Recent #software news in the semiconductor industry

9 months ago

➀ Programmers have successfully run the original DOOM game on various unconventional devices, including a pregnancy test, calculator, thermostat, ATM, and now an Apple Lightning adapter.

➁ The achievement highlights the developers' skills and the versatility of modern technology.

➂ It demonstrates that with enough creativity and technical expertise, games like DOOM can be adapted to run on a wide range of devices.

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9 months ago

➀ DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company, has achieved significant success on the Apple App Store with its AI assistant app becoming the top free app, surpassing ChatGPT.

➁ The R1 model from DeepSeek, trained at a cost of $5.6 million, matches or even outperforms OpenAI's o1 model, despite the latter being significantly more expensive.

➂ Despite US sanctions, DeepSeek uses NVIDIA H100 GPUs for training, and offers its R1 model at prices 90-95% cheaper than OpenAI's o1 model.

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9 months ago

➀ The Trump administration is reportedly working on a plan involving Oracle and US investors to control TikTok's global operations, with ByteDance retaining a minority stake.

➁ Oracle will oversee TikTok's algorithm and data collection, providing the foundation for TikTok's web infrastructure.

➂ TikTok's app remains unavailable on Apple and Google stores, affecting updates and downloads.

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9 months ago

➀ OpenAI has announced the release of its new reasoning model, o3, featuring simulated reasoning and improved capabilities in visual reasoning, coding, and mathematics.

➁ The o3-mini version will be available to free users, offering enhanced reasoning, faster responses, and lower computational needs.

➂ OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, announced that the API and an update to ChatGPT will be released within 'a couple of weeks'.

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10 months ago
➀ 35ELEMENTS致力于通过开发立方氮化镓半导体材料来帮助实现碳中和;➁ 公司计划在两年内在兼容CMOS的Si(100)衬底上扩大其材料规模,并寻求与代工厂的合作;➂ 35ELEMENTS拥有立方氮化镓材料的独家专利,并计划制造高效的光发射器,如创新型绿色发光二极管。
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10 months ago
➀ Agileo Automation specializes in software solutions for semiconductor production equipment control and MES system integration; ➁ Marc Engel has 25 years of engineering experience in software development and equipment setup; ➂ The company's A²ECF-SEMI framework helps customers reduce time-to-market; ➃ Agileo Automation focuses on customer experience and service.
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10 months ago
➀ Intel's shift to a more transparent strategy in technology announcements; ➁ The competition between Intel's PowerVia and TSMC's Super Power Rail; ➂ Andy Grove's philosophy of maintaining a 'healthy amount of paranoia'.
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11 months ago
➀ A class-action lawsuit alleges that UnitedHealthcare uses a faulty algorithm to deny patient coverage, filed by two now-deceased individuals. ➁ UnitedHealthcare CEO Brain Thompson was killed in Midtown Manhattan earlier this week, and the suspect is currently on the run. ➂ The lawsuit claims UnitedHealthcare pushed employees to use an algorithm with a 90% error rate to deny coverage.
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11 months ago
➀ The rise of RISC-V cores and the challenges of certification; ➁ The role of Breker Verification Systems in the certification process; ➂ The complexity of certifying RISC-V ISA implementations and the efforts of RISC-V International.
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