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Notebook ODMs expect strong 1Q22
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs (including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, and Wistron) and related component suppliers are all expected to see their shipment performance levels buck...
Chicony Electronics 4Q21, 2021 revenues hit record
Keyboard and camera module maker Chicony Electronics had consolidated revenues of NT$29.786 billion (US$1.07 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2021, hitting a quarterly record with...
China-based OSATs, including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), plan to cut quotes for consumer MCU and other conventional chip packaging services in the first half...
YMTC eyeing SSD orders from Samsung customers
China's Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has been promoting its Zhitai-branded consumer SSDs, and is eyeing orders from Samsung Electronics' local customers in China, according...
Global NOR flash supply to remain tight in 2022
NOR flash bit demand will continue to rise in 2022 while growth on the supply side remains limited, with tight supply of the memory to continue this year, according to industry sou...
As people are becoming more conscious of their physical and mental health, sports technology has also risen to the forefront of technological innovation. As a result, Coretronic Corporation...
Epistar, Everlight, Lextar see mixed growth in December revenue
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has reported December consolidated revenues of NT$1.931 billion (US$69.3 million), down 2.08% sequentially but up 66.35% year-on-year. LED...
Memory module firms post strong sales in 4Q21
Adata Technology and Team Group both saw their revenues hit peak for 2021 in the fourth quarter, while strong fourth-quarter sales boosted fellow memory module company Phison Electronics'...
NOR flash suppliers scaling up output for AirPods
Apple has stepped up its chip purchases for the AirPods as sales of the wireless earbuds turned out to be strong at the end of 2021, according to industry sources. Apple is also gearing...
Specialty DRAM prices soon to stop falling
DDR3 and other specialty DRAM prices are expected to stop falling and begin to rise as early as between the end of the first quarter and the second quarter, according to industry...
Foxconn sees revenue surge 11% in 2021
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported revenues climbed 10.9% on year to NT$5.93 trillion (US$214.8 billion) in 2021.
Phison acquires remaining stake in Nextorage
Phison Electronics has fully acquired Nextorage, in which it already held a 49% stake, for an undisclosed sum, according to the Taiwan-based flash storage controller specialist.
DDR5 key to stimulating overall DRAM bit supply growth in 2022
The overall DRAM bit supply growth is expected to decelerate in 2022, but demand for DDR5 memory could still be providing momentum, according to industry sources.
PMIC quotes unlikely to move upward in 2022
The shortage of power management ICs (PMICs) is unlikely to ease completely in 2022, but their quotes will see little chance for further rises due to a slowdown in demand for consumer...
Monday 3 January 2022
Realtek set to hike quotes for Wi-Fi SoCs, Ethernet chips in 1Q22
Taiwan's major networking IC supplier Realtek Semiconductor is set to raise its quotes for Wi-Fi SoCs and Ethernet chips in the first quarter of 2022 to reflect increased foundry...
Samsung HKMG DDR5
Samsung Electronics has expanded its DDR5 DRAM memory portfolio with a 512GB DDR5 module based on high-K metal gate (HKMG) process technology. Delivering more than twice the performance of DDR4 at up to 7,200Mbps, the new DDR5 will be capable of orchestrating the most extreme compute-hungry, high-bandwidth workloads in supercomputing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), as well as data analytics applications. Samsung indicated the new DDR5 utilizes highly advanced HKMG technology that has been traditionally used in logic semiconductors. With continued scaling down of DRAM structures, the insulation layer has thinned, leading to a higher leakage current. By replacing the insulator with HKMG material, Samsung's DDR5 will be able to reduce the leakage and reach new heights in performance. This new memory will also use approximately 13% less power, making it especially suitable for datacenters where energy efficiency is becoming increasingly critical. Leveraging through-silicon via (TSV) technology, Samsung's DDR5 stacks eight layers of 16Gb DRAM chips to offer the largest capacity of 512GB. TSV was first utilized in DRAM in 2014 when Samsung introduced server modules with capacities up to 256GB.
Samsung OLC SSD
Samsung Electronics has begun mass producing the industry's first 4-bit (QLC, quad-level cell) 4-terabyte (TB) SATA solid-state drive (SSD) for consumers. Based on 1-terabit (Tb) V-NAND with performance equivalent to the company's 3-bit design, Samsung's QLC SSD is expected to bring a new level of efficiency to consumer SSDs, Samsung said. With its new 1Tb 4-bit V-NAND chip, Samsung will be able to efficiently produce a 128GB memory card for smartphones that will lead the charge toward higher capacities for high-performance memory storage. Typically, as data stored within a memory cell increases from three bits to four, the chip capacity per unit area would rise and the electrical charge (used to determine information from a sensor) would decrease by as much as 50% making it considerably more difficult to maintain a device's desired performance and speed. However, Samsung said its 4-bit 4TB QLC SATA SSD maintains its performance levels at the same level as a 3-bit SSD, by using a 3-bit SSD controller and TurboWrite technology, while increasing drive capacity through the use of 32 chips, all based on 64-layer fourth-generation 1Tb V-NAND. The 4-bit QLC SSD enables a sequential read speed of 540 MB/s and a sequential write speed of 520 MB/s, and comes with a three-year warranty. Samsung plans to introduce several 4-bit consumer SSDs later in 2018 with 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities in the widely used 2.5-inch form factor.
Samsung Exynos 7 Series 9610
Samsung Electronics has announced the availability of its latest application processor (AP), the Exynos 7 Series 9610, built using the company's 10nm FinFET process. The new Exynos 9610 supports deep learning-based visual processing, 480 fps slow-motion recording and other multimedia features in high-end smartphones, the company noted. Samsung's Exynos 9610 SoC consists of four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.3GHz and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.6GHz, and features the second-generation Bifrost-based ARM Mali-G72 GPU. Samsung expects to enter mass production of the Exynos 7 Series 9610 chips in the second half of 2018.
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