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Qualcomm faces Snapdragon X Elite/Plus benchmark cheating allegations
By Dallin Grimm published
SemiAccurate reports that it has independently determined that Qualcomm's freshly announced laptop chips are being marketed erroneously to consumers and OEMs.
TSMCs 2nm nodes get NanoFlex, N2P loses backside power delivery
By Anton Shilov published
TSMC's 2nm is on track for mass production in H2 2025, but there is a catch with N2P.
TSMC unveils 1.6nm process technology with backside power delivery, rivals Intel's competing design
By Anton Shilov published
TSMC's A16 fabrication process features Super Power Rail backside power delivery, will be available to customers in H2 2026
More AMD Zen 5 CPUs spotted in Linux patch notes
By Christopher Harper published
AMD Zen 5's upcoming 2024 release continues getting foreshadowed in AMD Linux patches.
US investigates China's access to RISC-V — open standard instruction set may become new site of US-China chip war
By Dallin Grimm published
U.S. lawmakers again review the risks of China's access to powerful chips through the RISC-V standard, an open-source ISA that wants to remain open to all.
Fallout-inspired game runs in Excel — a spreadsheet-powered wasteland escape
By Christopher Harper published
Modder creates a playable Fallout-esque RPG within the confines of Microsoft Excel.
AMD Strix Point engineering sample underwhelms in early Geekbench 6 results
By Aaron Klotz published
A new AMD Zen-5 mobile Strix Point engineering sample has been listed on the Geekbench 6 browser, showing underwhelming performance due to slow clock speeds.
AMD-powered classic Macintosh System 1-inspired mini PC available for retail
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published
Ayaneo's Macintosh Classic-Inspired AM01 mini PC is now for sale on its website in multiple configurations.
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