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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 19, 2016

ARM needed Softbank, Softbank wanted ARM

Analysis: This is a good thing for both companies

Why did ARM need Softbank to buy it rather than the need coming from the other side?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 13, 2016

What shrink does TSMC’s 10nm process deliver?

SemiAccurate found a few numbers that tell the story

How much of a shrink will TSMC’s 10nm process really provide?
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Thomas Ryan
Jul 11, 2016

Considering AMD’s RX 480 Compatibility Mode

AMD Addresses PCI-E Power Consumption Troubles?

Today AMD released it’s 16.7.1 Radeon Software Crimson driver with specific fixes for the Radeon RX 480’s PCI-E power consumption issue.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 11, 2016

SiFive opens up silicon access with Freedom E300 and U500

Updated: Two open source platforms based on the open RISC-V ISA

SiFive is unveiling two open source RISC-V based platforms today called the Freedom U500 and E300 Series.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 11, 2016

Qualcomm introduces the new Snapdragon 821 SoC

Like the Snapdragon 820 but one more

Qualcomm is announcing a new high-end mobile SoC today, the Snapdragon 821.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 6, 2016

Is Nvidia’s GP104 based GT1060 real?

Look to the numbers for an answer

Is Nvidia’s GP106 Pascal based GT1060 a real card or just a cynical spoiler for the press?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 5, 2016

A few more details on AMD’s Zen SoC

All the specs that are known at the current time

So what are the specs for AMD’s upcoming Zen based SoCs, specifcally Raven Ridge?
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Thomas Ryan
Jul 1, 2016

Investigating Thermal Throttling and Undervolting on AMD’s RX 480

There’s a lot of mud going around; let’s clear the waters.

In this article we’ll be addressing concerns that the RX 480 is throttling in games due to the limitations of its reference cooling solution.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 29, 2016

AMD’s Polaris 10 becomes the Radeon RX 480

Lots of details change and one new unit

AMD’s Polaris is finally here and SemiAccurate brings you the details of this upgrade.
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Thomas Ryan
Jun 29, 2016

AMD’s Radeon RX 480: A Review

Basically an R9 290X, but better.

Today we’re reviewing AMD’s Radeon RX 480 graphics card. Based on AMD’s Polaris 10 chip the RX 480 is the first 14nm FinFET graphics chip bought to market by the company.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 28, 2016

Shuttle has two interesting SFF offerings

Computex 2016: Still around and still making small PCs

Shuttle was showing off two interesting PCs at Computex, one old and one new.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 28, 2016

What is happening to Nvidia’s GP106 Pascals?

Computex 2016: A tale of two chips in one market

What has become of the imminent Nvidia GP106 Pascal that was mentioned at Computex?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 27, 2016

VIA Labs shows working audio over USB silicon

Computex 2016: No more headphone jacks with this chip

VIA Labs showed SemiAccurate working audio over USB silicon at Computex.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 24, 2016

Serious problem hits Nvidia’s consumer Pascal GPUs

This one is really bad folks

SemiAccurate is hearing of a serious problem affecting Nvidia’s GPU supply.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 21, 2016

Chenbro breaks the 1PB in a 4U chassis barrier

Computex 2016: Angled drives in 1U for a second innovation

Chenbro had two cases at Computex that took SemiAccurate by surprise.
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