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It’s no secret that the world is facing a general shortage of semiconductor supplies, but today Samsung decided to debunk the rumor that it was stopping taking orders from other companies due to the shortage of employees in the development sector.

The rumor was originally reported by the Naver news agency, where it was said that Samsung has stopped accepting orders for 130~65nm semiconductors from local small and medium enterprises, as it is directing its employees to the 3nm foundry, which might be in need of bigger investments.

An excerpt from the publication reads:

It appears that R&D (production and development) capabilities are focused on improving the yield (good product ratio) of ultra-fine processes that have been the main focus, rather than the old processes with low demand.

Samsung quickly denied the publication through a note where it says:

A recent report that Samsung is experiencing legacy node issues due to talent shortages for its foundry operations is unfounded and untrue.
In addition to our industry-leading 3nm GAA process technology, legacy nodes are also an integral part of our foundry business and we will continue to serve the various needs of our customers.

This means that Samsung will continue to fulfill requests involving old lithographs, but it should be mentioned that the semiconductor industry is really having problems in hiring qualified professionals, as North American companies must need at least 27,000 people with master’s and doctoral degrees in these areas over the next 10 years.

The situation tends to be even more serious in China, where estimates say that regional factories will need an additional 300,000 people by 2025, when 2nm chips are expected to be mass produced, but only 6,000 currently have master’s and doctorate degrees in semiconductor engineering to do so. occupy these vacancies.

Some of the measures already taken to avoid problems due to the lack of workers are partnerships with universities to encourage the creation of talent in this area, which should be increasingly valued in the future.

OnePlus announced today the launch of its flagship OnePlus 11 phone in global markets along with the OnePlus 11R phone and the Buds Pro 2 wireless earphone, so that the devices begin their journey in various markets around the world following they were only available in China.

OnePlus had revealed its new phone earlier in January 2023 in China, and we then monitored the full details of the phone, and now the company has officially presented its phone globally.

OnePlus 11 phone

The new OnePlus phone features a 6.7-inch Fluid AMOLED LTPO3 display, with a resolution of 1440 x 3216 pixels with an adaptive refresh rate of 120Hz, and a brightness of up to 1300 nits.

On the front, the phone gets a 16-megapixel selfie camera, and in the back it gets a 50-megapixel main camera, a 48-megapixel ultra-wide lens with autofocus and macro capabilities, and a 2x zoom camera with a 32-megapixel resolution.

The cameras come with the third generation Hasselblad smartphone. It adds features such as Hasselblad’s new Natural Color Calibration, which uses a 13-channel multispectral sensor to identify light and color, as well as OnePlus’ Hasselblad Portrait mode and TurboRAW HDR.

The OnePlus 11 is equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, paired with either 8GB or 16GB of RAM, 128GB and 256GB of storage.

The battery here has a capacity of 5000 mAh that supports 100W SUPERVOOC wired charging, and the phone comes with a charger in the box, however the phone does not support wireless charging.

OnePlus 11 is the first OnePlus phone that will support 4 major OS updates and 5 years of security updates.

Price and availability:

The new phone is available in black with a matte finish, polished for the glass panel, and pure green with a glossy finish, and its price starts at $ 699.

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OnePlus Buds Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds

Moving on to the OnePlus Buds Pro 2. The new flagship earphones are a joint OnePlus effort with Danish speaker maker Dynaudio and have dual MelodyBoost 11mm + 6mm drivers.

The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 offer spatial audio support, which together with Dolby Head Tracking on the OnePlus 11 enables the 3D sound effect with apps like YouTube and Disney+.

The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 have TUV-certified Intelligent Adaptive Noise Cancellation that can eliminate up to 48dB of ambient noise. There is also a transparency mode that allows sound from the outside world to be heard while headphones are on.

The Buds Pro 2 comes in black and green colors matching the OnePlus 11, with a starting price of $179.