SkyWater is a new US based and owned foundry player
Doing a lot of work in Quantum Computing
We had a chance to chat with the Tom Sonderman, the president of SkyWater - a new/old US owned and operated semiconductor Fab. These guys can make a lot of interesting IoT, automotive and even quantum processing units and what makes it unique is that it is US owned and operated.
Cook has promised Trump that he will build three big US plants
If you believe Trump
Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump claims that Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised him that Apple will build three big new plants in the US.
Google Glass is back from the dead
Failed project gets new role
The failed Google Glass project has been dusted off in the form of an "Enterprise Edition" of its smart glasses hardware, which is now available to a network of Google partners.
Samsung prepares 10nm Low Power Plus
To manufacture future 10nm SoCs
The first 10nm SoC announced was the Snapdragon 835 and Samsung also followed on with its own Exynos 8895. They were both manufactured in 10nm LPE (Low Power Early) process and Samsung is now getting ready to launch Low Power Plus.
Foxconn invests another $1.5 billion in robot development
Initiates stock swap to ease robot procurement for its business units
Foxconn Electronics, the world’s largest contract manufacturer, has announced an ambitious effort to push ahead with a highly automated workforce by increasing investment in its robot development subsidiary in Shenzhen, China.
Apple requests up to 78 million iPhone 7 units by year's end
Last year Apple requested between 85 and 90 milion
According to a new report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily Times, fruit-themed giant Apple may be ordering several million more units of its tenth-generation iPhone units than previously expected by Wall Street investors. Asian news outlets are claiming this is the highest production target the company has set since the initial shipments iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units were manufactured in 2014.
TSMC to invest $1.4 billion in ASML
Lithography systems maker to advance chip making by two years
40 nm is the right process for Tegra at the moment
CES 2012: Tegra general manager believes
Rage heads to replication
Will be released on October 4th
Nvidia 28nm mobile to beat Ivy Bridge
Mobile boss confirms