…In semiconductor manufacturing, unwanted variance has become a major problem in multiple ways. Electrical noise forms a lower boundary to CPU voltage -- below a certain threshold, the "On" signal that tells a…
…European auto manufacturers and other tech companies would reportedly prefer the EU invest in the types of older facilities that build the types of processors they themselves use more often. Intel, in…
…Krait is expected to be paired with a new generation of Adreno mobile graphics and use a much more advanced manufacturing process. The upshot for users being that Qualcomm’s new chips…
…This is likely (at least partly) a response to strong uptake for the new Apple processors. While we were initially dubious of the benefits of 64-bit on that platform, Apple delivered…
…For those not familiar with ultrabook requirements, for a manufacturer to brand a model as an ultrabook it must meet the following standards: Intel 17W Core i3/i5/i7 processor Maximum thickness…
…According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, his company is considering using Intel to manufacture Nvidia chips. The news of the unlikely partnership came after the company's inventory call this week. Jensen…
…TDP as being, "The maximum power a processor draws for a thermally significant period while running commercially useful software." See the difference? Both manufacturers provided these figures to heatsink designers and both…
…Trendforce says the delay is due to "product design and process verification issues." However, it isn't clear if those issues are with TSMC's node, or Intel's. As reportedly previously…
In true geek fashion, after news broke that North Korea is manufacturing its own netbooks for business and educational use, we found ourselves clustered in the ExtremeTech boardroom, brainstorming the possible uses…
…Mobile processors always use integrated graphics and typically have much smaller CPU caches than desktop or laptop chips, which puts correspondingly greater pressure on mobile memory bandwidth. PC DDR4 speeds are expected…