‘AWS is working on faster Graviton chip with over 32 cores’
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is said to be working on a second generation of its Graviton chip for data centers. The chip is allegedly more powerful and at least 20 percent faster than the first variant.
Graviton is an Arm-based system-on-chip that drives the company's A1 family of cloud instances.... Read more
New AI chip from Cerebras largest processor in the world
Cerebras Systems, an AI start-up that focuses on deep learning, has developed an AI chip with 1.2 trillion transistors. By doing so, the company claims to have built the largest processor in the world to date.
The Wafer Scale Engine Cerebras unveiled today, in short WSE, measures 21.6 by 21.6 cen... Read more
Intel launches 10 nanometers of Ice Lacquer processors
Intel has launched the first eleven 10 nanometer Ice Lacquer CPUs. Intel has been working on the chip architecture for years, which had to contend with considerable delays.
The new CPUs are capable of executing 18 percent more instructions per clock cycle than previous generations of processors, ... Read more
Huawei wants to invest 436 million U.S. dollars in development Arm-based server chips
Huawei says in the next five years 436 million U.S. dollars (about 391 million euros) to want to invest in the development of Arm-based server chips. The goal is to build more products than the recently launched Arm-based Kunpeng 920 chip.
The Kunpeng 920 is a 64-core chip with a clock speed of 2.6 ... Read more
TSMC accelerates production process 5 nanometer chip due to 5G introduction
TSMC sees the demand for new processors rise, thanks to the sale of early 5G devices. The company now wants to roll out more advanced technology, in the form of 5 nanometer chips, a little earlier than expected.
The production process of the new 5 nanometer (nm) chip should be scaled up to mass prod... Read more
Mediatek focuses on IoT with new AI chips and 7 years of security updates
Mediatek has put its plans on the table as to how it intends to further conquer the Internet of Things (IoT) market. It launches a new platform and collaborations and gambles on AI as the most important property for its customers.
Anyone who thinks that Mediatek has no place in the IoT world today ... Read more
Researchers find vulnerabilities in Intel processors from 2011 and newer
Security researchers have found new vulnerabilities in Intel chips. The errors affect the vast majority of the processors that the company has released since 2011. Microsoft, Apple and other tech companies are now rolling out security updates to neutralize the four errors found.
The exception is a ... Read more
Qualcomm still wants an American import ban on certain iPhones
The battle between Qualcomm and Apple has escalated again. Now Qualcomm is asking the American International Trade Commission to reverse the decision of one of its judges. According to Qualcomm, there should still be an import ban on certain iPhones.
Press agency Reuters states that Qualcomm hopes t... Read more
AWS and Samsung put millions into Wiliot chip that works without battery
Mobile networks, televisions and other electronic devices emit so-called ambient energy. That's in the form of radio waves passing through the atmosphere. Wiliot Inc., a startup led by former Intel employees, is working on a chip that uses this energy to work without the need for a battery or power ... Read more
Small Intel AI chip helps protect endangered species
It is a major challenge for rangers and other conservationists to ensure that endangered species are safe. Poachers have their eye on the animals and make the work extremely difficult, because it often takes place in enormous areas. Now Intel uses artificial intelligence to help in the fight against... Read more