The 8K LG OLED77Z3 from the 2023 LG Z3 OLED series bags NRRA certification

Another interesting NRRA certification is the one of the LG OLED77Z3KNA. This is the Korean name of the model with a 8K 77″ OLED display from the upcoming LG Z3 OLED series. In North America, it should be dubbed OLED77Z3PUA. If the model passes the new stricter EU rules for power consumption, it will also visit the Old Continent dubbed in a way similar to this: LG OLED77Z39LA, LG OLED77Z36LA, LG…

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WSJ: TSMC to invest another US$12 billion to expand Arizona fab capacity

A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report quoted sources saying that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) is going to expand its investment in Arizona by producing 3 nm chips besides the current 5 nm capacity. The scale of the investment is also around US$12 billion that it committed for the 5 nm chip fab two years ago, according to the sources.

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UMC launches initiative to cut supply chain emissions by 20% by 2030

Semiconductor foundry company United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), announced on November 9 at its annual supplier summit the launch of the Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Initiative. Its goal is a 20% reduction in supply chain emissions by 2030. UMC said it will assist its 500 suppliers by providing tools and resources for measuring and managing emissions, to complete their GHG inventories.

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Vivo develops image chips to combat freezing mobile phone market

Chinese mobile phone maker Vivo recently announced a new generation of self-developed image chips. Said image chip uses the AI-ISP architecture, bringing the low latency and high-performance traits of traditional ISPs to the AI instant processing architecture. However, Vivo has yet to announce an official name for the image chip. Rumor has it that Vivo’s X90 series could be equipped with this image chip.

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