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While TSMC increase 5nm process capacity to 120,000 wafers monthly, MediaTek gets full support from TSMC

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The world’s largest semiconductor foundry in Taiwan has been the centre of attraction of the silicon valley for the last few years. It has got some of the biggest clients like Apple, NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm and MediaTek under its pockets and looks to progress even further down the line.

Its new 5nm process wafers are on high demand from customers like Apple, AMD and MediaTek, so, even though in a middle of a draught situation in Taiwan, TSMC is still positive about increasing its 5nm process capacity to 120,000 wafers monthly.

As per Digitimes’s latest report, TSMC is in a hurry to expand its 5nm process capacity and it is expected to hike by one-third in the second half of 2021 compared to that in the last quarter of 2020. 

At first, it plans to scale up its 5nm process manufacturing capacity to 105,000 wafers monthly in the first half of 2021, up from 90,000 units in fourth-quarter 2020. Then a substantial increase to further expand the 5nm process capacity to 120,000 units in the second half of this year, as per Digitimes’s industry sources.

On the other hand, MediaTek, who has emerged to be the number one smartphone SoC maker overtaking Qualcomm at the end of last year, is getting support from its native foundry TSMC. MediaTek is said to have obtained sufficient 6nm and 7nm process capacity at TSMC, which will allow the mobile SoC specialist to boost its 5G chip shipments in 2021, according to Digitimes.

Real Madrid hope that Odegaard returns to his best after Arsenal spell

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Martin Odegaard has been an absolute revelation for Arsenal this season. The Norwegian’s acquisition being heralded as the best deals of the summer. And that becomes even more apparent when you consider that he has been in great form as of late, and has been able to deliver what was asked of him – to be creative in attack. 

Real Madrid are hoping that Odegaard can retain his form until he returns to the Spanish capital at the end of the season when his loan deal expires. The youngster barely featured for Real Madrid since the return of the midfield trio of Kroos,Casemiro and Modric and also struggled to perform at the beginning of the season. 

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The reason behind his shaky performances at the beginning of the season can be accounted for by the fact that he was suffering from tendonitis. While it does not rule a player out completely, it prevents them from performing at their best, and that is what Odegaard had to struggle with. 

The midfielder spent the 19/20 season out on loan with Real Sociedad, and was very impressive while out on loan. Zidane gave him playing time for his parent club when he came back, and to say that Odegaard has been patient is an understatement. 

Martin Odegaard Real Madrid hope that Odegaard returns to his best after Arsenal spell

The loan move to Arsenal can only be seen as an attempt to revitalise the player and get him back to his best. Arsenal have no option to buy the player, and hence, if Odegaard performs well, it ultimately benefits Madrid. 

Chelsea to enter contract extension talks with Thiago Silva

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Chelsea have been on a fine run of form as of late, but a majority of their defensive improvements from last season can be credited to Thiago Silva’s performances at the backline. Despite being past his mid-30s, the Brazilian manages to compete at the highest level and leaves no room for doubt. 

While he was impressive under Frank Lampard in the first half of the season, the centre-back has impressed even further in the second half of the season, under Thomas Tuchel. Despite joining only at the beginning of the season, Silva has been very responsible and has also taken up the captain’s armband on numerous occasions, performing amazingly despite the increased pressure. 

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Silva and Tuchel have been reunited at Stamford Bridge, and they worked together at Paris Saint-Germain. The manager has immense respect for the player, and the feeling is mutual. 

Chelsea are now planning to extend Thiago Silva’s contract at the club. The player originally joined on a one year deal, with the option to extend should the club think it necessary. And given the fact that Silva has been one of the best in the league, and is one of the first names on the team sheet, the Blues will be more than happy to have him stay. 

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According to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, via his Twitter account, Chelsea are entering negotiations to extend Silva’s contract for another year. The board is set to begin talks with the player’s agent soon, and the general feeling regarding the deal is a very positive one. 

England most likely to make a formal complaint about the pitch in the Narendra Modi Stadium

England is contemplating making a formal complaint against the Ahmedabad pitch. As per the reports according to Daily Mail, England skipper Joe Root and their coach Chris Silverwood are anticipated to formally make a complaint along with Match Referee Javagal Srinath on the context of wicket where 3rd Test wrapped up in less than two days, which happens to be the shortest test match ever regarding the number of balls bowled in a completed test since 1935.

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According to England Coach Chris Silverwood, this is the second time in India’s tour where they had to play on the underprepared wicket. The Chennai’s wicket and then in Ahmedabad saw an excessive turn from the start, which is a breach of ICC regulations.

‘We will be talking about certain things behind the scenes,’ stated Silverwood, when he was asked about the pitch condition at the re-constructed Narendra Modi Stadium regarding the wrapping up of the match on the second day.”‘We are disappointed to be sat here when there should be three days left.”

“We have spoken to the match referee once but not about the pitch, and now Joe and I have to have a conversation and see where we go with it. I’m not in a position to say what we should or shouldn’t do, but I’m not saying we just have to accept the pitch,” he further stated.

Before this, England skipper Joe Root & Silverwood grumbled to the referee regarding the umpiring standards and asked for some uniformity from the TV Umpire Shamshuddin after he twice quickly ruled in India’s favour on the first day.

Kevin De Bruyne joins elite company in the Premier League

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Kevin De Bruyne’s quality has never been that of debate, and the Belgian has now joined an elite company that is only associated with “Premier League legends”. De Bruyne is now among the highest assist providers in the history of the Premier League, with 77 to his name. 

The record for the highest number of assists provided lies with Ryan Giggs at 162. And the Manchester City man is already on his way to get close to the record set by the former United superstar. Here is the list of the highest assisters in the Premier League: 

  • 162 – Ryan Giggs
  • 111 – Cesc Fàbregas
  • 103 – Wayne Rooney
  • 102 – Frank Lampard
  • 94 – Dennis Bergkamp
  • 92 – Steven Gerrard
  • 90 – David Silva
  • 84 – James Milner
  • 80 – David Beckham
  • 77 – Kevin De Bruyne

While the attackers didn’t get on the scoresheet this weekend, the two starting centre-backs, John Stones and Ruben Dias were the pair who scored the goals for the Cityzens against West Ham United in their most recent outing. De Bruyne’s assist for Dias’ goal leveled him at the top of the highest number of assists this season. 

What’s more, the Belgian is now at the top of the number of assists provided all across the continent too. No player has created as many goals as De Bruyne this season, with 11 goals assisted by the 2020 PFA Player of the Year. 

JBL launches Tune 215BT Bluetooth earphone, here are the specs and price

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JBL brings its Tune 215BT to the Indian ground today partnering with Amazon India. It’s a wireless neckband featuring multiple must-needed specifications. What are those? Have a look.

The JBL Tune 215BT is equipped with 12.5mm audio drivers in each bud. As a result, you will get the true JBL’s soft signature sound blended with balanced bass and other tunings. With the tangle-free cabling, the remote is attached from where controlling and managing calls and tracks are possible; the mic for your voice input is also placed there.

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JBL assigned the latest Bluetooth 5.0 for a seamless connectivity experience. On top of that, you can connect with two different devices at the same time so that you can switch in between whenever needed. Lastly, you can play with your smart assistant while putting the earphone on.

The JBL Tune 215BT takes less than 2 hours to charge fully, as per the company claim, and to drain out the same, you have to use it for around 16 hours. A Micro-USB port is given for charging, and there is support for Insta Charge. It means, against a top-up charge of 10 minutes, the earphone can run for up to an hour.

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The sale is already live now with four color options to choose from – Black, Blue, Gold, and White. There are two more colors – Green and Purple, but these two options are not in stock at this moment. The Black variant costs Rs.1,999, and the rest of the three available variants are prices at Rs.1,899 each. You can check out the links given below to purchase.

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Kevin Durant will remain Eastern Conference captain despite hamstring injury

According to Rachel Nichols of ESPN, Kevin Durant will still serve as a captain of the Eastern Conference All-Star team even though he will not play in the game.

Durant has not suited up for the Brooklyn Nets since February 13 against the Golden State Warriors, and will be sidelined through at least the All-Star break due to a left hamstring injury. The decision to have him skip the All-Star Game was made this week after a follow-up MRI was carried out. The Nets‘ medical staff believes Durant needs additional time to return to full strength.

After earning the second-most All-Star Game votes from fans, Durant was named as one of the two All-Star captains alongside Lakers legend LeBron James. Megastar Durant and fellow All-Star Game captain LeBron James will each draft a roster out of the pool of selected All-Stars which will air on TNT on March 4.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver named Domantas Sabonis as Durant’s injury replacement in the game, and Jayson Tatum was elevated to become an All-Star starter in Durant’s absence.

This marks Durant’s first time as a captain. He has been sensational this season, averaging 29.0 points on 52.4 percent shooting, 7.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists for a Nets team that is currently at par with the Philadelphia 76ers for first in the Eastern Conference.

The All-Star Game will be a one-night event in Atlanta on March 7 that will incorporate both the game and the All-Star Saturday Night events. The Skills Challenge and 3-Point Contest will take place before the game, while the Slam Dunk Contest will serve as the halftime entertainment.

Wages of Liverpool players revealed

The wages of all the Liverpool players have been revealed.

Liverpool star Mohammed Salah is the highest-paid player in the squad as he pockets a neat £200,000 every week. The Egyptian is one of the most important members of Jurgen Klopp’s squad. He is the top scorer of the league currently as well.

All the big European clubs are interested to sign the Egyptian. Liverpool is doing everything to make him stay at Anfield. The winger earns a whopping £10.4 million yearly.

However, the new addition of last summer, Thiago Alcantara, earns £192,308 every week. The Spanish midfielder earns £10 million yearly.

Roberto Firmino and Virgil Van Dijk are in the third position jointly as they both earns £180,000-a-week with a £9.3 million yearly salary.

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and James Milner are next in the list as they both get paid £140,000-a-week. While Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earns  £120,000-a-week.

Liverpool star Sadio Mane earns half of Mohammed Salah. He gets £100,000k every week. Joel Matip and Fabinho get the same amount of money.

Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones is the least paid player in the squad. He gets just £6,731k every week.

Here is the list of weekly salaries of all the Liverpool players:

Mohamed Salah – £200,000k

Thiago – £192,308k

Roberto Firmino – £180,000k

Virgil Van Dijk – £180,000k

Jordan Henderson – £140,000k

James Milner – £140,000k

Naby Keita – £120,000k

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – £120,000k

Sadio Mane – £100,000k

Joel Matip – £100,000k

Fabinho – £100,000k

Diogo Jota – £90,385k

Alisson – £90,000k

Xherdan Shaqiri – £80,000k

Georginio Wijnaldum – £75,000k

Nat Phillips – £64,615k

Konstantinos Tsimikas – £60,000k

Andy Robertson – £50,000k

Divock Origi – £40,000k

Trent Alexander-Arnold – £40,000k

Adrian – £30,769k

Joe Gomez – £28,000k

Curtis Jones – £6,731k

G League to investigate the claim that Jeremy Lin was called ‘coronavirus’ on court

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The NBA’s developmental G League is looking into a claim made by Jeremy Lin that he was called “coronavirus” on the court during a game, which he opened up about through a post on Facebook.

Lin, who plays for the Golden State Warriors’ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, shared a heartfelt social media post on Thursday, about an act of racism he experienced during a game. He did not mention where or when it happened.

“Being an Asian American doesn’t mean we don’t experience poverty and racism. Being a 9-year NBA veteran doesn’t protect me from being called ‘coronavirus’ on the court,” Lin wrote. “Being a man of faith doesn’t mean I don’t fight for justice, for myself and for others. So here we are again, sharing how we feel. Is anyone listening?”

Golden State coach Steve Kerr said he will support Lin and denounced any discriminatory act that caused Lin to speak out about racism targeting Asian Americans.

“Really powerful. I applaud Jeremy for his words and echo his sentiments regarding racism against the Asian-American community,” said Kerr before Golden State hosted Charlotte at the Chase Center. “It’s just so ridiculous and obviously spawned by many people, including our former president, as it relates to the coronavirus originating in China. It’s just shocking. I can’t wrap my head around any of it, but I can’t wrap my head around racism in general.”

“We’re all just flesh and blood. We’re all just people. As (Gregg) Pop (Popovich) once said to me, ‘We’re all accidents of birth. We’re born. We come out the way we are. We don’t have a say in it. What we do have a say in is how we treat people.’ It’s shocking to me that we can treat each other so poorly based on the color of skin or whatever it is. So I applaud Jeremy for speaking up,” he remarked.

32-year-old Lin became the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent when he broke in with the Warriors during the 2010-11 season. He has played 29 games for the Warriors as a rookie. Then he went to the New York Knicks and gained popularity that spawned the nickname “Linsanity”.

In totality, the former Harvard star averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists in 480 regular-season games from 2010 to 2019 and also won an NBA title with Toronto in 2019.

Shams Charania of The Athletic revealed that the G League had launched an investigation into the alleged incident. The league confirmed the investigation to The New York Times.

FSG is set to sell 10% stake of Liverpool to RedBird Capital

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Principal investment firm RedBird Capital is ready to acquire a 10 percent stake of Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group. It is expected to cost around £537m, with the deal valuing FSG, who also owns baseball team Boston Red Sox, at more than £5bn.

According to a report by Sportico, RedBird founder Gerry Cardinale has been trying to acquire a piece of Fenway, which is controlled by John Henry, for some time. The deal can be agreed upon within the next five to six weeks.

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Recently RedBird Capital acquired an 85 percent stake in Ligue 2 club, Toulouse. If this deal goes through then it will be their recent sports-related investment. They also recently acquired a 30 to 40 percent position in sports marketing and talent management company Wasserman Media Group.

Liverpool has faced some financial issues this season. They were short of funds in recent season. Last January, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp wanted a centre back for long terms. But he didn’t have the funds to sign a long-term candidate for the job. But in the following circumstance, he signed Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke and Ben Davies on a permanent deal from Preston.

In the present condition, the Reds are forced to sell a percent of stake.