AMD expands x86 embedded processor lineup
EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs
AMD has expanded its x86 embedded processor lineup by rolling out its 5th Gen EPYC Embedded processors with the new EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs.
Nvidia’s Project Denver was going to be x86
Legal constraints meant it went to Arm
Nvidia’s Project Denver was supposed to be based on x86 tech, but things took a turn thanks to legal wranglings involving Transmeta’s Tokamak technology. Instead, Nvidia had to pivot to Arm, and the rest is history.
Nvidia boss warns x86 is becoming fragmented
Welcome’s AMD and Intel cooperation
Like a leather-jacketed balloon waiting to burst, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has warned that x86’s architecture is in danger of fragmentation, and he welcomes AMD and Intel working closer together to prevent this.
Intel and AMD form the x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group
With plenty of big names to back them up
Intel and AMD have both announced the creation of an x86 ecosystem advisory group, which is meant to bring together technology leaders behind this computing architecture and focus on "identifying new ways to expand the x86 ecosystem by enabling compatibility across platforms, simplifying software development, and providing developers with a platform to identify architectural needs and features to create innovative and scalable solutions for the future."
China’s x86 CPU a long way behind US
8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor close but no cigar
Chinese tech magazine PC Watch has acquired the 8-core Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-7000 processor, China’s latest entry into the x86 CPU market.
RISC-V could go the way of Arm and x86
Torvalds’ prophecy
The softly spoken Linux prophet, Linus Torvalds has been consulting his bones and concluded that RISC-V might fall into the same development chasm between hardware and software developers seen by Arm and x86.
Intel’s 8088 turns 45
Chipzilla’s first significant CPU
Intel’s first significant CPU based in x86 turns 45 today.
Lunar Lake officially in Q3 24
80 laptops, 20 OEM and 45+ TOPS NPU, fastest ever
Intel announced a bit more details about the next-generation notebook technology SoC codenamed Lunar Lake and synced it up with Microsoft’s Copilot+ announcement. Lunar Lake has new P and E cores, 1.5 times faster Battlemage graphics, 45+ TOPS NPU and an additional 60 TOPS from the GPU, advanced low power, and most importantly performance faster than Ryzen 7 8840U & Snapdragon X Elite.
Oracle adapts database to work with Ampere chips
x86 has reached its limits
Oracle said that it has modified its flagship database software to work on a new category of computing chip, starting with chips from Ampere Computing.
Tsar Putin orders glorious Russian supercomputer
Made with invincible and advanced Russian chips based on proven technology
Terrified that ordering invasions of other countries might prevent his country getting its paws on technology, Tsar Putin has ordered that a supercomputer be built around Russian-made Elbrus processors.
