TSMC continues to grow
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 29 June 2022 11:42

TSMC continues to grow


While Intel declines

Beancounters have been looking at some numbers and reached the conclusion that TSMC will grow second-quarter revenue 43 percent quarter-over-quarter to $18.1 billion.

Intel delays plant start in Ohio
Published in News
Friday, 24 June 2022 11:58

Intel delays plant start in Ohio


It apparently depends on the taxpayer

While many of us thought that Intel’s dedication to chip plant building might have something to do with saving its own financial bacon it appears that the company will not go ahead with the plan unless the taxpayer bankrolls it.

Intel and AMD’s next battle could be interesting for gamers
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3D V-cache versus increased clock speeds

The next-generation CPUs could be an interesting time for gamers as Intel and AMD square off with some different concepts.

Intel’s Arc requirement puzzles
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 24 June 2022 11:47

Intel’s Arc requirement puzzles


Apparently it must have an optimised BAR

Intel has published a puzzling requirement for its Arc GPUs – apparently the PCIe Resiable BAR (ReBAR) feature must be enabled for "optimal" performance.

Intel Arc launches in Asia to a big of a yawn
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Barely to compete with AMD’s RX 6400

Chipzilla has released its Arc Alchemist GPU lineup in Asia only to find reviewers unenthused.

Raptor Lake will support older DDR4 RAM
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Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:25

Raptor Lake will support older DDR4 RAM


Leaked list of Asrock Z790 and H770 motherboards reveals

It appears that Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake will continue to support DDR4.

Intel says the EU owes it money
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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 11:28

Intel says the EU owes it money


Don't make us come and get it

US chipmaker Intel claims the EU owes it 593 million euros ($624 million) in interest, five months after it convinced Europe's second-top court to scrap a 1.06-billion-euro EU antitrust fine.

Intel brings Arc A3 to China
Published in Graphics
Friday, 17 June 2022 11:24

Intel brings Arc A3 to China


Gunnir fires them out for $153

Intel has released its Arc A-series 3 desktop graphics cards in China -- the first being a custom version of the Arc A380 from Chinese manufacturer Gunnir.

Intel and AMD processors suffer from data leak
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We can tell by the power you consume

Microprocessors from Intel, AMD, and other companies contain a newly discovered weakness that remote attackers can exploit to obtain cryptographic keys and other data traveling through the hardware.

Intel officially launches Arc A380 in China
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 15 June 2022 14:43

Intel officially launches Arc A380 in China


Updated: GUNNIR follows with custom Arc A380 Photon

Intel has officially launched the Arc A380 desktop graphics card in China at 1030 yuan. GUNNIR, Chinese-based graphics card maker has also announced its custom version, the A380 Photon.