Marvell Technology to open redundancy chute in face of industry slowdown Releasing 4% of workforce Systems22 Mar 2023 | 3
Nvidia CEO promises sustainability salvation in the cult of accelerated computing GTC Not quite as dramatic as AMD's Lisa Su and her visions of nuclear-powered supercomputers Systems21 Mar 2023 | 1
Nvidia's generative AI inferencing card is just two H100s glued together GTC Don’t need a 700W fire-breathing GPU? It also launched an itty-bitty AI chip too Systems21 Mar 2023 | 2
Nvidia hooks TSMC, ASML, Synopsys on GPU accelerated lithography GTC What's next – AI designing AI chips? Oh wait... that's exactly what's next Systems21 Mar 2023 | 4
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Qualcomm adds 'premium experiences' to Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 Tosses some features to mid-tier masses, including those buying upcoming Redmi, realme handsets Systems17 Mar 2023 | 9
Cosmic rays more likely to glitch out water-cooled computers 'Soft errors' caused by neutrons are well known. This study suggests we might be making them more likely Systems17 Mar 2023 | 39
As chip sales slump, inflation makes the price of Samsung's Texas fab blow out South Korean titan budgeted $17 billion. Could now need over $25 billion to bring the facility online Systems16 Mar 2023 | 2
Globalization is over, and it'll cost you, according to TSMC founder Free trade not quite as dead, 'but it's in danger' says Morris Chang Systems16 Mar 2023 | 29
Enter Tinker: Asus pulls out RISC-V board it hopes trumps Raspberry PI Chances its Arm that maker community is looking for a fresh SBC Systems15 Mar 2023 | 69
Samsung to splurge $230B on five new chip plants for South Korea Will build out domestic industry while it builds out US domestic industry... Systems15 Mar 2023 | 1
The US would sooner see TSMC fabs burn than let China have them Successful invasion would make China 'the OPEC of silicon chips' Systems14 Mar 2023 | 96
Industrial design: AMD brings 4th gen Epyc power to embedded applications 7-year availability as kit goes in hardware that hangs around much longer than average PC Systems14 Mar 2023 | 6
ReRAM redo: UCL spinout scores £7M to push Resistive RAM Remember the storage class memory that never took off? It's back Systems13 Mar 2023 | 10
Rambus takes charge of Arm’s CryptoCell, CryptoIsland IP Updated Building a watertight SoC? You'll have to go through IP-slinger now Systems10 Mar 2023 | 2
Brit chipmaker issues warning about inventory glut IQE says collapse in smartphone sales may wipe one-third off revenue in first half of 2023 Systems10 Mar 2023 | 7
Cash-strapped Intel looks for $3B in savings to pursue '5 nodes in 4 years' dream Cheap as chips? Not in this case Systems09 Mar 2023 | 4
AMD flips the bird at Intel as it glides past in CPU-GPU stakes CTO warns chips and process technology must be designed together more closely thanks to Moore's Law Systems09 Mar 2023 | 4
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT plugins, granting iffy language model access to your apps Analysis Search aspired to the the command line to the world, but ML models may get there first
Boeing Starliner's 1st crewed trip to the ISS delayed again over battery overheating risk May fly in the summer, with some presumably pretty nervous pilots
Gone in 120 seconds: Tesla Model 3 child's play for hackers In brief Plus OIG finds Uncle Sam fibbed over Login.gov
Google says it did not train its AI chatbot Bard on your private emails AI In Brief ALSO: Web traffic to Microsoft Bing up 15.8 per cent since launch of GPT-4 bot, and more
China's best selling smartwatch offers surveillance-as-a-service … for kids Asia In Brief ALSO: Indian space agency completes OneWeb constellation; Singapore warns on AI weapons; AUKUS tech pact advances
France bans all recreational apps – including TikTok – from government devices Meanwhile the US contemplates drastic action
Botched migration resulted in a great deal: One for the price of two Who Me? Moving premises can have all manner of hidden traps. Here's one to watch for
Google's claims of super-human AI chip layout back under the microscope Special report Nature probes published research as it emerges journal paper allegedly used to entice $120m cloud deal
Chinese web giant Baidu backs RISC-V for the datacenter Gee, why could that be? Nah, not that. AI contender might just want better SmartNICs
China's semiconductor and IC imports have slumped. Why on Earth could that be? It looks like sanctions – and economic chills – are biting as total trade with EU, US and Japan declines Systems09 Mar 2023 | 23
Intel rattles the tin for another €5B in subsidies to build German fab Please, sir, we want some more Systems08 Mar 2023 | 21
While Intel XPUs are delayed, here's some more FPGAs to tide you over The F in F-Tile is for fast, right? Systems08 Mar 2023 | 3
China's government re-orgs Sci-Tech ministry to advance self-reliance push Leaders accuse Biden administration of neo-McCarthyism Systems08 Mar 2023 | 4
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Nvidia in blast radius as Uncle Sam looks to cut off China's Huawei for good GeForced into a cold war Systems07 Mar 2023 | 9
As Big Tech lays off staff, TSMC swoops in to hire 6,000 Updated Good news: Jobs for all! Bad news: Employer may be invaded by China Systems06 Mar 2023 | 16
Fujitsu's A64FX successor will be an Arm-based datacenter chip Plus: Drops 'carbon-neutral' hints on successor processor with the moniker MONAKA Systems06 Mar 2023 | 7
Arm swans off to Nasdaq despite UK gov pleas to IPO in London Foreign-owned chip business gets even less British, no dual listing for now Systems03 Mar 2023 | 69
China's memory maker YMTC scores $7B to counter bans US isn't the only country splashing out the cash for fabs Systems03 Mar 2023 | 2
Arm co-founder: Britain's chip strat 'couldn’t be any worse' Lack of route to domestic semiconductor supply best of British stuffup, says Urquhart Systems02 Mar 2023 | 83
White House ban on US chip cash going into China ruffles South Koreans Pretty awkward for Samsung, SK Hynix and their Middle Kingdom fabs Systems02 Mar 2023 | 3
IBM teases AI-infused hybrid cloudy upgrade to z/OS - Bingo! Mainframes dating back to 2017 can run forthcoming OS, which has something for everyone – even COBOL coders Systems01 Mar 2023 | 10
Chipmakers, you can have these billions – but Uncle Sam wants a cut of your profits Where's my money? You got money for wafers, where's my money? Systems28 Feb 2023 | 10
Semiconductor industry: To Hell with the environment, start building fabs already Otherwise Uncle Sam risks the whole purpose of the CHIPS Act Systems28 Feb 2023 | 17
SBOM is a 'massive galaxy of mess' for supply chain security SCSW Talos team warns on third-party threats, but will it work? Betteridge's Law may apply Systems28 Feb 2023 | 7
Biden wants chipmakers to provide childcare if they want billions in free money And, ahem, seven-figure ad campaigns on publications with a vulture for a logo – right, Joe? Systems28 Feb 2023 | 37
SpaceX lobs second-gen Starlink satellites into orbit But not the giant ones Musk previewed last year – those still can't get to space without Starship Systems28 Feb 2023 | 18
Sure looks like Beijing stole blueprints from chip fab world's ASML If at first you don’t succeed, spy, spy again Systems27 Feb 2023 | 37
US to impose caps on Korean chip shops working in China Multilateral trade actions also aim to stop China and Russia using biotech to create 'super soldiers'. Really! Systems24 Feb 2023 | 4
Unless things change, first zettaflop systems will need nuclear power, AMD's Su says Of course the company that figured out chiplets says the answer is more chiplets Systems23 Feb 2023 | 54
Intel slashes shareholder dividend by two-thirds as cash crunch bites Sales will only be down 37 percent next quarter Pat promises Systems22 Feb 2023 | 2
Google claims milestone in quantum error correction 'We reached the break-even point' on roadmap, say boffins in peer reviewed paper, but it's still 'not good enough' Systems22 Feb 2023 | 8
Bosch-backed VCs pour more funds into Brit quantum silicon chips Pret and Starbucks rubbing hands with glee as some cash will go to larger London HQ Systems21 Feb 2023 |
Chinese boffins call for research on ‘countermeasures’ to US chip bans Suggest fundamental semiconductor physics research is needed if China is to build viable local industry Systems21 Feb 2023 | 15
Amazon mandates return to office for 300,000 corporate staff 'Easier to learn, model, practice, and strengthen our culture when we’re in the office together' 3 days a week, says CEO Systems20 Feb 2023 | 151
Intel coughs up for something other than stock buybacks: Avoiding wafer spoilage Defect-detecting Swiss biz inhales a cool $14 mill Systems17 Feb 2023 |
Still waiting for Intel's Aurora? Borealis will give you a taster Supercomputer deadline's been and Argonne, but for now, here's a testbed for boffins Systems17 Feb 2023 | 4
Infineon given the green light for €5B Dresden chip fab Still waiting for word on those sweet, sweet subsidies Systems17 Feb 2023 | 7
EU parliament sets out two draft bills to forge ahead with Chips Act Intel sees dollar signs, rubs its hands with glee Systems16 Feb 2023 | 5
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Chinese semiconductor industry: This Western chip ban alliance stinks Trade org claims restrictions will 'cause serious harm' globally Systems16 Feb 2023 | 21
Debian dev to the rescue after proposal to remove Itanium from Linux kernel Nobody uses it, Linus Torvalds was happy to lose it, but it looks like sticking around Systems16 Feb 2023 | 25
Intel Sapphire Rapids workstation chips tout up to 56 cores, unlocked SKUs Oh look, this x86 giant can ship more than just bugs, pink slips, and shareholder dividends Systems15 Feb 2023 | 6
ASML says Chinese employee stole data as US sanctions bite CEO hits out against export restrictions, saying they will hold back semi world Systems15 Feb 2023 | 11
IBM cheapens Oracle by delivering promised power-up for some POWER servers Plus – calm down now – all the fun of OS subscriptions! Spotlight on Databases15 Feb 2023 | 3
TSMC injects a bonus $3.5B into Arizona chip fabs Roses are rad, violets are lame, Taiwan's playing a very long game Systems14 Feb 2023 |
Taking notes from AWS, Google prepares custom Arm server chips of its own Aim of the game is to match Intel and AMD on performance Systems14 Feb 2023 | 11
Arm China lays off staff amid chip war and licensing concerns R&D engineers given marching orders in 14% headcount reduction Systems13 Feb 2023 | 4
Subsidies? All UK chip industry needs is tax, rule tweaks, claims rightwing thinktank Margaret Thatcher-founded body thinks it's solved the problem US and China couldn't Systems10 Feb 2023 | 47
Intel wants another €3.2b from German gov for Magdeburg mega fab It turns out electricity and heat aren't the only things getting more expensive Systems09 Feb 2023 | 45
Not so good morning Vietnam, as government announces, then buries news of Intel investment $3.3 billion may or may not be on its way to expand Chipzilla's Ho Chi Minh City presence Systems09 Feb 2023 | 4
Japan may go easy on China over export bans on chipmaking equipment Report suggests lawmakers are struggling to balance strategic and economic impacts Systems09 Feb 2023 | 2
Used EV car batteries find new life storing solar power in California Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire Systems08 Feb 2023 | 38
US and EU looking to create 'critical minerals club' to ensure their own supplies Euro players unhappy about American green tech subsidies... and everybody's worried about China Systems08 Feb 2023 | 23
5% of the cloud now runs on Arm as chip designer plans 2023 IPO Growing indication power-sipping CPUs are catching on in crowded datacenters Systems08 Feb 2023 | 9
Fortinet's latest ASIC promises 2.5Gbps of SSL inspection at the edge New entry-level firewalls to follow Systems07 Feb 2023 | 9
Mitsubishi gives up on Japan's first domestically manufactured passenger jet Lessons learned could be applied to a next-gen fighter, says company Systems07 Feb 2023 | 37
Arm still strong despite SoftBank loss as shipments pass a quarter of a trillion Meanwhile, parent company continues to bleed billions Systems07 Feb 2023 | 8
Power grid worries force Amazon to run Oregon datacenters using fuel cells And not the green hydrogen kind Systems06 Feb 2023 | 9
Semiconductor world in for a rough ride as chip bubble bursts at the high end Analysis Just don't expect foundry spending to stop anytime soon Systems04 Feb 2023 | 27
British government torched over lack of chips strategy When you say it's gonna happen now... when exactly do you mean? Systems03 Feb 2023 | 40
Qualcomm feels the squeeze because you don't want a new smartphone right now Stop us if you've heard this one Systems03 Feb 2023 | 7
AMD's pricy cache-packed Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs ship this month Who needs 6GHz when you can have 128MB of L3 Systems02 Feb 2023 | 6
GPU slowdown earns Discord weird bug of the week A fix is coming eventually, Nvidia says Systems02 Feb 2023 | 4
China reportedly producing quantum computers – good luck observing one More supposition than superposition as local media goes on Sci-Fi journey Systems02 Feb 2023 | 16
SK hynix reports first loss in a decade as memory prices fall Chip giant holding out hope that demand rebounds once supplies dry up Systems01 Feb 2023 |
Intel cuts some workers’ pay to fund its future Still plans a ‘competitive dividend’ for investors Systems01 Feb 2023 | 20
AMD's Epyc server chips give strong revenue growth, but profits drop 98% CEO Lisa Su's job is vastly more fun that Pat Gelsinger's right now, at least on the balance sheet Systems01 Feb 2023 | 2
US Department of Energy solicits AMD's help with nuke sims Chips were just Epyc, but now they're the bomb and Intel's inside the tent too Systems31 Jan 2023 | 6
China shops around US bans to power its nuclear weapons research program Entity List proves to be a non-entity once Beijing's buyers get busy Systems31 Jan 2023 | 27
Killed EU antitrust fine could still come back to haunt Intel European Commission says findings about payments intended to prevent sales of rival products still stand Systems30 Jan 2023 | 3
Labyrinth of 371 legacy systems hindered hospital's IT meltdown recovery Guy's and St Thomas' in London spent two months getting back on its feet after heatwave fried datacenter Systems30 Jan 2023 | 38
Japan, Netherlands reportedly join US in China tech export ban But the first rule of Chip Fight Club must be observed. Meanwhile Beijing may have its own shadow bans Systems30 Jan 2023 | 28
You there, boffins and tech giants, take this $50m and figure out better chips Yes, the Chinese will never think of doing something like this, muhaha Systems27 Jan 2023 | 23
US in talks with critical chip tech countries Netherlands, Japan. Topic? China sanctions Uncle Sam well aware of strategic importance of lithography industry crucial to production nodes Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14
Intel inside a world of pain as revenue plunges by a third U OK Pat? Asking cos client sales are down, server sales are down, and your forecasts are grim Systems27 Jan 2023 | 47
Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power attracts big money As much cash went into low-carbon as fossil fuels last year, apparently Systems27 Jan 2023 | 19
US ban on China chip exports rebounds, causes 2,700 job losses California-based chipmaking kit-maker Lam hit by DRAM decline, inability to export to Middle Kingdom Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14
Automotive industry is driving revenue for at least one chip company: STMicroelectronics Look, a semiconductor manufacturer that isn't whining about weak demand Systems26 Jan 2023 | 3
Microsoft shells out for 2.5GW of solar. Not that it'll make a big dent in its emissions Unless it's hooking up all those panels to your PCs and servers Systems26 Jan 2023 | 24
ASML forecasts growth this year, but chipmakers expect pain Netherlands still facing pressure from US to ban exports to China Systems25 Jan 2023 | 1
SK hynix debuts 'world's fastest mobile DRAM', predicts it will move to power AI/ML and AR/VR Something to keep manufacturers happy while they wait for the joy of LPDDR6 Systems25 Jan 2023 | 3
Intel chairman exits just ahead of next financial report Comment And within days of scrapping about a billion dollars in projects Systems24 Jan 2023 | 12
Seattle: Home of grunge, Starbucks… and now, a quantum computer manufacturing plant Unclear where IonQ’s funding for its $1 billion investment plans will come from Systems24 Jan 2023 | 7
8K? That’s cute. This display has 600 million pixels My god, it's full of TVs Systems24 Jan 2023 | 37
It's not Google's 12,000, but Intel plans to prune California headcount by 544 $20b investment in Ohio semiconductor fabs is all go, though Systems23 Jan 2023 | 1
Intel casts doubt on Italy for chip factory location What is this... the Eurovision chip contest? Systems20 Jan 2023 | 20