Every generation, we see smartphone chipsets break some kind of performance record and achieve feats that we thought weren’t even remotely possible, such as running AAA games at decent visual settings. However, two metrics that we’ve more or less ignored while admiring these SoCs are power consumption and temperature. Putting aside the benchmarks and those impressive framerates, a new discussion paired with some test results has shown that it’s becoming increasingly difficult for smartphone makers to effectively cool chips, and it appears as though the problem will get worse. With vapor chambers unable to effectively transfer heat from smartphone chipsets, […]

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One person's loss is another's gain, or a company's in this case. After all, AMD seems to be having a field day with its older 5nm CPUs, which entail crazy-high yields by the way, as both Qualcomm and MediaTek vacate some of TSMC's 4nm and 5nm lines on shrinking smartphone demand. AMD reaps the benefits as the broader smartphone industry enters a deep freeze, forcing Qualcomm and MediaTek to abandon some of their reserved capacity at TSMC By now, it's public knowledge that the global mobile industry is contending with a chronic DRAM shortage as most of the associated fabrication […]

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The Android smartphone market is littered with manufacturers to the point where they need to invest millions in discerning features and ‘over the top’ marketing to generate sales. Even after that, the margins often feel like it isn’t worth the effort. To make matters worse, the ongoing DRAM shortage has forced all companies to introduce price hikes, which will consequently make their devices more expensive and lower consumer interest. Fortunately, a tipster reveals that, after closer inspection, a lot of these companies feel that the demand for high-end camera sensors is declining, and since these parts are more expensive than slightly […]

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