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Toshiba is sampling 64-layer 3-bit-per cell 512Gbit 3D NAND. Mass production is scheduled for H2. In April Toshiba plans to sample a  1Tbyte product which stacks 16 512Gbit die in a package. For the 512Gbit device, Toshiba deployed a 64-layer stacking process to realize a 65% larger capacity per unit chip size than the 48-layer 256Gbit …

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In a world of fake news, lying politicians and a biased mainstream media it is more and more important to be able to tell truth from falsehood. The only person we can trust is ourselves. The only judgment on which we can rely is our own judgment. Where there are few trustworthy sources of information …

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Hydronium-ion batteries show promise for sustainable high-power energy storage, according to scientists at Oregon State University, which claims to have developed the world’s first battery to use only hydronium (H3O+) ions as the charge carrier. The hydronium ions are reversibly stored in an electrode made from the organic crystalline solid perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydridem (PTCDA). Dilute sulphuric acid is the electrolyte. …

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Taoglas has unveiled its series of modular 5G massive MIMO antenna arrays. The new antennas – including the 5-6GHz Adaptrix CMM200.A (pictured) – feature a patent-pending, modular interlocking system to help operators scale capacity – when more capacity or speed is needed at a location, another module is clipped to the side of the existing …

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Why on earth would TSMC want to buy Toshiba’s chip business or a share in the business? That TSMC is among the bidders has been reported in the Nikkei. TSMC does not deny the report merely responding that it does not comment on market speculation. There is, of course, one outstanding reason why TSMC would …

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This is what a machine learning algorithm looks like, according to Nigel Toon, CEO of Bristol start-up Graphcore. The false colour image has been created by the firm’s graph compiler software, which untangles neural networks as a prelude to executing them on Graphcore’s as-yet undisclosed hardware. “In software, we explode the full graph, with all …

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In an excerpt from his new book, The Internet of Risky Things, Professor Sean Smith considers what can happen When Things Betray Their Owners…

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Taiwan led all regions in wafer capacity with 21.3% share, a slight decrease from 21.7% in 2015 when the country first became the global wafer capacity leader, says IC Insights. Taiwan was only slightly ahead of South Korea, which was in second place. IC Insights’ Global Wafer Capacity report shows that South Korea accounted for …

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Ericsson, Honeywell, GE, UC Berkeley and Intel are launching the 5G Innovators Initiative (5GI2), an open industry initiative designed to join major equipment manufacturers, leading technology companies, industry leaders and top universities to explore, test and innovate with 5G network and distributed edge technologies to accelerate the adoption of 5G wireless and infrastructure innovation in …

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