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Genoa

AMD Shoots Down EPYC Genoa Memory Bug Claims, Says Update On Track

By Paul Alcorn published

AMD repudiated a claim that its EPYC Genoa chips suffer from a bug in the memory subsystem that will require a redesign of the processor.

AMD AM5 Socket

AMD's 6nm Rembrandt, 4nm Phoenix CPUs May Arrive On AM5

By Zhiye Liu published

Leaked information reveals that two more AMD Ryzen processor lineups could be en route to the desktop AM5 socket.

Loongson

China's Loongson Faces Overwhelming Obstacles Due to U.S. Restrictions

By Anton Shilov published

Loongson is facing massive tailwinds due to its recent inclusion on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity list

SMIC

New US Sanctions Against China's Chip Sector May Set it Back by a Decade

By Anton Shilov published

SMIC will have problems making chips using sub-40nm nodes if the U.S. imposes new sanctions against China.

AMD

AMD Rolls Out EPYC Embedded 9004 CPUs: Up to 96 Cores

By Anton Shilov published

AMD introduces EPYC 9004-series processors for storage, networking, and industrial applications.

AMD Chart detailing new CPU series naming

Unannounced Zen 4-Based Phoenix Mobile CPU Hits Nearly 5GHz

By Aaron Klotz published

Zen 4 makes its way to the low-power mobile sector

Ryzen 7045 Series

Ryzen 9 7945HX Games 10% Faster Than Core i9-13950HX, According to AMD Benchmarks

By Zhiye Liu published

AMD announces the availability of the Ryzen 7045 (Dragon Range) processor and compares Ryzen 9 7945HX to Intel's latest Core i9-13950HX processor.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

AMD's First Official Ryzen 7 7800X3D Gaming Benchmarks vs Core i9-13900K, Up To 24% Faster

By Paul Alcorn published

AMD shared the first official gaming benchmarks of its hotly-anticipated Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPUs compared to the Core i9-13900K.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Review: 3D V-Cache's Forgotten Middle Ground

By Paul Alcorn published

We put AMD's new gaming-focused $599 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X3D through our full gamut of tests to see if it comes out on top as the best CPU for gaming.

TSMC 3D IC packaging tech

Veteran TSMC R&D Exec Joins Samsung's Chip Packaging Team

By Mark Tyson published

An R&D exec who spent nearly two decades at TSMC specializing in advanced chip packaging has joined Samsung to fill a similar role.

Ryzen CPU

AMD's Aging OEM Quad-Core CPU Finally Debuts at Retail

By Zhiye Liu published

The Ryzen 3 4300G, which used to be an SKU exclusive to OEM, has started to flood the retail market.

H100 GPU

Nvidia Is About to Lose Two Major HPC Partners in China, Is Still Optimistic

By Anton Shilov published

Nvidia vows to find new HPC partners as U.S. government curbs sales of American technologies to Huawei and Inspur.

A computer chip.

Intel Seeks Additional $5 Billion in Subsidies for German Fab

By Anton Shilov published

Intel has requested an additional $5 billion for its Germany fab as inflation drives the cost of leading-edge fabs even higher.

SMIC

China’s Largest Chipmaker Delays New Fab, Sanctions Likely Root Cause

By Anton Shilov published

SMIC has to delay deployment of a 300-mm fab due to lack of wafer fab equipment.

ASML

Intel Engineer Outs Panther Lake Architecture on LinkedIn

By Aaron Klotz published

A mysterious new CPU architecture and iGP, known as Panther Lake, was revealed by an Intel engineer on LinkedIn. The architecture is expected to come after Lunar Lake and could use Intel 20A.

Intel

Intel Tapes Out Chips on 1.8nm and 2nm Production Nodes (Updated)

By Anton Shilov published

Intel finalizes specifications of its Intel 18A and Intel 20A process technologies.

Samsung CPU development

Samsung Reportedly Speeds up In-House CPU Core Development, With Ex-AMD Senior Developer (Updated)

By Mark Tyson published

Samsung has reportedly accelerated its in-house CPU development project, and is aiming to have a non-Arm CPU ready for smartphones and laptops by 2027.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Review: AMD Retakes Gaming Crown with 3D V-Cache

By Paul Alcorn published

We put AMD's new gaming-focused $699 16-core Ryen 9 7950X3D through our full gamut of tests to see if it comes out on top as the best CPU for gaming.

Ryzen 7000 IOD

AMD Shares New Second-Gen 3D V-Cache Chiplet Details, up to 2.5 TB/s

By Paul Alcorn published

AMD shared new fine-grained details about its second-gen 3D V-Cache chiplet and the Ryzen 7000 I/O Die.

Loongson

U.S. Govt Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms Loongson and Inspur

By Anton Shilov published

CPU developer Loongson and server maker Inspur added to the U.S. DoC's Entity List.

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