Ampere: Cloud biz buy-ins prove our Arm server CPUs are the real deal
Interview Startup teases 128+ core chip, disses Xeon and Epyc, unsurprisingly
Systems04 Jun 2022 | 8
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Taiwan claims ‘breakthrough’ in EU semiconductor cooperation talks
The hope is for Taiwan’s chipmakers to build new plants in Europe as tensions brew with China
Systems02 Jun 2022 | 16
AMD nearly doubles Top500 supercomputer hardware share
Analysis Intel loses out as Instinct GPUs power the world’s fastest big-iron system
HPC01 Jun 2022 | 7
Intel’s Falcon Shores XPU to mix ‘n’ match CPUs, GPUs within processor package
x86 giant now has an HPC roadmap, which includes successor to Ponte Vecchio
Systems31 May 2022 | 1
Despite global uncertainty, $500m hit doesn't rattle Nvidia execs
CEO acknowledges impact of war, pandemic but says fundamentals ‘are really good’
Systems27 May 2022 | 1
How Intel can use its Granulate acquisition to maintain cloud footprint
Analysis Software-tuning suite could be used to show where and how Xeon trumps rivals, if customers can believe it
Applications25 May 2022 | 1
Nvidia brings liquid cooling to A100 PCIe GPU cards for ‘greener’ datacenters
Computex For those who want to give their racks an air cut
Systems24 May 2022 | 14
Mysterious firm seeks to buy majority stake in Arm China
Chinese joint venture's ousted CEO tries to hang on - who will get control?
Legal20 May 2022 | 14
Export bans prompt Russia to use Chinese x86 CPU replacement
With few options, Russia will look to half-fast chips from Chinese maker
Systems19 May 2022 | 87
Will this be one of the world's first RISC-V laptops?
Pic A sneak peek at a notebook that could be revealed this year
Personal Tech18 May 2022 | 55
The ‘substantial contributions’ Intel has promised to boost RISC-V adoption
Analysis With the benefit of maybe revitalizing the x86 giant’s foundry business
Systems17 May 2022 | 14
AMD claims its GPUs beat Nvidia on performance per dollar
* Terms, conditions, hardware specs and software may vary – a lot
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 8
Meta hires network chip guru from Intel: What does this mean for future silicon?
Analysis Why be a customer when you can develop your own custom semiconductors
Networks16 May 2022 | 1
TSMC, Samsung plan price hikes for chip designers – reports
Nvidia, AMD, Apple et al may be forced to pass cost on to customers
Systems13 May 2022 | 5
Arm says microcontroller price hikes helped fuel sales
As well as chip design licensing, 5G smartphones, cars ... who needs Nvi-whatchamacallit?
Systems13 May 2022 | 7
AMD approaches '30%' x86 CPU market share, thanks to servers 'n' laptops
Guess you could call this Mercury Ryzen
Systems13 May 2022 | 17
How Intel and AMD hope to win the cloud security game
Analysis Team Xeon reveals 'Trust-as-a-Service' while Google Cloud details deeper ties with Team Zen
PaaS + IaaS12 May 2022 | 5
GlobalFoundries’ chipmaking machine unfazed by global disruptions
Records for revenue, gross margin in Q1 as others take a hit
Systems11 May 2022 | 4
Intel blames software, COVID lockdowns for Arc GPU delays
Intel Vision And China to get first dibs when graphics chips do ship
Personal Tech11 May 2022 | 3
Intel puts ‘desktop-caliber’ CPUs in laptops with 12th-gen Core HX
Intel Vision And puts the usual claims of world-beating performance in its marketing
Personal Tech10 May 2022 | 7
Intel's Habana unit reveals new Nvidia A100 challengers
Intel Vision Gaudi 2, Greco AI chips, plus more details on Arctic Sound-M server GPUs
Systems10 May 2022 |
RISC-V CEO seeks 'world domination' by winning over the likes of Intel
Interview We speak to the head of ISA's governing body on industry adoption, timelines, and more
Systems07 May 2022 | 40
Revealed: Intel's plan to sell software simplifying computer vision training
Exclusive Sonoma Creek to target non-AI experts, according to docs seen by El Reg
AI + ML06 May 2022 | 1
Nvidia pays $5.5m to settle SEC charges of shoddy cryptomining disclosures
GPU giant accused of obscuring its impact on gaming segment in 2017
Legal06 May 2022 | 1
AMD to offer CPUs with Xilinx AI engine in 2023
And unlike Intel, Zen giant saw boom in PC land, thanks to focus on high-end parts
AI + ML04 May 2022 |
Intel acquires graphics tech biz founded by ex-AMD, Qualcomm engineers
Demoscene-steeped Siru is on not its Second but, what, Third or Fourth Reality, now?
Personal Tech03 May 2022 | 5
Qualcomm ‘on track’ for Apple M-level Nuvia chips in late 2023
Too bad everyone else is pretty much on track with their processors
Personal Tech02 May 2022 | 7
Chip foundry group ISMC plans $3b semiconductor plant in India
Tower Semiconductor’s involvement means Intel could eventually own a piece
Systems02 May 2022 |
Intel says costly 10nm ramp will counter PC slowdown
Analysis China lockdowns, Apple's homegrown silicon, and more give x86 giant a headache – with an aspirin in reach
Systems29 Apr 2022 | 8
Semiconductor firms: China lockdowns play havoc with supply and demand
Some report multimillion-dollar hits while others offer more rosy takes amid component drought
Systems28 Apr 2022 | 1
India: It would be fab if Intel and TSMC built plants here
Govt offers lure of subsidies in bid to become electronics manufacturing powerhouse
Systems27 Apr 2022 | 49
Nvidia, Intel, others pour $130m into optical chip startup Ayar Labs
The current affairs reporting you've been searching for
Systems26 Apr 2022 | 3
d-Matrix gets $44m in quest for efficient AI server chiplets
d-ream team or a d-isaster? Let's see what Microsoft's money can do
AI + ML26 Apr 2022 |
Arm to IoT devs: Go faster with our pre-made chip subsystems
In addition to cloud service, Arm also puts out its fastest Cortex-M CPU design yet
Edge + IoT26 Apr 2022 | 5
Apple and Intel likely the first to use TSMC’s 2nm node in 2025
Meanwhile, Intel is catching up to TSMC in leading-edge manufacturing nodes
Systems25 Apr 2022 | 5
Take this $15m and make us some ultra-energy-efficient superconductor chips, scientists told
A fair price to get everyone to stop talking about Moore's Law for good
Science22 Apr 2022 | 21
Samsung, others test drive Esperanto's 1,000-core RISC-V AI chip
Now you're talking our language
AI + ML22 Apr 2022 | 19
Intel forms graphics lab to make games look more real
x86 giant hopes for 'open, collaborative and forward-looking' relationship with (checks notes) Nvidia and AMD
Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 9
Biotech firm: Graphcore IPUs faster for AI-based drug discovery than GPUs
Someone's got to keep, say, Nvidia on its toes
AI + ML21 Apr 2022 | 4
AMD: Our Epyc CPUs helped Mercedes win F1 Constructors' Championship
Case study in why price-performance matters in server chips
Systems20 Apr 2022 | 12
Intel promotes graphics chief Raja Koduri weeks after Arc discrete GPU reveal
Exclusive CEO memo confirms ex-AMD veteran's bump up to executive veep
Personal Tech19 Apr 2022 | 3
Ryzen Pro CPUs are better for work than Intel's, claims AMD
First business chips from AMD to include Microsoft's Pluton security processor, stock is available says chip biz
Systems19 Apr 2022 | 21
TSMC’s 2025 timeline for 2nm chips suggests Intel gaining steam
Semiconductor veteran says x86 titan could catch up with Asia-Pacific rivals in three years
Systems18 Apr 2022 | 5
Intel’s neurochips could one day end up in PCs or a cloud service
The brain-like chip technology could aid with low-power AI tasks like speech recognition
Systems15 Apr 2022 | 9
Semiconductor average lead time breaks half-year barrier
Ukraine invasion, two Chinese lockdowns, Japanese earthquake cited by financial analysts in supply report
Systems14 Apr 2022 | 21
TSMC’s chip empire keeps growing, despite ongoing shortages
Demand remains high for CPUs, GPUs and automotive chips, says TSMC CEO
Systems14 Apr 2022 | 1
Cerebras' wafer-size AI chips play nice with PyTorch, TensorFlow
Better support for top ML frameworks means stronger chip competition
AI + ML13 Apr 2022 | 7
Aurora exascale supercomputer lead leaves Intel for Samsung
Years of extended delays and changes for late 2022-planned system
HPC13 Apr 2022 |
Intel acquires private 5G network provider Ananki
Startup sells software and hardware as a subscription to make private 5G easy
Networks12 Apr 2022 | 1
AI hardware, PC gaming rig maker partner on powerful AI/ML laptop
Lambda, Razer take on Apple with Tensorbook for ML engineers
Personal Tech12 Apr 2022 | 3
Intel R&D campus key to comeback plan gets $3b boost
Chip giant also reveals next-gen 18A process months ahead of schedule
Systems11 Apr 2022 | 1
Russia cobbles together supercomputing platform to wean off foreign suppliers
New RSK Tornado system will help Russia port HPC apps to homegrown CPUs
HPC11 Apr 2022 | 24
AMD Threadripper CPU supply severely low, PC makers say
Special report Some fear they'll lose workstation sales to Lenovo, AMD's exclusive launch partner for the T Pro 5000
Systems08 Apr 2022 | 15
AMD: Pensando gives us better-than-AWS networking tech to rule the cloud
Equip Amazon rivals with flexible networking chips? Sounds Epyc
Networks07 Apr 2022 | 2
This may seem weird but don't give us all the chip funding, say Intel and friends
Semiconductor Alliance wants US R&D billions to be dished out fairly, broadly, objectively
Systems07 Apr 2022 | 11
Nvidia names top US partners that fueled AI, accelerator hardware sales
Exclusive Not just about revenue figures, we're told: Investment in staff and services matters, too
AI + ML05 Apr 2022 |
Microsoft arms Azure VMs with Ampere Altra chips
'Up to 50%' better price-performance than x86 equivalents claimed
PaaS + IaaS05 Apr 2022 | 11
Intel CEO made $178m in first 10 months, AMD CEO got a $2m pay rise
Pat Gelsinger won't unlock most of that unless Xeon giant's stock goes sky high
Systems04 Apr 2022 | 10
Intel buys cloud-optimization startup Granulate
Updated Tech will be touted as a SaaS add-on in Xeon sales pitches, live on as standalone product
Software31 Mar 2022 | 1
With 90% COVID-19 vax rate, Intel to step up return-to-office
In memo seen by The Register, chip giant seems to be striving for championship yoga-levels of flexibility
On-Prem30 Mar 2022 | 42
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