Intel didn’t meet Apple 5G chip deadline
That is why they walked away
In the last two weeks, there was much discussion about the possible reasons for Intel to walk away from 5G smartphone modems. The real reason is straightforward, the tape out of the 5G smartphone chip was not successful, and it would not be there in time for the 2020 iPhone. Another critical point was that Intel hasn’t made money on smartphone modems either.
Intel cuts forecast
Things not looking too good in China
Chipzilla slashed its full-year revenue forecast and missed analysts’ expectations for first-quarter sales.
Dell XPS and Alienware notebooks to get upgraded in June
With new Intel 9th gen CPUs and Nvidia GTX 16-series GPUs
Dell has announced that its XPS 15 notebook will be getting an upgrade with new Intel 9th generation Core CPUs and Nvidia GTX 16-series mobiles GPUs in June.
Intel walks away from 5G smartphone modem
Apple to go alternatives
In a surprising twist of events, Intel has just announced that it plans to exit the 5G Smartphone modem business. The surprising announcement happened just hours after Apple announced that it had settled its years of legal battles against Qualcomm.
Intel launches Optane Memory H10 hybrid M.2 SSD
Combines 3D XPoint with QLC NAND
Intel has officially launched its new Optane Memory H10 with SSD M.2 module, a hybrid solution that will combine Intel Optane (3D XPoint memory) for performance with QLC NAND flash for capacity.
Intel losing market share
AMD's Ryzen 5 2600 outsells everyone
Germany's largest retailers, Mindfactory, has reported that AMD is experiencing sky-high sales and gains in market share at Chipzilla’s expense.
Intel headhunts more AMD and Nvidia staff
Headed for the Koduri's Xe GPU team
Intel appears to be sprucing up its Xe GPU team by headhunting talent from AMD.
Apple iPhone 5G to arrive in 2020
Intel can make it
Intel has canceled its 8060 5G modem to speed up things with its new all mode XMM 8160 solution. Intel is likely to sample the 8160 modem later this year which should be more than enough time for Apple to incorporate it in the iPhone 2020 (iPhone 20 anyone?).
Intel headhunts Qualcomm’s George Davis
Gets a new chief financial officer
Intel announced the appointment of George Davis as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO).
AMD's EPYC will erode Intel's server control
Still will have 90 per cent
Intel's server processor market share is likely to fall below 90 percent by the end of 2020, as AMD with its EPYC series continues to attract more orders from server vendors and cloud service providers.