The microchip era may be ending – and wafer-scale systems could be what comes next
Physicists and engineers confront the technical constraints of today's most advanced processors
Critical vulnerability in AMD Zen 5 CPUs could make encryption keys predictable
AMD is rolling out patches for some affected CPUs
What was the first consumer CPU to feature a truly on-die GPU?
Integrated graphics existed long before they lived on the CPU – which chip finally merged the two?
Nvidia showcases Vera Rubin AI "Superchip" with 88 CPU cores and 100 PetaFLOPS of FP4 compute
Six trillion transistors and 2TB of low-latency memory
Qualcomm steps into the AI infrastructure race with new AI200 and AI250 accelerators
The chipmaker is challenging Nvidia and AMD with a power-efficient rack design built for large-scale inference
Researchers turn mushrooms into living memory chips for sustainable computing
Your future computer might come from a forest, not a factory
Intel can't spin up 18A fast enough, so Intel 7 is now the new CPU bottleneck
Intel is stuck on yesterday's tech while it waits for tomorrow's
TL;DR: Intel's next-generation 18A process, its most advanced manufacturing technology, is ramping up more slowly than expected. Until it reaches high-volume production, the company's heavily utilized Intel 7 lines will continue to constrain output for both client and data center chips. In the meantime, Intel is prioritizing higher-margin server processors to offset supply limitations and preserve profitability.
NextSilicon bets on adaptive hardware to outrun traditional CPUs and GPUs
Maverick-2 chip applies adaptive software and real-time hardware reconfiguration to achieve up to tenfold performance gains
Google claims quantum breakthrough as Willow chip runs algorithm 13,000× faster than supercomputers
Pushing quantum computing into practical territory
This silicon chip creates dozens of laser beams from one source – and could reshape data centers
The compact chip merges laser precision and power to enhance data and sensing systems
Aiming for Atoms: The Art of Making Chips Smaller
In the realm of computer chips, bigger numbers are often better: more cores, higher GHz, greater FLOPs. But there's one metric where smaller is better. Enter the world of semiconductors and process nodes.
TSMC pushes 2 nm manufacturing ahead of schedule, fast-tracks Arizona buildout
Something to look forward to: TSMC is moving faster than expected to bring its most advanced chip technology to market. The company confirmed that its N2 process node will enter volume production before the end of 2025, as it accelerates both its domestic rollout in Taiwan and a parallel push to deploy the same technology at its Arizona site.
Apple M5 debuts on MacBook Pro 14, new iPad Pro, and Vision Pro refresh
M5 chip delivers Apple's biggest leap in AI and graphics performance yet
OpenAI and Broadcom team up on $10 billion custom AI chip deal
Will co-engineer new AI accelerators and high-speed Ethernet solutions for large-scale data centers
China tightens rare earth exports, threatening global chip supply
New restrictions target semiconductor manufacturing for the first time, US threatens new tariffs
Intel in talks to produce AMD chips in its factories
AMD is weighing the move amid US push for domestic chips
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang calls China "nanoseconds behind" the US in chips, but urges Washington to ease export rules
Huang warns US export bans could harm its own chip industry
Qualcomm pushes hybrid AI forward with Snapdragon X2 Elite and 8 Elite Gen 5
Hybrid AI takes center stage at Snapdragon Summit
Microsoft unveils microfluidic cooling tech to cut chip temperatures by 65%
AI hardware could see speed gains with new in-chip liquid cooling technology
MediaTek challenges Qualcomm with new Dimensity 9500 3nm flagship chip
New 3nm processor boosts AI, imaging, and power management for next-gen smartphones
US and China reach tentative framework for TikTok ownership deal
TikTok may soon shift to American control
New iPhones get Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 via Apple's in-house N1 wireless chip
Apple finally puts its own wireless chip in the iPhone
Broadcom to build custom chips for OpenAI in $10 billion deal
OpenAI's bid to reduce dependence on Nvidia GPUs
Senate bill aims to restrict advanced AI GPU exports, prioritize US buyers
"Doomer science fiction"
In brief: The US wants American chips firms like Nvidia and AMD to prioritize selling its most powerful AI processors to American companies ahead of foreign buyers, even allies. Unsurprisingly, Team Green isn't happy about such a prospect, calling it "based on doomer science fiction."
China accelerates drive to replace Nvidia with Alibaba, MetaX and Huawei chips
A new generation of Chinese chips is gaining ground despite technical and supply hurdles