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TSMC, the world's top contract chipmaker, is expanding overseas and will charge customers a premium if they want their chips made outside of Taiwan.
Rating: 84 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
EK has released a new water block designed for custom cooling loops involving delidded Ryzen 7000-series AM5 CPUs, including X3D-badged processors with 3D V-Cache. The EK-Quantum Velocity² Direct Die D-RGB – AMD Ryzen Edition features a custom-designed cold plate that aligns perfectly with the CPU's die.
Rating: 85 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
Phoronix tested the Framework Laptop 16 in Ubuntu and found that both Linux versions were faster than Windows 11 in most applications.
Rating: 84 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
Intel's upcoming Xeon 6 series CPUs, featuring Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest SKUs, will have massively increased core counts but at the cost of high power consumption. The highest-core count Granite Rapids part, the Xeon 6 6980P, has 128 cores and a TDP of 500W. Intel is equipping five Xeon 6 CPUs with a 500W TDP.
Rating: 94 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
Micron is set to receive $6.1 billion in grants from the U.S. Commerce Department under the CHIPS and Science Act. The money will be used to build a massive DRAM fab and a new fab complex in New York over the next 20 years.
Rating: 87 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
Intel Foundry has completed the assembly of the industry's first commercial High Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) machine in its D1X fab in Oregon. This marks a significant milestone as the company prepares for research and development of its 14A process in 2025. Intel Foundry is the lead customer for toolmaker ASML's Twinscan EXE:5000 machine, surpassing commercial rival TSMC and others in beginning R&D with the tool. The High-NA litho tool will enable Intel to print features as small as 3 nm.
Rating: 85 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
ASML has started shipping its second High-NA EUV lithography system to another customer, indicating high demand for next-generation EUV lithography among leading chipmakers. The identity of the second customer is not disclosed.
Rating: 85 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
China's production of legacy semiconductor chips grew by 40% in Q1 2024, potentially making it a global leader in this technology. The surge is due to no trade restrictions on 'mature chips' and the U.S. government's sanctions.
Rating: 81 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
Charles O. Parks, also known as 'CP3O,' was arrested and indicted for defrauding cloud computing providers to mine cryptocurrencies worth nearly $1 million. He could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
Rating: 85 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |
Hardware and game modder Ryan Miceli has made it possible to run Halo 2 at HD resolutions on the original Xbox, though it requires modifications. The project is listed on GitHub and described in detail on his blog.
Rating: 77 | 2024-09-29 01:29:48 PM |