Anton Shilov

Anton Shilov

Contributing Writer

Anton Shilov has been in the PC industry since 1990s playing games, building PCs, and writing stories about pretty much everything that relates to PCs, Macs, smartphones, tablets, and even fab equipment. Over his career, he has worked at a variety of high-ranking websites, including AnandTech, EE Times, TechRadar, X-bit labs, and now Tom's Hardware. When Anton is not reading or writing about something high-tech, he is probably watching a good movie, playing a video game, or spending time with his family.

Articles by: Anton Shilov

ASML

Top semiconductor toolmaker launches talent competition in China — ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers

By Anton Shilov published

ASML launches an online competition in China to boost lithography awareness and recruit talented engineers for its operations in the country.

Nvidia Hopper HGX H200

AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia GPU export restrictions to China — short supply of AI GPUs hinders development

By Anton Shilov last updated

No hardware, no AI?

Micron

Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15%

By Anton Shilov published

And also a 30% increase in density

Data center image

OpenAI's gargantuan data center is even bigger than Elon Musk's xAI Colossus — world's largest 300 MW AI data center could reach record 1 gigawatt scale by next year, threatens grid stability

By Anton Shilov published

OpenAI, which is already operating a 300 MW data center, is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Texas, which will further strain the regional power grid.

Intel Foundry

Intel hosts Direct Connect Asia event in Seoul — company tries to lure Samsung Foundry clients in its own backyard

By Anton Shilov published

Intel Foundry hosts its first Direct Connect Asia event in Korea, targets local chip designers, automotive industry.

Maxwell Labs

Laser-cooled GPUs get buy-in from the U.S. military — government beams cash to Maxwell Labs to cool AI processors

By Anton Shilov published

Maxwell Labs has received a $500,000 grant through a U.S. Army-backed program to develop and test its laser-based cooling technology using ultrapure gallium arsenide semiconductors.

GlobalFoundries

Semiconductor industry faces critical talent crisis — one million additional skilled workers needed by 2030

By Anton Shilov published

Premium The semiconductor industry is experiencing strong growth and soaring demand, but a worsening shortage of engineers, managers, and technical talent threatens to undermine its ability to grow further.

China vows to retaliate against Taiwan for blacklisting Huawei, SMIC from chip tech — "Such despicable acts are utterly contemptible" says China spokesperson

By Anton Shilov published

Taiwan's blacklisting of 601 Chinese firms, including Huawei and SMIC, over national security concerns have provoked fierce condemnation from Beijing, which threatened retaliatory measures.

Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Intel lays off hundreds of engineers in California, including chip design engineers and architects — automotive chip division also gets the axe

By Anton Shilov published

The axe swings.

Biren Technology

Blacklisted Chinese GPU makers line up to file for IPOs as US sanctions and trade war take toll on AI hardware market

By Anton Shilov published

Some manufacturers opt to stay private, though.

Intel Alder Lake Mobile CPU

Intel's laptop version of its Nova Lake processors will use Panther Lake-HX BGA2540 packaging — will smooth over transition for notebook makers moving to the next generation

By Anton Shilov published

Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-HX processors will share the same BGA2540 packaging as Panther Lake-HX, simplifying platform transitions for notebook makers.

Intel

Power utility built $95 million 500-megawatt power substation for Intel's $100 billion Ohio fab, but six-year delay leaves substation capable of powering 500,000 homes idle

By Anton Shilov published

Intel has once again postponed the launch of its Ohio chip plant, which is now expected in 2031, leaving utility AEP Ohio with an idle $95 million substation.

Intel

Intel details 18A process technology — takes on TSMC 2nm with 30% density gain and 25% faster generational performance

By Anton Shilov published

Intel Intel bets big on 18A

Micron

New US restrictions could prevent leading chip manufacturers from installing chipmaking tools in their China fabs — TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix potentially impacted

By Anton Shilov published

The U.S. government may cancel a program for multinational chipmakers, with impacts to firms like Samsung, SK hynix, and TSMC which operate in China.

Alphawave

New display hits 1 million FPS — display and high-speed camera could enable 1 Terabit per second communication speeds, beating current network interfaces

By Anton Shilov published

XDC has unveiled a microLED-based optical system that transmits data at one million frames per second through free space using a high-speed display and camera pair.

Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Intel to outsource marketing to Accenture and AI, resulting in more layoffs

By Anton Shilov published

Intel is outsourcing much of its marketing work to Accenture, aiming to cut costs and automate tasks using AI, which will reshape the company's longtime approach to customer engagement.

Nvidia Rubin Ultra with NVL576 Kyber racks and infrastructure

Nvidia reportedly books entire server plant capacity through 2026 to build Blackwell and Rubin AI servers, pushing out other potential customers

By Anton Shilov published

Nvidia has secured all available capacity at Wistron’s new facility in the Southern Taiwan Science Park, with confirmed orders extending through 2026.

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank

Trump and TSMC pitched $1 trillion AI complex — SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son wants to turn Arizona into the next Shenzhen

By Anton Shilov published

Masayoshi Son is planning a $1 trillion AI and robotics industrial hub in Arizona, called Project Crystal Land, and is seeking support from TSMC, Samsung, and the U.S. government.

WD SN770

Windows 11 24H2 updates are still failing on Western Digital's SN770, despite the fact that a fix came out 8 months ago — here's what to do if you're stuck

By Anton Shilov published

Well, their firmware does.

Nvidia Grace Hopper superchips

Alchip responds to report that Nvidia is reportedly keeping prized NVLink tech closely guarded (Updated)

By Anton Shilov published

Margins or openness? Margins!

xAI Colossus Memphis Supercluster

Elon Musk's xAI is projected to lose $13 billion in 2025 — AI project burns $1 billion a month in expenditures

By Anton Shilov published

Massive AI clusters cost massively.

Nvidia Hopper H100 GPU and DGX systems

Malaysia investigates Chinese use of Nvidia-powered servers in the country — trade minister verifying reports of possible regulation breach following reports of smuggled hard drives and server rentals

By Anton Shilov published

Malaysia’s trade ministry is investigating whether a Chinese firm’s use of Nvidia-equipped servers in a local data center violates domestic laws.

Intel

Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet design simplifies production, but may sacrifice density

By Anton Shilov published

New design could inform CFET transistor production.

AMD

AMD reveals benchmarks of Ryzen Threadripper 9000 — claims it's up to 145% faster than rival Xeon in some tests

By Anton Shilov published

But the prices are still unknown...

Microsoft

AMD to design processor for Xbox Next: Team Red extends long-standing Microsoft partnership

By Anton Shilov published

Coming in 2026?

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