After long delays, Sapphire Rapids arrives, full of accelerators and superlatives
Look at our big claims, but don’t think about how AMD beat us in the DDR5, PCIe 5 race
Systems10 Jan 2023 | 26
Mercedes-Benz thinks Nvidia's Omniverse can help with manufacturing
CES German automaker gets deeper into the GPU giant's hardware and software ecosystem
Software06 Jan 2023 | 4
AMD follows Intel's lead with alphanumeric soup of new Ryzens
Analysis New high-end Ryzen laptop CPUs? Huzzah! Now what's the number again?
Systems05 Jan 2023 | 10
After roasting Nvidia for overheating issues AMD now has its own
Perhaps make sure your own products are working properly before razzing your rival's
Systems05 Jan 2023 | 20
As Arm plays chicken with Qualcomm, both have a lot to lose
Analysis High risk means high reward ... well, usually
Systems04 Jan 2023 | 22
Intel: Please buy these new 13th-Gen CPUs, now with 24 cores
CES Look folks, we need the business - there's a recession on
Systems03 Jan 2023 | 39
Micron plans staff decimation as demand dips to Great Recession levels
Lower demand? Bid adieu to 10% of workers and cut production
Systems22 Dec 2022 | 12
US sanctions drain Huawei of homegrown advanced chips
Huawei to the chipless zone prediction
Systems21 Dec 2022 | 19
TSMC’s CEO is not pleased with the growing US-China rift
Leader of the the world's largest contract chip manufacturer would like it if the two world powers could work out their differences
Systems21 Dec 2022 | 18
US sanctions help vaporize chunk of Chinese chip barons’ wealth
Beijing's 'military-civil fusion' doctrine suffers multi-billion dollar blowback
Systems20 Dec 2022 | 8
Taiwan to Foxconn: Selling stake in Chinese chipmaker? We’ll still fine you
A notable misstep as the iPhone supplier looks to grow its chip-making footprint
Systems20 Dec 2022 | 2
GPUs dodge price hike as US extends China tariff deadline beyond 2022
Happy New Year! Concession is made on GPUs and other parts
Systems19 Dec 2022 |
Latest US blacklist spells trouble for China’s biggest domestic 3D NAND supplier
Analysis One research firm thinks YMTC may have to exit 3D NAND altogether
Systems18 Dec 2022 | 20
Top tip: If you want more of that VC money, stick some AI in your chips
Analysis Helps if you're teetering on the edge
AI + ML16 Dec 2022 | 3
Chipmakers to spend $500b on 84 new fabs by 2024 despite shaky economy
We sure do love those government subsidies, says industry cheerleader
Systems15 Dec 2022 | 4
Qualcomm talks up RISC-V, roasts 'legacy architecture' amid war with Arm
Comment Sees opportunity on one side, dictatorial control on the other
Systems15 Dec 2022 | 31
IBM to help Japan’s government-funded chipmaker produce 2nm CPUs, GPUs
Just as Tokyo reportedly agrees to back US chip sanctions against China
Systems14 Dec 2022 | 4
Samsung slaps processing-in-memory chips onto GPUs for first-of-its-kind supercomputer
Korean tech giant claims big performance, energy efficiency gains with memory tech
HPC13 Dec 2022 | 10
Intel aims for lower-power GPUs as Nvidia pushes pricey energy guzzlers
GPU boss vows 'dramatic shift in the PC graphics landscape' with next-gen CPU
Systems12 Dec 2022 | 6
As semiconductor VC funding dips, startups trip, crash, build for the next boom
In a weaker economy, investor scrutiny is increasing for these capital-intensive upstarts
Systems10 Dec 2022 | 5
TSMC founder says 'globalization is almost dead' as Asian foundry giant expands in US
Comment A sober reflection on the industry as supply chains bifurcate in the East and West
Systems08 Dec 2022 | 85
Intel reminds everyone it's still cooking away on more PC processors
Better late than never to catch up with AMD's Ryzen star
Systems08 Dec 2022 | 9
Deutsche Bank backs Nvidia's bet to make big bucks on software
German financial giant aids GPU maker's vision of vertical integration
Software07 Dec 2022 | 3
TSMC triples spending on Arizona advanced chip site with extra 3nm fab
Analysis Biden thinks it's a big deal, but TSMC's Taiwan output will still dwarf US fabs
Systems06 Dec 2022 | 9
Woman fakes pregnancy to smuggle hundreds of CPUs, iPhones into China
Now that's what we call Intel Inside
Personal Tech06 Dec 2022 | 41
GlobalFoundries plans up to 800 layoffs despite reporting record profits
Record income? Tick. CHIPS Act subsidies coming? Tick. Yet chipmaker tries to make Wall Stret happier still
Systems05 Dec 2022 | 7
US chip group: $52b is not enough, we need an extra $30b in federal funding
We need more free money from the government say silicon salesfolks
Systems02 Dec 2022 | 38
Creator of spec for melting RTX 4090 cables urges Nvidia, others to 'ensure user safety'
Testing is your responsibility, not ours, says PCI-SIG
Systems02 Dec 2022 | 22
Apple pushes TSMC to make more advanced chips in US by 2024
Biden to join Tim Cook as well as AMD and Nvidia chiefs for an announcement from the semiconductor giant next week
Systems01 Dec 2022 | 6
Alibaba, Tencent enlisted to help sanction-weary China build RISC-V chips
PRC and chums see open-source chip architecture as safer alternative to Arm
Systems01 Dec 2022 | 11
AWS follows AMD and Intel down the specialized chips path
Analysis CPU roadmaps are fragmenting to serve a variety of needs. Time to do some homework
HPC30 Nov 2022 |
Graphcore makes China push with Mk2 AI chip amid financial woes
It's not clear whether the upstart had to abide by new US chip restrictions
Systems30 Nov 2022 | 2
Top Senators want controls on US contractors using Chinese chips
Work to with Uncle Sam? Then source your hardware outside of the Middle Kingdom
On-Prem29 Nov 2022 | 11
Intel: The economy is bad right now, but we still need more fabs
x86 giant says it will tweak spending for Ohio, Germany plants based on ‘market needs’
Systems29 Nov 2022 | 5
Race to build India’s first chip plant may be won in 2023
The US chip war on China could give India’s chip-making dreams a boost
Systems28 Nov 2022 |
Intel makes it harder for Gelsinger to earn beaucoup bucks as CEO
Shares have already been moving in the wrong direction for Gelsinger's stock awards
Systems23 Nov 2022 | 9
GPU shipments saw biggest nosedive since noughties recession
A sign of the computer industry’s sad state, but at least there’s supply!
Systems23 Nov 2022 | 13
Intel reveals pay-to-play Xeon features with software-defined silicon
Updated Pay for features like SGX through OEMs
Systems22 Nov 2022 | 50
Chinese Loongson chips coming in 2023, on par with 2020 x86 kit
Homegrown chips remain behind for now, but for how much longer?
Systems21 Nov 2022 | 17
Head of Intel Foundry Services resigns just as chip biz gets going
Exclusive Randhir Thakur led Intel’s big bet to take on Asian foundry giants TSMC and Samsung
Systems21 Nov 2022 | 3
TSMC confirms 3nm fab in Arizona to make neighbor Intel sweat a little more
Analysis Next-gen chip plant could appeal to customers for supply chain, national security reasons
Systems21 Nov 2022 | 5
Nvidia faces lawsuit for melting RTX 4090 cables as AMD has a laugh
Law firm wants class-action status, says issue poses 'serious electrical and fire hazard'
Systems18 Nov 2022 | 59
Nvidia's datacenter growth can't save it from gaming GPU woes
CEO says new RTX 4090 cards off to a 'great start' despite melting cable issues
Systems17 Nov 2022 | 16
Micron double decimates production as sales stall
DRAM and NAND wafer production cut 20%
Systems17 Nov 2022 |
Qualcomm faces fresh competition in world of Arm-based Windows PCs
Comment Let the games begin...
Systems16 Nov 2022 | 10
Chips in space: Reprogrammable AMD AI SoC cleared for liftoff
Team Red believes chip will allow AI inferencing to proliferate in the cosmos
Systems15 Nov 2022 | 2
Cerebras's supercomputer has more cores than world's fastest iron – with a big catch
Better for AI, but Frontier's still top of the heap
HPC15 Nov 2022 | 6
Nvidia bundles enterprise AI software with incoming H100 systems
GPU maker wants more of your money with next wave of servers
Systems14 Nov 2022 |
Intel’s axed Optane biz spurts out mixed bag of new SSDs
Only one of the two new 3D XPoint-based drives offer a performance improvement
Storage11 Nov 2022 | 12
AMD grows Epyc datacenter share, loses to Intel generally
Both firms have been hit with plunges in PC chip sales, and there's no Ryzen shine
Systems10 Nov 2022 | 5
Mythic bet big on analog AI but has run out of cash
Veep still says 'technology will eventually be very successful'
AI + ML09 Nov 2022 | 10
Intel takes on AMD and Nvidia with mad 'Max' chips for HPC
x86 giant goes all-in with high-bandwidth memory
Systems09 Nov 2022 | 13
China conflicts prompt chip manufacturing battles in Europe
Germany blocks sale of fab to Chinese firm, Taiwan's investments challenged in Lithuania
Systems08 Nov 2022 | 6
This startup reckons its chiplet interconnect tech can best Intel, TSMC
If Eliyan’s designs work, this could lower reliance on Asia for chip manufacturing
Systems08 Nov 2022 | 6
Think Korean chipmakers will buy Arm? Think again
The UK chip designer is suing another firm that has an interest, so IPO it is?
Systems07 Nov 2022 | 6
Intel plans to cut products — we guess where they’ll happen
Analysis To help save x86 titan some cash, we look at the components Intel may want to lose
Systems05 Nov 2022 | 30
AMD’s latest, greatest Radeon graphics card $600 cheaper than Nvidia’s top RTX 4090
Chiplet-based RNDA 3 GPU fans have been waiting for
Personal Tech03 Nov 2022 | 20
Some American techies can still work for Chinese chipmakers, turns out
But if you authorize or handle delivery of factory kit – or service it – you're out
On-Prem03 Nov 2022 | 3
AMD says it's looking into gaming performance issues on Ryzen 7000
They better hop to it – Team Red's PC chip business nosedived in the third quarter
Systems02 Nov 2022 | 10
Thanks to 'resilient' American cloud plus games consoles, AMD squeezes into winter
PC chip slump forces break-even non-profit impression for a few months
On-Prem02 Nov 2022 |
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