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Amazon unveils Graviton4 processors for HPC and Trainium2 processors for AI
By Anton Shilov published
Amazon revealed new Graviton4 processors for HPC and Trainium2 processors for AI workloads.

DRAM and NAND costs are increasing due to production cuts
By Matthew Connatser published
Prices for DRAM and NAND memory chips declined throughout 2022 and 2023, but after industry-wide production cuts, they're getting more expensive again.

Chinese state owned phone maker shutters chip design unit, highlighting country's struggles in path to chipmaking independence
By Anton Shilov published
TCL no longer wants to design and produce its own display driver chips due to declining prices and tough competition.

Google now powering data centers with geothermal energy harvested with oil drilling techniques
By Mark Tyson published
A collaboration between Google and geothermal energy innovator Fervo uses modern oil/gas drilling techniques to harness round-the-clock clean geothermal energy.

Intel to spend $25 billion manufacturing its chips at TSMC
By Matthew Connatser published
In 2024, Intel will place $14 billion worth of orders with TSMC to fab 3nm Lunar Lake CPU tiles, per a report from semiconductor analyst Andrew Lu.

China's first homegrown LPDDR5-6400 unveiled
By Anton Shilov published
CXMT has unveiled China's first homegrown low-power memory. Xiaomi and Transsion are set to use CXMT's 12GB LPDDR5-6400 memory modules.

Nvidia's Next-Gen GPUs to use 'Rubin' codename, due in 2025
By Anton Shilov published
Nvidia is rumored to be working on 'Rubin' R100 and GR200 GPUs that are due in 2025. These will be AI and HPC focused parts.

HDD Benchmarks Hierarchy 2023
By Jarred Walton last updated
Price per TB is another factor to consider.
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