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Samsung Replaced The YMTC And About To Supply RAM For Chinese iPhones

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From now on, Samsung will supply the RAM for the Chinese variants of iPhones instead of the local provider Yangtse Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC). Apple, the parent company of the iPhone, has switched the RAM provider because they were continuously being pressurized by the United States, as the company (YMTC) is expected to be in the US government’s export control entity list.

As per Appleinsider, the Californian company has now dropped its plan to purchase the 3D NAND flashes from the Chinese provider YMTC that were supposed to be used in the iPhone devices of the Chinese market. And now, to meet the demand for RAM in the devices, Apple will get into a partnership with the South Korean company Samsung, which will provide the RAM chips to the company.

While on the other hand, Apple is also planning to purchase 128-layered NAND chips from YMTC. As the reports read, those chips will be two or three generations low from Samsung and Micron’s chips, but their cost will be 20% less. The chips manufactured by Samsung will feature the iPhone models of China from the beginning of 2023 (we are expecting the iPhone 15).

Previously, Samsung Electronics refused to sign a contract with Apple because instead of buying the high-value-added memory solution, the US giant wanted to purchase NAND flashes from it, which are relatively inexpensive. But now Samsung has agreed to this partnership and will supply the NAND flashes to the company so that they can increase their NAND flash market shares.


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Apple Could Lean On Other Brand For AI System: Here’s The Reason Behind Story

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iPhone users are already waiting for the next major software update, which is iOS 18. This time, the expectations are high from Apple, as there’s already a lot of buzz around iOS 18 regarding what new changes, improvements, and upgrades it will bring. Apart from all, as expected, it could be a major upgrade for Siri; somehow credit goes to Generative AI. 

Leaks and rumors are roaming around that Apple is actively gearing up for AI in iOS 18. The reports are reporting that Apple built its generative AI codenamed Apple GPT, but for this, the giants might use another brand’s system. The higher possibilities are from Google’s Gemini, ChatGPT of OpenAI, and Anthropic. 

Although it is expected that Apple, instead of depending on another brand completely, might use a mix of its own as well as external AI for iOS 18, Here mix stands for a homogenous mixture of third-party AI, Apple’s own AI, and a hybrid approach. As mentioned above, Apple may rely on the generative AI systems of Gemini, ChatGPT, or Anthropic, and all of these would probably be cloud-based for complex tasks. 

Apple’s own ‘Apple GPT’ could handle simpler tasks on the smartphones themselves and offers an improved and stronger layer of privacy as well as responsiveness. As per the reports of journalist Mark Gurman, it is reported that the Cupertino brand possibly permits the users to choose their AI assistant, the same as choosing a search engine, which means the users might get the power to choose Siri powered by AI systems; for instance, Gemini or ChatGPT. 

It’s pretty obvious that running powerful AI needs a lot of resources, but it seems that initially, Cupertino giants might want to avoid this. However, permitting users to choose between their AI assistants sounds unusual for Apple, but undoubtedly it could be advantageous for it in terms of revenue. The way Google pays Apple to be the default search engine, it’s quite possible that other AI brands could also pay Apple to be the preferred assistant on iPhones. Plus, this trick could also reduce costs. For instance, maintaining powerful AI requires a lot of resources, so by using a third-party system, Apple can easily tackle things. 

In short, the benefit behind this planning by Cupertino giants is that it avoids headaches in many ways, such as building AI for different regions, which is complex enough. Conversational AI can also be tricky regarding privacy and ethics. 

Apart from all this, nothing more reports have come to light, but it is expected that at WWDC 2024, more details regarding Apple’s AI plans and how third-party assistants might work will be revealed. 


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Samsung Ramps Up 3nm Chip Production to Compete with TSMC

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Samsung is eagerly trying to compete with the biggest chip manufacturer, TSMC. To do that, the company has increased the production of the 3nm chip. However, it is still not achieving the same yield rate as TSMC. 

According to a tipster, @Teck_Reve, Samsung’s initial yield rate was 10 to 20%, which has now increased by over threefold, but he didn’t mention the exact amount of production increase. 

If you don’t know about the yield rate, it is a measure of the usable chips manufactured at a facility. It is calculated as the percentage of the total number of chips produced. If the yield rate is high, the number of defective chips is low. Ultimstrly it mrsdutr the efficiency of the  chips production. 

The Korean giant has started making 3nm chips in 2022, but it has struggled to achieve the yield rate. It has transitioned from the FinFET transistor architecture to the more advanced GAA architecture, but Samsung hasn’t achieved the desired yield rate while at the same time the TSSMC, with the same 3nm fabrication manufacturing, has achieved the efficiency and has enjoyed the yield.

However, if the report is inaccurate, there are some positive signs that Samsung is trying to fill the gap between the efficiency of manufacturing. As per the tipster, the Korean giant is providing the 4nm chips, which employ the FinFET architecture. The power efficiency and logic area have increased by 20–30%. If this happens, the company will get a major advantage to edge the 3nm semiconductor market.

According to a recent report, Samsung has informed its customers about a rebranding of its 2nd-generation 3nm process. The company will call the 2nm process instead of the 2nd generation 3nm process, technically a 3 nanometer process, but the Korean firm is renaming it to 2nm. It is confusing that the company is taking this step, but the real 2nm chips will be available next year’s second quarter.


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Apple Is Being Accused By The US Government To Use Illegal Monopoly over smartphones

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Apple is in trouble. The US Department of Justice charged it with using an illegal monopoly in the smartphone industry. 

Apple is facing an accusation that it operated an illegal monopoly in the smartphone industry in a wide-ranging new antitrust lawsuit that seeks to upend multiple of the ways Apple locks down iPhones. 

The matter is that the US government, the DOJ, along with 16 state and district attorneys general, claims that Apple raises prices for consumers as well as developers, not only this but also restricts how application makers can operate on iPhones, and this is all just to keep users locked into their ecosystem. 

To make the case strong, the government points to different ways in which Apple has reportedly maintained its monopoly unlawfully: 

  • Apple has blocked cloud-streaming applications for video games, which would reduce the requirement for much more costly hardware. 
  • Disarranging “super apps” will encircle various programs and also make it easier for iPhone users to switch to competing devices, possibly degrading “iOS stickiness.” 
  • Apple overpowers the quality of messaging between the iPhone and Android. 
  • It makes the functionality of third-party smartwatches limited with its iPhones and makes it harder for users of Apple Watch to switch from the iPhone due to compatibility issues. 
  • It blocks third-party developers from creating competing digital wallets with tap-to-pay functionality for the iPhone. 

However, for years, Apple has continuously responded to competitive threads by imposing a series of claims against it. Apple denies all the claims of breaking the market rules and using illegal monopolies. And it will probably try to get the case dismissed.

After an investigation, the government admits the challenge of taking on a powerful brand such as Apple. However, this lawsuit also follows similar ones against Google and Microsoft. The conclusion of the case is that the court has ordered Apple to stop anti-competitive practices. 

Via – The Verge


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