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China's Loongson Unveils 32-Core CPU, Reportedly 4X Faster Than Arm Chip
By Zhiye Liu Published
Loongson launches the 3D5000, a domestic server processor with 32 cores and support for eight DDR4 memory channels.

China's Loongson Faces Overwhelming Obstacles Due to U.S. Restrictions
By Anton Shilov Published
Loongson is facing massive tailwinds due to its recent inclusion on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity list

U.S. Govt Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms Loongson and Inspur
By Anton Shilov Published
CPU developer Loongson and server maker Inspur added to the U.S. DoC's Entity List.

Chinese Chipmaker Loongson Enters GPU Biz with New iGPUs
By Anton Shilov Published
Loongson says it has a graphics processor, we wonder whether it is a proprietary microarchitecture.

Chinese CPU Maker Debuts 32-Core Chiplet-Based Processor
By Anton Shilov Published
Samples of Loongson's 32-core processors coming in 1H 2023.

China Bans Exports of Loongson CPUs to Russia, Other Countries: Report
By Anton Shilov Published
China has reportedly banned exports of the Loongson processors, as it wants LoongArch exclusively for itself.

Chinese Loongson Chips Coming Next Year With Ryzen 5000 Performance
By Ian Evenden Published
Chinese chipmaker Loongson has said its next generation of CPUs will match Zen 3 and will be available in 2023.

Linux Kernel May Drop i486 Support as Torvalds Backs Pentium Plan
By Ian Evenden Published
The Linux kernel lost support for i386 CPUs in 2012 and it seems that 2022 could be when i486 support is removed
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