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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)reporteda consolidated revenue of NT$276.058 billion (US$8.504 billion) for November 2024. This represents a 34% year-over-year increase, bolstered by continued strong demand for AI chips. However, revenue declined 12.2% from October’s record NT$314.24 billion, marking the first time the company exceeded NT$300 billion in monthly revenue. For the year-to-date period (January to November 2024), TSMC’s revenue reached NT$2.61 trillion, reflecting a 31.8% annual growth. TSMC credits this performance to its leadership in advanced process nodes such as 5nm and 3nm....

TSMC is on track to start high-volume production of chips on N2 (2nm-class), its first production technology that relies on gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet transistors, in the second half of this year, the company revealed at its North American Technology Symposium 2025. This new node will enable numerous products launching next year, including AMD’s next-generation EPYC ‘Venice’ CPUs for the data center, as well as various client-oriented processors, such as Apple’s 2025 chips for smartphones, tablets, and PCs....

TSMC successfully started production of chips on its second generation 3nm-class process technology in the fourth quarter of 2023, meeting its planned milestones. The company is now preparing for mass production of chips on the performance-enhanced version of this node, N3P. This should occur in the second half of 2024, TSMC announced at the European Technology Symposium.The N3E process entered volume production as scheduled, achieving defect densities comparable to N5 technology when it entered mass production in 2020....

The U.S. government is proposing a ban on Chinese and Russian software and hardware in vehicles that have external communication and autonomous driving features. The move is driven by nationalsecurityconcerns, aiming to prevent potential foreign threats posed by these technologies, reportsNikkei. The ban targets systems like vehicle connectivity (VCS), which use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to connect cars to the cloud as well as automated driving systems (ADS) that enable autonomous driving....

According toBloomberg, The United States Trade Representative (USTR) will double tariffs on solar-grade polysilicon, wafers, and tungsten products imported from China to 50% starting June 06, 2025. The decision reportedly underscores efforts to counter China’s dominance in the solar supply chain and strengthen domestic manufacturing, which aligns with the Biden administration’s clean energy goals. These tariffs, initially imposed in response to alleged unfair trade practices by China, aim to address market distortions caused by subsidies and overcapacity in Chinese industries....

Nowadays, many high-end motherboards come with built-in Wi-Fi modules. However, the older motherboards do not have such hardware components. So you will need to use an additional adapter if you want to get wireless capabilities on such devices. Two types of Wi-Fi adapters are available on the market, USB and PCIe Wi-Fi adapters. Depending on the model, both types of adapters operate on different Wireless standards like Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802....

After throwing togetherour 1440p Amazon Prime Day PC build, we’ve turned our skills and expertise to the budget market, and delivered an absolutely dynamite rig for the savvy saver. That’s right: we’re talking about a gaming PC that costs less than $800anddoesn’t need to resort to an 8GB graphics card that can barely run Steam, let alone your favorite Steam titles. As with every PC build, it’s hard to please everyone, and this build may not be to everybody’s taste (did somebody say white case?...

Formatting a hard disk partitionclears its contentsandrecreates some hidden file system data. The type of file system or the depth at which it empties the drive depends on your choice. A quick format doesn’t actually clean the data at the bit level, but it’s still useful infreeing up additional space. A full format fully clears the drive, making it nearly impossible to recover the data. So it’s a great choice fordata security....

RAID, orRedundantArray ofIndependent (orInexpensive)Disks, is a data storage technology used for data redundancy (protection against hardware failure), performance gain, or a combination of both. The various RAID types (levels) store data differently, focus on different things (fault tolerance, throughput, cost), and as such, are suited for different situations. And there’s also the matter of RAID’s effectiveness in this current day and age. With the advent of alternative technologies like SSDs and Erasure Coding, the question looms; is RAID still worth it?...

If your printer is printing lines, it clearly indicates that there is a problem with the printhead. Printhead is the prime component of an inkjet printer that sprays ink through tiny holes called nozzles. Oftentimes, when these nozzles get clogged by any means, they can not spray a proper amount of ink onto the paper, causing the issue. Other times, it can also happen if you are using incorrect printing preferences for your printer....

Microsoftis finally rolling out its long-awaitedWindows 11 24H2update, which includes a number of new AI goodies for Copilot+ PCs, like the infamous Recall feature. Under the hood,Microsofthas also optimized the Windows Update stack, improving installation times by up to 45.6% and reducing CPU usage during installation by 25%. Windows 1124H2 incorporates various innovative methods to achieve these massive gains. The first is the parallel processing of component manifests, which means Windows can process multiple update manifests (information about components to be updated) concurrently....

One theme of this year’sComputexis an emphasis on handheld gaming. This week, we’ve seen Asus debut its newAlly X, a sequel to the Ally, and MSI show off an upcoming version of the Claw, theClaw 8 AI+, which will be the first handheld console to use anIntel Lunar Lake CPU. Now, Zotac, best known for its graphics cards and mini PCs, is getting into the handheld gaming console space with the Zone....

Keyboard shortcuts are almost always incredibly helpful, allowing you to perform in one stroke a task that might otherwise require many clicks and menu selections. But there are times when hitting the wrong combination of shortcut keys by accident can break your user experience in ways you might not know how to fix. You might be typing along one day, minding your business, and your computer just starts talking to you....