What kind of smartphones are using 28nm or 14nm chips these days? I always got the impression that Chinese phone makers are heavily dependent on Qualcomm/MediaTek designed chips fabbed at TSMC.
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For 28 nm - super low-end Unisoc-based smartphones, I saw some go as low as $30, lol. For 14 nm - low-end and some lower mid-end smartphones.
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I hate to say it, but of course it's opaque. I've noticed China's been hiding it's development ever since the tech war started. In fact that's why I'm here. I want to know what's actually happening. This place seems to be the only place where there are insider leaks so we can get at least something of a picture of what is happening. I mean we didn't know they created 7nm chips until someone in the west cut it open. But, it's good. I get it. China has to do this.
Some of the so called "stolen talents" are most probably spies.
Loongson has been integrated with AI firm 4Paradigm recently to use its 3C5000 CPUs. 4Paradigm was put on entity list earlier this month IIRC. Using LoongArch & Loongson is a way forward for sanctioned entities like Huawei, Sugon & Inspur.
Wait am I reading this right? They're switching from a CO2 laser to a solid state laser?
it seems like SIOM has solved the light source problem. Looks like this was solved very recently.
So, the big question is which major components still need to be worked on? Are we at the stage where they are just looking to integrate everything together?
Golf Jiao, a co-founder and General Manager of the Graphics GPU product line at Chinese chip start-up Biren Technology, has resigned, according to an insider cited in a report by Chinese media outlet on March 25.
It is worth mentioning that, since Jiao has a technical background, he hoped to have more say in determining his company’s direction regarding product R&D while also hoping to enter into the field of graphics GPUs which have greater consumer demand compared to GPGPUs, which are dominated by NVIDIA currently. On September 6 last year, Biren Technology announced the official launch of a new graphics GPU product line with Jiao personally leading the team.
In contrast, Biren Technology’s founder and CEO Michael Zhang is a Harvard Law School PhD who has worked for the United Nations and Wall Street for many years. He became a senior lawyer and private equity fund manage. From 2018 to 2019, he served as President of SenseTime, a leading AI company. There have been reports that Zhang opposes Jiao’s desire to bring Biren Technology into the field of graphics GPUs while also limiting investment in resources towards its development.
Biren Technology’s official website has deleted the press release announcing the launch of its new graphics GPU product line. As of March 27, there has been no official announcement from Biren Technology regarding Jiao’s resignation.
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