Top fabless chipmakers rake in $249.8 billion
Half of this went to Nvidia
The semiconductor industry in 2024 was an all-you-can-eat buffet for AI chipmakers, with the top ten fabless firms raking in a cool $249.8 billion—nearly half of which was trousered by Nvidia.
Intel releases XeSS 2 SDK
Enters the AI upscaling race
Troubled Chipzilla has finally pulled its finger out and released the XeSS 2 SDK, hoping to claw back some relevance in the AI upscaling arms race.
Wall Street’s mixed reaction to Lip-Bu Tan’s appointment
Intel shares up 12 per cent
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street had mixed reactions to Tan’s coronation as Chipzilla’s new King.
Beijing boffins create chips from Bismuth
More digestible than silicon
Troubled Chipzilla and its mates at TSMC might want to start sweating because a bunch of Beijing boffins have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a non-silicon based transistor that’s faster and more efficient than anything out there.
Intel hires Lip-Bu Tan for new CEO
Needs quick turn around before Celine Dion starts singing
Troubled Chipzilla has once again shuffled the deck chairs on its sinking semiconductor ship, bringing in industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as the latest CEO to attempt a turnaround.
TSMC is making serious moves on Intel
Joint venture with Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom
TSMC is trying to rescue troubled Chipzilla’s floundering foundry business, pitching a joint venture to Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom to keep the US chip dinosaur from drowning in a tarpit of its own making.
Intel in hot water in Ohio
Customers walking away, local government cross
Troubled Chipzilla is having a proper mare as Ohio starts sharpening its claws over broken promises, and it looks like a couple of major customers are about to take their business elsewhere.
AMD expands x86 embedded processor lineup
EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs
AMD has expanded its x86 embedded processor lineup by rolling out its 5th Gen EPYC Embedded processors with the new EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs.
Intel can’t get rid of TSMC addiction
Needs help
Troubled Chipzilla has admitted that despite its best efforts, it will still rely on TSMC’s services even as its much-hyped 18A process gets off the ground.
TSMC gives Taiwan first dibs on new processing tech
Embarrassing Trump
While President Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump has been praising himself for getting TSMC to invest in a US chip plant, the company still prioritises Taiwan for its latest processing tech.