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Intel Haswell-E enthusiast chip to carry eight cores and support DDR4
- Intel’s Haswell processor may not have delivered a ton of performance improvements over Ivy Bridge but most hardcore enthusiasts were probably willing to look past that as they knew Haswell-E was in the pipeline. The platform is still a ways…
What do the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U all have in common? AMD silicon
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After consumers were told the final details about the Xbox One, Wii U, and PS4, many game enthusiasts have weighed their options and are ready to make a purchasing decision. So who’s the big winner? Simply put, it's AMD.
AMD first to reach 5GHz with FX-9590 processor
- The first commercially-available processor to reach clock speeds of 5GHz is now a reality courtesy of AMD. The FX-9590, the latest addition to the chipmaker’s FX lineup, features eight Piledriver processing cores and is completely unlocked as per its Black…
Happy birthday: Intel's Pentium processor turns 20 years old today
- Intel’s infamous Pentium processor got its start 20 years ago today with the release of the Pentium 60 CPU. That chip utilized Intel’s 5-volt Socket 4, was build on an 800-nanometer process and carried 3.1 million transistors. For comparison, today’s…
Intel's Core i7-4770K 'Haswell' CPU gets benchmarked
- If you’re considering upgrading to a Haswell CPU or building an entirely new system built around the chip but have been holding out to see what performance is like compared to existing processors, today is your lucky day. That’s because…
Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier
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It's been a rough year for the semiconductor industry according to iSuppli, with 59 of the 157 leading suppliers expected to see revenue declines. Overall, chip revenue is projected to fall by 2.3% (over $7 billion) in 2012 as double-digit drops plague seven of the top 20 outfits...
Intel Pentium, Celeron chips will be updated to Ivy Bridge by early 2013
- Although it's well known that Intel's 22nm Haswell architecture will replace Ivy Bridge-based Core i3, i5 and i7 chips sometime next year, new details have surfaced about the release plans for the company's lower tier brands. Industry sources cited by…
Weekend tech reading: GTX 690 unveiled, and why is Ivy Bridge so hot?
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As we mentioned back on Monday, Nvidia was going to be making some kind of GeForce announcement this evening at the Nvida Gaming Festival 2012 in Shanghai, China. Nvidia’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has just finished his speech, announcing Nvidia’s next ultra-premium video card...
Chip startup SuVolta touts low power transistor breakthrough
- When it comes to portable devices and mobile computing, power consumption is a critical factor that can make or break a product. There has been some notable progress towards all-day battery life in recent times as manufacturers shrink semiconductor circuitry,…
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