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50 years ago, a single keystroke changed Apple and the world forever
One of the most consequential developments in the history of computing happened 50 years ago. It set Apple on course to ...
Xiaomi Trademarks Indicate Plan to Build Apple Silicon-Like Family of Custom Chips
Xiaomi has filed a trademark for a second-generation custom chip called the "XRING 02," signaling that the company is ...
Pizza-sized chips are the future of AI accelerators, researchers concur - but heat remains a huge problem
In a peer-reviewed paper, published in the journal Device, the team investigated the potential of wafer-scale accelerators - ...
MIT researchers bond gallium nitride transistors to silicon for faster next-gen wireless devices
Gallium nitride, a semiconductor renowned for its efficiency and high-speed capabilities, has long been recognized as a ...
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Xiaomi XRing O2 surfaces: new SoC challenger to Qualcomm, Apple?
Xiaomi has filed multiple new trademarks — "XRing O2," "XRing T1," and "XRing O" — signaling continued momentum in its in-house semiconductor development. The move follows the launch of its XRing O1 ...
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How 30 years of chip transitions paved the way for the spectacular Apple Silicon era
The original Mac came with a Motorola 68000 processor. The 68K was used on all sorts of video games, some Atari computers, as ...
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Apple, Qualcomm to launch 2nm chips in 2026 with TSMC
Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek are reportedly set to launch two nanometer systems-on-a-chip (SOCs) in late 2026, with the new ...