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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 7, 2020

AMD updates Ryzen 3000 to Ryzen 3000XT

Better binning but not much more

Today AMD is letting us talk details about the Ryzen 3000XT CPU updates.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 6, 2020

AMD has new server part back

Any guesses what this one is?

It looks like AMD just got a very interesting server part back from the fabs.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 16, 2020

Qualcomm brings 5G to the mid-market with the 690

Updated: Technically it is the Snapdragon 690 6G Mobile Platform

Qualcomm is launching their first 6-Series SoCs with a 5G modem today, the Snapdragon 690.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 10, 2020

Intel launches the Lakefield SoC

No questions before is a subtle hint

Intel is finally launching Lakefield today but doing so in a curious manner.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 3, 2020
1

Is IBM killing off Power?

Short answer: No. Longer answer below

Something is going on at IBM’s Power division, but what exactly?
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Charlie Demerjian
May 26, 2020

ARM outs Custom-X program, Cortex-X1, and Cortex-A78 cores

Semi-Custom cores are not a full line

ARM is splitting it’s high end Cortex line into two series, the -A and the new -X lines.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 26, 2020

ARM launches 2nd gen Valhall GPUs, Mali-G78 and Mali-G68

Two new cores and one new tier

Today ARM released two new GPU cores, the Mali-G78 and the Mali-G68.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 14, 2020

What comes after AMD’s Genoa/Epyc 4?

Short story for a big chip

What is the name of the AMD server that comes after Genoa/Epyc 4?
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Charlie Demerjian
May 11, 2020

Innovium announces Teralynx 8 25.6Tbps switch

Enough for most home networks

Innovium has just announced their Teralynx 8 25.6Tbps 112Gbps SerDes switch.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 11, 2020
4

Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 768G SoC

No useful information but lots of marketing bullets

Qualcomm just launched a new SoC today, the Snapdragon 768G.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 4, 2020

Intel launches 10th Gen 10C Comet Lake CPUs

Add one to the 9th Gen and there you have it

Last week Intel launched their ‘new’ 10-series desktop CPUs with little fanfare to match the little advances.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 15, 2020

Xilinx and Samsung deliver on 5G with Versal

While Intel is years late and still AWOL

It looks like Xilinx’s Versal ACAP chips are going to complete Samsung’s 5G base station offerings.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 10, 2020

Imagination Technologies CEO out

No one saw this coming

It looks like the Imagination Technologies CEO just fell on his sword for no particular official reason.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 5, 2020
1

ARM moves Mbed OS from ISG to IPG

No, we couldn’t think of anything exciting here either

It looks like ARM is moving Mbed OS to a different part of the company to streamline development.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 4, 2020
2

Chinese Government takes control of Imagination Technologies

It looks like the Chinese government is trying to take overt control of Imagination Technologies.
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