Canon and two other Japanese companies expect to return Japan to the forefront of semiconductor manufacturing
The Nikkei has learned that three of Japan’s leading semiconductor equipment suppliers will join forces in a government-backed effort to develop advanced chip technology.
The initiative brings together photolithography equipment Canon, Tokyo Electron, Japan’s leading chipmaker, and Screen Semiconductor Solutions, which manufactures coating and wafer cleaning machines.
Trinity plans to partner with Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which will provide approximately $ 386 million in funding.
Efforts in response to Japan’s efforts to regain lost ground in the global semiconductor race will also include partnerships with international players such as TSMC and Intel, sources familiar with the matter said.
The project aims to create by the middle of the decade next generation technology suitable for 2nm or less. The result of the work should be a prototype of a production line, including equipment for lithography, etching, cleaning and other operations.
Japanese companies such as NEC, Toshiba and Hitachi were leaders in semiconductor manufacturing in the 1980s, but eventually lost their advantage when the model of dividing manufacturers into factoryless designers and contract manufacturers came to the fore. At the same time, Japanese companies still hold high positions in the world market as suppliers of equipment and materials for the production of microcircuits.
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The iQOO brand has revealed Android 12 release dates for a number of its models. True, we are not yet talking about the final version of Android 12 – it will have to wait longer.
IQOO 7, iQOO 7 Legend, iQOO Z3 and iQOO Z5 users will receive the Android 12 beta at the end of the year – at the end of December. And at the end of March 2022, the beta version of Android 12 will be released for iQOO 3.
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Another foldable smartphone comes out in November – with 120Hz OLED screen, Snapdragon 888 and 50MP camera
Details about the Oppo smartphone with a flexible screen appeared on the web. According to the source, the device will be released in November and will be built on a single-chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 platform.
The smartphone does not have a name, but the key characteristics are listed. So, the device is assigned an OLED screen with a diagonal of 8 inches with a frame rate of 120 Hz, a 32-megapixel front camera and a multi-module main camera with a main sensor with a resolution of 50 megapixels, a 4500 mAh battery with support for 65 W fast charging. The operating system is expected to be Android 11 with ColorOS 12 interface. There is no price, but it will probably be more affordable than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3.
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The week began for the main cryptocurrencies of the world with a rise in price and the establishment of new price highs, and ends with a fall, and quite noticeable. Over the course of a day, Bitcoin loses about 4.5% of its value, and as a result, for 1 BTC now they give not $ 66,000, but about $ 60,500.
After Bitcoin began to fall, Ethereum was still holding, but its rate had already gone down too, dropping below the psychological mark of $ 4,000. Analysts believe that such a fall in cryptocurrencies is due to their sell-off on the part of investors – they are fixing profits against the backdrop of a strong growth in value that has been observed since the end of September. This means that after the current correction, Bitcoin may rush to new heights, but whether altcoins will follow it is a big question.
Interestingly, against the background of a decrease in quotations of other cryptocurrencies from the Top 10, Solana feels very confident: it grew by almost 6% per day, and by almost 25% in a week.
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