State-owned China Telecom trains two major AI large language models entirely using domestic chips as country ramps self-sufficiency
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Amazon Developing Cheaper AI Chips – Report
Engineers at Amazon's chip lab in Austin, Texas, are racing ahead to develop cheaper AI chips that are faster than Nvidia's
Intel Foundry Assembles Next Gen Chip Machine From ASML
Key milestone sees Intel Foundry assemble ASML's new “High NA EUV” lithography tool, to begin 14A production
China Tells Telecom Carriers To Phase Out Foreign Chips – Report
Tit-for-tat. Another blow for Intel and AMD in China, after Beijing orders telecom carriers to phase out foreign chips
SMIC ‘May Have Violated’ US Law In Producing Advanced Chip
China's SMIC may have violated US export controls in producing advanced 7nm chip for Huawei, official tells Congress, as tensions rise
Biden Admin To Award $162m To Microchip Tech For US Chip Production
US Commerce Dept to provide $162 million to Microchip Technology to increase chip production in Colorado and Oregon
Intel Posts Largest Ever Quarterly Loss, But Shares Rise
Intel posts largest ever quarterly loss in company history, coupled with a 36 percent decline in sales. But share price rises
Global Chip Shortage Not Over, Warns IDC
Global chip shortage is not over, as IDC analyst points to Russia's war in Ukraine impacting raw materials and the global supply chain
Taiwan Bans Most Chip Exports To Russia, Belarus
More bad news for Putin, as Taiwan confirms strict ban on modern computer chips and chip-making equipment to Russia and Belarus
Intel Touts New 12th Gen PC Processors
Chip giant Intel introduces its new Alder Lake processors for personal computers, as it seeks to dethrone longtime rival AMD
TSMC Begins Construction Of 5nm Arizona Chip Factory
US chip factory update. CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. confirms construction has begun of new fab at Arizona site
Acer Warns Chip Shortage Will Impact Laptop Production
Chip shortage...the manufacturing of laptops will be impact by the global silicon shortage until at least next year, Acer has warned
Chip Shortage To Last A Few Years, Warns Michael Dell
Head of one of the world's largest PC makers has warned the ongoing silicon shortage is likely to persist for several years
Intel Seeking ‘£7bn In Public Subsidies’ For EU Chip Fab
Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger reportedly says company is seeking about £7bn in public subsidies for European chip fab as EU looks to expand capacity
Intel Chips Already Being Made By TSMC – Report
Manufacturing outsourcing move. Intel chips are already being manufactured by TSMC, amid inhouse issues for US firm
Microsoft Developing Own ARM-Based Server Chips
Bad news Intel? Redmond designed its own ARM-based chips for its Azure servers, and even possible future Surface device, report suggests
Apple To Sell Macs With In-house Processors From 2021 – Report
Apple will reportedly utilise its own in-house processors in its Mac computer portfolio next year, in a transition away from Intel CPUs
Details Emerge Of Qualcomm’s ARM-Based Desktop Chip
The 'Snapdragon 1000' aims to take on Intel in laptops and desktops with smaller chips that use less power
AMD And Microsoft Release Spectre Fixes
The latest patches include operating system and processor microcode updates to protect users from Spectre Variant 2
Qualcomm Makes First Purpose-Built Chips For Smart Cameras
The new Vision Intelligence Platform features dedicated hardware for image capture, as well as built-in AI
New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws
Hardware changes in chips shipping later this year aim to replace performance-draining software patches
Ex-Intel Executives Launch New Arm Server Chip Company
Former Intel President Renee James is heading up Ampere, which is using the Arm architecture for processors aimed at private and public clouds
Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities
ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored “information embargo”
New Intel Core Chips Offer Speed Boost For Desktop PCs
Intel claims the 6-core, 12-thread Core i7-8700K boosts framerate by 25 percent and multitasking by even more over the previous generation
EU Court To Reconsider Intel Antitrust Fine
Nearly a decade later...Europe's highest court to take a second look at the billion euro fine against Intel in 2009
Intel Kaby Lake-R Promises PC Performance Boost Ahead Of ‘Coffee Lake’
Intel claims Kaby Lake-R will offer twice the performance of a five year old PC when the first computers arrive later this year
Intel Processors To Power Autonomous Audi A8
Audi's A8 will use Intel's chips to power level 3 autonomous driving systems
Major Hyper-Threading Flaw in Intel Kay Lake And Skylake CPUs Could Wipe Data And Crash Systems
The major flaw, discovered by Debian developers, can be stopped by disabling Hyper-Threading
Why IBM’s Shrinking Transistors Look Like A Breakthrough For All Of IT
ANALYSIS: Timing of IBM's 5nm breakthrough-which means faster, smaller and lower-power processors-couldn't be better, thanks to arrival of IoT
IBM Reveals World’s First 5nm Chip With 30bn Transistors
Big Blue has moved away from FinFET to produce the tiny chip architecture