News & Reviews: chipset
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May 30, 2023
For the longest time, ARM-based chipsets followed the ARM big.LITTLE concept. The idea is to have a CPU with performance cores and power efficiency cores. But we could see a new MediaTek chipset later this year that abandons or changes that concept.
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May 15, 2023
Back in March, it was rumoured that Apple would be launching new Apple M3-powered PCs by this year. The iMac is likely to get the upgrade first, followed by the MacBook Air at a later date. Now, we also have some information on one of the M3 chip's configuration.
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May 09, 2023
The MediaTek Dimensity 8050 chipset has been officially announced. Built on a 6nm fabrication process, the chipset utilizes 4 Cortex-A78 cores and 4 Cortex-A55 cores. The Cortex-A78 cores actually consist of 1 3Ghz Super Core and 3 2.6Ghz Performance Cores for that jump in performance when you need it.
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May 09, 2023
While the Samsung Galaxy S23 series was Snapdragon-only, that might not be the case for next year's Galaxy S24 series. Sources suggest that Samsung is already working on the Exynos 2400 chipset, and equip it on devices for selected regions.
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May 01, 2023
In mid-April, MediaTek announced that it would launch a new flagship chipset on 10 May 2023. But the Dimensity 9200+ isn't the only one that the company has up its sleeve this month. Now, we also have news of the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chipset.
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Feb 13, 2023
MediaTek has officially announced their new Helio G36 chipset. Positioned between the G35 and G37, the G36’s key features include support for fast 90Hz displays, 50MP camera sensors, Dual 4G VoLTE and the MediaTek HyperEngine 2.0 Lite.
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Jan 17, 2023
Apple have announced their M2 Pro and M2 Max chipsets with the M2 Pro delivering up to 12-core CPU and up to 19-core GPU with up to 32GB of fast unified memory. The M2 Max utilizes this same CPU but goes a level higher with a 38-core GPU, double the unified memory bandwidth and up to 96GB of unified memory. Both chips feature a faster 16-core Neural Engine and are featured in Apple’s latest MacBook Pro and Mac Mini lineups.
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Oct 30, 2022
By now, most of you should know about Qualcomm and the mobile chipsets it provides. But did you know that Qualcomm actually licenses its chipset designs from ARM? Well, that license could soon be changed, which could give Qualcomm some big problems.
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Jul 20, 2022
As per tradition, Qualcomm will be back with another event that's usually held in the last quarter of the year. On its official website, it has been revealed that the Snapdragon Summit 2022 will be on November 15-17. This also means that we should be seeing the next Qualcomm flagship chip - the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
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May 18, 2022
If you don't know who is Foxconn, this company from Taiwan is responsible for assembling your iPhone for Apple. Now, it seems that there are plans for Foxconn to build up a chip production facility with a local partner here in Malaysia.
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