Intel is set to begin high-volume manufacturing of its Intel 4 node with bleeding edge extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) in Ireland from Friday the 29th of September. It… Continue reading
Tag: Chips
US to introduce ‘guardrails’ to ensure that companies benefitting from CHIPS Act funding spend it where they should be
The US government is soon to begin awarding up to $52 billion in subsidies for domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The funding is a part of the CHIPS and Science… Continue reading
The on/off saga of Meteor Lake for desktops has been settled once and for all. It’s been confirmed. Meteor Lake will be coming to desktops. In an interview… Continue reading
You’re going to hear a lot about Meteor Lake in these next few days and weeks; these new chips are some of Intel’s most exciting in a good… Continue reading
Intel is making progress on a handy new material for building even bigger computer chips: glass
With the growing need for computational power and performance, processors are getting bigger—much bigger. Even some of today’s gaming graphics cards push the boundaries of a small package,… Continue reading
AMD’s next gen Threadripper Pro 7000-series chips come with up to 96 cores, and I long for consumer versions
It’s long been known that AMD is working on its Zen 4-based Ryzen Threadripper Pro lineup. It appears as though the launch is close after some benchmark results… Continue reading
AMD’s next-gen Zen 5 CPU is shaping up very nicely. Well, it is according to the latest rumours which indicate the new CPU design will crank out roughly… Continue reading
‘Unpatchable’ vulnerability in Tesla’s AMD chips allows free access to the cars’ paywalled features
Tesla has been locking certain features for vehicle owners behind a paywall. Dumb as it sounds to have to deal with in-car purchases after you’ve already paid for… Continue reading
Tech analysts TrendForce reckon old server memory sticks are being stripped of their DDR4 memory at scale, only for the chips to be resoldered and sold as new… Continue reading
Over the last few years, governments around the world have been scrambling to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The reasons are many. Protecting supply chains, reducing reliance on Taiwan’s… Continue reading