Robotics and 5G to spur growth of SoC industry – report Big OEMs hogging production and COVID causing supply issues Systems22 May 2022 | 2
Biden tours Samsung fab, talks chip cooperation with South Korea Factory is a model for one the company has planned in Texas Systems20 May 2022 | 7
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 | 83
Ryzen shines with remote management on Qualcomm Wi-Fi kit Working to compete with Intel as FastConnect comes to AMD-processor-powered PCs Systems19 May 2022 |
China will produce one in five of the chips it uses in 2026, says analyst Well short of planned 70 percent domestic capacity Systems19 May 2022 | 1
China's vice premier Liu He advocates technology and government cooperation After years of crackdowns, Beijing changing its tune on the industry Systems18 May 2022 | 4
Marvell CXL roadmap goes all-in on composable infrastructure Chip biz bets interconnect tech will cement its cloud claim, one day Systems18 May 2022 |
GNU Compiler Collection adds support for China's LoongArch CPU family MIPS...ish is on the march in the Middle Kingdom Systems18 May 2022 | 7
Foxconn forms JV to build chip fab in Malaysia Can't say when, where, nor price tag. Has promised 40k wafers a month at between 28nm and 40nm Systems18 May 2022 | 2
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
Intel shareholders revolt against Pat Gelsinger's pay package Investors want compensation-performance link, but manufacturing plan will dent bottom line Systems17 May 2022 | 17
EU-US Trade and Technology Council meets to coordinate on supply chains Agenda includes warning system for disruptions, and avoiding 'subsidy race' for chip investments Systems16 May 2022 | 3
How CXL may change the datacenter as we know it Interview Bye-bye bottlenecks. Hello composable infrastructure? Systems16 May 2022 | 6
(Our) hardware is still key in a multicloud world, Dell ISG chief insists Analysis IT giant may be shifting its focus to software and services, but systems remain the foundation Systems16 May 2022 | 3
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 | 6
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
Demand for GPUs used to mine crypto 'disappearing', says ASUSTeK Less demand will see prices fall, and gaming laptop sales rise – which is nice as the rest of the PC market has cooled Systems13 May 2022 | 17
GlobalFoundries’ chipmaking machine unfazed by global disruptions Records for revenue, gross margin in Q1 as others take a hit Systems11 May 2022 | 4
MIPS discloses first RISC-V chips coming in Q4 2022 eVocore processor line aimed at high-performance, real-time compute applications Systems11 May 2022 | 17
Lonestar plans to put datacenters in the Moon's lava tubes How? Founder tells The Register 'Robots… lots of robots'
Ad-tech firms grab email addresses from forms before they're even submitted Researchers find widespread harvesting of info without consent
Voyager 1 space probe producing ‘anomalous telemetry data’ Engineers debugging at 160 bits per second, with 41 hours latency
The sad state of Linux desktop diversity: 21 environments, just 2 designs Analysis You look like Windows, and you look like Windows and you look like Windows ...
US fears China may have ten exascale systems by 2025 China refuses to share benchmarks, US sharpens focus on developing optimized software
Cars in driver-assist mode hit a third of cyclists, all oncoming cars in tests Still think we're ready for that autonomous future?
Export bans prompt Russia to use Chinese x86 CPU replacement With few options, Russia will look to half-fast chips from Chinese maker
Google Russia goes broke after bank account snatched We're shutting down as we can no longer pay staff, bills, web giant says
Demand for PC and smartphone chips drops 'like a rock' says CEO of China’s top chipmaker Markets outside China are doing better, but at home vendors have huge component stockpiles
Your data's auctioned off up to 987 times a day, NGO reports Irish Council on Civil Liberties said this is first time the scope of real-time bidding is being measured
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 |
IBM: Give us three years to solve quantum computing scaling IBM Think Big Blue claims it'll have a 4,158 qubit system by 2025 Systems10 May 2022 | 8
Intel sticks with FPGAs and ASICs for next-gen IPUs Intel Vision Chip giant sticking with multi-architecture ASIC/FPGA approach through 2024 Systems10 May 2022 | 1
Samsung unveils 512GB DRAM CXL module in E3.S form factor PCIe 5.0 device hints at servers with lots of memory, maybe shared Systems10 May 2022 | 6
Infineon more than doubles profit as semiconductor shortages persist Lead times still lengthy as chipmakers continue to make bank on what little is available Systems09 May 2022 | 7
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
Clustered Pi Picos made to run original Transputer code Parallel retrocomputing project of the week, er, month, no, year Systems06 May 2022 | 53
Germany makes new move to attract chip manufacturers $14.7b in state aid on offer for companies to set up shop in the country Systems06 May 2022 | 11
Arm China CEO refuses to go despite SoftBank taking control Middle Kingdom subsidiary claims Allen Wu refusing to 'hand over his management duties' Systems05 May 2022 | 33
Colocation giants shrug off inflation as demand surges At least some of you realize not every server has to go into AWS, Azure or GCP Systems03 May 2022 |
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
Almost two-thirds of SMIC's Shanghai employees are living at work Closed-loop factories are all the rage as COVID rages on, despite China’s insistence that the virus stop Systems28 Apr 2022 | 13
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 | 48
Nvidia, Intel, others pour $130m into optical chip startup Ayar Labs The current affairs reporting you've been searching for Systems26 Apr 2022 | 3
Semiconductor sales forecast to hit $676b in 2022 Pandemic supply chain and war in Ukraine has potential to disrupt recovery, warns Gartner Systems26 Apr 2022 | 1
Supercomputer lab swaps lead-acid UPS batteries for alkaline gear Boffins walk into the Li-ion's den Systems26 Apr 2022 | 24
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
FTC probes Broadcom for anti-competitive behavior again – reports Chip designer allegedly cites supply chain issues to lock customers in exclusively Systems25 Apr 2022 |
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba makes 9 datacenter energy patents available Part of a Low Carbon Patent Pledge with Meta, Microsoft, and others Systems22 Apr 2022 | 7
Plans for Dutch datacenter to warm thousands of homes Bytesnet working with Boston to recycle residual heat in Groningen district Systems22 Apr 2022 | 29
ASML CEO: Industrial conglomerate buying washing machines to rip out semiconductors We've passed peak chip shortage, though, insists Gartner analyst Systems21 Apr 2022 | 42
Growing US chip output an 'expensive exercise in futility', warns TSMC founder Production talent isn't here, costs are high ... so how's that multi-billion-dollar Arizona plant coming, eh? Systems20 Apr 2022 | 41
AMD: Our Epyc CPUs helped Mercedes win F1 Constructors' Championship Case study in why price-performance matters in server chips Systems20 Apr 2022 | 12
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
Intel: Our fabs can mass produce silicon qubit devices Updated If conventional silicon manufacturing processes can be repurposed, it could help create practical quantum systems Systems19 Apr 2022 | 7
Shanghai lockdown: Chinese tech execs warn of supply-chain chaos 'Severe consequences' for industry ... and anyone setting foot outside Systems19 Apr 2022 | 47
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
Samsung dethrones Intel as chip sector grows 26% in 2021 South Korea the big winner in a year of supply struggles and continued shortages Systems14 Apr 2022 | 4
Chromebook sales train derails as market reaches saturation Vendors didn't 'diversify' adoption beyond education, CIOs flirted with form factor and nothing more Systems14 Apr 2022 | 25
Intel commits to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 Greenwashing or serious commitment? Systems13 Apr 2022 | 11
Arm server chip maker Ampere says it's readying for an IPO Reveals confidential filing but no pricing ahead of review by the SEC Systems12 Apr 2022 |
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
Why is IBM selling post-quantum crypto when it's still a pre-quantum company? Opinion We answer today's burning question: should YOU buy an IBM z16? Systems11 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
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys 11.4% stake in HP Even notoriously tech averse stock market gambler can't resist piece of pandemic-boosted PC extravaganza Systems07 Apr 2022 | 14
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
Intel suspends all operations in Russia weeks after halting chip shipments Some 1,200 of chipmaker's employees based in Russia, a country accounting for 0.1% of global chip sales in 2021 Systems06 Apr 2022 | 51
Crypto inferno: Intel's Bitcoin-mining Blockscale ASIC to arrive in Q3 Gelsinger's firm drops details on crypto chip – including hash rate of up to 580GHps Systems05 Apr 2022 | 11
IBM highlights real-time fraud detection in z16 mainframe Big iron also claimed to be safe against encryption breakage by quantum computers Systems05 Apr 2022 | 34
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
Volvo car sales tumble amid ongoing chip shortages Semiconductor drought 'affecting all plants and models' says automaker Systems04 Apr 2022 | 29
The march of Macs into the enterprise: Demand is on the increase MacAD We talk to some players in the Apple device management game Systems04 Apr 2022 | 97
Microsoft debuts System Center 2022 Shame it's not finished – Microsoft has promised more hybrid cloud capabilities are coming real soon now Systems04 Apr 2022 | 6
RISC-V takes steps to minimize fragmentation Steering body calls for help to 'identify ISA gaps, build plans for future extensions' Systems01 Apr 2022 | 23
Senate edges US chip world closer to $50b subsidies by passing COMPETES Act Now for lawmakers to wrangle over the fine print Systems30 Mar 2022 | 10
SK Hynix may head up consortium to buy Arm Post Nvidia deal collapse, Intel expressed similar interest back in February Systems30 Mar 2022 | 10
Nvidia releases $1,999, 8K-capable GeForce RTX 3090 Ti GPU The GPU giant says it's for the 'most ambitious users' Systems29 Mar 2022 | 42
HSBC taps IBM to explore quantum for financial applications Interesting blue sky research aims to put the quant in quantum, although progress in sector isn't rapid Systems29 Mar 2022 | 5
Inspur starts selling Chinese web giant's in-house servers JD.com's own servers, sold by the rackful, using cold plate cooling tech to tease possible 1.1 PUE Systems29 Mar 2022 | 2
TSMC, Samsung want slice of America's $52b chip subsidies Don't forget about our big stateside expansion plans, say Asian foundries Systems28 Mar 2022 | 2
Nvidia outlines subscription-fueled journey to $1tr revenue GTC Think about Tesla charging extra for features like Autopilot, then look at your GPU card, and you'll get the idea Systems25 Mar 2022 | 42
Boom times for North America's big datacenter real estate market CSPs, social giants behind bulk of colocation leasing activity in 2021 Systems25 Mar 2022 | 4
Goldman Sachs reportedly set to head up $60bn Arm IPO Owner SoftBank pursues valuation higher for the chip designer than Nvidia's initial offer Systems25 Mar 2022 | 23
Help, my IT team has no admin access to their own systems On Call Looks like a job for ... Spotting the Obvious man! (I see you baby, shaking that mouse) Systems25 Mar 2022 | 207
CEA sees future in waferscale quantum computing chips French research giant, C12 see challenges, but prototype slated for 2024 Systems24 Mar 2022 | 3
Qualcomm closes $4.5bn deal, will acquire autonomous driving assets All-cash Veoneer deal's real target is full ownership of Arriver vehicle vision stacks Systems24 Mar 2022 | 1
Intel updates ATX PSU specs, eyes PCIe 5.0 horizon Major spec refresh includes 600 watt connector for GPUs Systems24 Mar 2022 | 21
Intel boss presses Congress for manufacturing subsidies Gelsinger also confirms he's ended multi-billion share-buyback scheme Systems24 Mar 2022 | 13
Nvidia CEO: We're open to Intel making our chips GTC Matching TSMC is not for the faint of heart, though, Huang warns Systems24 Mar 2022 | 6
How Nvidia is overcoming slowdown issues in GPU clusters GTC Claims it has cracked the scalability problem with incoming H100 Systems23 Mar 2022 | 3
Nvidia reveals 144-core Arm-based Grace 'CPU Superchip' GTC Yeah, right, who needs a takeover? Systems22 Mar 2022 | 19
Nvidia reveals specs of latest GPU: The Hopper-based H100 GTC Performance boost promised, power stakes raised by 300 Watts Systems22 Mar 2022 | 9
Supermicro's 'universal GPU' system welcomes all elements Biz claims ultra-composable server platform is future-proof Systems21 Mar 2022 | 1
Epyc move: Micron shifts high-demand chip design apps to AMD Memory and storage maker skips over Intel this time Systems21 Mar 2022 | 3
AMD: Our latest, pricier mega-cache Epyc processors leapfrog Intel’s Refreshed third-gen 'Milan-X' sports 3D vertical L3 memory Systems21 Mar 2022 | 24
UK's largest union to Arm: Freeze job cuts now Updated Asks CPU house to open up the books so it can examine 'true financial situation' Systems21 Mar 2022 | 44
Europe, US warn of fake-chip danger to national security, critical systems Scammers exploit global supply-chain crunch Systems18 Mar 2022 | 8
Microsoft datacenter to heat homes in Finland Turns out the internet is a set of tubes after all Systems17 Mar 2022 | 36
Qualcomm reveals it's not selling to Russia during Twitter spat Policy via social media: It's a thing now. Even though Russia won't be able to read it... Systems17 Mar 2022 | 17
Japan's earthquake disrupts already fragile tech sector Shutdowns in factories put crunch on weakened supply chain Systems17 Mar 2022 | 5
If you want to make your own chip and aren't Microsoft rich, who do you turn to? Interview $10,000 and Efabless may be what you're looking for Systems17 Mar 2022 | 13
AMD to Intel: Take our GPU talent? Two can play that game Mike Burrows exits Chipzilla to lead advanced graphics at Radeon biz Systems16 Mar 2022 | 7
SiFive bags $175m to further challenge Arm with RISC-V CEO tells The Reg his engineers still have sights on phones to servers Systems16 Mar 2022 | 23
AMD unveils first CPU with 3D V-Cache tech, cheaper Ryzens Sub-$299 Zen 3 desktop chips throw wrench into Intel wheelhouse Systems15 Mar 2022 | 15
Startups bag billions to fill gaps left by chip world giants Not every hole is x86, CUDA, or Arm shaped Systems15 Mar 2022 | 4