Kicking Pat retires  
Published in News
Tuesday, 03 December 2024 08:53

Kicking Pat retires  


Gelsinger failed to turn Chipzilla around fast enough

Pat [kicking] Gelsinger was retiring from Chipzilla retirement and stepped down from the board of directors -- effective immediately.

Chang claims Cook had a gutsful of Intel
Published in News
Monday, 02 December 2024 09:34

Chang claims Cook had a gutsful of Intel


Complained to Chang

The supreme pooh bah of the fruity cargo cult Apple Tim Cook didn't mince words when discussing Intel's contract manufacturing division with TSMC founder Dr. Morris Chang (pictured).

Intel Arc Battlemage could be announced next week
Published in Graphics


Two SKUs launching in mid-December

According to the latest information, Intel could announce its new Arc Battlemage graphics card next week, on December 3rd, with availability expected a week later, on December 12th. Intel will launch two SKUs, the Arc B580 and the Arc B570, with the rest of the lineup coming at a later date.

Qualcomm has lost interest in Intel takeover
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Thursday, 28 November 2024 10:46

Qualcomm has lost interest in Intel takeover


Kicked the tyres and a bit worried about the rust

Pretty much as we expected, Qualcomm has lost interest in buying Chipzilla.

Intel might not spin off its Foundry arm
Published in News
Thursday, 28 November 2024 09:56

Intel might not spin off its Foundry arm


CHIPS act prevents it

Chipzilla said its deal for $7.86 billion in US government subsidies restricts the company's ability to sell stakes in its chipmaking unit.

Intel Arc B580 Battlemage leaks in Geekbench benchmark
Published in Graphics


Confirms 20 Xe2-cores, 12GB of VRAM and 2.85GHz clock

With the Intel B580 graphics card launch apparently just around the corner, it does not come as a surprise that we are now getting the first leaks from popular benchmarks. The latest one, from the Geekbench benchmark, pretty much confirms previous rumors of 20 Xe2 GPU cores, 12GB of VRAM, and a 2.85GHz clock.

Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024 10:22

Disparity in chipmakers' R&D budgets


Nvidia surges ahead of AMD and Intel

Tech Fund has revealed a significant disparity in research and development (R&D) budgets between competing hardware makers AMD and Nvidia. Troubled Intel appears weaker than both despite its vast R&D expenditure.

Intel loses a swag of CHIPS Act money
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Tuesday, 26 November 2024 10:19

Intel loses a swag of CHIPS Act money


More than $2 billion

The Biden administration is expected to trim the federal grant funding troubled Chipzilla initially anticipated receiving from the CHIPS and Science Act after the semiconductor maker won a significant defence contract.

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution
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Monday, 25 November 2024 11:53

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution


On track for 2025

TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.

Chipzilla selling off family silver
Published in News
Monday, 25 November 2024 10:41

Chipzilla selling off family silver


Property sales

Chipzilla is flogging off its 150-acre campus in Folsom, California to cut costs amid plummeting sales. It is also considering the future of its 50-acre Hawthorn Farm property as part of a cunning plan to consolidate operations at its Silicon Valley headquarters.