speeds (3.4Ghz vs. 3.8Ghz).
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| FTC to ban noncompete agreements |
4/26/2024 |
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The agency said the rule, expected to take effect as soon as late August, received overwhelming public support during a comment period.
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| SK Hynix putting $3.86B into DRAM chip factory |
4/25/2024 |
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SK Hynix plans to invest $3.86 billion in a new factory in South Korea by the end of next year, where it will produce dynamic random access memory chips. The M15X fab is just part of the company's domestic investments, which include the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, which will open in 2027.
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| Microchip Helps Simplify Aviation Industry’s Transition to More Electric Aircraft |
4/25/2024 |
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To provide the aviation industry with a comprehensive electric actuation solution, Microchip Technology Inc. has launched a new integrated actuation power solution that combines companion gate driver boards with its expansive Hybrid Power Drive (HPD) modules in silicon carbide (SiC) or silicon technology with a power range of 5kVA to 20kVA.
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| Samsung leads with mass-production of latest V-NAND |
4/24/2024 |
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Samsung Electronics is the first to mass-produce ninth-generation vertical NAND flash memory chips. Samsung the product's bit density is 50% higher than the previous generation and channel hole-etching technology allowed it to maximize the cell layer in a double-stack structure.
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| STMicro, Rohm's SiCrystal sign new SiC wafer supply deal |
4/23/2024 |
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STMicroelectronics and Rohm's SiCrystal are expanding a supply agreement for 150 mm silicon carbide substrate wafers. The wafers will be manufactured in Germany, and the deal is expected to be worth at least $230 million.
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| Commerce chief points to Huawei chip as sanctions win |
4/23/2024 |
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is downplaying Huawei Technologies' latest chip as evidence US export controls on China are working. The Mate 60 Pro technology is "years behind what we have in the United States," Raimondo says.
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| TSMC's overseas chip production to come at a cost |
4/22/2024 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is continuing to expand its chip production outside of Taiwan and plans to charge a premium based on higher labor, material and power costs. TSMC also estimated $92.44 million in losses after the earthquake this month in Taiwan.
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| India EV Sales Forecast to Rise 66% in 2024 |
4/22/2024 |
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In 2023, even as India’s passenger vehicle (PV) sales grew by 10% year-on-year (YoY), its electric vehicle (EV) sales nearly doubled to account for 2% of the overall PV sales. This EV surge can be attributed to multiple factors, including increasing urban consumer interest, government initiatives, infrastructure development, and concerns over climate change.
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| Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals |
4/19/2024 |
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"If that investigation confirms these anti-competitive trade practices, then I’m calling on her to consider tripling the tariff rates for both steel imports and aluminum imports from China,” Biden said of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
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| US plans to restore tariffs on dominant solar technology |
4/19/2024 |
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The Biden administration is expected to grant a request by South Korea’s Hanwha Qcells to reverse a two-year-old trade exemption that has allowed imports of a dominant solar panel technology from China and other countries to avoid tariffs.
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| Micron's 232-layer QLC NAND now in mass production |
4/18/2024 |
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Micron Technology is mass producing its 232-layer quad-level cell NAND flash, touting the 200+ layers in QLC chips as a first for memory manufacturers. The chip is offered with up to 2,048GB.
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