Samsung starts building new production line for 5 nm chips
Samsung has started building a new chip production line in South Korea that will make advanced 5-nanometer chips for 5G networks, AI and other applications. Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2021.
The new production line, located in a facility south of Seoul in the city of Py... Read more
Samsung claims the top position in granted 5G patents
Samsung has the highest number of patents granted for 5G. This is concluded by a German study.
The South Korean tech giant has the highest number of 5G-related granted patents with 1728. These results are from a joint study carried out in January by the Technical University of Berlin and the res... Read more
Samsung claims 4.3 Gbps breakthrough with 5G
Samsung claims to have connected two devices at the same time to a 4.3 Gbps downlink via 5G. According to the manufacturer, this is a first.
Samsung reached the speeds by using 5G New Radio Access Unit, a transmitter mast made for mmWave-5G that they had announced last year. They also used carri... Read more
‘Google is working on its own chips for Pixel phones and Chromebooks’
Google is working on processors for future Pixel phones and Chromebooks. With these, the company follows the major competitors Samsung and Apple who have been making their own chips for some time now.
According to Axios, Google has made 'considerable progress' in designing a self-produced proces... Read more
Fingerprint scanners Apple and Samsung bypassed with 3D printer
Using a 3D printed fingerprint, Cisco Talos security researchers succeeded in passing the fingerprint scanner on phones and computers from Samsung and Apple, among others.
Several tried and tested devices passed the test, using exactly the same security solution: Windows Hello. In all other case... Read more
Samsung starts mass production for tripling 7nm chips
Chips of 7nm but eventually even 6nm and 3nm: by means of a new production line in the factory in Hwaseong, Samsung wants to triple the production of 7nm chips before the end of the year.
The new assembly line will be fully focused on making chips with the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) semiconductor... Read more
Samsung focuses on 5G and camera with Galaxy S20 series
Samsung revealed their latest smartphones last night. The Galaxy S20 series has been presented and the line-up does not consist of two but three phones this year. The innovation at Samsung comes mainly from the camera this year.
The South Korean company presented not two, but three devices this ... Read more
Samsung acquires service company TeleWord, planning for 5G
In order to accelerate the expansion of 5G in the United States, Samsung acquires network service provider TeleWorld Solutions. The tech giant announces this on its own site.
TeleWorld will immediately be classified as part of Samsung, but will still serve its own customers. Samsung has more to ... Read more
Samsung Galaxy S20+ leaked
In pictures acquired by XDA Developers, a new Samsung smartphone was leaked: the Galaxy S20+. The picture shows the text ‘Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G’. The expectation is that the model will be revealed in about one month.
Other pictures show a circular camera at the top of the screen, as well as... Read more