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Russian Company MCST Builds 'Elbrus-4C' CPU That Emulates x86 Programs

By Lucian Armasu published 11 May 15

Russian company MCST announced the launch of its Elbrus-4C CPU built on the Elbrus VLIW architecture, which targets high-performance computers and servers and can emulate x86 programs.

Nvidia Looking To Sell Icera In Q2 2016

By Rexly Peñaflorida published 6 May 15

Nvidia bought the company in 2011 to provide a baseband processor for the Tegra chip. The company will now buy its modems from third-party suppliers.

U.S. Government Restricting Supercomputer Chip Exports To China

By Lucian Armasu published 9 April 15

The U.S. government restricted U.S. chip companies from selling supercomputer chips to four Chinese technical centers that help build China's supercomputers.

Intel Pentium And Celeron (Braswell) 14 nm SoCs Now Shipping

By Seth Colaner published 8 April 15

Metaio Demos Exciting AR Future With Mundane Hardware

By Seth Colaner published 17 March 15

Intel Outs Cherry Trail Atom x5 And x7 SoCs; Entry-Level SoFIA Chips, Too

By Seth Colaner published 2 March 15

At Mobile World Congress today, Intel announced its new spate of mobile chips, which includes Cherry Trail as well as the entry-level SoFIA series.

AMD Carrizo APU's Excavator Cores Significantly Improve Efficiency

By Igor Wallossek, Translation by Steven Bednarek published 24 February 15

AMD significantly boosts efficiency with its new "Carrizo" APUs, first presenting the mobile version at ISSCC 2015, offering either higher performance at normal power consumption or significantly decreased power consumption at normal performance.

It's Time For Samsung To Buy AMD, And AMD Should Let It (Op-Ed)

By Lucian Armasu published 15 January 15

Three AMD Execs Leave The Company Following Management Reorganization

By Lucian Armasu published 13 January 15

Three senior executives leave AMD.

First Look: AMD's Carrizo APU Notebook Design

By Don Woligroski published 6 January 15

AMD is debuting its high-performance Carrizo and Carrizo-L system-on-a-chip design at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and we're the first to offer pictures of the prototype.

Intel's Broadwell-U Core i5-5200U And i7-5600U: The First Benchmarks

By Don Woligroski published 6 January 15

Live from CES, Tom's Hardware delivers the first comparison benchmark results from the Broadwell-U based Core i5-5200U and Core i7-5600U!

Nvidia Announces Maxwell-Powered Tegra X1 SoC At CES

By Matt Humrick published 5 January 15

Tegra X1's 256-core Maxwell GPU and 8-core big.LITTLE CPU bring greater performance and efficiency to mobile.

Nvidia Announces New Drive CX And PX Automotive Tech At CES

By Niels Broekhuijsen, photos by Alex Davies published 5 January 15

Right after the company announced the new Tegra X1 mobile SoC at a press conference in Las Vegas, Nvidia's CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, went on to announce the company's plans in the automotive space.

Intel Reveals Details On Broadwell-U At CES

By Don Woligroski published 5 January 15

Chipmaker Intel has released new information about its 15 to 28 Watt Broadwell-U processors intended for products like Ultrabooks, Notebooks, Mini-PCs and All-in-One desktops.

Newegg Spills The Goodie Bag Ahead Of Black Friday

By Kevin Parrish last updated 7 November 19

Here are some great deals provided by Newegg ahead of Black Friday. Enjoy!

AMD Debuts Its First HSA-Compliant Chips With Carrizo And Carizzo-L

By Lucian Armasu published 20 November 14

AMD announces its first HSA-compliant chips, the high-performance Carrizo that comes with the new Excavator CPU as well as a brand new GPU architecture and the low-end Carizzo-L.