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Report Suggests Huawei Ascend 910C AI Accelerator's Utilization of Foreign Parts; Investigators Find 7 nm TSMC Dies

Earlier today, TechPowerUp covered the alleged performance prowessof Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 system super node. According to SemiAnalysis opinion, the system's Ascend 910C AI accelerators are a generation behind—in terms of chip performance—when compared to NVIDIA's GB200 "Blackwell" AI GPU design. SMIC seemed to be in the picture, as Huawei's main fabrication partner—possibly with an in-progress 5 nm node process. Instead, SemiAnalysis has surmised that the Ascend
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Huawei Is Still Reportedly Sourcing Chips From TSMC For Its Ascend 910C AI Chip, Questioning The Effectiveness of US Export Controls

Huawei's Ascend 910C AI chip is the next "DeepSeek" moment for China, and despite US restrictions, the firm seems to be still fulfilling its chip needs from TSMC. TSMC's Chips Are Still Being Used By Huawei Through Third-Party Sources, Raising Doubts on US Trade Policies Well, it seems like Huawei has a priority of nailing the release of its next-gen Ascend AI chip, which is said to narrow down the competition between China and the US AI hardware capabilities. In

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Snapdragon X2 chips could deliver up to 22% performance boost over X Elite

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In context: Qualcomm's first-generation Snapdragon X laptops saw a lukewarm reception, but the company seems determined to improve. Rumors indicate that the upcoming Snapdragon X2 chips could deliver up to 22 percent better performance, primarily driven by higher boost clocks. This leap could help Qualcomm redeem itself from a poor first try.

Reliable Chinese tipster Fixed Focus Digital claims that the Snapdragon X Elite 2 SoC's CPU


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Xiaomi’s New In-House Chip Development Division Has Been Formed To Allow The Company To Reach Self-Sufficiency; Team Will Be Led By Former Qualcomm Senior Director

Qualcomm’s and MediaTek’s chipsets will continue to pick up in price because both companies are shifting to more advanced lithography, forcing phone partners like Xiaomi to pay the premium. If there was any time that the Chinese superstar had to put its in-house chip development into overdrive mode to reduce dependency on the aforementioned firms, it would be now. According to the latest report, a team dedicated to making custom silicon has been formed, and unsurprisingly, this division will be spearheaded by a former Qualcomm senior director

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AMD flags $800 million hit from new US curbs on chip exports to China - Reuters

AMD flags $800 million hit from new US curbs on chip exports to China Reuters

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Intel wants more modular laptops, but the focus is on OEMs, not consumers

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Why it matters: A few companies are trying to make laptops as customizable as desktops, allowing users to swap individual components without replacing the entire system. Intel recently signaled its support for the concept, but recent comments indicate the company is primarily interested in helping vendors provide more options.

According to PCWorld,

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Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2’s Second-Generation Oryon Cores’ Clock Speeds Will Not Be Significantly Higher, But Rumor Claims The Performance Estimate To Be Up To 22 Percent More

Qualcomm’s top-end Snapdragon X Elite can reach 4.20GHz in certain scenarios, meaning that we can expect the Snapdragon X Elite Gen 2 to boost even higher, thanks to the presence of the San Diego firm’s second-generation in-house Oryon cores. A rumor is now doing the rounds, claiming that these cores may not necessarily operate at a substantially higher frequency, but the chipset could deliver up to a 22 percent performance bump. However, this improvement can only happen in

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Apple says all Mac minis with Intel are now ‘vintage’ or ‘obsolete’

Today Apple updated of vintage and obsolete products, and the latest additions include the end of an era for the Intel Mac mini.

Apple periodically adds devices to its ever-growing list of vintage and obsolete products.

That happened today, as spotted , with two noteworthy “vintage” additions:

  • iPhone 6s
  • Mac mini (2018)

The latter product is especially significant, because the 2018 Mac mini was the last remaining Intel model that was not yet labeled either vintage or obsolete.

Apple applies

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Apple airlifted iPhones worth a record $2 billion from India in March as Trump tariffs loomed - Reuters

Apple airlifted iPhones worth a record $2 billion from India in March as Trump tariffs loomed Reuters

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(PR) AMD Achieves First TSMC N2 Product Silicon Milestone

AMD today announced its next-generation AMD EPYC processor, codenamed "Venice," is the first HPC product in the industry to be taped out and brought up on the TSMC advanced 2 nm (N2) process technology. This highlights the strength of AMD and TSMC semiconductor manufacturing partnership to co-optimize new design architectures with leading-edge process technology. It also marks a major step forward in the execution of the AMD data center CPU roadmap, with "Venice" on track to launch next year. AMD also
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