Intel will issue five upgrades to process over four years
We are on track
US chip group Intel is on track to deliver five upgrades to its advanced manufacturing process in four years, CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger said.
Chipzilla to snaffle government billions
Produce secret chips for the military
Intel may receive billions in US government funding to build secret facilities that produce microchips for the military.
Intel reports its Q3 2023 financial results
Revenue down but beats its outlook
Intel has announced its third quarter 2023 financial results, reporting a revenue of $14.2 billion with a 45.8 percent gross margin, and $0.41 EPS. The report shows Intel getting back on track and steady progress on its IDM 2.0 strategy.
Want to improve Intel’s 14th generation’s lacklustre performance?
There’s an app for that
Users were somewhat disappointed that Intel’s latest 14th gen chips were not a vast improvement over the 13th-gen in gaming performance, but a new Intel Application Optimization (APO) feature promises to fix that issue.
Intel officially launches Core 14th Gen desktop processors
Core Raptor Lake Refresh comes as i9-14900K, i7-14700K, i5-14600K
Intel has now officially launched its Core Raptor Lake Refresh desktop processors which will be known as the Intel Core 14th Gen series. Launching at the same price points as the 13th gen counterparts, the Core 14th gen promises up to 23 percent better gaming performance compared to the competition, and up to 54 percent better performance in creator workflows.
Intel officially launches Arc A580 8GB graphics card at $179
Aimed at 1080p gaming
Intel has officially launched its new Arc A580 desktop graphics card at $179. Aimed at mid-range market gaming, the Arc A580 promises to deliver a playable framerate at 1080p resolution with medium to high graphics settings.
Intel releases Forza Motorsport and Assassin’s Creed Mirage Game On Driver
Performance increase for multiple titles
Intel has released the Intel Graphics Driver 31.0.101.4885 with support for Arc A-Series Graphics and Iris Xe Graphics GPUs. These are beta drivers but also bring Game On driver support for Forza Motorsport and Assassin’s Creed Mirage on Arc A-series graphics cards.
Intel plans to spin off its programmable chip business
Intel will retain a majority stake
Intel said it will treat its programmable chip unit as a standalone business and wants to spin it off through an IPO in two to three years.
Intel starts high-volume EUV Intel 4 production in Ireland
Big win for Europe
A moment ago, Intel´s CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the start of high-volume manufacturing on the Intel 4 process technology at Fab 34 in Leixlip, Ireland.
Sierra Forest with 288 cores hits the stage
Dual socket 576 E-cores
Intel surprised the audience at the Innovation 2023 event, showing a new Sierra Forest data center processor with a twist. Intel has previously announced that the Sierra Forest has up to 144 Efficiency cores. Still, Gelsinger surprised the audience by showing the two tiles on the same package, resulting in a 288-core CPU.