Qualcomm readying new Arm server chip based on Nuvia acquisition
AWS said to be taking an interest in homegrown silicon, meaning chipmaker must have a functional demo
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UK blocks sale of chip design software company to China
Trail from Super Orange HK Holding Ltd leads back to National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund
Systems19 Aug 2022 | 20
Mouse hiding in cable tray cheesed off its bemused user
On Call Who knows where all those cables go anyway?
Systems19 Aug 2022 | 79
China, US relations further soured by CHIPS Act
Beijing says legislation designed to interfere with its own efforts to build homegrown semiconductor industry
Systems18 Aug 2022 | 18
The CHIPS Act won't end US reliance on foreign foundries
Analysis For all the billions poured in, is a 'Made in America' sticker worth it?
Systems18 Aug 2022 | 28
Discord details how it dodged latency with a super-disk made in the cloud
For when a GCP Local SSD is just not quite reliable enough
Systems16 Aug 2022 | 10
Microsoft Azure cloud region settles over desert in Doha, Qatar
Opening was delayed during that pandemic thing
Systems16 Aug 2022 | 13
UK government lines up billions to refresh legacy tech in 600-system tax dept
Let's hope DALAS procurement is a tad more sensible than its soap opera namesake
Systems16 Aug 2022 | 19
US CHIPS Act: Getting the funding is just the start
Analysis Plan to regain semiconductor production market share may be a case of too little, too late
Systems15 Aug 2022 | 12
Intel finally takes the hint on software optimization
Don't have the budget or customer base for Graviton-class silicon? Intel thinks it can help
Systems13 Aug 2022 | 22
The silicon goldrush is coming, but chip demand is evaporating
Leave it to the economy to throw another wrench into the semiconductor supply chain
Systems10 Aug 2022 | 4
Foxconn will have to forget about investing in Tsinghua Unigroup
International relations are hot as chips, and Taiwan cannot afford to empower China
Systems10 Aug 2022 | 5
US claims Chinese supplier violated export rules by helping ZTE sell telco equipment to Iran
Far East Cable acted as a broker in between ZTE and Iranian companies, it's alleged
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 6
Micron pledges $40b for US fabs as financial headwinds mount
The memory biz is bracing for a recession-fueled drop in demand
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 5
US car industry leads the world in production cuts over chip shortages
Car crunch bites, but relief looks likely
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 53
Wave of corruption claims crash into China's chip Big Fund
On the same day the United States kickstarts one of its own
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 9
Midwest universities unite to support US chip industry revival
Alliance will hopefully give students path to job as well as backing Intel's Ohio fab plans
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 6
Intel challenges Nvidia, AMD with trio of workstation GPUs
For those that just can't wait for AV1 encoding
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 13
Qualcomm, GlobalFoundries double down on US chip production
The line for chip subsidies and tax breaks is getting longer by the minute
Systems08 Aug 2022 | 7
Nvidia books $1.32b inventory charge as PC market slows
Gaming product sell-through projection declines but datacenter division sales soar
Systems08 Aug 2022 | 6
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How TSMC killed 450mm wafers for fear of Intel, Samsung
You can be a big fish in a big ocean or a small fish in a tiny pond with two leviathans.. how times changed
Systems08 Aug 2022 | 33
Arm still jewel in crown as parent SoftBank nurses record $23.5b hit
Stock market losses lead to write-downs at Vision Fund, but chip designer IPO a ray of light
Systems08 Aug 2022 | 11
India to revisit hardware incentives after struggling to move manufacturers out of China
Minister laments Dell, HPE and pals have the market locked up and little incentive to change
Systems08 Aug 2022 | 10
Too little, too late: Intel's legacy is eroding
Comment Can Pat stop the rot – or is the chip giant facing a Kodak moment?
Systems05 Aug 2022 | 90
Intel close to deal for semiconductor plant in Italy
Updated Chip giant's efforts to building production capacity outside of Asia gains steam
Systems05 Aug 2022 | 10
Nvidia releases first Jetson AGX Orin module for production deployment
More expensive than a Pi but with a lot more oomph, platform to be embedded in devices at the edge
Systems04 Aug 2022 | 2
Chip startup alleges Cadence sabotaged processor rollout
Exclusive Tachyum blames deep conflicts of interest as source of Prodigy delays
Systems03 Aug 2022 | 11
Infineon ups 2022 revenue forecast as chip drought persists
Automotive makers say they still can't buy enough semiconductors to meet car buyers demands
Systems03 Aug 2022 | 1
'Nobody can control TSMC by force': Exec dismisses fears China could seize fabs
Chairman reminds world that production depends on comms with US, Europe and Japan
Systems03 Aug 2022 | 27
IBM board probes claims of fudged sales figures that led to big bonuses for execs
Exclusive Law firm hired, special panel formed to look into allegations
Systems01 Aug 2022 | 30
Chipmakers warned: US CHIPS Act funds are not for 'stock buybacks'
Plus: Rival countries line up similar incentives
Systems01 Aug 2022 | 24
China's 7nm chip surprise reveals more than Beijing might like
Opinion Should we be worried? Well, size isn't everything
Systems01 Aug 2022 | 131
US Department of Defense funds Google and SkyWater to enable open source chips
Amazing how you find the money when military needs a reliable supply
Systems29 Jul 2022 | 7
Intel experiences another kind of meltdown
'We must and will do better' CEO pledges amid big losses, Optane axed, expectations slashed
Systems29 Jul 2022 | 8
Congress finally passes $52b subsidies for chip fabs on US soil
Intel and pals can now die happy
Systems28 Jul 2022 | 20
Meta pours cash into servers and AI as ad revenue falls
Plus: Apple's iOS privacy changes 'weren't a factor' in Q2
Systems28 Jul 2022 | 8
Congress continues playing hot potato with $52b CHIPS Act subsidies
Senate throws funding act back over to House to pass
Systems27 Jul 2022 | 7
Semiconductor market to dip 2.5% next year as inflation hits
Not the money-printing machine investors were hoping for as demand set to decrease, says Gartner
Systems27 Jul 2022 | 1
London Stock Exchange CEO still aiming for dual Arm listing
As British element of IPO is put on ice by SoftBank, Julia Hoggett says 'compelling case' remains
Systems22 Jul 2022 | 27
US warns losing access to Taiwanese chips could break the economy
Stark warning of a 'deep and immediate recession' if China takes over
Systems21 Jul 2022 | 12
Intel, other chipmakers boost lobbying spend to get CHIPS Act passed
How much did Intel fork out last quarter? Records were broken
Systems21 Jul 2022 | 4
What recession? Chipmaking kit supplier ASML hits record orders
But supply issues are forcing the lithography system giant to defer revenue past 2022
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Global chip shortage far from over and now semiconductor market faces slowdown
Plus: ASML cuts growth forecast and US CHIPS Act in limbo
Systems20 Jul 2022 | 1
NAND flash prices expected to plummet 8-13% in Q3
Did someone say cheap SSDs in time for the holidays?
Systems19 Jul 2022 | 4
Edge compute, AI on track for meteoric growth – or so these predictions say
Segments will account for half of all compute capacity by 2025, IDC says
Systems19 Jul 2022 | 3
Engineers on the brink of extinction threaten entire tech ecosystems
Opinion Resting on its laurels is costing the industry its hardies
Systems18 Jul 2022 | 230
Foxconn faces fine for unsanctioned Chinese chip investments
Taiwan gov is threatening a — checks notes — 0.1 percent fine. Yeah, that'll teach em
Systems15 Jul 2022 | 5
SK hynix reviews investments as chip market slows
When the chips are down: Memory device maker the latest to evaluate direction
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Why $52b chip subsidies are being held up – and what the White House is doing about it
Bill bloat blamed, countdown continues, Intel irritable, negotiations necessary
Systems15 Jul 2022 | 32
Intel plans chip price hikes due to 'inflationary pressures'
Customers to start paying more for CPUs, chipsets and other products from October
Systems14 Jul 2022 | 12
Bosch to pour $3 billion into European chip fabs and research
Plans to make auto semiconductors with first tranche of Euro Chips Act cash
Systems14 Jul 2022 | 11
Power outage at Hiroshima facility may hit DRAM supply
Micron says ‘inclement’ weather responsible for complete production shutdown, apparently
Systems13 Jul 2022 | 9
Here's one way past Moore's law: Chips that mix photonics and electronics
Boffins see promise in optoelectronic accelerators running faster with less energy than traditional components
Systems13 Jul 2022 | 14
Intel, Accenture put bow on open-source AI kits to push adoption
Think ML is hard to implement? That excuse is getting harder to make as you avoid the rush
Systems12 Jul 2022 | 1
Japanese chip plant back online after lightning strike
Renesas factory experienced worst voltage drop in decade – shutting down production lines
Systems12 Jul 2022 | 4
To fight TSMC and Samsung, Intel hires execs from foundry rivals
x86 giant wants to manufacture more of the world’s chips, regardless of whether it designs them
Systems11 Jul 2022 | 4
Watch a RAID rebuild or go to a Christmas party? Tough choice
Who, Me? That time Exchange said 'it's a fair cop, guv' before the disks tumbled down the stairs
Systems11 Jul 2022 | 111
America's chip land has another potential shortage: Electronics engineers
Why screw around writing Verilog when you can earn tons more with Python, Java or Go?
Systems08 Jul 2022 | 51
IBM wants to simplify 3D stacked chip manufacturing
Big Blue reckons it may be a way to side-step the end of Moore's Law
Systems08 Jul 2022 | 6
Has Intel gone too far with its Ohio fab 'delay' stunt?
Comment With construction unceremoniously underway, x86 giant may have overplayed its hand
Systems06 Jul 2022 | 17
Nexperia talks up its investment in UK wafer fab, says no plans to close
Customers 'becoming impatient' to get 'clarity' on the matter, says exec
Systems06 Jul 2022 | 13
US expands efforts to hamstring China’s chipmaking mojo
Beijing can't get next-gen lithography gear, America now trying to block sales of older machines
Systems05 Jul 2022 | 19
Semiconductor market to be hit by fresh wave of rising component costs
Chemicals supplier warns it expects to raise prices, may cut some product lines
Systems05 Jul 2022 | 2
Will cloud giants really drive colos off a financial cliff?
Analysis The dude who predicted the Enron collapse bets they will
Systems04 Jul 2022 | 9
Datacenter operator Switch hit with claims it misled investors over $11b buyout
Complainants say financial projections were not disclosed, rendering SEC filing false and misleading
Systems01 Jul 2022 |
Intel ships crypto-mining ASIC at the worst possible time
Comment Chipmaker finally ahead of schedule only to find it arrived too late
Systems30 Jun 2022 | 24
Iceotope: No need to switch servers to swap air-cooled for liquid-cooled
Standard datacenter kit just needs a few tweaks, like pulling off the fans
Systems30 Jun 2022 | 17
Samsung beats TSMC to be first to produce 3nm chips
Lower power consumption, improved performance, and a second generation of the technology on the way
Systems30 Jun 2022 | 9
Intel to sell Massachusetts R&D site, once home to its only New England fab
End of another era as former DEC facility faces demolition
Systems30 Jun 2022 | 18
Intel’s CEO shouldn’t be surprised America can’t get CHIPS Act together
Comment Silicon supremo warns he could prioritize expansion in Europe if Congress doesn’t approve subsidies
Systems29 Jun 2022 | 36
Intel demos multi-wavelength laser array integrated on silicon wafer
Next stop – on-chip optical interconnects?
Systems29 Jun 2022 | 7
China's clouds slow server buying – US clouds and Facebook may, too
Hyperscalers have ordered more than they need, and the ripples are nasty
Systems29 Jun 2022 |
HPE unveils Arm-based ProLiant server for cloud-native workloads
Looks like it went with Ampere's Altra and Altra Max processors
Systems28 Jun 2022 | 2
Arm jumps on ray tracing bandwagon with beefy GPU design
British chip designer’s reveal comes months after mobile RT moves by AMD, Imagination
Systems28 Jun 2022 | 4
Activist investors join Toshiba board to pave the way to sale
Appointments said to 'strengthen the alignment between shareholders and management'
Systems28 Jun 2022 |
TSMC may surpass Intel in quarterly revenue for first time
Fab frenemies: x86 giant set to give Taiwanese chipmaker more money as it revitalizes foundry business
Systems27 Jun 2022 | 1
Will Lenovo ever think beyond hardware?
Analysis Then again, why develop your own software à la HPE GreenLake when you can use someone else's?
Systems27 Jun 2022 | 2
Rise in Taiwanese energy prices may hit global chip production
National provider considering cost increase of 15%, which could be passed on to tech customers
Systems27 Jun 2022 | 5
You need to RTFM, but feel free to use your brain too
Who, Me? But I was only following the procedures!
Systems27 Jun 2022 | 193
Arm most likely to list on the Nasdaq, says SoftBank CEO
Hopes of securing London listing for UK chip designer may be in vain
Systems24 Jun 2022 | 6
Inspur joins Arm gang with 2U box running Ampere silicon
Arm ecosystem elbowing its way into third largest server vendor in the world
Systems24 Jun 2022 |
Semiconductor boom could be coming to an end – analysts
Record revenues buoyed by surge in demand over the last couple of years, but nothing lasts forever
Systems24 Jun 2022 | 5
'Universal processor' company Tachyum joins European HPC think tank
Still no closer to releasing timeline for its '128 exaflops' AI super, though – and no one's tested the chips yet
Systems24 Jun 2022 | 7
Intel withholds Ohio fab ceremony over US chip subsidies inaction
$20b factory construction start date unchanged – but the x86 giant is not happy
Systems23 Jun 2022 | 18
Oracle shrinks on-prem cloud offering in both size and cost
Now we can squeeze required boxes into a smaller datacenter footprint, says Big Red
Systems23 Jun 2022 | 2
RISC-V International emits more open CPU specs
Embedded World First edicts of 2022 include firmware, hypervisor-level specifications
Systems22 Jun 2022 | 11
UK govt considers invoking national security in Arm IPO saga
Reportedly dropping hints it may use legislation to push a London listing
Systems22 Jun 2022 | 24
AMD refreshes Ryzen Embedded line with R2000 series
Embedded World The target? Thin clients and industrial devices – with new SoC family running up to 4 independent displays
Systems21 Jun 2022 | 3
Intel demands $625m in interest from Europe on overturned antitrust fine
Chip giant still salty
Systems20 Jun 2022 | 30
Former AMD chip architect says it was wrong to can Arm project
Cancelled the K12 CPU? Big mistake. Huge, says Jim Keller
Systems20 Jun 2022 | 18
Nvidia wants to lure you to the Arm side with fresh server bait
Interview GPU giant promises big advancements with Arm-based Grace CPU, says the software is ready
Systems17 Jun 2022 | 10
First details on TSMC's 2nm node: Chipmaker reveals nanosheet transistors
Plus: enhancements to 3nm tech due to go into production later this year
Systems17 Jun 2022 | 5
AMD bests Intel in cloud CPU performance study
Overall price-performance in Big 3 hyperscalers a dead heat, says CockroachDB
Systems16 Jun 2022 |
US to help Japan make leading-edge 2nm chips, possibly by 2025
Player Four has entered the game
Systems15 Jun 2022 | 8
Big Tech begs Congress to pass $52bn chip subsidies bill
This silicon business ain't cheap, you know, say execs at Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia etc
Systems15 Jun 2022 | 24
GlobalFoundries, STMicroelectronics said to mull French fab
For what purpose, as 'energy efficient chips with advanced technology' really doesn't quite narrow it down?
Systems15 Jun 2022 | 3
Who's growing faster than Nvidia and AMD? Rising datacenter star Marvell
Of the top 10 fabless chip designers, the Big M soared in Q1 thanks to switch ASICs
Systems14 Jun 2022 | 3
Proposed Innovation Act amendment would block US investment in China
We're just astounded to see bipartisan efforts in Congress in this day and age
Systems14 Jun 2022 | 7
Datacenter networks: You'll manage them from the cloud, eventually, claims Cisco
Nexus portfolio undergoes cloudy Software-as-a-Service revamp
Systems14 Jun 2022 | 4
UK government still trying to get Arm to IPO in London
Would give its right, er, leg, to keep HQ – and jobs – in Britain
Systems14 Jun 2022 | 15
