I'm interested in semiconductors, for example CPU, GPU, AI chips, NVIDIA...
bing liChinese vendor Xianyu is selling Intel Arrow Lake-S engineering samples online for $14. The samples were allegedly obtained from Intel's discarded engineering samples. The listing does not mention the model name, only stating it's an ES chip.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Semiconductors | Rating: 81 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
Nvidia has released a new variant of the RTX 4070 graphics card, using harvested AD103 chips from faster RTX 40-series models. This is a common practice to utilize every available silicon, turning off non-functional portions of the chip.
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Semiconductors | Rating: 87 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
Adam Majmudar, an engineer, designed a custom GPU from scratch in two weeks, sharing his process on Twitter. He admits GPU designing was harder than expected. The project resulted in a chip layout in Verilog, verified using OpenLane EDA software.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Semiconductors | Rating: 79 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
IBM is investing $730 million over five years to expand its semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec. The project will create 280 new jobs and enhance the largest facility of its type in the region, located approximately 50 miles east of Montreal.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Semiconductors | Rating: 87 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology plans to provide undisclosed subsidies to local companies for purchasing domestically made GPUs, aiming to expedite the supply of GPUs for China's AI initiatives, which have been impacted by US export controls.
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Tech | Rating: 79 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
Forcen, a Toronto-based company, has closed a CAD $8.35 million funding round to scale up production and develop its force/torque sensing technology and edge intelligence. The investment will support more customers and further develop the company's custom solutions.
Source: https://www.therobotreport.com/category/news/
Semiconductors | Rating: 81 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
Loongson CEO Zhang Ge revealed the company's next-generation octa-core CPUs, 3B6600 and 3B7000, for the Chinese market. The CPUs prioritize single-core performance, with a 20X uplift compared to Loongson's previous processors, and have closed the gap with competitors in single-core performance.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Semiconductors | Rating: 87 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
AMD's China-exclusive Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F CPUs are now available in Canadian and European retailers. They were initially launched in China in March. Benchmarks show they perform similarly to non-F counterparts, despite disabled components.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Semiconductors | Rating: 84 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
Huawei's chip development unit is working on a next-generation Kirin processor for PCs and smartphones. The new processor will feature eight general-purpose Arm cores and a revamped GPU, aiming to compete with Apple's M3 in multi-thread workloads.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Semiconductors | Rating: 86 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
Intel is seeking $2 billion to fund its chip production operations in Leixlip, Ireland. Apollo Global Management, KKR & Co., and Stonepeak are considering a joint venture to invest in Intel's fab near Leixlip and own a stake in the facility.
Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news
Technology | Rating: 83 | 2025-01-04 05:15:12 AM |
