AMD unveils Ryzen Pro 8000-series processors — Zen 4 and AI engines come to the commercial market By Paul Alcorn published 16 April 24 AMD is the first with a Pro desktop PC chip with an NPU for AI workloads.
Intel says Lunar Lake will have 100+ TOPS of AI performance — 45 TOPS from the NPU alone meets requirement for next-gen AI PCs By Paul Alcorn published 9 April 24 At Vision 2024, Intel announced that its Lunar Lake processor, the company's next-gen laptop chip, provides 100+ TOPS of performance in AI workloads, with 45 of those TOPS coming from the NPU alone.
Intel unveils new Xeon 6 branding for Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest processors — efficiency core models launch this quarter; performance-core models come soon after By Paul Alcorn published 9 April 24 Intel announced new Xeon 6 branding during Vision 2024 event for its Sierra Forest and Granite Rapids data center processors.
Intel details Gaudi 3 at Vision 2024 — new AI accelerator sampling to partners now, volume production in Q3 By Paul Alcorn published 9 April 24 GPUs fall by the wayside as Intel goes all-in on Gaudi for AI.
Intel confirms Microsoft's Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs, next-gen AI PCs require 40 TOPS of NPU performance By Paul Alcorn published 27 March 24 Intel executives confirmed today that Microsoft's Copilot AI service will soon run locally on PCs and have a requirement for a minimum of 40 TOPS of NPU performance.
Intel shares Microsoft's new AI PC definition, launches AI PC Acceleration Programs and Core Ultra Meteor Lake NUC developer kits at AI conference By Paul Alcorn published 26 March 24 Intel announced it is launching new Meteor Lake developer kits and expanding its AI PC Acceleration Program with new options for ISVs and IHVs.
Phison's new software uses SSDs and DRAM to boost effective memory for AI training — demos a single workstation running a massive 70 billion parameter model at GTC 2024 By Paul Alcorn published 26 March 24 Phison claims this is the world's first workstation that can run a 70B Llama 2 model.
Working PCIe 6.0 connectivity demoed at GTC — Astera Labs' Aries retimers currently power Nvidia's HGX systems with eight H100 GPUs, likely future Blackwell systems, too By Paul Alcorn published 26 March 24 Astera Labs demoed working PCIe 6.0 connectivity using its Aries retimers that power Nvidia GPU platforms, among others.
Micron shows massive 256GB DDR5-8800 memory sticks — High-capacity double-height 20-watt MCRDIMM modules come in different flavors By Anton Shilov published 22 March 24 Micron demonstrates 256 GB DDR5-8800 MCRDIMM modules for Intel's Granite Rapids processors.
Samsung details petabyte SSD subscription service, uses custom-built servers By Anton Shilov published 22 March 24 Samsung's PBSSD as a Service will use custom-built servers and will be available to service providers.
Intel awarded $8.5 billion in funding for building chipmaking fabs - CHIPS Act funding to boost US semiconductor manufacturing By Paul Alcorn, Andrew E. Freedman published 20 March 24 Intel also gets a 25% tax credit for up to $100 billion.
Nvidia's generative AI tool delivers a radical 60X performance boost for chipmakers - TSMC and Synopsys are now using the cuLitho software in production By Paul Alcorn published 18 March 24 Nvidia announced that TSMC and Synopsys have begun using the performance-boosting cuLitho software in production.
Intel Core i9-14900KS Review: The Last Core i9 Hits Record 6.2 GHz at Stock Settings By Paul Alcorn published 14 March 24 6.2 GHz and a whole lotta power draw.
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G review — the new value iGPU gaming champion By Paul Alcorn published 3 March 24 We put AMD's new $229 Ryzen 5 8600G "Phoenix" chip through our test suite to see how it ranks against the Intel competition and its own pricier sibling, the Ryzen 7 8700G.
Intel puts 1nm process (10A) on the roadmap for 2027 — also plans for fully AI-automated factories with 'Cobots' By Paul Alcorn published 27 February 24 Intel shared an updated production roadmap that has its 1nm (10A) process arriving in late 2027. The company also outlined its intention to fully automate its fabs with AI 'cobots'
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger: I hope to build chips for Lisa Su and AMD By Paul Alcorn published 21 February 24 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told us he is willing to build chips for anyone, including Lisa Su of AMD.
Intel announces new roadmap at IFS Direct Connect 2024: New 14A node, Clearwater Forest taped-in, five nodes in four years remains on track By Paul Alcorn published 21 February 24 IFS now has a full roster of technologies and partners for its foundry business.
Intel Foundry Services Head Stu Pann explains company's plan to build Arm chips, move more manufacturing to the U.S. By Paul Alcorn published 20 February 24 We sat down with the person in charge of Intel's Foundries to find out how the company plans to build out its manufacturing capabilities.
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Review — 1080p-Capable Gaming Comes to Integrated Graphics By Paul Alcorn published 30 January 24 We put AMD's new $329 Ryzen 7 8700G and $229 Ryzen 5 8600G "Phoenix" chips through our test suite to see how they rank against the Intel competition.
Intel and UMC team up on chip manufacturing — Intel will produce jointly developed new 12nm process node in its US fabs By Paul Alcorn published 25 January 24 Intel and UMC have announced a partnership that will see UMC's 12nm tech used to produce chips in Intel's fabs.
The era of Nintendo Switch Flash Carts has arrived, potentially opening a new door for piracy By Christopher Harper published 22 January 24 The first Nintendo Switch flash cart from MIG-Switch has arrived, but brings with it concerns for legitimate gamers buying used Switch titles in the future.
AMD removes Taiwan branding from CPUs, says change wasn't made to appease China By Paul Alcorn published 19 January 24 AMD will no longer mark its chips as made in Taiwan, a change that many theorize was made at the behest of China.
Patriot developing high-speed DDR5 RAM that guarantees speeds up to DDR5-7200 regardless of CPU IMC quality — unlocks higher overclocking potential, too By Zhiye Liu published 15 January 24 Patriot prepares high-frequency DDR5 memory with a memory clock driver (CKD) that promises ample compatibility.
Lexar readies three portable SSDs for release in Q1 2024 By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 15 January 24 During CES 2024, Lexar showcased three portable SSDs catering to different users with different needs.
ASRock launches new mini-PCs for AMD's latest Ryzen CPUs — DeskMeet, DeskMini, and Jupiter arrive with X600 chipset and USB4 support By Anton Shilov published 13 January 24 ASRock's DeskMeet X600, DeskMini X600, and Jupiter X600 support AMD's AM5 processors and USB4.
