Apple reportedly building AI server processor with help from Broadcom
Something called 'Baltra' expected to make its debut in 2026, perhaps with tech both already use
Systems12 Dec 2024 | 5
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Intel turmoil prompts S&P Global to downgrade chipmaker's credit rating
Finance house finds x86 giant's lack of strategy disturbing
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 2
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door
Chip imports up more than 14% this year in anticipation of fresh restrictions
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 1
US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron
Funding to support development of memory vendor's $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho
Systems11 Dec 2024 | 9
AMD secure VM tech undone by DRAM meddling
Boffins devise BadRAM attack to pilfer secrets from SEV-SNP encrypted memory
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 9
With Gelsinger gone, to fab or not to fab is the $7B question
Analysis Whoever takes over has some tough decisions to make
Systems10 Dec 2024 | 46
China strikes back with Nvidia antitrust probe as US tightens tech chokehold
Updated Beijing cites GPU giant's Mellanox merger conditions from four years ago
Systems09 Dec 2024 | 4
Mr Intel leaving Intel is not a great sign... for Intel
Opinion Pat Gelsinger has unexpectedly quit. Gore dump follows
Systems09 Dec 2024 | 47
Intel aims to reinvent itself as foundry focus sharpens amid leadership shake-up
Interim chief David Zinsner claims core strategy intact, will stay the course to contract manufacturer
Systems06 Dec 2024 | 11
Amazon promises 4x faster AI silicon in 2025, turns Trainium2 loose on the net
Re:Invent Tens of thousands of AWS’ Trn2 instances to fuel Anthropic's next-gen models
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 5
Gelsinger departs Intel with $9.7M handshake
CEO's severance pales in comparison to Musk's billion-dollar Tesla battle
Systems03 Dec 2024 | 7
$373M ASML chipmaker shrinks to $228 – but it's made of Lego
What to buy the techie who has everything?
Offbeat03 Dec 2024 | 29
Biden administration bars China from buying HBM chips critical for AI accelerators
Updated 140 Middle Kingdom firms added to US trade blacklist
Storage03 Dec 2024 | 7
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel
Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 46
Oh, good. Supermicro board probe clears server slinger of misconduct claims
But hunts for a fresh CFO 'in light of rapid recent growth'
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 3
Who had Pat Gelsinger retires from Intel on their bingo card?
80486 processor lead architect leaves x86 giant after largest quarterly loss in its history
Systems02 Dec 2024 | 121
TSMC bets big on 2nm by 2025 – but can it deliver?
analysis Ambition meets reality as geopolitical, technical, and logistical challenges loom
Systems29 Nov 2024 | 14
After missing the AI boom – badly – Samsung shuffles the C-Suite
Memory and foundry businesses get new leaders as Chaebol seeks to enter HBM heaven
Systems28 Nov 2024 | 2
Ten years under Dr Su: How AMD went from budget Intel alternative to x86 contender
From post-Athlon 64 dive into near obscurity to chip market stalwart
Systems27 Nov 2024 | 43
Trump tariffs transform into bigger threats for Mexico, Canada than China
America's neighbors now face 25% because of fentanyl and immigration, China just 10% on top of existing duties
Systems26 Nov 2024 | 275
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US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns
Boeing-Bell V-22 can't outfly its checkered past, it seems
Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic
Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations
Microsoft holds last Patch Tuesday of the year with 72 gifts for admins
Patch Tuesday Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, patching was done with the click of a mouse
AMD secure VM tech undone by DRAM meddling
Boffins devise BadRAM attack to pilfer secrets from SEV-SNP encrypted memory
Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers
Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands
Microsoft hijacks keyboard shortcut to bring Copilot to your attention
AI assistant goes native – sort of – for Windows Insiders
US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls
Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware
Three more vulns spotted in Ivanti CSA, all critical, one 10/10
Patch up, everyone – that admin portal is mighty attractive to your friendly cyberattacker
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation admits to hole in security
Belly-busting biz says it's been hit by cowardly custards
Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident
With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker's favor
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Intel locks down $7.86B in funding from US CHIPS Act
Outgoing administration rushes to allocate money ahead of Inauguration Day
Systems26 Nov 2024 | 3
Nvidia's dominance on the Green500 faces challenges from AMD – and itself
SC24 Blackwell's weaker FP64 performance could give the House of Zen's Instinct accelerators a leg up in future efficiency benchmarks
Systems22 Nov 2024 | 1
Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86's PC dominance
Now it's up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in
Systems21 Nov 2024 | 19
Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure
Ignite In-house DPU and HSM silicon also shown off
Systems20 Nov 2024 | 4
Where CPUs play in GPU-accelerated AI systems
Find out how the Intel Xeon 6 with P-Cores makes the case for the host CPU
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HPE lets loose VM Essentials to run on third-party platforms
GreenLake update dangles juicy carrot for VMware refugees
Systems20 Nov 2024 |
Supermicro hot-swaps auditor in hope of dodging Nasdaq delisting
Server maker tries accounting reboot amid reports of customers bailing
Systems19 Nov 2024 | 1
When the going gets tough, the tough get rugged
Devices and support to keep employees safely connected in the harshest environments
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Nvidia's MLPerf submission shows B200 offers up to 2.2x training performance of H100
Analysis Is Huang leaving even more juice on the table by opting for mid-tier Blackwell part? Signs point to yes
Systems13 Nov 2024 | 6
Southeast Asian nations revise semiconductor strategies as Trump's shadow looms
Analysis Korea wants to get rid of overtime cap while Japan splashes cash with vague funding
Systems13 Nov 2024 | 4
AWS opens cluster of 40K Trainium AI accelerators to researchers
Throwing novel hardware at academia. It's a tale as old as time
Systems12 Nov 2024 | 2
AMD grabs a quarter of x86 market with desktop gains, but server growth slows
Arm-powered PCs are still nowhere
Systems12 Nov 2024 | 22
The NPU: Neural processing unit or needless pricey upsell?
Opinion Tech for tech's sake with niche uses that traditional hardware can handle
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 74
The sad tale of the Alpha massacre
who, me? Those old operating systems had awesome power – you had to be careful wielding it
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 79
Continuity of CHIPS and Science Act questioned in a Trump presidency
Asia In Brief Plus: A premium minimum wage for Malaysian datacenter workers; N Koreans maybe discover spicy content; S Korea fines Meta for data misuse, and more
Systems11 Nov 2024 | 34
TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies
Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 4
$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme
And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9
Former SK hynix chip engineer gets 1.5 years in prison for IP theft
Printed around 4,000 pages of tech before leaving for a job at Huawei
Systems08 Nov 2024 | 10
Qualcomm triples Windows on Arm OEM design wins since May
Snapdragon X Plus 8-core platform gains traction with 58 laptop designs ... but will Windows users care?
Systems07 Nov 2024 | 11
TSMC prioritizing high-NA EUV scanners for R&D
May not see full use until 2030 – even if it arrives this year
Systems07 Nov 2024 |
Arm's royalty revenues boom, execs talk up hopes for AI bonanza
Q2 climbs 23% on Armv9 adoption, but licensing dips
Systems07 Nov 2024 | 2
The Register takes AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D for a spin
Review Zen 5 3D V-cache is here at last, and priced at $479 – one for the gamers or multi-purpose desktop chip for all?
Systems07 Nov 2024 | 34
AI chip startup Tenstorrent to train Japan's engineers in $50M government deal
Government wants to make semiconductors big on home turf again
Systems07 Nov 2024 | 5
Intel sued over Raptor Lake voltage instability
Failure to warn customers about chip flaw leads to fraud claim
Systems06 Nov 2024 | 15
UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker
Government invokes National Security and Investment Act
Systems06 Nov 2024 | 26
Dow swaps Intel for Nvidia leaving no index free from wild AI volatility
Won't make a difference for institutional investors, but retail traders be warned, analyst tells El Reg
Systems06 Nov 2024 | 8
New Jersey man admits shipping sanctions-busting tech to Russia
Smuggler busted on the border carrying naughty items
Systems05 Nov 2024 | 15
Meta's plan for nuclear datacenter reportedly undone by bees
Environmental and regulatory obstacles led to the cancellation of an AI bit farm, report claims
On-Prem04 Nov 2024 | 20
CHIPS Act funding in question as House Speaker waffles on plan to repeal bill
UPDATED Breaking with Trump, Mike Johnson now suggests streamlining regulation out of funding bill
Systems04 Nov 2024 | 20
GlobalFoundries fined $500K for violating US sanctions
Updated Chip slinger fessed up, got off light, says Uncle Sam
Systems04 Nov 2024 | 7
Fujitsu, AMD lay groundwork to pair Monaka CPUs with Instinct GPUs
Before you get too excited, Fujitsu's next-gen chips won't ship till 2027
Systems01 Nov 2024 | 7
Uncle Sam lays out plans for $825M EUV R&D site in New York
Given the cost of EUV litho machines, the Netherlands' ASML might be the real winner here
Systems31 Oct 2024 | 22
Samsung blames 'one-off costs' as Q3 chip profits plummet 40%
Unexpected expenses in semiconductor division overshadow revenue gains
Systems31 Oct 2024 |
Sketchy financials send Supermicro auditors running for the hills
If SMCI is the AI Enron, Ernst & Young wants nothing to do with them
Systems30 Oct 2024 | 23
Brit Apple semi supplier IQE's CEO departs amid reshuffle
Big personnel changes happening as semiconductor materials seller looks set to list Taiwan biz in 2025
Systems30 Oct 2024 | 3
AMD teases its GPU biz 'approaching the scale' of CPU operations
Q3 profits jump 191 percent from last quarter on revenues of $6.2 billion, helped by accelerated interest in Instinct
Systems30 Oct 2024 | 5
Softbank CEO says 'super AI' will arrive in 2035 and cost $9T
Video Oh, and it'll need the total current US power output
AI + ML29 Oct 2024 | 22
xAI picked Ethernet over InfiniBand for its H100 Colossus training cluster
Work already underway to expand system to 200,000 Nvidia Hopper chips
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 4
The troublesome economics of CPU-only AI
Analysis At the end of the day, it all boils down to tokens per dollar
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 4
Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist
Wouldn’t want to inadvertently fund the PLA
Systems29 Oct 2024 | 3
Why AI builds best on private clouds
AI projects under pressure to show real value in the tightest of timeframes might be worth keeping on-premises
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TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators
You know what they say, where there's a will there's a Huawei
Systems28 Oct 2024 | 4
Apple quietly admits 8GB isn't enough in 2024, M4 iMac to ship with 16GB as standard
The silicon no longer limited to Cupertino's priciest iPads
Systems28 Oct 2024 | 122
Intel to expand Chengdu facility, despite US China tension
Chipzilla unlikely to give in when it comes to its biggest sales market
Systems28 Oct 2024 | 2
Energy exec punts datacenter power options out to long term
Bit barns aren't going to hook up to nuclear in a rush
Systems25 Oct 2024 | 5
Mature node chip output to surge 6% in 2025
TrendForce reports significant capacity gains as Beijing targets reduced reliance on imported semiconductors
Systems25 Oct 2024 | 8
Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion
We don't really need a letter full of circumstantial evidence to prove what we already know needs doing
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 38
Huawei releases data detailing serverless secrets
Reveals why your functions start slowly on its cloud and maybe others too
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 4
A closer look at Intel and AMD's different approaches to gluing together CPUs
Analysis Epycs or Xeons, more cores = more silicon, and it only gets more complex from here
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 25
Nvidia CEO whines Europeans aren’t buying enough GPUs
EU isn’t keeping up with US and China investments, AI arms dealer says
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 34
Top EU court overturns Intel's billion-dollar antitrust fine
Conditional rebates settled, but $400M matter of naked restrictions remains
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 6
Arm to Qualcomm: See you in court? Oh yes, please
Doesn't quite confirm eight-week license cancellation deadline, but does strap on the gloves
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 14
IBM's mainframe bubble bursts and growth stalls
Red Hat still glowing, but Big Blue's been bruised by investors
Systems24 Oct 2024 | 17
Ex-Intel board members make an ill-conceived case for spinning off Foundry
Comment Save America’s most important manufacturer? More like save our portfolio and let Uncle Sam pick up the pieces
Systems23 Oct 2024 | 34
RISC-V reaches milestone with RVA23 profile ratification
Comment No longer an underdog - it now challenges Arm and x86
Systems23 Oct 2024 | 5
41-million-digit prime crunched by datacenter GPUs
Former Nvidia engineer's discovery shows graphics compute can kick some serious ass
Systems23 Oct 2024 | 30
Rackspace is back with a seat on the OpenInfra Foundation board
Absence makes the cloud grow fonder
Systems23 Oct 2024 | 2
Arm reportedly warns Qualcomm it will cancel its licenses
Qualcomm brands ploy as 'unfounded' cash grab
Legal23 Oct 2024 | 48
Fujitsu delivers GPU optimization tech it touts as a server-saver
Middleware aimed at softening the shortage of AI accelerators
AI + ML23 Oct 2024 |
TSMC blows whistle on potential sanctions-busting shenanigans from Huawei
Chip giant tells Uncle Sam someone could be making orders on the sly
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 13
It's about time Intel, AMD dropped x86 games and turned to the real threat
Opinion Have recent troubles finally humbled Chipzilla?
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 92
As Arm rivals cook up custom silicon, Mediatek sticks to tried-and-true Cortex recipe
Interview Exec Chris Bergey tells us what the chip designer is doing to stay competitive
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 5
India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip
Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 4
China Telecom's next 150,000 servers will mostly use local processors
Intel and AMD left scrapping over about a third of the deal, and license fees
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 3
US leans on Japan to curb sales of chipmaking equipment to China
Tokyo between a rock and a hard place as Beijing threatens to retaliate
Systems22 Oct 2024 | 5
China ramps up semiconductor patents amid US export restrictions
AI innovation and geopolitical tensions push Middle Kingdom filings up 42%
Systems21 Oct 2024 | 2
ASML faces turbulence amid stock drop, customer delays
Analysis Samsung halts fab orders, deliveries slow, China restrictions continue – but company expects Beijing sales bounce
Systems21 Oct 2024 | 5
Chinese chipmaker Loongson now just three to five years off the pace on the desktop
Claims forthcoming chip catches up to Alder Lake and Xen 2
Systems21 Oct 2024 | 31
Qualcomm 'pausing' X-Elite Dev Kit, offering refunds
Five months in, only 200 units reached customers, Qualy tells El Reg
Systems17 Oct 2024 | 5
TSMC revenue up 36% as world+dog demands AI and smartphone chips
Biggest semi contract manufacturer – and Nvidia supplier – building out capacity in US and Europe
Systems17 Oct 2024 | 3
China’s infosec leads accuse Intel of NSA backdoor, cite chip security flaws
Uncle Sam having a secret way into US tech? Say it ain't so
Systems16 Oct 2024 | 30
Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire
The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition
Systems16 Oct 2024 | 38
Uncle Sam reportedly considers capping AI chip shipments to Middle East
Meanwhile, ASML shares plunge as China export curbs hit forecast
Public Sector16 Oct 2024 | 5
Intel, AMD team with tech titans for x86 ISA overhaul
Linus Torvalds, Broadcom, Dell, HPE, and Lenovo on the list
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 23
AMD downplays risk of growing blast radius, licensing fees from manycore chips
House of Zen says it's done the analysis, and concerns are a 'little bit' unfounded
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 16
Samsung's HBM3E has been a disaster, but there's a path back
Comment 274% profit increase belies missed deadlines, botched launches, and scrambling leadership
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 1
Britain opens floodgates to US datacenter investment
Who needs climate goals and planning permission anyway?
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 20
AI's thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright
So much for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels
Systems14 Oct 2024 | 23
AMD pumps Epyc core count to 192, clocks up to 5 GHz with Turin debut
Just not on the same chip, of course
Systems10 Oct 2024 | 18
AMD targets Nvidia H200 with 256GB MI325X AI chips, zippier MI355X due in H2 2025
Less VRAM than promised, but still gobs more than Hopper
Systems10 Oct 2024 | 5
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