Once the domain of external, bus-powered hard drives, these days the market for external storage has been almost completely consumed by portable SSDs. Rapid technological advancements in NAND flash technology (including the advent of 3D NAND) has allowed their capacity to eclipse 2.5-inch HDDs, all the while multiple improvements in host interface speeds (such as…
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The global foundry industry witnessed a substantial rise in demand in the third quarter of 2023, according to TrendForce. The Top 10 foundries collectively saw their revenue soar to about $28.29 billion, marking a 7.9% increase compared to the previous quarter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) maintained its No. 1 position as it managed to…
TSMC Solidifies Leadership on Foundry Market as Intel Jumps into Top 10 Read More »
We’re here in sunny Hawaii for day two of Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit. Yesterday, of course, was the company’s prime keynote, where they announced their forthcoming Snapdragon X Elite SoC for laptops, as well as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for smartphones. As well, the company gave us our first look at their Oryon CPU…
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Cyber Monday has arrived, and that means it’s the best time of year to build yourself a new gaming PC. With the sheer amount of Cyber Monday deals on computer components, I set out to calculate the best 4K gaming rig I could using only those discounts.Last week, I put together a similar build using…
The solid state storage industry has been in a well-documented slide for the better part of the last year now. With storage product demand from both the client and datacenter businesses down well off of its highs in a notoriously cyclical business, we’ve already seen the big three memory manufacturers – SK hynix, Samsung, and…
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A fresh prediction of bigger price hikes for system RAM is somewhat worrying news for those who might be mulling an upgrade for the memory in their PC.Wccftech spotted a report from Taiwan Business Times, flagged up by MyDrivers, which observes that recent cuts in RAM production – by the major players Samsung, Micron, and…
According to most reports out there, Samsung will launch the Galaxy S24 series in mid-January. Moving up the next-gen Galaxy S’s release is one way for Samsung to potentially improve its financial results. Profits from the mobile division continue to make up for lower chip sales.Samsung also needs an earlier Galaxy S24 launch to better…
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Samsung is set to start making chips using its 2nd Generation 3nm-class (SF3) manufacturing technology as well as performance-enhanced version of its 4nm-class (SF4X) fabrication process in the second half of next year, the company told its investors this week. Both production nodes are expected to significantly improve competitive positions of the company as they will…
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The increasing popularity of portable SSDs has prompted almost all tier-one NAND flash manufacturers to jump into the market. Over the last decade, both Samsung and SanDisk / Western Digital have been presenting consumers with a range of PSSD offerings targeting different sub-segments. On the other hand, the flash-based storage lineup from Crucial (Micron’s consumer-facing…
Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD Review: 20 Gbps Performance in a Budget Offering Read More »
The market for portable SSDs has shown rapid growth over the past decade or so. Almost all tier-one flash vendors (including Samsung, Western Digital / SanDisk, Micron / Crucial, and SK hynix) have their own PSSD lineup. Other than SK hynix, the others in the list have multiple PSSD models in the market. This has…
Samsung T5 EVO Portable SSD Review: QLC Sets Sane Expectations, Insane Pricing Read More »
