Microsoft partners with Intel, AMD, Qualcomm on Pluton processor
Securing future Windows PCs
iPhone 12 may not meet holiday demand due to power chip shortfall
Silicon suppliers are prioritizing Apple over competitors, sources say
AMD reportedly in talks to acquire Xilinx for $30 billion
The FPGA-maker would give AMD a bigger presence in the data center
Arm announces a new generation of 64-bit enhanced performance CPUs
New CPU range brings a 30% performance boost
Nuvia raises $240 million to make Arm-based server CPUs
Ex-Apple employees are readying chips that could take the market by storm
The Rise and Fall of Multi-GPU Graphics Cards
When it comes to graphics cards, more is nearly always better. More shaders, more RAM, more bandwidth. So how about more GPUs? Here's a brief stroll through the story of multi-GPU graphics cards.
Analysts believe that a single TSMC 5nm wafer costs $17,000
Anomalously expensive node is a high-performing one
Silicon Industry Association: $50 billion are needed to bring chip manufacturing to the US
Half of what China is spending to keep the manufacturing crown
Nvidia purchase of Arm completely resets semiconductor landscape
Arm's influence extends way beyond smartphones
It's official: Nvidia is acquiring Arm
Nvidia will use Arm to prepare for the age of AI
10 Big Misconceptions About Computer Hardware
With technology advancing so rapidly around us, sometimes misconceptions can work their way into our common understanding. In this article, we'll take a step back and go over some of the most common things people get wrong when talking about computer hardware.
Opinion: Intel chip advancements show they're up for a competitive challenge
It's way too early to count Intel out
Explainer: L1 vs. L2 vs. L3 Cache
Every single CPU found in any computer, from a cheap laptop to a million-dollar server, will have something called cache. It must be important, otherwise why would it be there? But what does cache do?
AMD B350 vs. B450 vs. B550 Tomahawk Motherboards
Over the past week we've been testing AMD B550 motherboard VRMs and today we'll look at MSI Tomahawk motherboards from the past few generations comparing B350, B450 and B550 models, as well as some new and worthwhile B550 budget variants.
Intel Core i3 vs. Core i5 vs. Core i7 vs. Core i9
Do you need to buy a Core i9 for gaming, and is a Core i3 sufficient for general desktop work? How about upgrading to a Core i5, how much faster is that? Our CPU reviews provide more than enough data to answer those questions, but this review will serve as a great reference for those wanting to compare Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 processors directly.
SMIC's $7.6 billion share sale reveals China's ambitious plan for technological self-sufficiency
The country wants 70 percent of "red chips" to be produced domestically by 2025
Ex-Intel engineer says "abnormally bad" Skylake QA prompted Apple switch to ARM
Was this really an inflection point for Apple?
Huawei has spent billions on a two-year stockpile of American chips
But obviously, there are reasons why companies don't want to stockpile tech
Samsung is building a second 5nm factory in South Korea
The move is part of a $116 billion plan to expand manufacturing capacity
MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ is a new 5G SoC with AV1 hardware decode
The new chipset supports 144 Hz displays
Intel's Raja Koduri confirms that massive 'father of all' GPU is aimed at the data center
And an even bigger GPU could be next
Intel tweets a photo of the biggest and weirdest GPU ever made
Intel calls it the "father of all" GPUs, but what does it do?
ARM is giving startups free access to widely used chip designs
The British company offers a helping hand to hardware innovators