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Sandisk 19nm flash wafer
Charlie Demerjian
Apr 24, 2018

Major custom ARM server core project canceled

A few details are hazy but at least one project is dead

It looks like a major ARM server vendor is getting out of the custom core market.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 23, 2018

Qualcomm shows off 7nm, 2.01Gbps X24 modem

Up, running, and really fast

The 7nm chip that SemiAccurate has been talking about for a while is of course Qualcomm’s X24 modem.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 19, 2018

AMD picks up a senior graphics person

It just shows you can go back home again

It looks like a senior graphics heavyweight is heading to AMD.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 18, 2018

Cray outs AMD Epyc based C5500 supercomputer line

Two nodes add up to a big mindshare win

It looks like AMD is back in the supercomputer game as Cray announces the Epyc 7000 based C5500 cluster system.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 16, 2018

Vice President leaves Qualcomm quietly

Nothing official yet but expect news soon

It looks like a VP at Qualcomm has left with no official announcement much less fanfare.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 11, 2018

Chris Hook has left AMD

No word on where he is going yet

Word has reached SemiAccurate that Chris Hook has left AMD.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 9, 2018

Qualcomm’s 5G handset is miles ahead of the competition

How many prototypes have you seen in multiple colors?

A lot of people have been asking SemiAccurate about the Qualcomm 5G phone we mentioned last week.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 4, 2018

Qualcomm shows off working 5G 28GHz radios

Pre-MWC 2018: No one else is close despite the PR bluster

Qualcomm was showing off their X50 5G radio working at speed just before MWC this year.
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Charlie Demerjian
Apr 3, 2018

SemiAcccurate gets some Playstation 5/Next details

Exlcusive: Once again first with real console news

Semiaccurate is back with a bang, and that bang is Sony Playstation 5/Next specs and timetables.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 22, 2018

Intel talks 5G connected PCs at MWC

Read between the lines for the real story

Intel is touting their latest 5G message with the usual lack of anything substantial.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 20, 2018

Exploring the Qualcomm/Broadcom merger

Following the money leads to interesting places

Broadcom’s attempted takeover of Qualcomm isn’t what it seems once you know the background of the finances.
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Charlie Demerjian
Feb 6, 2018

AMD hit with two baseless class actions over Spectre/Meltdown

They don’t even logically parse at the moment

AMD is being sued by not one but two technically ignorant firms over Spectre exploits.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jan 29, 2018

Three things in Intel’s Q4/2017 analyst call should scare investors

What wasn’t said wasn’t said for a reason

There are three technical tidbits in Intel’s Q4/2017 analyst call that should scare investors silly.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jan 23, 2018

Intel launches 7-Series SSDs with the new 760p

64 layers instead of 32 for these new M.2s

Intel is introducing a new line of 7-Series SSDs starting with the consumer oriented 760p.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jan 18, 2018

Qualcomm’s CES press conference was about partners

CES 2018: Partners using chips means partners buying chips

Qualcomm’s CES announcements were more about partners than new hardware.
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