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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says Company Will Spin Off Non-Core Units
Intel will spin off assets that aren’t central to its mission and create new products. The company needs to replace the engineering talent it has lost, improve its balance sheet and better attune manufacturing processes to meet the needs of potential customers, Tan said.
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China’s 2D Transistor Could Transform Processors with Higher Speeds and Efficiency
A silicon-free transistor developed in China may revolutionise chip technology. According to reports, the 2D transistor, designed with bismuth oxyselenide, could enhance processor speeds by 40% while lowering power use by 10%. The gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAAFET) architecture is said to offer better efficiency and flexibility compar...
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Nvidia, Broadcom Said to Be Testing Chips on Intel Manufacturing Process
Nvidia and Broadcom are running manufacturing tests with Intel. The two tests, which have not been reported previously, indicate the companies are moving closer to determining whether they will commit hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of manufacturing contracts to Intel.
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Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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Broadcom, TSMC Eye Possible Intel Deals to Split Storied Chipmaker: Report
Intel's interim executive chairman, Frank Yeary, has been leading the discussions with possible suitors and Trump administration officials, who are concerned about the fate of a company seen as critical to national security, the report said. Broadcom and TSMC are not working together, and all of the talks so far are preliminary and largely informal...
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Intel Ramps Up Efforts to Support Handheld Gaming Console Manufacturers WIth Dev Kits, Support Staff
Intel is ramping up its support for handheld gaming consoles amid rising demand. Amidst its ongoing rivalry with AMD, Intel is taking several steps to support the development of handheld gaming PCs. These include providing dev kits and offering developers access to specialist staff for its next-generation chip technology. Meanwhile, new handheld ga...
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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Manufacture Its First In-House AI Chipset
OpenAI is reportedly planning to manufacture custom artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets this year. As per the report, the San Francisco-based AI firm has begun the design process internally and is on track to complete the design of the processor in the next few months. The company’s main reason to fabricate custom AI chipsets is said to reduce ...
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Apple iPad (11th Gen) to Launch With A17 Pro SoC, Apple Intelligence Support: Gurman
Two of Apple’s entry-level iPad models may be powered by an older chipset rather than the latest A18 processor, according to a report. The device in mention is the iPad 11th generation whose purported variants are speculated to use the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro models despite previously reported issues related to high cost of manufacturing a...
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Apple to Kick Off M5 Chip Development in H1 2025 With Separate CPU-GPU Design: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple will kick off the mass production of its M5 family of chipsets next year, according to claims by a supply chain analyst. Its volume production is tipped to take place leveraging TSMC’s 3nm semiconductor node (N3) which may offer performance gains and increased efficiency compared to the previous manufacturing process. Apple is also speculat...
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Lenovo Sets Gaming Handheld Event for CES, Hints at SteamOS-Based Lenovo Legion Go S
Lenovo has reportedly been working on the successor to the Lenovo Legion Go, its Windows-based gaming handheld. The manufacturer has remained tight-lipped about its next portable gaming device, said to be the Lenovo Legion Go S, but recent leaks have revealed design details of the Legion Go follow-up. Now, Lenovo seems to have confirmed its next ha...
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Smartphone Firms to Drop Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 for Chipmaker's Affordable Alternative in 2025, Tipster Claims
Smartphone makers could equip some of their upcoming models with a less powerful high-end processor in 2025, according to a tipster. The successor to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 could arrive on next generation high-end smartphones, as the Snapdragon 8s Elite, as companies look to cut costs on some of their handsets.
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Google Chrome Doubles Speedometer Benchmark Scores on Android Devices
Google Chrome runs twice as fast on Android smartphones than it did in April 2023, according to the company. According to Google, Chrome will now run even faster, especially on Android devices, after it recently doubled its score on the popular Speedometer benchmark test. Here's how Google optimised Chrome to run faster on Android phones.
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Apple's 5x Periscope Telephoto Camera Will Remain Exclusive to iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max: Report
Apple's iPhone 17 lineup is at least an year away from launch, however, speculations about the camera capabilities of the iPhone 17 series are now doing rounds on the Web. A recent leak suggests that Apple will keep periscope cameras exclusive to the Pro models next year. LG Innotek, an electronic component manufacturer, is reportedly investing in ...
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iPhone 17 Air to Be Apple's Thinnest-Ever Phone; A19 Chips to Be Built Using TSMC’s New Technology: Report
Apple is believed to discontinue the iPhone Plus model next year and replace it with an iPhone 17 Slim version. A well-known analyst now states that the purported iPhone 17 Slim will be thinner than the iPhone 6. Additionally, the analysts claimed that Apple's next-generation A19 chips for the iPhone 17 lineup will be manufactured using TSMC's thir...
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Flattens Leadership Structure, Names New AI Chief, Memo Says
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is flattening the semiconductor giant's leadership, with key chip divisions now reporting directly to him, as per a memo seen by Reuters. The restructuring aims to turnaround the chipmaker after years of challenges, streamlining decision-making for its data centre, AI, and PC chip groups.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Says Company Will Spin Off Non-Core Units
Intel will spin off assets that aren’t central to its mission and create new products. The company needs to replace the engineering talent it has lost, improve its balance sheet and better attune manufacturing processes to meet the needs of potential customers, Tan said.
-
China’s 2D Transistor Could Transform Processors with Higher Speeds and Efficiency
A silicon-free transistor developed in China may revolutionise chip technology. According to reports, the 2D transistor, designed with bismuth oxyselenide, could enhance processor speeds by 40% while lowering power use by 10%. The gate-all-around field-effect transistor (GAAFET) architecture is said to offer better efficiency and flexibility compar...
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Nvidia, Broadcom Said to Be Testing Chips on Intel Manufacturing Process
Nvidia and Broadcom are running manufacturing tests with Intel. The two tests, which have not been reported previously, indicate the companies are moving closer to determining whether they will commit hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of manufacturing contracts to Intel.
-
Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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Broadcom, TSMC Eye Possible Intel Deals to Split Storied Chipmaker: Report
Intel's interim executive chairman, Frank Yeary, has been leading the discussions with possible suitors and Trump administration officials, who are concerned about the fate of a company seen as critical to national security, the report said. Broadcom and TSMC are not working together, and all of the talks so far are preliminary and largely informal...
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Intel Ramps Up Efforts to Support Handheld Gaming Console Manufacturers WIth Dev Kits, Support Staff
Intel is ramping up its support for handheld gaming consoles amid rising demand. Amidst its ongoing rivalry with AMD, Intel is taking several steps to support the development of handheld gaming PCs. These include providing dev kits and offering developers access to specialist staff for its next-generation chip technology. Meanwhile, new handheld ga...
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OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Manufacture Its First In-House AI Chipset
OpenAI is reportedly planning to manufacture custom artificial intelligence (AI) chipsets this year. As per the report, the San Francisco-based AI firm has begun the design process internally and is on track to complete the design of the processor in the next few months. The company’s main reason to fabricate custom AI chipsets is said to reduce ...
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Apple iPad (11th Gen) to Launch With A17 Pro SoC, Apple Intelligence Support: Gurman
Two of Apple’s entry-level iPad models may be powered by an older chipset rather than the latest A18 processor, according to a report. The device in mention is the iPad 11th generation whose purported variants are speculated to use the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro models despite previously reported issues related to high cost of manufacturing a...
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Apple to Kick Off M5 Chip Development in H1 2025 With Separate CPU-GPU Design: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple will kick off the mass production of its M5 family of chipsets next year, according to claims by a supply chain analyst. Its volume production is tipped to take place leveraging TSMC’s 3nm semiconductor node (N3) which may offer performance gains and increased efficiency compared to the previous manufacturing process. Apple is also speculat...
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Lenovo Sets Gaming Handheld Event for CES, Hints at SteamOS-Based Lenovo Legion Go S
Lenovo has reportedly been working on the successor to the Lenovo Legion Go, its Windows-based gaming handheld. The manufacturer has remained tight-lipped about its next portable gaming device, said to be the Lenovo Legion Go S, but recent leaks have revealed design details of the Legion Go follow-up. Now, Lenovo seems to have confirmed its next ha...
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Smartphone Firms to Drop Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 for Chipmaker's Affordable Alternative in 2025, Tipster Claims
Smartphone makers could equip some of their upcoming models with a less powerful high-end processor in 2025, according to a tipster. The successor to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 could arrive on next generation high-end smartphones, as the Snapdragon 8s Elite, as companies look to cut costs on some of their handsets.
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Google Chrome Doubles Speedometer Benchmark Scores on Android Devices
Google Chrome runs twice as fast on Android smartphones than it did in April 2023, according to the company. According to Google, Chrome will now run even faster, especially on Android devices, after it recently doubled its score on the popular Speedometer benchmark test. Here's how Google optimised Chrome to run faster on Android phones.
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Apple's 5x Periscope Telephoto Camera Will Remain Exclusive to iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max: Report
Apple's iPhone 17 lineup is at least an year away from launch, however, speculations about the camera capabilities of the iPhone 17 series are now doing rounds on the Web. A recent leak suggests that Apple will keep periscope cameras exclusive to the Pro models next year. LG Innotek, an electronic component manufacturer, is reportedly investing in ...
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iPhone 17 Air to Be Apple's Thinnest-Ever Phone; A19 Chips to Be Built Using TSMC’s New Technology: Report
Apple is believed to discontinue the iPhone Plus model next year and replace it with an iPhone 17 Slim version. A well-known analyst now states that the purported iPhone 17 Slim will be thinner than the iPhone 6. Additionally, the analysts claimed that Apple's next-generation A19 chips for the iPhone 17 lineup will be manufactured using TSMC's thir...
