Review of the $699 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, built on Zen 4 with 16 cores: higher single- and multi-threaded performance and superb efficiency helps beat Intel's chips Techmeme · 2 days ago
AMD unveils its Ryzen 7000 CPU lineup, from the six-core 7600X for $299 to the 16-core 7950X for $699, launching on September 27 alongside its AM5 motherboards Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
The OpenCAPI consortium's assets and standards will be transferred to the CXL consortium, making CXL the dominant server CPU-to-device interconnect standard Techmeme · 2 months ago
TSMC details its roadmap: a high volume 3nm chip production starting in H2 2022, with five 3nm-class N3 node iterations, and 2nm-class N2 introduction in 2025 Techmeme · 3 months ago
AMD's upcoming RDNA 3 GPU architecture will use a chiplet design and target a 50%+ performance-per-watt uplift versus RDNA 2; the first chips are coming in 2022 Techmeme · 4 months ago
AMD announces its new Zen architecture roadmap, including Zen 5 in 2024 with a mix of 4nm and 3nm processes and integrated AI and ML optimizations Techmeme · 4 months ago
An in-depth look at Apple's M2 chip: 20B transistors, up from 16B in M1 and 15B in A15, alongside a 10-core GPU, up from an 8-core in M1, and 8K video decoding Techmeme · 4 months ago
AMD announces Ryzen 7000 CPUs with up to 16 Zen 4 cores based on TSMC's 5nm process, PCIe 5 and DDR5 on an AM5 motherboard, coming in fall 2022 Techmeme · 4 months ago
Q&A with Intel SVP and GM of Accelerated Computing Raja Koduri on Intel's Zettascale Initiative, zettascale architectural innovations, the metaverse, and more Techmeme · 7 months ago
Q&A with Intel EVP Dr. Ann Kelleher on lessons learned from the company's misadventures with 10nm process nodes, its vision for Foundry Services, and more Techmeme · 7 months ago
Intel Xeon roadmap: Emerald Rapids, based on Intel 7 process, coming in 2023, Granite Rapids and new Efficient-core Sierra Forest in 2024, both built on Intel 3 Techmeme · 7 months ago
AMD says it has received all necessary regulatory approvals to close its Xilinx acquisition, set for around February 14; the deal was announced in October 2020 Techmeme · 8 months ago
Review of Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake-H Core i9-12900HK, tested in a 17-inch MSI Raider GE76 laptop: excellent outright performance with poor energy efficiency Techmeme · 8 months ago
PCI Special Interest Group finalizes its PCIe 6.0 specification, doubling PCIe 5.0's speeds and reaching 128GBps in x16 slots; it is expected in servers in 2023 Techmeme · 9 months ago
Intel names Micron's David Zinsner as CFO, replacing George Davis on January 17, and announces the exit of Gregory Bryant as GM of its Client Computing Group Techmeme · 9 months ago
AMD debuts Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips, coming this spring, that use a single V-Cache stack for 15% more gaming performance; Zen 4 5nm CPUs are coming in H2 2022 Techmeme · 9 months ago
Intel announces a line up of 12th Gen Core Alder Lake processors including 22 new desktop CPUs and 8 new H-Series laptop CPUs Techmeme · 9 months ago
Report: chipmakers are on track to spend $152B on new fabs and production equipment in 2021, up 34% YoY, which is the strongest YoY growth since 2017 Techmeme · 9 months ago
TSMC unveils N4X, a fab process it says enables 15% improved performance over N5 and tailored for high-performance computing, especially server CPUs and SoCs Techmeme · 9 months ago
Cerebras, which makes "wafer-scale" AI chips with 2.6T transistors, raises a $250M Series F at a $4B valuation, bringing its total funding to $720M Techmeme · 11 months ago
Review of Intel's ~$650 flagship i9-12900K Alder Lake CPU, which performs close to AMD's 5950X and 5900X depending on workloads, while adding DDR5 support Techmeme · 11 months ago
Deep dive on Pixel 6's Tensor SoC, its architecture, and how it compares to rival chips like Snapdragon 888 and Exynos 2100 in performance and efficiency tests Techmeme · 11 months ago
Interview with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and CTO Greg Lavender on IBM partnership, how new transistor architectures could help outpace Moore's law, and more Techmeme · 11 months ago
Apple M1 Pro and Max review: CPU and GPU improvements offer an unparalleled combination of raw performance, unique acceleration, and power efficiency Techmeme · 11 months ago
Review of Apple's A15 shows big efficiency gains and adequate speed improvements, which range from 2.5% to 37% over A14 depending on the type of workload Techmeme · 12 months ago
Interview with Intel VP Rebecca Weekly, the new chairperson and president of the board of the Open Compute Project, which now has around 250 corporate members Techmeme · 1 year ago
Intel Executive Posts Thunderbolt 5 Photo Then Deletes It: 80 Gbps and Pam-3 Hacker News · 1 year ago
GlobalFoundries says it will spend ~$1B on expanding its largest chip fab, which is in Malta, NY, and create a new fab in Malta via a private-public partnership Techmeme · 1 year ago
Intel licenses SiFive's IP for Intel Foundry Services' 7nm offerings and says it will create its own RISC-V development platform called Horse Creek Techmeme · 1 year ago
Interview with Jim Keller, a chip expert lauded for his work at AMD and Apple, on ARM vs x86 vs RISC-V, managing 1,000 people at Intel, and plans at Tenstorrent Techmeme · 1 year ago
AMD unveils Radeon RX 6000M series of graphics adapters for gaming laptops, which are based on the RDNA2 architecture that underpins AMD's desktop RX 6000 parts Techmeme · 1 year ago
Intel unveils a refresh of its 11th-Gen Tiger Lake-U chips aimed at laptops and debuts a 5G modem developed with MediaTek that supports 5G on slower, sub-6 GHz Techmeme · 1 year ago
Ampere announces their next CPU will use custom microarchitecture instead of ARM Hacker News · 1 year ago
TSMC says its 4nm chip process is on track for risk production at end of 2021 and mass production in 2022, 3nm is expected in H2 2022, and 2nm is in development Techmeme · 1 year ago
Interview with Intel's VP of Xeon, Lisa Spelman, on the new features in its 10nm Ice Lake Xeon Scalable chips, its data center processor roadmap, and more Techmeme · 1 year ago
Chip fab equipment sales hit $71.19B in 2020, up 19% YoY, with Chinese firms spending $18.72B, up 39% YoY, according to semiconductor industry association SEMI Techmeme · 1 year ago
Review of Intel's Ice Lake Xeon Scalable CPUs, its first server chip design using a 10nm process, which sees large increases in performance for many workloads Techmeme · 1 year ago
CEO Pat Gelsinger says Intel will spend $20B on two new fabs in Ocotillo, Arizona and will reconfigure its external Foundry Services to serve new chip customers Techmeme · 2 years ago