Dutch economy minister wants European chip coalition
Oct 11, 2024 · The Minister of Economic Affairs sees opportunities to strengthen the European chip industry and remain competitive with the U.S. and China. Minister Beljaarts is launching the plan for an EU “coalition of the willing” at this week’s G7 summit.
The EU dream to build advanced chips has shattered, and …
4 days ago · Interest group ESIA suggests that Europe should not compete to make advanced chips on its own continent. Instead, the group, whose members include NXP, Nexperia, GlobalFoundries, and Intel, wants to emphasize semiconductors on legacy, familiar processes. This is perhaps the curtain call for an EU ...
Review: Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold – chasing its competitors
Sep 9, 2024 · We’re comparing the camera systems of the Pixel 9 Pro and the 9 Pro Fold below. Even in a diminished form, the telelens is a value-add for any zoomed-in picture at 5x and beyond, making us prefer the Fold cameras over what’s on the standard Pixel 9.
Will Europe become the world’s foundry for photonic chips?
Nov 11, 2024 · The European Union is investing €380 million to establish a testing facility for photonic chips, with production lines planned in the Dutch cities of Eindhoven and Enschede. As announced by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, PIXEurope, a consortium spanning 11 countries, is managing the ...
Atos liveblog: French government offers half a billion for Atos unit
1 day ago · IT company Atos is almost perpetually in the news, whether it wants to be or not. In this Techzine liveblog, read about the latest developments regarding Atos. 25 November – The French government has bid €500 million for Atos’ Advanced Computing business. This non-binding offer runs until 31 ...
Japanese technique for affordable EUV threatens ASML monopoly
Aug 16, 2024 · The second challenge involved light transmission. The light source often faces problematic reflections, as shown in the image above. The OIST technique hits the photomask at an angle that does not overlap with the reflection, allowing the wafer to be much more precisely exposed to light with fewer mirrors.
Windows on Arm is rapidly maturing - Techzine Global
Oct 22, 2024 · A series of new Windows apps now take full advantage of the Snapdragon X Elite. Depending on the use case, the Arm-based alternative may have already completed its catch-up versus x86 on Windows 11. A large number of applications already worked out-of-the-box for Snapdragon laptops when they came ...
Newest ASML machine at Intel is ready to go, with plenty of R&D …
Apr 18, 2024 · Intel has just announced that ASML’s High-NA EUV machine has finished construction. For the first time, the so-called Twinscan EXE:5000 has made 10-nanometer lines on a piece of silicon, proving that all components work correctly to some degree.
First preview of Android 16 available: what’s new?
6 days ago · Android 16 is not expected until the second quarter of 2025. Google has just made Developer Preview 1 of the new version available. What does it add? As the name suggests, this preview of Android 16 is not yet intended for general consumption. Instead, the early version gives developers for the ...
Review: How mature is the Google Pixel 9 ecosystem?
Nov 8, 2024 · Apple and Samsung have long established their respective ecosystems of phones, earbuds, and smartwatches. Now Google has refreshed its own trio of devices, and Techzine spent several months testing them. How compelling is life in the complete Pixel universe? For this review, we tested all Google ...