Despite most discussion about chip manufacturing focusing on the leading edge and blazingly fast and complex side of the industry, the demand for the ‘legacy’ process technologies is also higher than ever, but also by volume a lot bigger than the latest and greatest. These legacy processes form the backbone of most modern electronics, and so being able to offer equivalent technology at lower cost/power is often a win-win for manufacturers and chip designers alike. To that end, Samsung is announcing a new 17nm process node
No more renders, here’s a first look at Intel Alder Lake CPU.
Intel 10nm process technology is finally coming to desktop PCs. On Twitter, Gregory M. Bryant (Executive Vice President, General Manager, Client Computing Group at Intel) posted a photo of an engineer holding two Intel Alder Lake CPUs. This is actually the first official photo of the processors from the 12th Gen Core series, not including the renders that the company had already shown.
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Intel updated its lineup of the famous Nios soft processors with the latest Nios V softcore , designed around the open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture.
The Nios family of processors is Intel's implementation of simple low-power processors designed to fit inside Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) designs and occupy just a tiny portion of it, supplying basic CPU functionality. According to Gartner , the Nios CPU family is the most widely-used softcore tech in the FPGA industry
It looks like NVIDIA's acquisition of Arm Holdings Plc from Japan's SoftBank, has hit its biggest regulatory hurdle, with the European Commission, the apex executive body of the European Union, deliberating on whether the deal requires a thorough investigation lasting 4 months. Reuters reports that NVIDIA offered the Commission certain "concessions," which may affect the way Arm operates under NVIDIA. The Commission did not disclose these concessions, but mentioned that it will take until October 27 to decide whether or not they merit further investigation
In brief: CRN's recent interview with the CEO of Intel covers multiple subjects, from the importance of the company's partners to Arm to the effects of the ongoing supply constraints. But Pat Gelsinger seems especially bullish on Intel's competition with AMD in the CPU market, particularly in light of AMD's recent gains there.
Recent AMD processors have compared favorably to Intel's in reviews and benchmarks, which is usually not the case when looking back on the history of competition between the two companies.
In brief: Professionals who prefer working under the macOS environment have been waiting for a 16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon for a while, and it looks like their dream will come true in the coming weeks. At the same time, people who have been waiting for an OLED iPad Air will have to wait at least another year.
Now that the dust has settled following the recent iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7 launch event, many are looking forward to seeing the much-anticipated MacBook Pro refresh
In preparation for our full iPhone device review, we’re having a dedicated look at the new A15 SoC from Apple – following quite vague performance claims, how does the new chip stand up against its predecessor & competition?
In brief: Alder Lake CPUs for desktops are almost here, but it's not yet clear if Intel wants to launch mobile parts at the same time or space out the two releases. Rumors and leaks so far point to the November 2021 - April 2022 timeframe, and it looks like Alder Lake-M and Alder Lake-S CPUs could come with GT3 Xe graphics solutions.
Intel's first batch of Alder Lake processors for desktops will break cover in the coming weeks,
