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Regulations delay AMD’s deadline to buy chip firm till next yearedit
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it has pushed back its deadline to buy semiconductor company Xilinx Inc., slated for closure by the end of this year, due to some regulatory headwinds.
Publication: TechCircle
AMD to Launch Ryzen 6000 “Rembrandt” APUs on 5th Jan: A Total of 24 SKUs from 28-45Wedit
AMD is all set to launch its Ryzen 6000 mobile CPUs in the coming days. Codenamed Rembrandt, these APUs will feature Zen 3 CPU cores along with an RDNA 2 integrated graphics processor.
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 5 5600X: Gaming Performance Compared (PROACTIVE)edit
In this post, we will be comparing the $299 (now $279) Ryzen 5 5600X against the now similarly priced Ryzen 7 3700X which packs two additional cores, and decide whether it’s better to opt for more cores or a higher IPC/boost clock combo for gaming.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Intel vs AMD CPU Roadmap for 2022: Zen 3D, 5nm Zen 4 vs 10nm Alder Lake, Raptor Lakeedit
The year 2021 was a mixed one for the computer hardware industry. Intel launched its 12th Gen Alder Lake processors, Apple launched its M1 Max and Pro chips while AMD and NVIDIA mostly focused on the mid and lower-end segments. The coming year is going to be full of surprises and a ton of competition.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel ARC Discreet GPUs To Launch In March 2022; What To Expect?edit
Intel officially confirmed during Architecture Day 2021 that the dedicated Intel ARC GPUs will go official in Q1 2022. However, the company has now shared any additional details like the exact day or month of the ARC GPU launch. A new leak now suggests that the Intel ARC GPUs might hit the market in March 2022.
Publication: Gizbot
AMD AM5 Ryzen CPU architectures getting support for HWiNFOedit
HWiNFO will soon include support for AMD’s next-generation AM5 Ryzen CPU architectures, as well as a new RAMP technology. While the most recent version of HWiNFO includes preliminary support for Intel’s next-generation Granite Rapids Xeon processors, the future version will be primarily focused on AMD platforms.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD’s Athlon Gold Pro 4150GE is available on AliExpress ahead of its official releaseedit
The Athlon Gold Pro 4150GE, one of AMD’s yet-to-be-released Athlon Gold 4000G series (Renoir) APUs, has debuted on online retailer AliExpress.
Publication: TechnoSports
Samsung Exynos 2200 with AMD RDNA 2 graphics teased; Chip to likely power Galaxy S22 seriesedit
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has teased its next flagship smartphone SoC — likely to be christened the Exynos 2200 — ahead of its official presentation on January 11 with a tantalising piece of information: the chipset will feature a GPU powered by AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture.
Publication: The Financial Express
Samsung to launch new Exynos chip with AMD graphics in January: All we knowedit
Samsung started collaborating with chipmaker AMD back in 2019 for a new Exynos chipset with AMD’s graphics. A new tweet by the Samsung Exynos Twitter handle states that the company will launch its first AMD RDNA2-powered chip on January 11, 2022.
Publication: The Indian Express
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Intel vs AMD CPU Roadmap for 2022: Zen 3D, 5nm Zen 4 vs 10nm Alder Lake, Raptor Lakeedit
The year 2021 was a mixed one for the computer hardware industry. Intel launched its 12th Gen Alder Lake processors, Apple launched its M1 Max and Pro chips while AMD and NVIDIA mostly focused on the mid and lower-end segments. The coming year is going to be full of surprises and a ton of competition.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Disables AVX-512 on 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs via BIOS Updateedit
Intel is planning to disable AVX-512 support across all 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors next week. The chipmaker is going to release a microcode update via a BIOS release, completely blocking AVX3 support, even when the efficiency cores are disabled on the Alder Lake SKUs.
Publication: Hardware Times
Getting GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3090 at extremely high prices are the new norm in the marketedit
For gamers and PC builders looking for a high-end GeForce RTX 30 series card at a fair price, it’s been a difficult year. Throughout 2021, prices for cards like the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 have skyrocketed, and even the much newer RTX 3080 Ti (released in June 2021) has not been immune to the market’s turmoil.
Publication: TechnoSports
SK Hynix completes its first phase of acquisition of Intel’s NAND and SSD businessedit
SK Hynix stated today that the first phase of its acquisition of Intel’s NAND and solid-state drive (SSD) business has been completed. On Dec. 22, SK Hynix completed the first phase of the transaction by acquiring Intel’s SSD business and the Dalian NAND flash production plant in China, after merger approval from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. SK Hynix will give $7 billion in consideration in return.
Publication: TechnoSports
Alienware X17 Gaming Laptop Performance Reviewedit
The laptop packs in an Intel Core i7-11800H CPU with 8-core 16-threads and 4.60GHz of Turbo boost frequency. The CPU is paired with the Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM and 140W TGP.
Publication: Digit
2022 – Year Ahead: Tech-powered prescription for healthcare is keyedit
A wave of innovations across different sectors marked 2021 and it was driven by unprecedented, far-reaching, pandemic-accelerated digitalisation. For obvious reasons, healthcare witnessed significant transformation through technology creation and adoption.
Publication: The Financial Express
Intel showcases the compatibility between its Core i9-12900K Alder Lake processor with Samsung’s PM1743 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDedit
Intel has tested the compatibility of their Core i9-12900K Alder Lake processor with Samsung’s PM1743 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD, which was just launched. The result is both surprising and predictable: the platform achieved a throughput of around 13.8 GBps in the IOMeter benchmark.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel ARC Discreet GPUs To Launch In March 2022; What To Expect?edit
Intel officially confirmed during Architecture Day 2021 that the dedicated Intel ARC GPUs will go official in Q1 2022. However, the company has now shared any additional details like the exact day or month of the ARC GPU launch. A new leak now suggests that the Intel ARC GPUs might hit the market in March 2022.
Publication: Gizbot
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A day out with Asus – Sneak peek of Asus Exclusive store and Asus Eshop.edit
Sneak peek of Asus Exclusive store and Asus Eshop.
Publication: Dhananjay Bhosale
ASUS providing a free replacement for all the consumers affected by the ROG Maximus Z690 HERO boards catching fireedit
ASUS has revealed the source of the 53 code errors that plagued its ROG Maximus Z690 HERO motherboards, with some even catching fire. The problem was caused by the erroneous placement of one memory capacitor, according to the Taiwanese manufacturer, which is giving a free replacement to all consumers who have been affected.
Publication: TechnoSports
Asus to debut its ROG Flow Z series gaming devices at CES 2022edit
For their CES 2022 event, Asus has already promised an exciting demonstration of new computers and accessories for gamers and non-gamers equally. Now it appears that the show will include a world premiere for the ROG Flow Z13.
Publication: TechnoSports
Embracing transformative tech for a better and a stronger 2022edit
This year has been a year of pushback, of restructuring, of building back better. Technology investments intensified, a host of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud technologies proliferated, and a plethora of AI, blockchain and data-driven solutions began to enter the market.
Publication: The Financial Express
Alienware X17 Gaming Laptop Performance Reviewedit
The laptop packs in an Intel Core i7-11800H CPU with 8-core 16-threads and 4.60GHz of Turbo boost frequency. The CPU is paired with the Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB GDDR6 VRAM and 140W TGP.
Publication: Digit
Intel showcases the compatibility between its Core i9-12900K Alder Lake processor with Samsung’s PM1743 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDedit
Intel has tested the compatibility of their Core i9-12900K Alder Lake processor with Samsung’s PM1743 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD, which was just launched. The result is both surprising and predictable: the platform achieved a throughput of around 13.8 GBps in the IOMeter benchmark.
Publication: TechnoSports
Samsung Exynos 2200 with AMD RDNA 2 graphics teased; Chip to likely power Galaxy S22 seriesedit
South Korean electronics giant Samsung has teased its next flagship smartphone SoC — likely to be christened the Exynos 2200 — ahead of its official presentation on January 11 with a tantalising piece of information: the chipset will feature a GPU powered by AMD’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture.
Publication: The Financial Express
Samsung to launch new Exynos chip with AMD graphics in January: All we knowedit
Samsung started collaborating with chipmaker AMD back in 2019 for a new Exynos chipset with AMD’s graphics. A new tweet by the Samsung Exynos Twitter handle states that the company will launch its first AMD RDNA2-powered chip on January 11, 2022.
Publication: The Indian Express
Industry news
Chip shortage continues to impact auto salesedit
Supply side constraints due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage impacted auto sales of top automakers Maruti and Hyundai,which witnessed a double-digit decline in wholesale despatches for the month of December, for the fourth month in a row.
Publication: The Financial Express
Global chip firms interested in India: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekharedit
All the leading global semiconductor firms have evinced interest in the recently announced Rs 76,000-crore incentive scheme for development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
Publication: The Financial Express
Why the world is short of computer chips, and why it matters?edit
Carmakers slashed production. PlayStations got harder to find in stores. Broadband providers faced monthslong delays for internet routers. All of these phenomena and more had a similar cause: an abrupt and cascading shortage of semiconductors.
Publication: The Indian Express
Chip makers contend for talent as industry faces labor shortageedit
The world’s largest chip makers are fighting for workers to staff the billion-dollar-plus facilities that they are building around the world to address a global shortage of semiconductors.
Publication: Mint
CES 2022 to end one day early as an additional Covid safety protocoledit
As cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant have continued to surge, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that it will be shortening CES 2022 by one day, ending the show on January 7, rather than January 8.
Publication: Business Standard
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