Arm Aims to Alter Business Ahead of IPO

To drum up revenue, Arm is considering whether to require OEMs to directly license the right to use Arm-based chips in their designs. However, Arm risks affecting its long-term business prospects by appearing capricious and greedy.
10Apr

Nvidia Slips out Grace Details

Nvidia disclosed more details of its Grace processor, which can combine with its Hopper GPU or run by itself in servers. Now due in 2H23, the Arm-compatible chip is more efficient than Intel’s flagship Xeon.
10Apr

AMD Extends Genoa Into Embedded

The Epyc 9004 embedded products, deriving from the Genoa server processor, offer 16 to 96 cores. AMD is generous with cache, DDR5 channels, and PCIe lanes, but it lacks application-specific features.
10Apr

Graphcore Shows More WoW at ISSCC

Graphcore has revealed how it hybrid bonds a deep-trench-capacitor die and AI accelerator, describing manufacturing techniques and a voltage-swing reduction. A Shmoo plot shows how adding the capacitor die can cut power or boost the clock rate.
10Apr

Webinar: The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra - Inside the Flagship Device

In this exclusive webinar, our experts will deliver an in-depth analysis of the components within this device, highlight what changed from previous versions, and forecast how this might impact other smartphone and parts manufacturers. Our market analysts will also share their forecasts and industry insights for Samsung and other industry leaders within the ever-competitive smartphone marketplace.
05Apr

DRAM spot prices are continuing to fall

DRAM spot prices are continuing to fall Shereen Vaux Order activity for semiconductor equipment held at a cold 44° with memory slipping further into freezing temperatures. Geopolitical concerns are ramping up; Japan is the latest country to put restrictions on exporting certain equipment to China
04Apr