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CPU Price Index 2023
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Qualcomm teases Snapdragon X with no mention of Elite — news of second chip could be coming on April 24
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
With certain notebooks ready to be showcased by respective OEMs, Qualcomm has another announcement in the pipeline for April 24.
Alleged Zen 5 'Strix Halo' Mobile APU has more GPU cores than RX 7600 XT or PS5
By Aaron Klotz published
Strix Point looks to be super potent, assuming this is even remotely accurate information.
Leak reveals 500W fire-breathing 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6 CPU
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Intel is upping core counts, but also increasing TDP
Intel completes assembly of first commercial High-NA EUV chipmaking tool — addresses cost concerns, preps for 14A process development in 2025
By Paul Alcorn published
Intel Foundry announced it had completed the assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) machine in its D1X fab in Oregon.
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