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KevinK reacted to ai268's post in the thread Zhang Pingan: 5nm and 7nm are not the core. Huawei's computing power is already three times that of Nvidia chips. with Like.

What China hope is that "Apple II is faster than Cray YMP". Anyone read that paper, published almost 40 years ago? So, why Apple II...

Oct 13, 2025
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KevinK reacted to Daniel Nenni's post in the thread The Day Huawei’s CEO Bent the Knee in a Santa Clara Marriott with Like.

Haresh PatelHaresh Patel It was 1998, and I was VP of Worldwide Sales at PMC-Sierra during the dot-com boom. We were Wall Street’s...

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tomatoma reacted to eding42's post in the thread Intel Unveils Panther Lake Architecture: First AI PC Platform Built on 18A with Like.

This can't be right though, Intel's been manufacturing its iGPUs on internal nodes since Sandy Bridge. Most recently, Raptor Lake had...

Oct 13, 2025
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tomatoma reacted to Artificer60's post in the thread Intel Unveils Panther Lake Architecture: First AI PC Platform Built on 18A with Like.

In order to truly develop a viable process you need to ramp it to some level in order to find the most obvious flaws. That is what...

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tomatoma reacted to siliconbruh999's post in the thread Chinese media given tour of Intel Fab 52: here are their notes with Like.

Intel supplied the images/video

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tomatoma reacted to hskuo's post in the thread Chinese media given tour of Intel Fab 52: here are their notes with Like.

Indeed, all information are sensitive, but the PR team has done a great job. I believe all media crews have not been in advanced fabs...

Oct 13, 2025
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tomatoma reacted to samwilde's post in the thread Taiwan sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs with Like.

How many rare earths are used in WFE components? Did anyone bother to check? So they get their rare earths from countries which get...

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tooLongInEDA reacted to samwilde's post in the thread Texas Instruments to lay off 400 employees as it shutters 150mm fabs with Like.

This sucks but it is to be expected. 300mm lines are way more automated and have over 4x the productivity of 150mm. That is the whole...

Oct 13, 2025
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tooLongInEDA reacted to Artificer60's post in the thread US Chip Workers Likely to Quit Jobs - McKinsey with Like.

First you'll get no argument here that there are easier way to make a buck. I told all my kids not to go into engineering if was only...

Oct 13, 2025
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Fred Chen replied to the thread Taiwan sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs.

ASML has mentioned that they use rare earths: https://www.asml.com/en/news/stories/2023/6-ingredients-robust-supply-chain Some older...

Oct 13, 2025
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Fred Chen reacted to samwilde's post in the thread Taiwan sees no significant impact on chip sector from China rare earths curbs with Like.

How many rare earths are used in WFE components? Did anyone bother to check? So they get their rare earths from countries which get...

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soAsian replied to the thread Zhang Pingan: 5nm and 7nm are not the core. Huawei's computing power is already three times that of Nvidia chips..

It's how China responds to anything. I remember when China didn't have an aircraft carrier. The Chinese said their rocket force could...

Oct 12, 2025
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soAsian reacted to LLL0955's post in the thread Zhang Pingan: 5nm and 7nm are not the core. Huawei's computing power is already three times that of Nvidia chips. with Like.

If the chip technology is not the key, why do not just use SMIC 14nm technology which must have higher yield and low cost compared to...

Oct 12, 2025
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Sherlock reacted to Markwrob's post in the thread Texas Instruments to lay off 400 employees as it shutters 150mm fabs with Like.

I think the article describes the tech hiring scene well. Based on my own experiences and observations.

Oct 12, 2025
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Sherlock reacted to kg5q's post in the thread Texas Instruments to lay off 400 employees as it shutters 150mm fabs with Like.

Around the dot.com era in the electronics industry, the employees became a burden vs an asset. Most took the view of Walmart in that if...

Oct 12, 2025

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