In a recent interview with the South China Morning Post, TSMC CEO CC Wei admitted that the company is facing delivery delays, driven by global expansion.

But TSMC will soon be producing ultra-advanced 3nm chips, even if it is slowed by supply chain disruptions and other factors, CC Wei said at an annual technology forum.

"At first, when we saw that automakers were suffering from a shortage of cores, we all wondered how the industry had not fully understood the importance of chips.

But then TSMC's own equipment suppliers also encountered delivery delays and informed them that they were similarly affected by component and chip shortages.

As it turns out, many industries around the world have failed to realize the importance of supply chain management over the past years -- even TSMC itself did not do a good job of it.

Having realized this, TSMC is working to ensure steady progress on its plans, which include bringing its 3D chip stacking technology (SOIC) into volume production during 2022."

Finally, if all goes well, Apple and Intel will be TSMC’s first chip foundry customers for its 3nm advanced process.

On the other hand, Samsung, the global memory chip giant and second-largest chip foundry giant said its 2nm process node is in the early stages of development and is expected to be in volume production by 2025.

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It is reported that TSMC’s 2-nanometer technology is significantly more efficient than its 3-nanometer technology. At the same power consumption, the speed is increased by 10~15%, or at the same speed, the power consumption is reduced by 25~30%.

It is worth mentioning that JC Hsu, the global vice president and general manager of the wireless communication division of MediaTek, presented a cooperation briefing during the speech. Wei Zhejia noticed that “only a 2% increase in efficiency should be one less zero”, and he also humorously said ” Please use 3 nanometers”.

Wei Zhejia also said, “TSMC has the ability to design products, but will never design products by itself. You can trust us to produce products, and you can always succeed if you stay with TSMC forever. The success of TSMC comes from the success of its customers. He also emphasized, “This is different from competitors. Their customers will have their own products launched regardless of whether they are successful or not.”

There has been news recently that TSMC will abandon the N3 process and instead focus on developing the N3E process with better performance and lower cost. According to the information about future advanced processes announced by TSMC at the 2022 technical seminar, the N3 process will be mass-produced in 2022, followed by N3E, N3P, N3X, etc. Among them, N3E should be mass-produced next year, and now Wei Zhejia Announced that 3nm is about to be mass-produced, it should refer to the N3 process, which is also equivalent to refuting the rumor.

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Faraday Future said it has made good progress at its FF ieFactory California facility in Hanford, California, and that all of the equipment needed to mass-produce (“SOP”) the FF 91 electric vehicle is now ready. Later this year, the equipment needed to further increase production capacity will also arrive at the facility, and the company does not expect this equipment to materially impact the timing or speed of capacity ramp-up.

Dr. Carsten Breitfeld, Faraday Future Global CEO, said, “The FF ieFactory California team is producing a quasi-production vehicle for final testing, and I am very grateful to the team and engineering contractors at the Hanford facility as we build a world-class luxury car factory. “

Faraday Future currently plans to complete testing, validation and certification of the FF 91 electric vehicle and begin production deliveries in the fourth quarter of this year. Regarding Faraday Future’s financing status, Dr. Bifukang said that previously, some supply chain issues affected the delivery time of the FF 91 electric car. We have now successfully raised $52 million in secured note financing and are continuing to discuss further financing with multiple parties.

Dr. Biffman added, “The Company has taken steps to protect cash flow, including reducing expenses, extending payment cycles and other similar measures. As of August 26 of this year, the Company had a cash balance of $47.2 million in the U.S. and restricted cash of $1.5 million. The timing and amount of additional funding raised may impact the timing and speed of ramp-up of production at the plant, as well as expected production volumes.”

Regarding the FF 91 electric vehicle, Dr. Bifflecom described, “FF 91 will be the first premium, high-performance luxury smart electric vehicle on the market and will redefine the user driving experience. When we launch FF 91 in the fourth quarter, we will show consumers the future of smart, connected mobility.”

Faraday Future released its second quarter 2022 financial results on August 16. According to the report, Faraday Future reported a net loss of $142 million (about 963 million yuan) in the second quarter, an increase of 168 percent year-over-year.

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In contrast, TSMC’s 3nm process is still based on mature FinFET transistor technology, with volume production in September, and GAA transistors will not be used until 2024 on the 2nm process, which is indeed one time ahead of Samsung in terms of technological advancement.

However Samsung won the face, but the first 3nm process is still embarrassing – Samsung has few customers to use, and the only customer that can be identified is a Chinese miner chip maker PanSemi (Shanghai PanSemi Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.).

A few days ago the Korean media said that Samsung found a second 3nm customer, a phone chip maker, and even rumors of oversupply of capacity, however, this customer in the end who has not been clear.

TSMC side is the opposite, in addition to Apple will debut 3nm process, AMD, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, MediaTek, Broadcom and other traditional customers will almost also choose TSMC 3nm, Intel will also use TSMC’s 3nm manufacturing GPU module on the 15th generation Core, these customers are basically confirmed.

For Samsung, although the 3nm GAA process has achieved lead, and foundry prices compared to TSMC there are advantages, but the impact of past negative issues such as yield, capacity and energy efficiency has not been completely eliminated, TSMC is still a stable and reliable choice for semiconductor majors.

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As has been the custom, these first units that leave the factory would serve for quality control ensuring all elements and parts are ready and available for the end consumer.

Thanks to its huge 150kWh battery the model claims to have a range of 1000km. A torque of 442.5lb ft enables the car to race from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.3 seconds. At the same time, the four-pot brake calipers will bring the car down from 62mph to a complete halt in 33.9 metres. The 4.7 metre long ET5 has an ultra-slippery drag coefficient of 0.24.

The next major milestone when we can expect more details on NIO’s ET5 model would be in the Chengdu Motor Show 2022 which would be held from August 26^th till September 4^th this year.

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The report’s paid preview reads, “Back-end companies are optimistic about demand for the upcoming MacBook chip, which will be manufactured using TSMC’s 3nm process technology, with production set to begin later this year, according to industry sources.”

However, TSMC is unlikely to generate significant revenue from overall 3nm chip production until at least the first quarter of 2023.

That information is consistent with a report last week in Taiwan’s Business Times, which said TSMC will start producing 3nm chips for Apple by the end of 2022. The report said Apple’s first 3nm chip could be the M2 Pro chip for the Mac, adding that the A17 Bionic chip in next year’s iPhone 15 Pro model will also be a 3nm chip.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman expects the M2 Pro chip to be used in the next generation of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, as well as in the high-end Mac mini that will replace the current Intel-based chip. It’s not entirely clear if this will include new MacBook Pro and Mac mini models, or if Apple will wait to release its first Mac with a 3nm chip in 2023.

Apple’s M1 series chips and M2 chips both use TSMC’s 5nm and improved processes, and the transition to 3nm chips will improve the performance and power efficiency of the Mac and iPhone.

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Depending on system storage capacity requirements, customers typically choose SPI NOR Flash for capacities up to 128Mb, and face the challenge of choosing between the higher cost 256Mb / 512Mb SPI NOR Flash or 1Gb SPI NAND Flash for larger capacities. FORESEE 512Mb SPI NAND provides a more suitable option for applications that do not require 1Gb of capacity.

FORESEE 512Mb SPI NAND Flash is an ideal replacement for 256Mb NOR Flash, providing customers with the advantage of double the storage capacity at a significantly lower price than 256Mb NOR Flash, helping customers to significantly reduce costs.

In addition to the standard 8mm6mm package of SPI NAND Flash, this 512Mb NAND Flash is available in a smaller 6mm5mm package, which is nearly 37% smaller than the 8mm*6mm of traditional SPI NAND Flash, thus saving PCB space and helping customers further reduce This saves PCB space and helps customers further reduce system costs. The product form factor and pin definition are fully compatible with 256Mb NOR Flash, which greatly facilitates customers to upgrade from NOR Flash to NAND Flash.

Currently, the product has been successfully applied to smartwatches, wearable devices, communication CPE, communication modules, security monitoring, smart home, smart door lock and other fields.

The product has been tested by JIANG BOLON’s R&D and testing team with more than 50 major items and 80 sub-items to meet the wide temperature requirement of -40℃ to 85℃.

Up to now, Jambulon has the mass production capability of SLC NAND Flash products with 512Mb, 1Gb, 2Gb and 4Gb capacity.

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The new Huawei Mate 50 series is likely to be a screenshot of the new Huawei Mate 50 series. From the picture information and the microblogging model certification “Huawei Mobile”, the picture is probably a screenshot of the new Huawei Mate 50 series.

As you can see from the screenshot, the status bar of this new Huawei Mate 50 series is located in the upper left corner, and in the middle of the status bar there is a large blank space, so the machine should be canceled the Mate series of the previous generation of dual-hole design, using the bangs screen instead. From the status bar, you can also find that the machine’s dual card is 4G signal, so the machine probably does not support 5G network.

In addition, the screenshot has a resolution of 2612×1208, which means that the screen resolution of this new Huawei Mate 50 series is also for this purpose, and the screen ratio is close to 19.5:9.

In October 2018, Huawei released the Mate 20 series, of which the Huawei Mate 20 Pro features a bangscreen design, which has a 24-megapixel selfie camera on the front and supports 3D face unlock. This time, the Huawei Mate 50 series re-adopted the bangs screen design, is expected to bring more features.

The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services, including the Mate 50, the Mate 50 Pro and the Mate 50 RS. The HarmonyOS operating system.

The Mate 50 series has a stronger overall configuration than the P50 series but is still a 4G model. The Mate 50 Pro will have a rear-mounted Star Ring camera module and a front-mounted face recognition unlock camera.

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According to the report, Huawei Mate 50 may use the highest domestic specifications of curved screen, other core components and technology localization will also be improved.

According to digital blogger @WangZiPepsi, Huawei will hold a new Mate 50 series launch on September 7, and it is expected that Mate 50e, Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS will be unveiled on the same stage. The Mate 50e is equipped with Snapdragon 778G, while the other series are equipped with SM8425 (Snapdragon 8 Gen1 4G version).

The information shows that all three devices do not support 5G and are dual SIM cell phones with the HarmonyOS operating system. HarmonyOS operating system.

According to the previous news, the Huawei Mate 50 series will usher in an upgrade in the image, while equipped with the Honmong HarmonyOS 3.0 system, the overall configuration is stronger than the P50 series, but still 4G models. Among them, are the Mate 50 Pro rear star ring camera module, the front support face recognition unlocks the camera.

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In March, the pure electric concept roadster Polaris O₂ made its debut in Los Angeles with a design language that is in line with the Polaris Precept and has a strong family identity. The Polaris O₂ is a hardtop convertible pure electric sports car with a low-slung, wide-body styling and a clean, modern aesthetic.

Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polaris, said yesterday, “I am thrilled that we have decided to bring this stunning all-electric sports car into production due to the overwhelming response from consumers and the media. The Polaris 6 is not only a purely electric sports car with a lot of performance, but it also allows the driver to breathe fresh air and feel the pure joy of driving in the open top.”

According to officials, the Polaris 6 will use the new custom-built all-aluminum bonding platform and high-performance 800-volt electrical architecture developed by the Polaris UK team for the Polaris 5. The car is equipped with dual electric motors front and rear, providing a combined maximum output of 650 kW (884 hp) and 900 Nm of peak torque, with a target zero 100 km acceleration of 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h.

To celebrate the launch of Polaris 6, Polaris will produce 500 units of the numbered “Polaris 6 LA Concept edition”, which will feature a unique “Sky Blue” exterior, light-colored leather interior and This limited edition model will feature a unique “Sky Blue” exterior, light leather interior and Polaris O₂ Concept Edition original 21-inch wheels.

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