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Samsung's Next-Gen Process Technology Aims to Break Performance Records

By Anton Shilov published 15 May 23

Samsung Foundry's SF4X will bring additional performance potential and support for higher voltages.

Report: Apple Testing M3 Pro Chips With 12 CPU and 18 GPU Cores

By Mark Tyson published 14 May 23

Apple developers are claimed to be testing M3 Pro chips with up to 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores and 36 GB of onboard RAM.

Intel Deploys Undisclosed Microcode Security Update For CPUs Going Back To Coffee Lake

By Zhiye Liu published 13 May 23

Leading Linux news outlet Phoronix has discovered a new wave of microcode updates for Intel processors

AMD and Intel CPU Market Share Report: Recovery on the Horizon (Updated)

By Paul Alcorn published 12 May 23

We take a look at the Mercury Research CPU market report for the first quarter of 2023.

Chinese Chip Industry to Focus on Perfecting Mature Nodes: Report

By Anton Shilov published 10 May 23

It is more important to have competitive mature nodes than rush to sub-10nm technologies, Chinese chip specialists believe.

Taiwan Will Defend TSMC From US Bombing in the Event of a China War

By Mark Tyson published 9 May 23

A Taiwanese minister says that the armed forces will defend all of Taiwan’s people, materials, and resources from any threat. This includes protecting TSMC should a war with China occur.

10,000 Chinese Chip Developers Closed Shop in 2021–2022

By Anton Shilov published 9 May 23

Over 10,000 Chinese chip developers closed up shop during the past two years, as the investment bubble crash and global semiconductor downturn hit hard.

432-Core Chiplet-Based RISC-V Chip Nearly Ready to Blast Into Space

By Anton Shilov published 8 May 23

Researchers from ETH Zürich and the University of Bologna developed a multi-chiplet Occamy processor to use for AI and high-performance computing workloads.

AMD's 'Ryzen Burnout' Fixes Reportedly Plagued With Bugs

By Aaron Klotz published 8 May 23

A new AMD microcode update is now out that was expected to fix all the issues surrounding recent Ryzen 7000 CPU deaths. But sadly, the microcode update appears to be riddled with bugs.

Tiny Intel 486 Runs Windows 95 and MS-DOS with Ease at 100 MHz

By Ash Hill published 8 May 23

Eric Mackrodt from The Eric Experiment has created a super tiny Intel 486 desktop from scratch using an Intel 486DX4 CPU and housing the unit in a custom 3D-printed shell.

Intel Comments on New Layoffs, Budget Cuts in Client CPU and Data Center Groups

By Paul Alcorn published 8 May 23

Intel issued a statement about reports that the company is reducing its budgets by 10% in some areas, thus resulting in layoffs of up to 20% of employees in some areas.

Samsung to Detail Second-Gen 3nm Node, But Admits It Is Behind TSMC

By Anton Shilov published 8 May 23

Samsung to disclose details about its second gate-all-around transistors-based production node at VLSI Symposium.

Chinese PC Maker Powerstar Rebrands Intel CPU as the P3-01105

By Mark Tyson published 7 May 23

This looks like another Chinese tech rebrand which is using slight-of-hand to claim that it is domestically developed.

How to Overclock Your CPU: Get the Most GHz from Your Processor

By Paul Alcorn published 6 May 23

Do you want to know how to overclock your CPU? This guide gives you all the details about how to overclock AMD CPUs and how to overclock Intel CPUs.

AMD Z1 Chips in Asus ROG Ally Can Sip as Little as 9W

By Andrew E. Freedman published 5 May 23

AMD's Ryzen 7040U series chips and Z1 APUs for handheld gaming seem very similar on paper, but the company says a lot of validation has done to change them up for Asus' upcoming handheld.