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TSMC was planning to start mass-production of 3nm chips this year, by opening two factories in Arizona. However, the launching of the factories has been postponed for at least a year relative to the initial plan, while the second factory will be launched no sooner than 2026 or 2027.
On January 11, 2024, GitLab, a leading provider of a software development management platform, released an important security update to address identified vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities were discovered by the GitLab community, who helped the company fix bugs with authentication mechanisms, authorization checks in Slack/Mattermost, creating workspaces outside of the native environment, changing metadata in commits, and bypassing CODEOWNERS approval.
AMD has announced its Ryzen 8000G AM5 desktop APU processors. The processors have been presented in two configurations: the 8700G/8600G based on Phoenix 1 dies and the 8500G/8300G based on Phoenix 2 dies.
On January 10, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the discontinuation of the Linux 4.14 LTS kernel, suggesting all users switch to newer versions. The version was first released in late 2017, with the final patch 4.14.336 being released on January 10, 2024.
At the beginning of 2024, tests of popular frameworks like PHP and CMS were updated. The engines were selected for the test based on market share, popularity, current trends, number of sites, and a couple of other factors.
Micron Technology has introduced a line of the first memory modules in the LPCAMM2 form factor, which stands for “low-power compression attached memory module”. The advantages of the new line are the ability to use high-speed chips and compactness.
LPCAMM2 reportedly consumes up to 58% (up to 80% in waiting mode) less power than DDR5. This was realized through a power management and voltage regulation chip.
Wi-Fi appeared as a method of wireless connection in 1997, and since then the technology has greatly changed. Users want to get more reliable, and faster variants for Internet connection. One of the latest versions is Wi-Fi 7. This new version offers higher performance characteristics so that it will be an ideal option for public transport.
On January 8, 2024, the GitHub Certifications program became publicly available with an eye on improving the career prospects of developers, being formerly available only to GitHub employees and partners.
Samsung announced the release of a new NVMe 990 Evo featuring a unique configuration of PCIe lines and 500 MB/sec and 4200 MB/sec read and write speed.
TrendForce predicts that NAND flash memory will increase in price in 2024, leading to higher prices for SSD drives. This prediction is very realistic, considering that NAND unexpectedly increased in price in the second half of 2023, and the price continues to go upward.