Globalfoundries: 7nm Chips Set for 2017 Launch

Globalfoundries: 7nm Chips Set for 2017 Launch

They will follow immediately after the 2015-bound 14nm

Intel to Build $4 Billion 14nm Chip Plant in Ireland by 2015

Intel to Build $4 Billion 14nm Chip Plant in Ireland by 2015

The factory will have a total floor area of 2,635,200 square feet / 244,818 square meters

2013 MacBook Air to Have a New Type of CPU [DigiTimes]

2013 MacBook Air to Have a New Type of CPU [DigiTimes]

Taiwanese publication cites the usual industry sources / supply chain part makers

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • December 19th, 2012
Project Azalea – Apple’s Top Secret Chip Fab Potentially Confirmed

Project Azalea – Apple’s Top Secret Chip Fab Potentially Confirmed

Sources in Oregon suggest Apple may start producing its own iPhone chips

TSMC Thinks of Building a Plant in the US

TSMC Thinks of Building a Plant in the US

There is sufficient circumstantial evidence for this, one might say

  • Mac
  • By Filip Truta
  • November 6th, 2012
Apple Considering to Run OS X on Chips Like A6X <em>Bloomberg</em>

Apple Considering to Run OS X on Chips Like A6X Bloomberg

Cupertino reportedly aiming to use its own chips soon

  • iPod
  • By Filip Truta
  • October 9th, 2012
5th-Gen iPod touch Uses iPhone 4S CPU, GPU

5th-Gen iPod touch Uses iPhone 4S CPU, GPU

Apple releases “iPod touch User Guide For iOS 6” e-book

  • CPU
  • By Sebastian Pop
  • October 5th, 2012
French Company Presents 256-Core, 28 nm Processor

French Company Presents 256-Core, 28 nm Processor

It can output over 200 GFLOPs while consuming only 5W of energy

  • CPU
  • By Constantin Murariu
  • October 4th, 2012
RayCore Is the World’s First Real-Time Ray Tracing GPU

RayCore Is the World’s First Real-Time Ray Tracing GPU

The dream of playing real-time ray traced games is apparently getting closer

  • Apple
  • By Filip Truta
  • October 4th, 2012
Apple Hiring Chip Expert for Future iPhone / Mac Processors

Apple Hiring Chip Expert for Future iPhone / Mac Processors

“...you will be at the center of a chip design effort interfacing with all disciplines”

iPhone 5 Speed: Staggering

iPhone 5 Speed: Staggering

Real life tests confirm the benchmarks - this thing is off the charts

AMD’s Desktop Trinity APUs Already Listed in Russia

AMD’s Desktop Trinity APUs Already Listed in Russia

The new APUs will likely be launched next week, but shipments have already begun

Intel’s Sandy Bridge Gets the Axe

Intel’s Sandy Bridge Gets the Axe

The company is preparing to discontinue most of its 32nm processors

  • CPU
  • By Constantin Murariu
  • August 31st, 2012
AMD Reveals “Steamroller” Architectural Improvements

AMD Reveals “Steamroller” Architectural Improvements

A 30% to 40% performance increase over Bulldozer is apparently possible

  • CPU
  • By Constantin Murariu
  • August 29th, 2012
AMD’s Jaguar Computing Core Revealed – FPUs Doubled

AMD’s Jaguar Computing Core Revealed – FPUs Doubled

The company is making sure its new CPU won’t be left behind in FPU performance

Apple Expands Retina MacBook Pro Custom-Configuration Options

Apple Expands Retina MacBook Pro Custom-Configuration Options

More CPU and Flash storage choices for low-end configurations, in addition to RAM

  • CPU
  • By Constantin Murariu
  • May 21st, 2012
Intel’s Summer Ivy Bridge Lineup Detailed

Intel’s Summer Ivy Bridge Lineup Detailed

The Core i7 Mobile is now everything from mid-end to high-end to extreme performance

 
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