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It must have been a dead-heat

Two e-mails plopped in to the in-tray, both with the same time stamp

The first was headlined

ARM and Cadence Tape Out First 14nm FinFET Test Chip Targeting Samsung Process

The second

Samsung and Synopsys collaborate to achieve first 14 nanometre FinFET tapeout

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