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Microsoft remind me of ‘Note 21’ that Samsung sent to heaven
If Samsung had not discontinued the Note lineup, we would be having the Note 22 Ultra in our hands. The company sent its iconic smartphone lineup to heaven in order to push the Z line of foldables last year. Loyal Note fans are trying to forget the Note, and, Microsoft also showed its love for the canceled Samsung Galaxy Note 21, identically.
Yesterday, Microsoft announced the rollout of a new Windows 11 Insider Program Build to the Developer Channel. With the update, the company added a useful feature that lets PC users access their phone’s hotspot and even turn it ON without touching it a single time.
As Samsung is a frontiersperson when it comes to innovation, Microsoft revealed that the Instant Hotspot feature is just limited to select Galaxy devices. Interestingly, Microsoft mentioned a graphical image showing the interface of the Instant Hotspot functionality.
And here I felt, onetime again! The name of the smartphone shown in Microsoft’s blog post was set as “Maria’s Note 21.” No doubt, Samsung never launched any smartphone with the name Note 21, while it shows Microsoft also misses the Note lineup and Note 21 that now lives in heaven.
It’s not rocket science, we can use any text for the name of our hotspot, but, I’m glad to see, Microsoft also loves the iconic Note lineup that was discontinued. The employee who created the interface image of the Instant Hotspot feature might be missing Note 21 or she was using the S22 Ultra with the name Note 21.
The Galaxy Note 20 was the last Note lineup officially launched by Samsung in August 2020. Since then, the Korean tech giant has not released any smartphone with Note branding but expanded the S Pen functionality to Galaxy S Ultra and newer Galaxy Z Fold models.
Still, there’s a vast community of Galaxy Note lovers because of their large display, sharp corners, boxy design, and of course, the in-house S Pen support. Samsung officially confirmed that the Note series is no more and the iconic features will continue to arrive with other flagship devices.
Samsung’s executive chairman Jay Y. Lee (Lee Jae-yong in Korean) topped the Forbes 2024 Richest Korean list for the first time. On April 17, Forbes revealed that the Samsung boss is the richest in South Korea, with his assets increasing by $3.5 billion, bringing his total net worth to $11.5 billion.
Thanks to a rise in Samsung’s stocks, Samsung’s Lee jumped to the top of the Forbes 2024 Richest Korean list. Notably, the company’s stocks significantly hiked after the revelation that it’s developing high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI computing for NVIDIA.
Forbes 2023 Richest Korean, Kim Byung-ju, slipped to second this year with assets worth $9.7 billion. The third place went to Seo Jung-jin, honorary chairman of Celltrion, with assets of $7.5 billion.
Cho Jung-ho, chairman of Meritz Financial Group, ranked fourth with $6.2 billion, and Chung Mong-koo, honorary chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, was fifth with $4.6 billion.
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Samsung established an AI chip design-dedicated Advanced Processor Lab in Silicon Valley, US. Formerly known as the Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung’s SAIT is said to have formed the new Lab to strengthen its AI chip R&D in the US.
BusinessKorea reports that the new Samsung Advanced Processor Lab to focus on developing next-gen AI semiconductor design assets in the US. The assets are said to be focused on the RISC-V area, which serves as a foundational design asset for semiconductor chip design.
Samsung’s initiative with RISC-V is interpreted as a move towards technological independence. Therefore, the company is expanding its R&D organization in Silicon Valley, aiming to enhance design capabilities to disrupt the market currently dominated by NVIDIA.
Amid the booming AI era, the market of advanced semiconductors is also expanding. Samsung has completed the development of its Mach-1 AI semiconductor and supplied prototypes to global firms including Korea’s Naver. The company has also started the development of Mach-2.
Under the CHIPS Act, Samsung received huge subsidies to boost investment in the US. It’s worth noting that the Biden govt awarded a 12% subsidy of Samsung’s total investment, which is significantly higher than Intel and TSMC’s subsidy.
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Samsung’s first 3nm Exynos 2500 chip could outpace Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 in power efficiency. Both chipsets will power the next-gen Galaxy flagships, scheduled for an early 2025 launch. Recent input suggests that Exynos is returning as a tough rival to Snapdragon.
The Exynos 2500 will be made on Samsung’s 2nd-gen 3nm process technology. The S24’s Exynos 2400 chipset impressed the industry with significant improvements over its predecessor. The company appears to be leveling up the game next year.
Thanks to the cutting-edge process node, Samsung’s next Exynos could finally surpass its Snapdragon counterpart in power efficiency. The company may utilize its advanced FOWLP in the Exynos 2500 to make it run at higher clock speeds at the same power consumption level.
Qualcomm is facing power efficiency concerns with its recent Snapdragon chips. Due to reduced efficiency, phone makers are forced to bring up to 5000mAh battery. Samsung apparently seized this opportunity to bring back its in-house Exynos back to the contest.
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