CPUs
While neuromorphic computing remains under research for the time being, efforts into the field have continued to grow over the years, as have the capabilities of the specialty chips that have been developed for this research. Following those lines, this morning Intel and Sandia National Laboratories are celebrating the deployment of the Hala Point neuromorphic system, which the two believe is the highest capacity system in the world. With 1.15 billion neurons overall, Hala Point is the largest deployment yet for Intel’s Loihi 2 neuromorphic chip, which was first announced at the tail-end of 2021. The Hala Point system incorporates 1152 Loihi 2 processors, each of which is capable of simulating a million neurons. As noted back at the time of Loihi 2’s launch, these...
AMD Quietly Launches Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F Processors
AMD has recently expanded its Ryzen 8000 series by introducing the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F processors. Initially launched in China, these chips were added to AMD's...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/11/2024Intel Teases Lunar Lake At Intel Vision 2024: 100+ TOPS Overall, 45 TOPS From NPU Alone
During the main keynote at Intel Vision 2024, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger flashed a completed Lunar Lake chip off, much like EVP and General Manager of Intel's Client Computing...
12 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/11/2024The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Review: Meteor Lake Marks A Fresh Start To Mobile CPUs
One of the most significant talking points of the last six months in mobile computing has been Intel and their disaggregated Meteor Lake SoC architecture. Meteor Lake, along with...
68 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/11/2024Intel To Discontinue Boxed 13th Gen Core CPUs for Enthusiasts
In an unexpected move, Intel has announced plans to phase out the boxed versions of its enthusiasts-class 13th Generation Core 'Raptor Lake' processors. According to a product change notification...
5 by Anton Shilov on 4/10/2024Google Develops In-House Arm 'Axion' CPU for Datacenters
Google was among the first hyperscalers build custom silicon for its services, starting first with tensor processing units (TPUs) for its AI initiatives, and then video transcoding units (VCUs...
15 by Anton Shilov on 4/9/2024Intel Unveils New Branding For 6th Generation Xeon Processors: Intel Xeon 6
At Intel's Vision 2024 event, which is being held in Phoenix, AZ, has seen several key announcements. On the datacenter CPU front, Intel is using the show to unveil...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/9/2024PCIe 7.0 Draft 0.5 Spec Available: 512 GB/s over PCIe x16 On Track For 2025
PCI-SIG this week released version 0.5 of the PCI-Express 7.0 specification to its members. This is the second draft of the spec and the final call for PCI-SIG members...
17 by Anton Shilov on 4/4/2024Report: China to Pivot from AMD & Intel CPUs To Domestic Chips in Government PCs
China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/26/2024Intel to Receive $8.5B in CHIPS Act Funding & Further Loans To Build US Fabs
Intel and the United States Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that they had inked a preliminary agreement under which Intel will receive $8.5 billion in direct funding under...
20 by Anton Shilov on 3/20/2024Intel Announces Core i9-14900KS: Raptor Lake-R Hits Up To 6.2 GHz
For the last several generations of desktop processors from Intel, the company has released a higher clocked, special-edition SKU under the KS moniker, which the company positions as their...
30 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/14/2024SiPearl's Rhea-2 CPU Added to Roadmap: Second-Gen European CPU for HPC
SiPearl, a processor designer supported by the European Processor Initiative, is about to start shipments of its very first Rhea processor for high-performance computing workloads. But the company is...
3 by Anton Shilov on 3/8/2024Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to Deliver Computex Keynote, Showcasing Next-Gen Products
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the organizer of Computex, has announced that Pat Gelsinger, chief executive of Intel, will deliver a keynote at Computex 2024 on June 4...
17 by Anton Shilov on 3/8/2024Tenstorrent Licenses RISC-V CPU IP to Build 2nm AI Accelerator for Edge
Tenstorrent this week announced that it had signed a deal to license out its RISC-V CPU and AI processor IP to Japan's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC), which will...
22 by Anton Shilov on 2/28/2024Intel Brings vPro to 14th Gen Desktop and Core Ultra Mobile Platforms for Enterprise
As part of this week's MWC 2024 conference, Intel is announcing that it is adding support for its vPro security technologies to select 14th Generation Core series processors (Raptor...
4 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/27/2024Intel Previews Sierra Forest with 288 E-Cores, Announces Granite Rapids-D for 2025 Launch at MWC 2024
At MWC 2024, Intel confirmed that Granite Rapids-D, the successor to Ice Lake-D processors, will come to market sometime in 2025. Furthermore, Intel also provided an update on the...
9 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/26/2024AMD Fixed the STAPM Throttling Issue, So We Retested The Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G
When we initially reviewed the latest Ryzen 8000G APUs from AMD last month, the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 8600G, we became aware of an issue that caused...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/23/2024AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su to Deliver Opening Keynote at Computex 2024
Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the organizer of Computex, announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, AMD's chief executive officer, will give the trade show's Opening Keynote. Su's speech...
3 by Anton Shilov on 2/22/2024Arm and Samsung to Co-Develop 2nm GAA-Optimized Cortex Cores
Arm and Samsung this week announced their joint design-technology co-optimization (DTCO) program for Arm's next-generation Cortex general-purpose CPU cores as well as Samsung's next-generation process technology featuring gate-all-around (GAA...
3 by Anton Shilov on 2/22/2024The Intel IFS Direct Connect 2024 Keynote (Starts at 8:30am PT/16:30 UTC)
This morning, Intel is set to provide updates on its foundry business (IFS) and process roadmap at its IFS Direct Connect event in Santa Clara. Intel is expected to...
5 by Ryan Smith & Gavin Bonshor on 2/21/2024