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TSMC hits 5 nanometer milestone for 2020 iPhone production

Apple chipmaker TSMC has apparently just hit a milestone, and is now able to produce 5 nanometer A-Series chips for the 2020 iPhones. The company offered the following statement: “TSMC has announced delivery of the complete version of its 5nm design infrastructure within the Open Innovation Platform (OIP). This full release enables 5nm systems-on-chip (SoC) […]

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Intel announces 9th-gen processors, 10-nanometer “Ice Lake”, “Lakefield” processors

Over at CES 2019, Intel teased its upcoming “Lakefield” processors. A total of six processors were introduced as part of Intel’s keynote address, all as part of the company’s ninth-generation of Core chips for desktop use. While six are incoming, details relating to only one, the Core i5-9400, was detailed by the chip producer. The […]

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Intel refutes claims that 10nm manufacturing production efforts have ended, cites progress, better chip yields

Chipmaker Intel, responding to claims that it had ended development on its 10nm “Cannon Lake” processors, announced on Twitter that it is “making good progress” on its upcoming 10nm chips. The tweet follows a claim stating that Intel had ended its 10nm manufacturing process. Intel’s 10nm processors were supposed to launch at some point in […]

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Intel ships “Cannon Lake” processor, allows for maximum of 32GB of RAM to be installed in notebooks

In an interesting move, Intel’s Cannon Lake processors have surfaced and it looks like Apple will be able to add a 32-gigabyte RAM option to its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines. Chinese retailer listings for the Lenovo IdeaPad 330 notebook reveal it uses a new processor, identified as the Core i3-8121U. The related listing […]

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Rumor: TSMC to create A12 processor using 7 nanometer production process, chips bound for 2018 iPhone models

The future is en route to an Apple product near you. And it’ll use a 7 nanometer manufacturing process when it gets here. Chip producer TSMC is ramping up production of its next-gen “A12” processor, which uses 7nm process lines for the chips destined to power the 2018 iPhone models. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) […]