KIOXIA's LC9 Series 245.76TB enterprise SSD shines at FMS 2025
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Innovative 32-die stack memory gets it the "Best of Show" award

KIOXIA's LC9 Series 245.76TB enterprise SSD, which uses a 32-die stack KIOXIA BiCS FLASH 8th generation QLC 3D flash memory, shone at the Future of Memory and Storage 2025, earning it the FMS "Best of Show" award in the SSD Technology category.

Intel confirms AVX-512 for future desktop CPUs
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AVX10.2 512b coming with Nova Lake

A brief note in the latest oneDNN update confirms that Intel plans to bring back 512-bit AVX instructions to future desktop CPUs, most likely with Nova Lake.

Trump slaps 100 per cent tariff on chip imports
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Offers Apple get out of jail free card

Donald Trump is back on the tariff warpath, this time threatening to slap a 100 per cent levy on all semiconductor imports unless the chips are made on US soil.

Intel's 18A gamble wobbles
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Intel's Panther Lake yields so low insiders are calling it a Hail Mary

Intel is floundering again, this time with its hyped 18A chip process meant to revive its credibility in high-end manufacturing.

Intel has a bite at the lower-end
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Power-efficient Arrow Lake chips arrive on the sly

Troubled Chipzilla has shoved a few more low-end Arrow Lake chips out the door, hoping no one would notice unless they were really paying attention.