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Apple's next-gen "A7" processor slated for 2014, distances itself from Samsung

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  • Posted March 14, 2013, 12:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Apple's next-generation iPhone processor is rumored to have entered its final stage of design, according to a recent report by Digitimes. Being called the "A7", Apple's upcoming custom silicon is expected to be the next notch in the company's A-series APU…

AMD takes 28nm Kabini, Temash APU production to TSMC

AMD takes 28nm Kabini, Temash APU production to TSMC
  • Posted January 15, 2013, 9:40 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Despite starting up as a joint venture in 2009, GlobalFoundries and AMD haven't had the best of relationships over the years, with the latter blaming 32nm manufacturing issues for lower-than-expected revenue in 2011. As problems persisted towards the end of…

TSMC credits 28-nanometer process for record-setting Q3 profits

TSMC credits 28-nanometer process for record-setting Q3 profits
  • Posted October 25, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted a record third quarter profit earlier today. The world’s largest contract chip maker earned a net profit of 49.3 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1.69 billion USD), good for a 62 percent jump from a year…

Samsung official says Apple no longer plans to use their technology

Samsung official says Apple no longer plans to use their technology
  • Posted October 15, 2012, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple has been trying to reduce their dependence on Samsung for well over a year as the two continue to battle it out in multiple courts across the globe. That’s never been clearer than it is now as a senior…

ARM, TSMC joint agreement to push chips into server market against Intel

ARM, TSMC joint agreement to push chips into server market against Intel
  • Posted July 25, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware
  • ARM Holdings moved a step closer towards increasing competition with leading chipmaker, Intel, after announcing a multi-year agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) to produce low-power chips for mobile devices and servers.

28nm technology leads TSMC to second-highest quarterly profit

28nm technology leads TSMC to second-highest quarterly profit
  • Posted July 19, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has posted their highest quarterly profit in six quarters and the second-highest all time. The company posted sales of $4.2 billion and a net income of $1.4 billion, up 15.9 percent and 16.3 percent from the…

Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand

Qualcomm turns to Samsung, UMC to meet Snapdragon S4 SoC demand
  • Posted July 5, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware
  • Qualcomm has enjoyed huge success with its Snapdragon S4 SoC, resulting in such high demand the San Diego-based firm recently said it would be unable to satisfy demand until 2013, forcing them to consider other options...

Report: AMD cancels 28nm APUs from GlobalFoundries

Report: AMD cancels 28nm APUs from GlobalFoundries
  • Posted November 23, 2011, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware Breaking News
  • It seems more troubles await AMD in the microprocessor market. A few days ago rumors started to emerge that the company had cancelled its Wichita and Krishna APUs, the 28nm the successors to its C-Series (codenamed Ontario) and E-Series (codenamed…

TSMC 28nm hits mass production, GTX 560 Ti refresh coming

TSMC 28nm hits mass production, GTX 560 Ti refresh coming
  • Posted October 26, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Hardware
  • TSMC announced this week that it has commenced volume production of 28nm silicon and the first wafers have already been shipped to customers. TSMC's 28nm process comes in several variants: High Performance (28HP), 28nm High Performance Low Power (28HPL), 28nm…

TSMC, not Samsung, to get Apple's A6 SoC production?

TSMC, not Samsung, to get Apple
  • Posted July 15, 2011, 9:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • We've been hearing rumors that Apple plans to move A6 SoC production away from Samsung in 2012, favoring TSMC instead. The next generation chip is still a bit far off (the iPhone 4 uses an A4 SoC and its successor…

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