After years of trouble and delay, Intel’s chipmaking business finally has some good news to report. The most advanced manufacturing process the company has committed to will arrive in the second half of 2024, six months earlier than planned. Intel fell behind rivals Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and Samsung because of problems modernizing its …
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Both Intel and AMD have forthcoming boosted versions of existing boxed processors — for desktop upgrades and new DIY builds — to compete for your please-moar-faster-gaming bucks. Intel has the rumored Core i9-12900KS and AMD has the Ryzen 7 5800X3D it previewed at CES 2022. AMD says its processor is “the world’s fastest gaming CPU” — you know Intel will say …
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If you want a glimpse of where the processor business is headed, check out Apple’s new M1 Ultra processor. To deliver speed and performance, the consumer electronics giant married two of its older M1 Max chips using advancements in a once humble aspect of chipmaking called packaging. Packaging no longer just provides a protective housing but now also offers cutting-edge …
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What’s happening Apple unveiled its most advanced M1 processor for Mac computers on Tuesday, the M1 Ultra, when it hosted its March product event. Why it matters Marrying two earlier-generation M1 Max chips into a single M1 Ultra lets Apple build its fastest Mac ever, outpacing even the Intel-based Mac Pro. Apple on Tuesday announced its highest-end M1 Mac processor …
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Lenovo’s latest entry-level gaming laptops now look more like the company’s higher-end Legion gaming line, but at lower prices. The new IdeaPad Gaming 3 and 3i are part of the company’s many announcements for Mobile World Congress. While the Legion laptops can top $3,000, the new IdeaPad Gaming 3 starts below $1,000 but still has some premium features and components. …
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Intel on Thursday showed a silicon wafer studded with chips built with a manufacturing process that’s set to arrive in 2025, a signal intended to reassure customers that the company’s years of chip manufacturing difficulties are behind it. “We remain on or ahead of schedule against the timelines that we laid out,” Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said of the company’s …
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Intel on Thursday announced a new division to design and sell chips that will help carmakers modernize vehicles and the processors that power them. The chipmaker is trying to cash in on a fast-growing market for the semiconductors it builds. For automakers, processors in 2019 represented 4% of a car’s cost, but it’s going to soar to 20% by 2030, …
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A 27-year-old Amazon warehouse operations manager pleaded guilty to mail fraud on Friday after stealing over $273,000 worth of merchandise, the Department of Justice said in a release. Between June 2020 and September 2021, Douglas Wright Jr. of Charlotte, North Carolina, allegedly stole computer parts, such as hard drives, processors and graphics processing units, and shipped them to his home, according …
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Intel has selected a 1,000-acre site in New Albany, Ohio, to be its third major US chipmaking location, with construction beginning this year and operations starting in 2025. Intel has committed to spend $20 billion on two chip fabrication facilities, or fabs, but ultimately expects a total of eight fabs in a plan that could reach $100 billion. “Our expectation …
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As part of Intel’s effort to reclaim processor manufacturing leadership by 2025, the company has ordered the first of a new generation of chipmaking machines from Dutch specialist ASML, the companies said Wednesday. The device, called the Twinscan EXE:5200, is scheduled to be delivered in 2024 for operations beginning in 2025. Such machines, each costing a budget-busting $340 million on …
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