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Following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Taiwan on April 3, 2024, there was immediate concern over what impact this could have on chip production within the country. Even for a well-prepared country like Taiwan, the tremor was the strongest quake to hit the region in 25 years, making it no small matter. But, according to research compiled by TrendForce, the impact on the production of DRAM will not be significant. The market tracking company believes that Taiwanese DRAM industry has remained largely unaffected, primarily due to their robust earthquake preparedness measures. There are four memory makers in Taiwan: Micron, the sole member of the "big three" memory manufacturers on the island, runs two fabs. Meanwhile among the smaller players is Nanya (which has one...
Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 4: Hands On
By now, most people seem to have accepted the concept of a phablet. At first, I was also skeptical, as I wanted a phone that could easily be used...
69 by Joshua Ho on 9/3/2014
Samsung Announces Galaxy Note Edge: Hands On
Following on the heels of the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung is also announcing a new product named the Galaxy Note Edge. In terms of basic hardware, not much changes...
17 by Joshua Ho on 9/3/2014
Samsung SSD 845DC EVO/PRO Performance Preview & Exploring IOPS Consistency
Traditionally Samsung's enterprise SSDs have only been available to large server OEMs (e.g. Dell, EMC, and IBM). In other words, unless you were buying tens of thousands of drives...
31 by Kristian Vättö on 9/3/2014
A Quick Look at the GS5 LTE-A Subpixel Layout
While it was easy to make an educated guess that the Galaxy S5 LTE-A Broadband had a PenTile subpixel layout to support the higher pixel density, I didn't get...
21 by Joshua Ho on 8/29/2014
State of the Part: SoC Manufacturers
Introduction A few years ago, it seemed a new System-On-Chip (SoC) design using an ARM-based architecture would pop up every other week. While competition can be great, with so many...
94 by Jarred Walton on 8/19/2014
Samsung Announces Exynos 5430: First 20nm Samsung SoC
While we mentioned this in our Galaxy Alpha launch article, Samsung is finally announcing the launch of their new Exynos 5430 SoC. The main critical upgrade that the new chips...
77 by Joshua Ho & Andrei Frumusanu on 8/13/2014
Samsung launches the Galaxy Alpha
Samsung today announces the new Galaxy Alpha, a mid-range "premium" built device that creates a new range in Samsung's lineup. The Alpha totes a 4.7" 1280x720 AMOLED screen, coming...
64 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/13/2014
Galaxy S5 LTE-A: Battery Life, Performance
While I was planning on doing a full review for the GS5 LTE-A, it turns out that there’s relatively little that changes between the original Galaxy S5 and this...
32 by Joshua Ho on 8/5/2014
Filling the Gap: AMOLED and LCD from 2010 to 2012
For a while now, I’ve realized that there is a massive gap in the continuity of smartphone display history. Until the last few months of 2011 and early 2012...
72 by Joshua Ho on 7/26/2014
Evaluating Samsung's QHD AMOLED Displays
Recently, a package showed up at my door. While this is normally not worth talking about, the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A happened to be in the box. For those...
71 by Joshua Ho on 7/16/2014
Testing Samsung 850 Pro Endurance & Measuring V-NAND Die Size
Last week Samsung announced the 850 Pro, which is the first mainstream SSD to utilize 3D V-NAND. We already reviewed the drive and covered the fundamentals of V-NAND in...
39 by Kristian Vättö on 7/7/2014
Samsung SSD Global Summit 2014: 845 DC Pro with V-NAND, SM951 with NVMe Support
Every year for the past three years, Samsung has flown a bunch of media from all around the world for their SSD Global Summit. The Summit serves as an...
17 by Kristian Vättö on 7/4/2014
Samsung Announces the Galaxy S5 Mini
Today Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 mini, which continues the Galaxy S mini line the same way that the One mini 2 continued the One mini line. Interestingly enough...
34 by Joshua Ho on 7/1/2014
Samsung SSD 850 Pro (128GB, 256GB & 1TB) Review: Enter the 3D Era
Over the last three years, Samsung has become one of the most dominant players in the SSD industry. Samsung's strategy has been tight vertical integration ever since the beginning...
160 by Kristian Vättö on 7/1/2014
Inside the First Android Wear Devices: LG G Watch & Samsung Gear Live Teardown
Last week at IO, Google gave attendees a choice of one of two Android Wear devices to take home and get experience with the platform. Although I personally opted...
26 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/30/2014
LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live Available For Purchase Today
Today at Google IO Google gave the world a sneak peak at some of the features of their upcoming Android Wear OS. They also announced that the first two...
13 by Brandon Chester on 6/25/2014
Samsung Galaxy Tab S Review (10.5 & 8.4-inch)
Samsung’s tablet lineup can be confusing to follow. There’s the regular Galaxy Tab lineup which is on its 4th generation and is available in three different screen sizes (7...
98 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/24/2014
Sprint and Samsung Unveil the Galaxy S5 Sport
Today Sprint and Samsung announced a new addition to the Galaxy S5 family. The new device is similar to the Galaxy S5 Active in its purpose, sporting a more...
15 by Brandon Chester on 6/23/2014
Samsung Launches the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A: First Snapdragon 805 Phone, First 20nm Modem
While this launch is Korea-only, Samsung recently announced a new version of their Galaxy S5 smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A. Naming aside, this makes this phone the...
40 by Joshua Ho on 6/19/2014
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 10.5 & 8.4: Hands On with Samsung's 6.6mm Thin Tablets
I remember sitting in a briefing with Samsung last year when the company first started talking about translating its success in the Android smartphone space into the tablet market...
83 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/12/2014
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