TSMC: Performance and Yields of 2nm on Track, Mass Production To Start In 2025

In addition to revealing its roadmap and plans concerning its current leading-edge process technologies, TSMC also shared progress of its N2 node as part of its Symposiums 2024. The company's first 2nm-class fabrication node, and predominantly featuring gate-all-around transistors, according to TSMC N2 has almost achieved its target performance and yield goals, which places it…

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GEEKOM A7 mini-PC Review : Premium Phoenix in a Compact 4×4 Package

The introduction of the Intel NUC in the early 2010s kickstarted the ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) trend for desktop systems. Processors with TDPs ranging from 6 - 15W formed the backbone of this segment in the initial years. The emergence of configurable TDPs for notebook processors has prompted some vendors to introduce UCFF systems with regular…

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TSMC’s 3D Stacked SoIC Packaging Making Quick Progress, Eyeing Ultra-Dense 3μm Pitch In 2027

TSMC's 3D-stacked system-on-integrated chips (SoIC) advanced packaging technologies is set to evolve rapidly. In a presentation at the company's recent technology symposium, TSMC outlined a roadmap that will take the technology from a current bump pitch of 9μm all the way down to a 3μm pitch by 2027, stacking together combinations of A16 and N2…

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Dell UltraSharp U2723QE review: Monitor plus dock goes well with your Mac

At a glance ProsManager softwareGood price-performance ratioMany connectionsWide range of setting optionsConsPlasticky designPorts difficult to accessOur VerdictIf you are looking for a screen for your MacBook or Mac mini, the overall package of the Dell U2723QE is well put together. This monitor is well-equipped, has an excellent picture, and is very bright. Its highlight is…

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Computex 2024 Keynote Preview: The Great PC Powers Convene

The annual Computex computer expo kicks off in Taepei this weekend. And this year’s show is shaping up to be the most packed in years. Computex rivals CES for the most important PC trade show of the year, and in most years is attended by not only the numerous local Taiwanese firms (Asus, MSI, ASRock,…

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Apple may finally let Android users watch TV+ shows in an app

Apple has placed a job ad for a senior Android engineer, in a signal that its walled garden strategy may soon have to change. The new recruit will work on an Apple TV app for Google’s mobile platform. The ad, which inexplicably calls the platform “android” with a lower-case A in three out of five…

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Pitt, Clooney reunite for Apple Original Films’ ‘Wolfs’

Brad Pitt and George Clooney in 'Wolfs' Sony Pictures has released a trailer for "Wolfs," an Apple Original Films feature starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney as oddly similar underworld fixers. George Clooney and Brad Pitt previously worked together on the "Oceans 11" franchise, but have been reunited in a new film. This time, the…

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