- Blackwell GPU reportedly takes 3X to 4X longer to test than Hopper — more complex designs lead to skyrocketing test requirements https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/blackwell-gpu-reportedly-takes-3x-to-4x-longer-to-test-than-hopper 15 comments technology
Linking pages
- South Korea greenlights the world's largest semiconductor hub — half the size of Beverly Hills to house six fabs, three power plans, and fab suppliers | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/south-korea-greenlights-the-worlds-largest-semiconductor-hub-half-the-size-of-beverly-hills-to-house-six-fabs-three-power-plans-and-fab-suppliers 48 comments
- Intel's low-power Twin Lake NX50 series specs leak — All efficient core design based on Alder Lake silicon comes back for another lap | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-low-power-twin-lake-nx50-series-specs-leak-all-efficient-core-design-based-on-alder-lake-silicon-comes-back-for-another-lap 39 comments
- Chinese chipmaker Phytium sells over 10 million homegrown CPUs — Feiteng processors are primarily used in national projects and key local industries | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-chipmaker-phytium-sells-over-10-million-homegrown-cpus-feiteng-processors-are-primarily-used-in-national-projects-and-key-local-industries 36 comments
- TSMC Arizona achieves production yields similar to those at its fabs in Taiwan, says report | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-arizona-achieves-production-yields-similar-to-those-at-its-fabs-in-taiwan-says-report 1 comment
- RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 listed for $2,600 and $1,350 at Chinese retailer — leaked listing suggests Blackwell might see an eye-popping price hike, at least in China | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-5090-and-rtx-5080-listed-for-usd2-600-and-usd1-350-at-chinese-retailer-leaked-listing-suggests-blackwell-might-see-a-price-hike-at-least-in-china 0 comments
- Nvidia RTX 5080 and AMD RX 9070 GPUs listed ahead of launch — Asus is reportedly readying a new "Astral" GPU lineup | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5080-and-amd-rx-9070-gpus-listed-ahead-of-launch-asus-is-reportedly-readying-a-new-astral-gpu-lineup 0 comments
- SemiKong is the world's first open-source semiconductor-focused LLM — it claims to bring new chips to market 30% faster | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/semikong-is-the-worlds-first-open-source-semiconductor-focused-llm-it-claims-to-bring-new-chips-to-market-30-percent-faster 0 comments
- Intel rumored to launch a 24GB Battlemage GPU for professionals in 2025 — Double the VRAM capacity of its Alchemist counterpart, targeted at AI workloads | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-rumored-to-launch-a-24gb-battlemage-gpu-for-professionals-in-2025-double-the-vram-capacity-of-its-alchemist-counterpart-targeted-at-ai-workloads 0 comments
- San Francisco will spend $212 million to bid 5.25-inch floppy disks goodbye — Muni Metro light rail upgrade represents a $700 million investment | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/san-francisco-will-spend-usd212-million-to-bid-5-25-inch-floppy-disks-goodbye-muni-metro-light-rail-upgrade-represents-a-usd700-million-investment 0 comments
- Nvidia reportedly prioritizing dual-die Blackwell GPUs with CoWoS-L packaging | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-reportedly-prioritizing-dual-die-blackwell-gpus-with-cowos-l-packaging 0 comments
Linked pages
- Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables — tanker is reportedly linked to Russia’s shadow fleet | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/finnish-authorities-board-tanker-suspected-of-damaging-undersea-cables-tanker-is-reportedly-linked-to-russias-shadow-fleet 431 comments
- Nvidia’s next-gen AI GPU is 4X faster than Hopper: Blackwell B200 GPU delivers up to 20 petaflops of compute and other massive improvements | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-next-gen-ai-gpu-revealed-blackwell-b200-gpu-delivers-up-to-20-petaflops-of-compute-and-massive-improvements-over-hopper-h100 24 comments
- Trump nominee favors ‘destroying TSMC’ fabs if China invades Taiwan — strategy designed to deprive China of key motivation to attack | Tom's Hardware https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-nominee-favors-destroying-tsmc-fabs-if-china-invades-taiwan-strategy-would-deprive-china-of-a-key-motivation-to-attack-but-devastate-world-economy 1 comment