It is reported that Samsung plans to launch solid-state batteries before 2027; Starting from a pre-sale of 224900 yuan, the Geely Krypton 007 model will be launched in late December

1. Tata plans to build a new iPhone factory to accelerate Apple's expansion in India

Tata Group plans to build one of India's largest iPhone assembly plants to accelerate Apple's manufacturing expansion in the country. According to insiders, Tata hopes to build a factory in Hosur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The factory may have about 20 assembly lines and will employ 50000 workers within two years of completion. It is expected to be put into operation within 12 to 18 months.

The new iPhone factory will strengthen Apple's efforts to localize its supply chain and strengthen its partnership with Tata. Tata has acquired an iPhone factory from Wistron in the neighboring state of Karnataka. Apple is diversifying its business through partnerships with assembly and component manufacturing partners in India, Thailand, Malaysia, and other regions.

2. Jedi counterattacks GPT-4, Google launches the most powerful model Gemini

On the early morning of December 7th, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis jointly posted on Google's official website, announcing the official launch of their latest large model Gemini 1.0 (Gemini) version. In their view, the release of Gemini is just the beginning, and larger technological iterations, product applications, and ecological construction grand plans are about to unfold.

From the test data, it can be seen that the Gemini big model surpasses the GPT-4 in terms of knowledge reserve, professional ability, and multimodality, and some core capabilities have surpassed human experts for the first time. This not only poses a strong impact and challenge to OpenAI, but also marks a new stage of the AI big model wave. But even though Gemini's performance is impressive, Google doesn't seem to have full confidence, including not releasing performance data for Gemini's top models, which inevitably leads to criticism of excessive boasting and biased testing standards.

3. It is reported that Samsung plans to launch solid-state batteries before 2027, which will be the first to be used in the automotive industry

Analysis company KED Global claims that Samsung's SDI battery development and manufacturing department plans to launch solid-state batteries before 2027.

It is reported that earlier this year, Samsung SDI launched an ASB (All Solid State Battery) technology testing production line at its Suwon Research Center in South Korea. Currently, Samsung SDI has formed a new team and plans to commercialize the company's ASB technology. This work will be led by Go Joo young, Vice President of Samsung SDI's Large Battery Business Unit. Samsung SDI plans to launch all solid state batteries with an energy density of over 900 watt hours per liter before 2027, which may first be used in electric vehicles and then in electronic products such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

4. Renesas launches the first generation 32-bit RISC-V CPU core, with performance close to ARM Cortex-M3

Renesas Electronics announced the successful design, testing, and launch of a 32-bit CPU core based on the open standard RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA).

It is reported that as the first manufacturer in the industry to independently develop CPU cores for the 32-bit general-purpose RISC-V market, Renesas has created an open and flexible platform for the Internet of Things, consumer electronics, healthcare, and industrial systems. The new RISC-V CPU core will expand Reza's existing 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) IP product lineup, including the proprietary RX product family and the Arm Cortex-M architecture based RA product family.

Starting from a pre-sale price of 224900 yuan, the Geely Krypton 007 model will be launched and open for test drives in late December

Jike Auto recently revealed in its official Q&A that the Jike 007 will be officially launched in late December this year, and after its release, it will gradually launch store test drives. This new car has already started pre-sale at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show, with a limited time selling price starting at 224900 yuan. Pre sales have exceeded 25000 units in 9 days.

In terms of power, the Jike 007 is built on an 800V architecture and offers two versions: single motor and dual motor. The maximum power of the single motor version is 310 kW, while the maximum power of the front and rear motors of the dual motor version is 165 kW and 310 kW, respectively. In terms of range, the Geely Krypton 007 offers two models: the standard range version and the ultra long range version. The standard range version has a CLTC comprehensive range of 688 kilometers, while the ultra long range version has a CLTC comprehensive range of 870 kilometers.

6. Broadcom expects a revenue of $50 billion in fiscal year 2023, lower than expected

On December 7th, Broadcom estimated that the company's revenue for the fiscal year 2023 (as of October 31st) would be approximately $50 billion, lower than Wall Street's expected $52.5 billion, due to weak corporate customer spending and fierce competition in the network chip field. Broadcom has recently completed its acquisition of VMware, and its revenue for the fiscal year 2023 will also include the revenue generated by VMware. Analysts say that the future prospects of Broadcom depend on whether the company can effectively restructure and integrate into its long-term artificial intelligence strategy.

Broadcom also predicts that the annual adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization) will be approximately 60% of revenue, reaching $30 billion, an increase of nearly $7 billion compared to the 2022 fiscal year. In addition, the company's initial goal was to increase its EBITDA to $8.5 billion within three years of acquiring VMware.