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Samsung To Receive $6.4 Billion Under CHIPS Act to Build $40 Billion Fab in Texas

Anand Tech

Samsung Electronics this week was awarded up to $6.4 This is the third major award under the act in the last month, with all three leading-edge fabs – Intel , TSMC , and now Samsung – receiving multi-billion dollar funding packages under the domestic chip production program. billion from the U.S. national security."

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I’m sorry about that, but it’s still a miracle I’ve managed to write it… Top news of the week (Leaked image from Samsung video) Samsung is back to XR with Google and Qualcomm The big news of the week is that Samsung is back to XR. This is huge because we know that Samsung is able to always deliver good hardware.

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Qualcomm’s Head of XR is Leaving at a Pivotal Moment for the Industry

Road to VR

“It was an amazing two decades starting with driving EV-DO technology adoption in Latin America to running Qualcomm’s XR business. A crucial indicator of Qualcomm’s continued momentum in the XR market may be the reception of Samsung’s upcoming XR headset.

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Mexico Celebrates First VR Festival in Latin America

VRScout

Last month, more than 1,200 people participated in VR Fest MX , Mexico’s first international virtual reality festival, the first of its kind in Latin America and Spain. Mattel used the event to unveil its VR View-Master in Mexico, while Samsung and Unity were also some of the event’s main sponsors.

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Coca-Cola Creates Virtual Environments and Assets in Ongoing Campaign

ARPost

The project is a fun proof of principle but it’s relatively limited, as it is only available to owners of Samsung Galaxy line phones. Partnering on the second virtual concert experience were creative AR platform 8th Wall and creative production partner Tool of North America. Users tap their finger to place an AR door.

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Samsung and Six Flags Re-up Collaboration with New VR Coasters Combining ‘Mixed Reality’ and ‘Complex Gameplay’

Road to VR

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation—which runs theme park properties across the americas—and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Six Flags is proud to be partnering with Samsung to develop the newest, most innovative thrill ride experience in the theme park industry,” said Brett Petit, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales.

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Big XR News from PICO, Meta, Microsoft, and Samsung

XR Today - Big XR News tag

update – for its PICO 4 and Neo 3 Link products – in a bid to solidify its innovative, ahead-of-the-pack technology offerings. He added that importing the headset would make it too expensive for Meta’s target audience to afford in some countries, particularly Latin America.

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