Chinese Loongson Claims Next-Gen CPU Matches AMD's Zen 3 By Anton Shilov published 8 June 22 Loongson expects its next-generation microarchitecture to match Zen 3's IPC.
Prototype Photonic Chip Reportedly Classifies Nearly 2 Billion Images per Second By Mark Tyson published 8 June 22 If that isn't fast enough, the University of Pennsylvania scientists say that the current chip design would be pushed up to 5x faster using the best commercial fabrication processes.
Microsoft Trying to Kill HDD Boot Drives By 2023: Report By Paul Alcorn published 8 June 22 Industry analyst firm Trendfocus reports that Microsoft is moving to force OEMs to stop using HDDs for boot drives.
Intel's Sapphire Rapids Delayed Yet Again By Anton Shilov published 8 June 22 Intel's volume ramp of its 4th gen Xeon Scalable Sapphire Rapids is taking longer than expected.
Despite Massive Investments, Samsung Chip Businesses Seem to Falter By Anton Shilov published 8 June 22 Samsung's foundry, memory, and LSI businesses appear to be struggling.
Purported AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU Delidded By Mark Tyson published 8 June 22 An overclocker reportedly took this photo after delidding a new Ryzen 7000 CPU, ready for some extreme overclocking fun. Hopefully, this means the benchmarks will leak, too.
TSMC: Chip Sales Set to Rise, But Expansion Plans Face Hurdles By Anton Shilov published 8 June 22 TSMC confident of revenue increases, but Arizona fab costs are growing.
Nvidia Switches Gears, Chooses Sapphire Rapids Over AMD EPYC By Aaron Klotz published 7 June 22 Nvidia has switched from AMD Zen 3 EPYC chips to Intel's new Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPUs for its new Hopper DGX H100 AI unit.
Intel Germany Mega Site Gets €6.8bn in European Chips Act Funding By Mark Tyson published 7 June 22 Intel's Magdeburg, Germany mega site will have two fabs producing Intel 20A and better chips for Intel and its Foundry Services customers. It is expected to be fully operational by 2027.
"We Must Seize TSMC" Urges Senior Chinese Economist By Mark Tyson published 7 June 22 An economist from a China government-run research group warns that TSMC is passing its secrets to the US, and that China must act if Russia-war style sanctions are applied against it.
Apple Introduces M2 Processor: 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, up to 18% More Performance (Updated) By Paul Alcorn published 6 June 22 Apple unveiled the details behind its new M2 processors that will debut in the MacBook Air and the 13" MacBook Pro.
Intel Meteor Lake Leak Indicates Current Gen Coolers Will Be Compatible By Mark Tyson published 6 June 22 The new socket LGA1851 could be the same length and width as LGA1700, but the 3D Foveros chip CPU package might be a tiny bit thicker, according to a leaked diagram.
Nio Taps AMD EPYC Chips for EV Development, Autonomous Driving By Brandon Hill published 6 June 22 Nio's AMD tie-up will reduce vehicle development times, lower TCO, and aid in autonomous driving training.
AMD Complaint Triggers US Investigation of Realtek, TCL Holdings for Patent Infringement By Paul Alcorn published 6 June 22 AMD and ATI Technologies have triggered a US International Trade Commission investigation of Realtek and TCL Holdings for patent infringement.
Trio of Prototype AMD-Based El Capitan Supercomputers Already Rank in Top 200 By Aaron Klotz published 3 June 22 Three prototype precursor servers to the El Capitan supercomputer each rank at the 200 spot or higher in the list of world's fastest supercomputers.
Meteor Lake CPUs Support Added to Intel Management Engine Drivers By Mark Tyson published 3 June 22 Meteor Lake CPUs, the 14th Gen Intel Core processors, aren't expected to be released until early in 2023. Both desktop and laptop versions of Meteor Lake are mentioned in the driver files.
Loongson Gearing Up to Ship 16-Core CPUs By Anton Shilov published 3 June 22 Loongson’s 16-core processors based on LoongArch are heading to servers.
Intel's Raptor Lake CPU Appears 20% Faster Than Core i9-12900K on UserBenchmark By Anton Shilov published 2 June 22 Intel's 2.4 GHz Raptor Lake beats current flagship CPUs from AMD and Intel by a significant margin.
Taiwan and Europe Look to Strengthen Semiconductor Cooperation By Anton Shilov published 2 June 22 Taiwan and the European Union plan to strengthen economic and diplomatic relationships in a bid to deepen collaboration in making the semiconductor supply chain more resilient than it is today.
Intel to Explore RISC-V Architecture for Zettascale Supercomputers By Anton Shilov published 2 June 22 Intel and Barcelona Supercomputing Center to invest €400 million in laboratory developing RISC-V CPUs for supercomputers.