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Qualcomm details X2 Elite Extreme, its most potent SoC yet • The Register

Qualcomm details X2 Elite Extreme, its most potent SoC yet • The Register

Qualcomm revealed the second act in its bid to overtake Intel and AMD as the leading laptop CPU maker this week with the paper launch of its Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme processors. The company seeks to bring the kind of battery life and performance Apple has gotten out of its Arm-based M-series silicon to the Windows market. Due …

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MediaTek Tapes Out Flagship SoC Using TSMC’s 2nm Process, Mass Production & Availability By End of 2026

MediaTek Tapes Out Flagship SoC Using TSMC’s 2nm Process, Mass Production & Availability By End of 2026

MediaTek has announced the tape-out of its flagship SoC, fabricated on TSMC’s 2nm process node, which will be available by the end of 2026. MediaTek has just made a surprise announcement regarding its next-gen and flagship SoC (system-on-chip). This unnamed chip has been taped out using TSMC’s 2nm process node and will be ready for mass production by the end …

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Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Could Use The Same 3nm ‘N3P’ Lithography And Custom Cores As The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, But A Rumor Claims Smartphones Featuring The Newer SoC Could Start From Only $280

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Could Use The Same 3nm ‘N3P’ Lithography And Custom Cores As The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, But A Rumor Claims Smartphones Featuring The Newer SoC Could Start From Only 0

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit is scheduled to be held on September 23, with rumors circulating that, in addition to announcing its flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2, which will serve as the direct successor to the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the company is also planning something else for its smartphone partners. For those wanting to keep healthier margins by offering …

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