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MediaTek Prepares for Dimensity 9300 CPU with No Little Cores! Arm’s Latest Cortex-X4 Super Core

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MediaTek Prepares for Dimensity 9300 CPU with No Little Cores! Arm's Latest Cortex-X4 Super Core

Yesterday, Arm Holdings released its 2023 mobile processor solutions, including the Cortex-X4 super core, A720, and A520 next-generation CPUs, as well as the Immortalis G720, Mali G720, and Mali G620 fifth-generation GPUs.MediaTek also officially announced a teaser stating that its next-generation flagship chip (likely named Dimensity 9300) will adopt Arm’s latest Cortex-X4 and Cortex-A720 CPU … Read more

First to Support 9.6Gbps LPDDR5T Memory! MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Chip Expected to Launch in October

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First to Support 9.6Gbps LPDDR5T Memory! MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Chip Expected to Launch in October

This May, MediaTek launched the new Dimensity series, introducing the flagship Dimensity 9200+ chip. The Dimensity 9200+ chip is based on TSMC’s second-generation 4nm process and features an octa-core CPU, including one Arm Cortex-X3 super core with a clock speed of up to 3.35GHz, three Arm Cortex-A715 large cores at 3.0GHz, and four Arm Cortex-A510 … Read more

Real-Time Ray Tracing! Android Flagships to Feature It in Six Months

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Real-Time Ray Tracing! Android Flagships to Feature It in Six Months

Real-time ray tracing will become standard. In addition to the iPhone equipped with Apple’s self-developed A-series chips, most Android manufacturers’ SoCs come from Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Samsung. Image source: wccftech. Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Samsung are not deeply involved in the independent design of CPU and GPU architectures for their SoCs, leaning more towards Arm’s public … Read more

The Past and Future of the Android Flagship King

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The Past and Future of the Android Flagship King

Since Google launched the first Android phone in 2008, the internet world has entered the fast lane. Android and iOS have been in a fierce competition, showcasing the power of small smartphones and giving rise to the mobile internet industry, which has dramatically transformed the real world. Throughout these years, an American company has accompanied … Read more

Weekly News on the IoT IC Ecosystem (Week 10 of 2016)

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Weekly News on the IoT IC Ecosystem (Week 10 of 2016)

AuthorLi Ying (WeChat ID: ilovekm2008) Deputy Editor of “Smart Product Circle” Big Data, Cloud Computing, and the Internet of Things included in the 13th Five-Year Plan Big Data, Cloud Computing, and the Internet of Things included in the 13th Five-Year Plan Strengthening the leading role of innovation to inject strong momentum into development. Innovation is … Read more

Acquisition of Nuvia: A Potentially Wise Decision for Qualcomm

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Acquisition of Nuvia: A Potentially Wise Decision for Qualcomm

If you have been following the semiconductor chip industry, you may know that in the past year or two, “mergers and acquisitions” have become a prominent keyword in this field. For example, Intel acquired enterprise chip giant Altera for $16.7 billion, AMD acquired another enterprise chip giant Xilinx for $35 billion, and NVIDIA recently completed … Read more

Resource Allocation Shift: The RISC-V Journey of Major Chip Manufacturers

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Resource Allocation Shift: The RISC-V Journey of Major Chip Manufacturers

According to reports from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Zhou Kaiyang), for any major chip manufacturer, the choice of Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) is made with great caution. The ISA not only determines the ease of chip development but also dictates the software and development ecosystem tied to it, potentially impacting market competition. However, in this crucial … Read more

Intel and Google Begin Paving the Way for RISC-V in Data Centers

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Intel and Google Begin Paving the Way for RISC-V in Data Centers

According to reports from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Zhou Kaiyang), data centers, as the most focused market for CPU, GPU, and accelerator manufacturers, naturally cannot miss the involvement of the new architecture RISC-V. In previous articles, we have introduced some progress of RISC-V in data centers. Although RISC-V has not shown significant momentum in general-purpose CPUs … Read more

Morgan Stanley: Automotive Chip Shortage Eases as Renesas and ON Semiconductor Cut Q4 Testing Orders

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Morgan Stanley: Automotive Chip Shortage Eases as Renesas and ON Semiconductor Cut Q4 Testing Orders

On November 22, it was reported that the automotive “chip shortage” has persisted for nearly two years. However, with the decline in demand for consumer chips, some consumer chip manufacturers have begun to cut orders, which has released upstream wafer foundry capacity. As a result, the shortage of automotive chips has also eased. According to … Read more

Renesas Unveils Four Major Innovations: How This Japanese Chip Giant Enters the Autonomous Driving Market

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Renesas Unveils Four Major Innovations: How This Japanese Chip Giant Enters the Autonomous Driving Market

By | Dazhuang Lv Reported by AI-Drive AI-Drive notes: As a leading global semiconductor supplier, Renesas Electronics has recently shifted from a low profile to confidently attacking the autonomous driving market. This Japanese giant’s roadmap hides its major weapon, the yet-to-be-released next-generation R-CAR SoC, which is designed for deep learning and is expected to be … Read more