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Sony Launches First Three-Layer, 960 fps Camera with Sandwich-Stacked DRAM
Posted: May 2, 2017 Contributing Authors: Dick James, Fellow Emeritus During the ISSCC conference last February, Sony issued a press release describing “Industry's First 3-Layer Stacked CMOS Image Sensor with DRAM for Smartphones”. There have been
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 First to 10 nm
Posted: April 24, 2017 Contributing Authors: Andy Wei With the first set of Samsung Galaxy S8 teardowns, we have access now to the first SoCs produced on “10 nm” class technology. First to the 10 nm productization finish line is the Qualcomm
Samsung Galaxy S8 Teardown (SM-G950W)
Posted: April 7, 2017, Updated: April 25, 2017 We are excited to announce receipt of our Galaxy S8. Our blog details teardown findings including cost observations, verification of the 10 nm LPE process, commentary on the Qualcomm WTR5975 Gigabit LTE
Nintendo Switch Teardown
Discover what powers the Nintendo Switch in our detailed teardown. Explore key components, design choices, and semiconductor insights from inside one of the most popular gaming consoles.
AirPods and the W1 wireless SoC: Squeezing innovative technology inside very small packages
Posted: January 20, 2017 Contributing Authors: Jim Morrison and Daniel Yang The AirPods were announced back in September of 2016 and our analysis team at TechInsights had eagerly anticipated them to be for sale in October. However, October and
Google Pixel vs Xiaomi Mi 5s – Form, Fit, and Function Are Similar – but the Price?
Posted: October 27, 2016 Contributing Authors: Dick James Recently Google launched their Pixel phone with great fanfare and media response. This is the first phone for which Google designed the hardware, software, and cloud ecosystem, as opposed to
STMicroelectronics’ Time-of-Flight Sensors and the Starship Enterprise Show up in the iPhone 7 Series
Posted: October 17, 2016 Contributing Authors: Dick James One of the lesser-known stories of mobile phone evolution is the development of proximity sensing in order to save power and disable touch screen functions when the phone is actually being
Fitbit Charge 2 Teardown
Posted: October 7, 2016 Contributing Authors: Mandi Gingerich Fitbit Charge 2 Fitbit Charge 2 Now that we have had a look at Apple’s latest offering in the world of wearables, it’s time to dig into the latest from one of the original fitness tracker
Apple Watch Series 2 Teardown
Posted: September 28, 2016 - Updated: March 23, 2017 Contributing Authors: Mandi Gingerich and Jim Morrison Just when you thought we might be finished with Apple-related teardown updates, here we are once again. We too had hoped to be through with
Apple iPhone 7 Teardown
Posted: September 15, 2016 Contributing Authors: Stacy Wegner, Al Cowsky, Chad Davis, Dick James, Daniel Yang, Ray Fontaine and Jim Morrison And the winner is….Intel, at least in the iPhone 7 A1778 we have in our lab. The Intel and Apple iPhone 7
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Teardown
Posted: September 12, 2016 Contributing Authors: Dick James As usual, within days of the August 19 launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, we had it in pieces and had identified most of the significant components that were inside. Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Apple iPhone SE Teardown
Posted: June 6, 2016 Contributing Authors: Jim Morrison, Ray Fontaine, Dick James, Daniel Yang, and Mandi Gingerich The long-rumored, cost-friendly iPhone SE was finally announced on March 21st of this year. Said to be the iPhone 6s squeezed into the
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Teardown
Posted: April 24, 2016 Contributing Authors: Jim Morrison, Ray Fontaine, Dick James and Daniel Yang The following teardown blog contains some of our initial findings. For more in depth information on these topics and more, download the full Galaxy S7
Fitbit Alta Teardown
Posted: March 20, 2016 Contributing Authors: Mandi Gingerich, Julia Elvidge and Jim Morrison Fitbit Alta The new, more-stylish Alta fitness tracker If you look through our recent blog history, you will quickly see evidence of TechInsights’ interest
Microsoft Band II Teardown
Posted: February 29, 2016 Microsoft Band II Teardown We tore down the Microsoft Band II back in November, but we think it deserves a second look. It has a lot of great silicon inside. The Band II website gave us a beautifully animated exploded view
Apple Pencil Teardown
Posted: December 23, 2015 A lot of semiconductor content in something so small! Last month we purchased an iPad Pro and an Apple pencil to understand what devices were being used by Apple in this new tablet and stylus solution. This story is not
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