Apple’s China iPhone shipments up 52% as rebound gains steam
Apple Inc.’s iPhone staged a rebound in China last month with shipments rising 52% amid a flurry of discounts from retail partners.
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China chipmakers catching up fast in AI, SenseTime’s Xu says
China’s domestic AI chipmakers are making fast progress in closing the gap on international leaders, according to SenseTime Group Inc. co-founder Xu Bing.
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Loongson’s next-generation CPU on par with Intel’s Core i5, says Chairman Hu Weiwu
Chinese CPU maker Loongson Technology Founder and Chairman Hu Weiwu, who is also a Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Computing Technology researcher, told Xinhua News Agency that Loonson’s next-generation CPU will match the performance of Intel’s 12th-generation Core i5.
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Samsung eyes rolling out 1,000-layer 3D NAND by 2030 with new material
Samsung Electronics is keenly exploring “hafnia ferroelectrics” as a next-generation NAND flash material, with the hope that this new material will enable stacking over 1,000 layers of 3D NAND and achieving petabyte-level SSDs.
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Samsung achieves technical breakthrough, stacking 3D DRAM to 16 layers
Samsung Electronics has successfully stacked the next-gen 3D DRAM to 16 layers, twice as many as its competitor Micron.
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Former SK Hynix employee arrested on allegations of leaking memory technology to Huawei
South Korean media outlets Money Today and Yonhap News reported that the Industrial Technology Security Investigation Team of the South Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency arrested a former SK Hynix employee in her 30s, a Chinese national, in April 2024 on suspicion of violating the Industrial Technology Leakage Prevention and Protection Act. The prosecution initiated the indictment process in early May.
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Is Samsung close to winning 3nm orders from AMD?
Recently, analysis within South Korea’s securities industry suggests that Samsung Electronics may secure orders for 3nm chips from AMD. Apart from factoring in TSMC’s production capacity, hints from AMD’s presentation at the ITF World 2024 event also provide clues.
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Vietnam poised to become Marvell’s third-largest IC design center globally with new Da Nang Office
US chip giant Marvell Technology has opened a new office in Da Nang, central Vietnam, aiming to expand its operations and create a world-class IC design center.
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Lenovo’s AI PCs aim for global edge amid rising competition
As the spotlight on AI-powered PCs intensifies and market competition heats up, Lenovo Executive Vice President Luca Rossi reveals the company’s strategic move to offer differentiated products tailored for both Chinese and international markets. Rossi claims this will secure Lenovo a “unique position” in the burgeoning global AI PC arena.
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Micron reportedly plans to produce advanced DRAM in Japan by the end of 2027
Micron, which has a DRAM factory in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, is reportedly planning to construct a new plant adjacent to the existing Hiroshima factory as early as 2026.