Intel confirms AVX-512 for future desktop CPUs
AVX10.2 512b coming with Nova Lake
A brief note in the latest oneDNN update confirms that Intel plans to bring back 512-bit AVX instructions to future desktop CPUs, most likely with Nova Lake.
Intel boss under fire for China ties as company sinks further
Lip-Bu Tan faces scrutiny over Cadence scandal and Beijing links
Intel is facing serious questions from US lawmakers about its new boss's ties to China and a criminal case that started before he arrived.
Intel's 18A gamble wobbles
Intel's Panther Lake yields so low insiders are calling it a Hail Mary
Intel is floundering again, this time with its hyped 18A chip process meant to revive its credibility in high-end manufacturing.
TSMC wants more for less with 2nm node
Job's Mob and chums face 50 per cent higher costs for next-gen wafers
Taiwanese foundry giant TSMC is cranking up its 2nm node production, and by 2026 it plans to be pumping out 60,000 wafers a month from four fabs running at full tilt.
Intel's Core Ultra 120 is just Alder Lake in drag
Chipzilla's Rebadged chips cost triple what AMD offers
Intel's latest Core Ultra 120 and 120F are just a reheated Alder Lake design, flogged at a price that borders on fantasy.
Intel retires 20-year CPU ID as Nova Lake breaks cover
Ancient Family 6 gets binned
Intel is finally ditching its ancient Family 6 CPU designation after more than two decades of clinging to it like a legacy BIOS.
Intel has a bite at the lower-end
Power-efficient Arrow Lake chips arrive on the sly
Troubled Chipzilla has shoved a few more low-end Arrow Lake chips out the door, hoping no one would notice unless they were really paying attention.
ARM wants to build is own silicon
SoftBank-backed firm taking on AMD and Intel
ARM is apparently tired of flogging CPU blueprints and wants to play with the big boys by building its own chips. That means going head-to-head with Troubled Chipzilla and AMD in the high-stakes silicon game.
UMC warns peak season might be a flop despite Intel 12nm tie-up
Taiwanese foundry reckons 2025 growth nothing to write home about
Wafer baker UMC has warned that its third quarter might not deliver the usual seasonal sparkle, despite a slight bump in shipments.
Intel's Ohio dream teeters without 14A customers
Intel threatens shutdown if no buyers emerge for new manufacturing tech
Troubled Chipzilla has once again waved the warning flag over its $28 billion chipmaking venture in Ohio, saying it may stop all work unless it can land external customers for its 14A process node.