Samsung Teases Foldable Galaxy Smartphone: Galaxy F?
Samsung Vietnam has accidentally published (and subsequently removed) a brand advertisement video that shows a glimpse at the company’s existing, conceptual, and presumably upcoming products. Among other things, the...
25 by on 2/1/2019GlobalFoundries to Sell 200-mm Fab 3E to Vanguard, Exits MEMS Business
GlobalFoundries announced on Thursday that it had agreed to sell its Fab 3E in Singapore to Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) as part of a broader plan to exit the...
34 by on 2/1/2019Philips Brilliance 499P9H Ultra-Wide 49-Inch Monitor Now Available
First introduced back at IFA 2018, Philips has started to sell their latest 49-inch ultra-wide display, the Philips Brilliance 499P9H. Utilizing a 32:9 aspect ratio panel with a 5120...
18 by on 2/1/2019Intel to Discontinue Itanium 9700 ‘Kittson’ Processor, the Last of the Itaniums
Intel on Thursday notified its partners and customers that it would be discontinuing its Itanium 9700-series (codenamed Kittson) processors, the last Itanium chips on the market. Under their product...
63 by on 1/31/2019Robert Swan Named CEO of Intel
Intel today announced that its board of directors had named Robert Swan, its CFO and interim CEO, as its full-time chief executive officer. Mr. Swan will be the company’s...
47 by on 1/31/2019Asetek Launches 690LX-PN Cooler for Xeon W-3175X: Up to 500 W
Asetek has introduced one of the industry’s first closed-loop liquid cooling solutions specifically designed for Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X processor for extreme workstations. The 690LX-PN cooler can dissipate up...
17 by on 1/30/2019Samsung Starts Production of 1 TB eUFS 2.1 Storage for Smartphones
Samsung said it had started mass production of its eUFS 2.1 storage solution featuring a 1 TB capacity for smartphones. Apart from its massive capacity, the drive offers a...
23 by on 1/30/2019G.Skill Unveils Trident Z Royal Hexa-Channel 192 GB DDR4-4000 Kit for Xeon W-3175X
G.Skill has released the industry’s first hexa-channel DDR4 memory kits designed specifically for Intel’s 28-core Xeon W-3175X processor for extreme workstations. The top-of-the-range kit features a 192 GB capacity...
15 by on 1/30/2019AMD Amends Wafer Supply Agreement with GlobalFoundries: 7nm Freed, 12nm+ Targets Set Through 2021
AMD on Tuesday said it had amended its wafer supply agreement with GlobalFoundries. Under the terms of the new deal, the two companies agreed about prices and volumes of...
37 by on 1/29/2019Intel Considers $11 Billion Fab in Israel
Late last year Intel announced massive plans to increase its global chip production capacities by upgrading, expanding, and equipping four of its fabs. As it turns out, the company...
37 by on 1/29/2019Intel’s Core i9-9900KF Listed in the USA: $582
B&H Photo and Video, a large retail chain from the USA, has started to list Intel’s Core i9-9900KF processor. The CPU is yet to become available, but since B&H...
22 by on 1/29/2019TSMC Chip Yields Hit By Bad Chemical Batch
TSMC on Monday said that some of the wafers it has processed recently have lower yields because of a chemical it uses during production. The company began investigation and...
28 by on 1/29/2019ASML to Ship 30 EUV Scanners in 2019: Faster EUV Tools Coming
ASML said last week that it planned to ship 30 extreme ultraviolet scanners in 2019, up significantly from 2018. The plan is not surprising, as demand for EUV lithography...
17 by on 1/28/2019ASUS Announces VivoMini VC65-C1 SFF PC with Ultra HD Blu-Ray & Core i7-8700T
ASUS has quietly introduced a new lineup of ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PCs, with an interesting balance between media playback and display capabilities. The VivoMini VC65-C1 systems are based around...
29 by on 1/25/2019ASML, Carl Zeiss, and Nikon to Settle Legal Disputes Over Immersion Lithography
Embroiled for some time now in legal disputes concerning immersion lithography, ASML, Carl Zeiss, and Nikon, this week signed a memorandum of understanding relating to a plan to once...
10 by on 1/25/2019Intel's Standalone 6DoF RealSense Tracking Camera T265 with Movidius Inside
Intel this week introduced its new RealSense Tracking Camera T265 featuring 6-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) inside-out tracking. The tracking device is aimed primarily at various self-driving applications like small robots or...
14 by on 1/24/2019Colorful Offers GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Without A Cooler
There are two major things that differentiate GPUs within the same family from each other: the PCB design and the cooling system, both of which provide either headroom for...
14 by on 1/24/2019Samsung Unveils 15.6-Inch Ultra-HD OLED Display for Laptops
Samsung has announced its 15.6-inch OLED monitor for notebooks. The Ultra-HD display features very advanced specifications, will go into mass production next month, and will be used by leading...
39 by on 1/24/2019GIGABYTE Adds Support for 128 GB of Memory to Z390 & C246 Motherboards
GIGABYTE has released UEFI BIOS updates for its motherboards based on Intel’s C246 and Z390 chipsets that enable support for 32 GB unbuffered memory modules from Samsung. This enables...
28 by on 1/24/2019ASUS ROG 'Mothership' GZ700GX 17.3-inch G-Sync Gaming Laptop with Detachable Keyboard
ASUS has introduced its unique ROG Mothership GZ700GX convertible desktop replacement laptop that combines performance, mobility, and versatility of a desktop computer. Equipped with a G-Sync-enabled 17.3-inch display featuring...
22 by on 1/24/2019