| Huawei Kirin 970 processor officially released: the world's first AI chip
In the era of mobile Internet, mobile phones have become the agents of people in the digital information society. To achieve On DeviceAI, we need to develop stronger perception systems, cognitive systems, security systems and power systems.
To this end, Huawei has brought a mobile phone SoC with strong AI computing power, and it is also the first mobile phone chip with an independent NPU in the industry, the Kirin 970.
It is reported that Kirin 970 first used TSMC's 10nm process to integrate 5.5 billion transistors (3.1 billion for Snapdragon 835 and 3.3 billion for Apple A10), reducing power consumption by 20%.
ARM Launches New DynamIQ Technology, Unlimited Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence
ARM recently announced the launch of a new DynamIQ technology. As the foundation of ARM Cortex-A series processors in the future, DynamIQ technology represents a turning point in the multi-core processing design industry. Its flexibility and diversity will redefine the multi-core experience of more types of devices, covering a secure, general-purpose platform from end to cloud. DynamIQ technology will be widely used in cars, homes and countless kinds of connected devices. The data generated by these devices in the unit of Zebyte (ZB, one Zebyte is approximately equal to 1 trillion GB) will be used for machine learning on the cloud or device side to achieve more advanced AI, thus bringing a more natural and intuitive user experience.
Xiaomi's self-developed chip is surging S1: positioning at medium and high-end 28nm
On February 28, it was reported that Xiaomi officially released today its self-developed chip Pinecone "Surging S1", which is positioned as a medium and high-end chip. This is considered by the industry as a milestone event for Chinese chips. As a result, Xiaomi has become the fourth terminal manufacturer in the world to produce chips and mobile phones at the same time, following Apple, Samsung and Huawei.
Three major operators will completely cancel the mobile phone domestic long-distance and roaming charges from September 1
It is reported that China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom have learned that since September 1, the three basic telecom operators have completely cancelled the domestic long-distance call and roaming call fees for mobile phone users (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), and users do not need to apply for them.
According to the prediction of experts from the China Academy of Information and Communications, the total elimination of domestic long-distance and roaming charges for mobile phones this time is expected to directly benefit 540 million mobile users in China, with a total annual fee reduction of 28 billion yuan, and an average annual savings of 52 yuan per user.
Intel Releases Commercial 5G New Air Port Modem Series Products
Intel announced in November that its wireless product roadmap has made significant progress to accelerate the popularity of 5G. Highlights include the introduction of Intel's first multi-mode commercial modem family that supports 5G new air ports (5G NR) ® XMM ™ 8000 series, and Intel's latest LTE modem -- Intel ® XMM ™ 7660。 Intel also announced that it has successfully implemented Intel based ® The complete end-to-end 5G connection of 5G modem, and this early 5G chip is a key milestone in Intel's development history. Intel said that the Intel ® XMM ™ The 7560 modem has achieved gigabit speed.
Breakthrough Moore's Law and Birth of 1nm Transistor
For many years, the development of technology has followed Moore's Law, that is, when the price remains unchanged, the number of components that can be accommodated on the integrated circuit will double every 18-24 months, and the performance will also double. In other words, the computer performance that can be bought for every dollar will more than double every 18-24 months. At present, the mainstream chip manufacturing process we use is 14nm, and next year, the whole industry will start to develop towards 10nm.
On October 8, the US Lunss Berkeley National Laboratory made a big news. They broke through the physical limit and reduced the manufacturing process of the most sophisticated transistor from 14 nm to 1 nm.
ARM landed in Shenzhen, the spring of China's independent chips has come
On May 14, a long rumored big news finally came to an end: a company that has dominated almost all chip architectures in the world is going to settle down in China. This company is ARM, which will establish a joint venture with Houan Innovation Fund to provide intellectual property, technical support and training required for chip design. |