It appears that 2020 and 2021 are going to be long years for Intel. CFO George Davis presented at the Morgan Stanley conference yesterday covering a wide range of topics, but noted that despite being "undoubtedly in the 10nm era," the company felt that it would not reach process parity with competitors until it produces the 7nm node at the tail end of 2021. Davis also said that Intel wouldn't regain process leadership until
Lian Li Strimer Plus Review: RGB Power Supply Cables Go 2.0
Our Verdict
Lian Li’s updated Strimer Plus sports improved lighting and build quality and a better controller box. It’s one of the most striking RGB products you can install in your PC.
For
- Much improved visuals
- RGB controller box now includes an off setting
- Installation is fairly easy
- Improved looks, even when off
Against
- Cables are stiff
- Clips have a tendency to separate while bending during installation
- Requires lots of cable clearance behind your motherboard

Intel Says Process Tech to Lag Competitors Until Late 2021, Will Regain Lead with 5nm

Coronavirus to Cause Foxconn Revenue Decline

Major Taiwanese manufacturing company Foxconn warned that its revenue would drop 15% in its consumer electronics and enterprise products businesses in the first quarter of 2020 due to impact of the coronavirus outbreak. However, the company expects that its manufacturing operations will recover in Q2, as Reuters reported today.
Foxconn is one of the many global manufacturers that have been hit by suspension of operations and manufacturing capacity following the COVID-19 outbreak. The outbreak has negatively impacted tech supply chains
AMD Polaris Revival: Radeon RX 590 GME Graphics Cards Land in China

News outlet Expreview has spotted several listings for a new AMD graphics card that is believed to be exclusive to the Chinese market. Apparently, AMD is resuscitating the Polaris silicon for the Radeon RX 590 GME.
None of the postings specify which silicon is inside the Radeon RX 590 GME. But since it's based on the original AMD Radeon RX 590 , it's reasonable to assume
Huawei US Ban: Self-Made Chips Landed in 8% of 5G Base Stations Huawei Sold Last Quarter

Huawei's efforts to develop its own chips have borne fruit. According to a Bloomberg report Monday, Huawei said it shipped 50,000 next-generation wireless base stations that don't rely on U.S. processors in the fourth quarter of 2019.
The company has to rely on its own chips as the result of the U.S. Department of Commerce putting it on the the Entity List in 2019. Being on that
AMD Threadripper 1920X Selling at Its Cheapest Price: $200 for 12 Cores

If you need a CPU with an abundant number of cores , the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X may be the perfect fit. The 12-core chip, which has been selling for about $260 over the past few weeks is seeing one of the best tech deals right now. The high-end desktop (HEDT) chip is currently selling at the lowest price we've ever seen for this CPU, $200 at Amazon .
Noctua's Selling Hoodies That Match Its Fans

I'm not usually one for wearing branded clothing, but something about Noctua's new hoodies strikes a chord in me. Perhaps its that familiar color scheme. Noctua's known for its brown cooling fans, and its new NP-H1 hoodies are available in that famous brown hue too, as well as gray.
The hoodie is made of ultra-soft "peach finish" fabric and comes with an internal waffle lining. The sleeves have thumb cut-outs, helping
TSMC's New CoWoS Tech Doubles Memory Bandwidth

TSMC announced a partnership with Broadcom to introduce an enhanced Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) platform, a 2.5D integrated circuit (2.5D IC) through-silicon via (TSV) interposer-based packaging technology, that supports the industry’s first and largest full 2x reticle size interposer.
The next generation CoWoS interposer has an area of approximately 1,700mm2 and can be used to boost computing power for high
Xerox Made HP Shareholders an Official Tender Offer Worth $27 Billion

Xerox announced yesterday that it made an official tender offer to purchase all outstanding HP shares with a mix of cash ($18.40) and stock (0.149 Xerox shares) totaling $24 per share. The company said it “has entered into an amended and restated commitment letter to add MUFG, PNC, Credit Agricole, Truist and Sun Trust Robinson Humphrey as commitment parties to provide a portion of the financing along with Citi, Mizuho and Bank of
Xilinx Launches Alveo U25 as ‘Industry’s First’ SmartNIC, Shows FPGA in OAM Form Factor

In an announcement on Tuesday, Xilinx says it has launched the industry’s first SmartNIC platform, providing plug-and-play SmartNIC functionality. The company has also unveiled a proof-of-concept for the world’s first FPGA in OAM form factor, and announced an Ethernet adapter in the OCP Spec 3.0 form factor.