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Sunday 17 August 2025
Analysis: AI startups target Chrome as major AI application battleground
Rising AI startups, including OpenAI and Perplexity, have shown interest in acquiring the Google Chrome browser, with Perplexity offering US$34.5 billion. Yahoo has also expressed...
Sunday 17 August 2025
Market research predicts staggering growth for microLED TV market starting in 2028
The microLED market—considered a "game changer" in the next-generation display panel industry—is expected to enter a rapid growth phase starting in 2028, according to...
Sunday 17 August 2025
Applied Materials faces lawsuit from smaller Chinese rival
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers are increasingly taking the offensive in protecting their technology and intellectual property. Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has...
Saturday 16 August 2025
China breaks neutral atom quantum record, showcasing AI’s role in next-gen computing
The quantum research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has set a new world record. Academic administrator Jianwei Pan and Professor Chao-Yang Lu from...
Saturday 16 August 2025
AI enters implementation phase; DFI optimistic about industry demand in 2H25
Benefiting from the continuous rise in embedded AI demand and the advancement of diverse vertical applications, embedded motherboard and industrial PC (IPC) provider DFI announced...
Friday 15 August 2025
Commentary: Foxconn's Ohio pivot shows how AI is reshaping its global strategy
Foxconn Technology Group faced a mixed bag of challenges in the second quarter of 2025, with currency fluctuations and other external uncertainties weighing on results. Yet, the company...
Friday 15 August 2025
China's CXMT resumes big-ticket chip investments to expand DDR5, fast-track HBM3 output
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has restarted major facility investments to ramp up DRAM output and fast-track high-bandwidth memory (HBM) development, highlighting Beijing's...
Friday 15 August 2025
Quanta and Foxconn ramp up ASIC server efforts as 2026 market competition intensifies
Quanta and Foxconn have both stated that shipments of AI servers using application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) will significantly increase in 2026. The rapid growth of ASICs...
Friday 15 August 2025
Apple redesigns US Apple Watch blood oxygen feature to avoid patent dispute
Apple has reintroduced the blood oxygen detection feature on the Apple Watch for US users after redesigning the function and gaining approval from a recent US Customs ruling. The...
Friday 15 August 2025
Apple is seen gaining tariff exemption as Samsung faces 25% levy threat, potentially reshaping global smartphone market
The US government is expected to announce its tariff policy this week on semiconductor-related products—including smartphones, laptops, and surveillance devices—sending...
Friday 15 August 2025
China pushes back against Nvidia H20 chip exports amid US trade tensions
Chinese authorities have recently voiced concerns about the reauthorization of shipments for Nvidia Corporation's H20 AI chips, highlighting fears that these chips could be remotely...
Friday 15 August 2025
Commentary: China's chip equipment underdog stands up to Applied Materials as local substitution wave rises
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has sued US chipmaking equipment leader Applied Materials in a Chinese court, seeking nearly CNY100 million (approx. US$13.9 million) in damages...
Friday 15 August 2025
Taiwanese firms secure M9-grade CCL certifications as ASIC server demand surges
In response to the global surge in large-scale AI computing power deployment, the usage and value of PCBs for AI servers have significantly increased. High-end copper-clad laminate...
Friday 15 August 2025
Samsung plays the long game on DDR4 as rivals exit for DDR5
Samsung Electronics is again at the center of speculation over a potential end to DDR4 DRAM production, as fresh industry reports indicate it may keep the older-generation memory...
Friday 15 August 2025
Teco eyes US data center growth, leveraging Foxconn alliance and local investments
Teco Electric and Machinery recently formalized a strategic share swap agreement with Foxconn, aiming to leverage emerging opportunities in the artificial intelligence (AI) market...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Samsung PRO Plus 128GB microSD cards
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its PRO Plus 128GB microSD card series, which is built with company's MLC NAND flash solution. With the introduction of its new 128GB microSD card, Samsung provides consumers with a memory card solution for capturing heavy-loaded, high-resolution video, photography and multimedia contents for use in today's mobile devices. The PRO Plus 128GB microSD is the newest addition to Samsung's PRO Plus lineup, which was first introduced in 32GB and 64GB versions in May 2015. The 128GB microSD features the highest-quality MLC NAND flash memory and UHS-I Speed Class 3 (U3) and Speed Class 10 support, offering the industry's fastest speeds of up to 95MB/s and 90MB/s for read and write respectively, Samsung said. The new PRO Plus 128GB microSD is meant for use in high-end smartphones and tablets, as well as fulfilling the security, capacity, performance and environment requirements inherent in newly emerging audio and video consumer electronics, specifically action cameras and drones. The new memory card is equipped to handle storing and transferring professional-grade photos and 4K UHD video recording and playback. It can record up to three hours and 50 minutes of 4K UHD video or 16 hours and 20 minutes of Full HD video in action cameras without the need to change or replace the memory card. In addition, the PRO Plus 128GB microSD can store a maximum of 10,940 photos or 30,670 MP3 songs based on Samsung's estimated user settings and configurations. Samsung will now offer the new PRO Plus 128GB microSD memory card in more than 50 countries including China, Europe, Korea, the US and other regions.