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Looking at the Apple A12Z Bionic System on Chip
Is the Apple A12Z bionic SoC just the A12X renamed, with an enabled GPU core? When we first got the Apple iPad Pro 2020 A2068 in our labs, this was the first thing we wanted to know. What is the A12Z? When we saw the A12Z, there was visually no
An update from TechInsights regarding COVID-19
TechInsights has been executing a business continuity plan since early February. As a global business, we first took measures in Asia and quickly cascaded those measures to our European and North American offices. My responsibilities are in this
TechInsights Confirms Samsung’s true 7LPP process in the Samsung Exynos 990
Last year, Samsung announced the introduction of EUV into their 7LPP process used in the Exynos 9825. Through analysis of the part, we found little difference between their 7LPP process in the 9825 and their 8LPP process in the Exynos 9820. Now, we
YMTC is China's First Mass Producer of 3D NAND Flash Memory Chips
Contributing Author: Jeongdong Choe Originally Posted March 12, Revised April 7 2020 TechInsights finally found 3D Xtacking® NAND devices manufactured from Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. (YMTC) in Wuhan, China. With this device, YMTC has
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Camera Teardown
Contributing Authors: Ray Fontaine Congratulations to the Samsung team for not only delivering a well spec’d camera system, but also for being first to market with 0.7 µm generation pixels! The GH1 stacked imager, announced in September 2019, is in
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Teardown Analysis
EXPERIENCE THE WEBINAR The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - Inside the Flagship April 5, 2023 In this exclusive webinar, our experts will deliver an in-depth analysis of the components within this device, highlight what changed from previous versions, and
Recent Analysis of Samsung’s Mobile RF Components
Shannon 5800 55M5800A01 As the industry expands its use of 5G, Samsung continues to innovate in the area of mobile communication technologies, including RF transceivers and phased array solutions for mmWave along with 5G-embedded mobile processors
Xiaomi Mi 10 Teardown Analysis
Here we were, waiting for the release of the Samsung Galaxy S20 so we could see the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 mobile platform, and along came Xiaomi with their announcement on February 13 that the Mi 10 - also based on the Snapdragon 865 - would be
If Apple is hurting due to the coronavirus, its suppliers and rivals likely are too
Apple Inc’s surprise warning that it will likely fall short of this quarter’s sales target due to the coronavirus epidemic points to much pain for its chip and other suppliers as well as for rivals who also rely on China to build their products.
Recent MediaTek Mobile RF Components and Analysis
MT6303P AN10516CW 2.95 x 1.74 - 180nm Mobile RF architecture is constantly increasing in complexity to support multiple standards, and we are discovering new mobile RF components in virtually every new phone release. At the time of this writing
In 2020, 3D flash memory will be fully upgraded to 100 multi-layer stacks
How many layers can 3D flash memory stack? Just as skyscrapers cannot be piled up indefinitely, the number of layers of 3D flash memory is also limited.
Securing Smart Connected Homes with OTP NVM
The market for piracy is huge and hackers have become increasingly sophisticated even when security is implemented in hardware. The race between the aggressors and protectors is a battle without end. Smart connected home devices are increasingly
PC technology trends 2020-DRAM and Flash
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Apple Is About to Add a Third OLED Supplier
This deal has been years in the making. China's BOE Technology Group has been angling to supply Apple with OLED displays destined for iPhones since early 2017.
Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G dismantling: sell 6399 yuan complete machine, BOM cost is only 2799 yuan
According to agency analysis, the 4G version is Huawei's first smartphone product without US parts, while the 5G version still uses some American-made components, the proportion is ...
Deep dismantling of Huawei Mate30 Pro 5G: more than 2,000 components from Japan
From the BOM table, the estimated price of the whole machine is $ 395.71, equivalent to less than 2800 yuan, of which the main control chip accounts for about 51.9% of the whole machine price.
Imaging + Sensing End-of-Year Highlights
Huawei Leads Imaging Chip Area Arms Race, Sony Wins Big with i-ToF, Emergence of Event-Driven Vision Sensors Posted: December 18, 2019 Contributing Authors: Ray Fontaine, Senior Technology Analyst Samsung, Huawei and Apple continue to push more
What’s Next For High Bandwidth Memory
Different approaches for breaking down the memory wall.