Intel’s Revenues Soar, Aided by A.I. Boom
The Hot Take: I find this to be VERY good news.
The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected.
Read the full articleCarbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
The Hot Take: Cool, I mean if it makes sense I'm all for it.
Shortly after their discovery, carbon nanotubes seemed to be a material wonder. There were metallic and semiconducting forms; they were tiny and incredibly light; and they could only be broken by tearing apart chemical bonds. The ideas for using them seemed endless. But then the reality of working with them set in. It was hard to get a pure population of metallic or semiconducting forms. Synthesis techniques tended to produce a tangle of mostly short nanotubes; those that extended for more than a couple of centimeters remain rare. And while the metallic version offered little resistance to carrying electric current, it was hard to send many electrons down the nanotube. Materials scientists, however, are a stubborn bunch, and they're still trying to get them to work. Today's issue of Science includes a paper describing the addition of a chemical to carbon nanotube bundles to boost their ability to carry current to levels closer to those of copper. While the more conductive nanotubes weren't stable, the discovery may point the way toward something with a longer shelf life.Read full article Comments
Read the full articleSpaceX says it is going to begin manufacturing GPUs — $1.75 trillion IPO listing reportedly includes in-house GPU production
The Hot Take: The more the merrier!
Elon Musk's SpaceX set to produce 'own GPUs' at its own multi-billion fab as the company warns that it may be unable to purchase all the silicon it needs to meet its goals.
Read the full articleIntel’s Hallock Blames Software, Not Silicon, For Gaming Gap — Claims 30% Performance Is Hiding Behind Poor Optimization
The Hot Take: Again the people out there are calling this cheating. I say if you optimized for your hardware how is it cheating????
While everyone wants faster hardware, Intel says the answer lies in software optimization, and the P and E cores are almost identical in gaming performance. Robert Hallock Says E-Cores Don't Degrade Gaming Performance and PC Enthusiasts are "Underestimating" the Importance of Software Intel might not have been able to deliver X3D-equivalent performance in gaming with its latest Core Ultra 200 series, but it has gotten closer with the Plus variants. While still noticeably behind when it comes to the leading gaming performance, Intel blames this regression more on the "software" optimization than the hardware itself. In an interview with PC […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intels-hallock-blames-software-not-silicon-for-gaming-gap-claims-30-performance-is-hiding-behind-poor-optimization/
Read the full articleIntel’s Z970 Chipset Will Cover Both the Z890 High-End and B860 Mainstream Tiers for Nova Lake
The Hot Take: Interesting move, consolidate down to a single chip set. Less time to develop, they going to do disabling features at the firmware level to get more skus at different price points?
Intel's upcoming Z970 motherboards for Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs will replace both high-end Z890 and mainstream B860 options. Intel Z970 Motherboards To Cover An Extensive Market With Both High-End & Mainstream Options For Nova Lake Builders Intel's 900-series motherboards will have a wide range of options for PC builders. The flagship Z990 chipset will be the recommended choice for enthusiast Nova Lake Desktop CPUs, featuring a dual compute tile configuration, while the Z970 chipset will retain a primary focus on the high-end market. Based on a new post by Jaykihn at X, it looks like the Z970 chipset may not […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/intel-z970-chipset-cover-both-z890-high-end-b860-mainstream-tiers-for-nova-lake/
Read the full articleBolt Graphics Tapes Out Zeus GPU, Targets HPC with Bold RTX 5090 Claims
The Hot Take: We all desperately need this to not be vapor-ware!
A relatively unknown U. S. -based startup, Bolt Graphics, has announced that it has successfully taped out the first test chip of its Zeus GPU architecture. The company positions Zeus as a disruptive compute accelerator, previously claiming performance up to 150% higher than an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 while consumi ...
Read the full articleSupermicro GPU smuggling prompts Nvidia to intensify supply chain audit
The Hot Take: How far up the supply chain does this go? All the way to Nvidia? Only time will tell.
Following the recent smuggling indictment involving Supermicro co-founder Wally Liaw and others, Nvidia has significantly upgraded its global supply chain monitoring practices in recent months, according to an industry source. Already maintaining high visibility over customer lists, Nvidia now enforces stricter controls on shipments and transshipment processes, prompting multiple suppliers to expand their legal teams to comply with the intensified audits.
Read the full articleElon Musk says his TeraFab facilities will use Intel's 14A process technology to make AI chips — SpaceX will be responsible for high-volume chip manufacturing in likely Intel tech licensing deal
The Hot Take: Intel needs this licensing support as other law suits are back in court with patent trolls....
Elon Musk reveals details about TeraFab: Intel provides technology, Tesla builds pilot line, SpaceX constructs high-volume fab.
Read the full articleMediaTek Abruptly Pulled From Computex 2026 Keynote Slot, Handing NVIDIA The Stage For Its N1 Laptop SoC Reveal
The Hot Take: It appears they're looking to accelerate Windows on ARM here. Nvidia seems to be pushing the ARM ISA hard these days with their new Server ARM SoC they just announced last month.
With the unexpected cancellation of MediaTek keynote, all eyes will be on NVIDIA's Jensen's presentation, possibly revealing the N1 Laptop SoC. Taitra Cancels MediaTek Rick Tsai's Computex Keynote Unexpectedly Ahead of the Event; NVIDIA Likely to Unveil the N1/N1X SoC for Low-Power Gaming Laptops We have all been waiting for NVIDIA to reveal its N1/N1X SoC that will power the next generation of low-power gaming laptops, positioning itself as a strong competitor against AMD and Intel in the mainstream segment. We are interested to know how the NVIDIA-MediaTek collaboration will shape up the laptop market since the N1X SoC is […]Read full article at https://wccftech.com/mediatek-abruptly-pulled-from-computex-2026-keynote-slot-handing-nvidia-the-stage/
Read the full articleQualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 might be made by Samsung
The Hot Take: Good news for both of them! TSMC needs to be brought into check on 2nm to bring prices down for all of us.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has been spotted in Korea meeting with Samsung executives. The trip is all about manufacturing chips on the 2nm process, and there's a chance that Qualcomm will turn to Samsung to fabricate the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs. Back at CES in January, Amon revealed that Qualcomm was talking to Samsung about this, and it seems like the discussions are still ongoing. If all this pans out and Qualcomm does indeed pick Samsung to fab the next top of the line Snapdragon SoC, it would mark a return to the Korean company for the first time since 2022, which is...
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