Huawei's ambitions for the AI market have faltered as the chipmaker struggles to procure bleeding-edge EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) equipment from ASML - leaving its Ascend AI chips stuck at 7nm for many years, a significant disadvantage versus Nvidia, per Bloomberg . This major setback for China also portends that the technological gap will only widen in the coming years. To put this in perspective, while not entirely directly comparable, TSMC's 7nm node debuted back in 2018
SMIC To Remain On The 7nm Lithography Until At Least 2026, Limiting Huawei’s Advancement, Despite Receiving A Near-Unlimited Budget From The Government
Earlier this year, Huawei and SMIC achieved a new milestone by successfully developing the 5nm technology, but given that the wafers on this lithography will be mass produced using the older DUV machinery, China’s largest foundry will undoubtedly be running to yield issues. Sadly, this problem extends to the 7nm process too, which TSMC adopted in 2018, meaning that SMIC is multiple generations behind the competition. A new report states that despite receiving a massive budget from the Chinese government, the chip manufacturer cannot
Apple’s Portable 13-Inch M3 MacBook Air With 16GB Unified RAM Now Starts From $849 As Amazon Removes $250 From Multiple Configurations, Including Higher Storage Ones
Apple silently updated its M3 MacBook Air lineup with 16GB of RAM, an update that came soon after the company announced the new M4 MacBook Pro models. While the company did not touch the price of the device, despite an upgrade, there are now even better limited-time deals available on the M3 MacBook Air, coming in at Just $849 for the 16GB variant. If you are in the market looking for the perfect laptop that is a blend of performance and portability
Microsoft’s New “Windows 365 Link” Desktop PC Is Very Similar To The M4 Mac mini In Terms Of Design, But It Hardly Matches The Performance
Apple's new M4 Mac mini is a very promising upgrade over the last generation's M3 version, but the best part is its compact design and form factor. The M4 Mac mini measures only 5 inches by 5 inches, which makes it the company's smallest Mac in existence, and combined with the power of the M4 Pro chip, the device is miles ahead of the competition. Microsoft also announced its new Windows 365 Link PC, which is essentially a desktop PC with
TSMC 2nm Process Is Right On-Track, Slated For Mass-Production By 2025 & Sees “All-Time” High Demand
TSMC is set to mass-produce its cutting-edge 2nm process by 2025, as the Taiwan giant is seeing massive interest from companies such as Apple and NVIDIA. TSMC's 2nm Node Is Said To Replace All Others When It Comes To Revenue Generation, Amid Gigantic Demand From The Markets TSMC's upcoming 2nm node is said to be a revolution for the tech markets, given that it has pledged to bring in significant performance uplifts, one that will aid in speeding up the computational
Apple’s $4,999 Pro Display XDR 2 Expected To Feature Quantum-Dot Technology, Matching The M4 MacBook Pro’s Display Brilliance
Apple's new M4 MacBook Pro models look identical to their predecessors, and while it is not a bad thing, the company made sure that all of its devices feel refreshed. A few weeks after the device went on sale, it was reported that Apple had silently updated the display of the M4 MacBook Pro models, which was quite surprising as there were no rumors or reports regarding the upgrade. It is now expected that Apple's next-generation Pro Display XDR will feature the same quantum-dot
iOS 18.1.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 patch security vulnerabilities that were actively exploited
Apple released iOS 18.1.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 with important security fixes. In an update to its security website, Apple has further and says that they may have been actively exploited in the wild.
Apple details that iOS 18.1.1, iPadOS 18.1.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.1 patch two vulnerabilities affecting WebKit and JavaScriptCore. The company says that it is aware of “a report that this issue may have been
Report: Next-gen Pro Display XDR to have quantum dot display
Last week, analyst Ross Young revealed that the new M4 MacBook Pro is the first Apple device to use new quantum dot display technology.
In a follow up blog post, Young says that this same technology will also make its way to the next-generation Pro Display XDR.
Previous M-series MacBook Pro models used a red KSF phosphor film to enable the miniLED backlighting to produce a wider color gamut than would normally be possible. The new M4 models, however, use a quantum dot film that offers better
AMD Rumored To Enter The “Smartphone Markets”, Likely Introducing APU-Like “Ryzen AI’ SoCs
AMD is rumored to enter the "smartphone markets" and is already in talks with integrators to have its "Ryzen AI" mobile SoCs used in smartphones. AMD Might Swing Itself To The Mobile "Smartphone" Sector, Allowing Them To Expand Ryzen AI SoCs Towards A Segment "Not Influenced" By NVIDIA Well, this is a pretty wild rumor, and before you jump to conclusions, it is essential to take this news with a grain of salt, considering that AMD entering the smartphone market is a significant development. The