Since the semiconductor industry is still in a bit of a bind, chip makers have to step up their technological advancement.
UMC has already begun working on 28nm chips, and has set up a 14nm plant too.
Now, Samsung is doing something similar. With an investment of 2.25 trillion Korean won, it hopes to build a new fabrication line by next year.
According to exchange rates, that sum is the equivalent of $1.9 billion and 1.5 billion Euro.
The plant will be located in Hwaseong, South Korea. It will produce chips based on the 20nm and 14 nm manufacturing process technologies.
“With the construction of our new System LSI fabrication line, Samsung will be able to respond to the demand of the global IT industry and strengthen our ability to support our customers’ requirements even further,” said Stephen Woo, president of Samsung Electronics’ system LSI business.
Samsung new fabrication line will produce 300mm wafers. The chips will be mostly smart mobile solutions (tablets, phones, maybe even Mini PCs.
The chip industry has been suffering because of years of weak DRAM demand and, more recently, a decrease in NAND Flash chip sales too.
As such, the companies involved had to become more creative in their efforts to rekindle interest. Toshiba and SanDisk revealed 19nm SSDs, for example.
There were, of course, companies who did worse than the rest. Elpida would be one of them. Even though it overtook Micron on the DRAM market, it is about to be bought by the latter, after essentially going bankrupt.
Samsung isn't exactly in such danger, but it had to make some changes to its plans regardless. Meanwhile, its many lawsuits continue.
Apple iPhone 5 Will Look Like This? 3D Renderings Of Next iPhone Based On Leaked Parts Make Rumors Alive [PHOTOS & VIDEO] - International Business Times
Over the past few weeks, there have been lots of buzz around Apple's next generation iPhone, unofficially labeled as the "iPhone 5," which is expected to be released later this year.
What has added even more spice to the already hot rumor-mill is the purported iPhone 5 metal backplate that was leaked recently. It was followed by an abundance of claims from insider sources that the part was indeed real.
Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac cited "sources in position to know" as saying that the leaked aluminum-clad backplate pretty well matched the iPhones being tested internally.
Gurman explained: "The structure of the shells does match up with what is being tested internally. Namely, the redesigned bottom portion of the iPhone with the moved headphone jack and smaller dock connector are present on at least one of the longer iPhones that Apple is testing internally."
The claimed iPhone 5 leaked parts did point to a largely familiar form factor, but the most important facet to note was the longer display, increasing the ever-present 3.5-inch measurement to the 4-inch mark, also altering the aspect ratio.
Given that many rival Android smartphones, especially the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note devices, sport larger display, which is gradually gaining traction, Apple is highly expected to follow the standard set by Android phone manufacturers with its upcoming iPhone iteration.
So how would Apple's next iPhone look like if the aforementioned leaks materialize this fall? Bryce Haymond of Blackpool Creative has created a set of high resolution 3D renderings of the "iPhone 5," piecing together fragments of photos and videos of the highly anticipated device that have been circulating the web over the past few weeks.
Haymond wrote:
"There's been quite a bit of hype recently in the Apple universe over the imminent announcement of a new iPhone, or rather the new iPhone (aka iPhone 5). Many of the biggest media outlets have already published photos and videos of 'leaked' parts that are supposedly from the iPhone 5 as it makes its way into the manufacturing phase at Apple's suppliers. I thought it would be fun to piece together these fragments to see what the iPhone 5 might look like when Apple makes the big announcement."
Haymond's renderings fall well in line with the leaked components, suggesting that an iPhone with an extended 4-inch display, a repositioned FaceTime camera and a large metal band across its back cover is on its way.
Haymond said that he made the renderings in CAD, "the same type of software that was used to design the actual phone". While looking closely at the leaked photos of the parts, Haymond said he noticed a few things that he had not seen mentioned elsewhere:
- The mute switch and volume buttons all appear lower on the left side of the phone than previous models.
- The back side of the phone looks to be flush with the aluminum bezel. The iPhone 4/4S has back panels (and front panels) that are extruded somewhat from the bezel. This change is probably because of the aluminum unibody design, which made it simpler to go from the side, to chamfer, to back. The front panel still appears extruded, but perhaps slightly less than older models. This should all equate to a thinner overall phone.
- The camera and flash (and new back mic hole?) appear to be higher on the phone, closer to the top than to the side, ostensibly to provide room for the unibody design of the back panel. Prior models had the camera positioned equidistant from the edges.
- The speaker and mic grills on the bottom of the phone have changed to be a perforated circle pattern, bringing the iPhone into the same design family as the iPad with its similar speaker.
- In fact, all of these unibody details and changes unify the iPhone and the iPad into the same design language. Maybe, the next black iPad will have a black anodized aluminum unibody back panel? It's interesting to note that even the bezel on the leaks appears to be dark gray/black, only on the black model. The white model keeps the bezel the standard silver color.
As per the rumors go, the features that are most likely to be incorporated in the upcoming iPhone model include a 4-inch Retina display, an A5X Variant chip, 1GB RAM, iOS 6, 4G LTE technology, Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, improved Siri, liquidmetal casing, an 8 megapixel (or even higher) rear camera, a 2 megapixel front-facing camera for video chatting and a much-improved battery life.
Start the slideshow to drool over the iPhone 5 renderings, created by Haymond.
Will you be happy if these renderings hold true in the final design of the next iPhone? Let us know in the comment section below.
Samsung Galaxy S3: Next Galaxy Does Not Work with Current MHL/HDMI Adapter? [VIDEO] - ibtimes.co.uk
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There is no official confirmation from Samsung regarding the new adapter. However, Slash Gear reported similar issues, as have members from XDA forum.
"Hello guys, I registered in this forum hoping to find a solution for the problem I have. I bought an original Samsung HDTV Adapter (Micro USB type) to use it to connect my new Galaxy S3 to my LCD Samsung TV via HDMI cable, but it does not work. I checked the same adapter with a Galaxy Nexus and it worked just fine, but I had no luck to get it work with Galaxy S3. Any reason for that?" asked a post.
iPhone 5 release date blow for fans as WWDC banners hint at new iOS 6 only - Metro.co.uk
Apple fans eagerly awaiting an announcement regarding a release date for the iPhone 5 look set to be disappointed by events at the company's Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) next week.
With WWDC due to get underway in California, there have been plenty of rumours that the highly desired model could finally be about to become a reality.
But photographs taken by a CNET snapper seem to suggest Apple is gearing up only to announce a new operating system, rather than the latest handset in its iPhone series.
Banners are being installed at the Moscone Center in San Francisco that feature promotional material for iOS 6, as well as other features such as a new Game Center.
It is therefore believed that an iOS 6 platform is the most likely new addition to Apple's portfolio over the coming days, and not an iPhone 5 as had been widely speculated.
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