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The Race to 2nm: Samsung, TSMC, and Intel Charge into the Future of Chip Technology In the world of semiconductors, size matters—and smaller is better. The global chipmaking titans, TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and Intel, are fiercely racing to commercialize the next-generation chip technologies: the 2-nanometer (2nm) and 1.8-nanometer (1.8nm) processes. With target production dates set for the latter half of 2025, these breakthroughs are expected to reshape the tech landscape in mobile computing, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing. TSMC Leads the Foundry Market Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest and most dominant foundry player with a commanding 67.6% market share, has already begun accepting orders for its 2nm chips. These cutti...

An accidental reveal has shed light on AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9000X3D desktop processors, which were previously unannounced. However, much like Intel’s new Arrow Lake desktop CPUs, early indications suggest that these chips might not deliver a substantial performance upgrade compared to their predecessors. This is particularly disappointing given the lukewarm reception the original Ryzen 9000 series received when it launched. According to slides from an MSI presentation, which were shared by HardwareLuxx and reported by VideoCardz, the new Ryzen 9000X3D processors may show decent improvements in multicore performance. For instance, an eight-core Ryzen 9000X3D chip is said to outperform the Ryzen 7 7900X3D by as much as 28% in Cinebench R23. However, in gaming benchmarks like Black Myth: W...

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2nm Race Heats Up Samsung, TSMC, Intel Lead

AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D Chips May Not Deliver a Significant Performance Boost