Hot Chips embraces cool ARM
Now in its 26th year, Hot Chips has always been about the big, power-hungry chips that power the world’s fastest servers. But this year ARM crashed the party.
View ArticleThe race to the FinFETs
Chip makers are racing to complete new technology with 3-D transistors to meet demand for mobile devices that are faster and more efficient.
View ArticleFor Intel, the PC business is just fine
If we really are in a post-PC era, someone forgot to tell Intel. The company's latest results show its traditional PC and server businesses remain strong, even as it prepares for a different world.
View ArticleAmazon Web Services wants to run your world
The rapid growth of cloud services like AWS will have a big impact on hardware, in particular on servers and other gear in data centers, but also on how we use PCs and mobile devices. Here are my...
View ArticleFive big questions for Intel
Intel's annual sit-down with investors today comes at an interesting time both for the company and the industry. Analysts have lots of questions.
View ArticleWhat we learned about Intel this week
Intel's annual meeting with analysts this week didn’t answer all of my questions--detailed product roadmaps seem to be a thing of the past for chipmakers. But we did learn a lot about where Intel is...
View ArticleASML: Next-gen chipmaking tool ready for production in 2016
EUV lithography is one of the keys to the future of chipmaking. Over the years it has missed many deadlines and there are still big issues. But ASML says it is making progress and it's now just a...
View ArticleAMD says Carrizo is coming, but real action may be in 2016
AMD is trying to regain its mojo in PCs. Last week the company updated its mobile roadmap and provided the first details on two chips slated to ship next year. But the next big bets for AMD won’t...
View ArticleIs the PC losing its touch?
The industry’s response to the tablet has been to push touch in laptops. If the shelves of Best Buy are any indication, it seems to have worked. So why are there now reports that touchscreen laptops...
View ArticleNvidia goes beyond PC gaming
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang admits that PCs with integrated graphics have "largely become good enough." So why is the company doing so well?
View ArticleChipmakers face big challenges at 10nm and beyond
At ISSCC this week, Intel says it is business as usual, but rising costs have left the rest of the chip industry looking for something more than Moore.
View ArticleIntel's next big thing: Knights Landing Xeon Phi
Intel has revealed new details of its second-generation Xeon Phi processor and given the first public demonstration. The chip, known as Knights Landing, is big in every way.
View ArticleBeneath the Surface 3: Intel's 14nm Atom Cherry Trail chip
Microsoft's Surface 3 signals the end of the Windows RT experiment. But is also notable because it is the first device to offer Intel's 14nm Atom Cherry Trail chip.
View ArticleIntel sees plenty of innovation left in PCs
Intel's latest results should provide some clues to the health of the PC market. Lately the signs haven't been good. But at the Intel Developer Forum in Shenzhen, Intel insisted there's still plenty...
View ArticleHow AMD plans to get back in the game
AMD admits it has "lost some share" in computing and graphics. But it says new technology, a simpler product roadmap and more focused strategy will make it competitive once again in high-performance...
View ArticleComputex 2015: Nvidia talks GeForce GTX 980 Ti, Android gaming and...
Nvidia got a jump on Computex announcing its latest high-end graphic processor, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, before the start of the show in Taiwan this week.
View ArticleComputex 2015: Intel's low-key keynote saves Skylake for later
Intel's annual Computex keynote is meant to set the agenda for the industry. This year, with Intel's new Skylake microarchitecture and Windows 10 right around the corner, had the potential for some...
View ArticleComputex 2015: AMD launches Carrizo A-Series processors
AMD says that it has finally realized the full potential of the APU with the launch of the Carrizo, a true single-chip solution capable of delivering solid gaming performance and longer battery life in...
View ArticleChipmaker AMD plans to super-size its processor
The same sort of AMD chips inside game consoles and PCs could one day power the world's fastest supercomputers. Here's how AMD thinks we'll get to exascale.
View ArticleAMD explains the technology behind its smaller, faster GPUs
The Radeon R9 Nano, which chipmaker AMD announced this week, delivers high-end gaming in a card that fits in smaller, less power-hungry systems. At a chip conference earlier this week, AMD talked about...
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