Race is on for 2nm processing
Samsung sets 2025 for 2nm and 2027 for 1.4nm
The big foundries are starting to gear up for 2nm processing.
Intel claims AMD is peddling snake oil
We miss the days when this sort of marketing was common
Chipzilla has published a new playbook titled "Core Truths" that put AMD under direct fire for utilising its older Zen 2 CPU architecture in its latest Ryzen 7000 mobile series CPU product stack – claiming that it is peddling snake oil.
Noctua releases NM-M1 Torx-based SecuFirm2+ mounting kits
Significantly improving performance on AMD AM5 socket
Noctua has released its new NM-M1 multi-socket mounting kits that are meant as an upgrade for Noctua's existing coolers and are based on Noctua's new SecuFirm2+ standard.
Loongson and CXMT three years behind Intel
And closing fast
Chinese chip houses Loongson and CXMT have been showing off some chips which should be putting the fear of the Middle Kingdom into Western chipmakers and the US government.
Chipzilla pushes urgent microcode updates
Reptar is a high-severity CPU bug
Intel has pushed some microcode updates to fix a high-severity CPU bug that has the potential to be maliciously exploited against cloud-based hosts.
Intel will issue five upgrades to process over four years
We are on track
US chip group Intel is on track to deliver five upgrades to its advanced manufacturing process in four years, CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger said.
Chipzilla to snaffle government billions
Produce secret chips for the military
Intel may receive billions in US government funding to build secret facilities that produce microchips for the military.
Intel reports its Q3 2023 financial results
Revenue down but beats its outlook
Intel has announced its third quarter 2023 financial results, reporting a revenue of $14.2 billion with a 45.8 percent gross margin, and $0.41 EPS. The report shows Intel getting back on track and steady progress on its IDM 2.0 strategy.
Want to improve Intel’s 14th generation’s lacklustre performance?
There’s an app for that
Users were somewhat disappointed that Intel’s latest 14th gen chips were not a vast improvement over the 13th-gen in gaming performance, but a new Intel Application Optimization (APO) feature promises to fix that issue.
Intel officially launches Core 14th Gen desktop processors
Core Raptor Lake Refresh comes as i9-14900K, i7-14700K, i5-14600K
Intel has now officially launched its Core Raptor Lake Refresh desktop processors which will be known as the Intel Core 14th Gen series. Launching at the same price points as the 13th gen counterparts, the Core 14th gen promises up to 23 percent better gaming performance compared to the competition, and up to 54 percent better performance in creator workflows.