Intel's 18A process creeps forward
Rumoured to be 55 per cent
Analysts at KeyBanc reckon Intel’s 18A yields have inched up to 55 per cent which is a modest five per cent improvement quarter-on-quarter.
ASML beats expectations but warns on 2026 growth
AI chip boom lifts orders, but tariffs and uncertainty bite
Dutch chipmaking kit supplier ASML has shrugged off some tariff fears with better-than-expected results, though it is hardly brimming with confidence about the future.
Intel slashes 5,000 more jobs in brutal cull
Axe in the corridors
Troubled Chipzilla is showing no mercy as it swings the axe on more than 5,000 employees across four US states in its latest bid to slash costs.
Intel prepares Nova Lake AX Halo-class chips to take on AMD
Enthusiast class SoCs with massive iGPUs and cache
Troubled Chipzilla appears to be gearing up for a proper enthusiast class punch with Nova Lake AX, a new SoC designed to tackle AMD’s Halo APUs head on.
AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series lands this month
Zen 5 cores, DDR5-6400 support and eye-watering prices
AMD is about to unleash its Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series processors, with retail availability kicking off this month.
Intel tapes out Nova Lake CPUs
Intel taps TSMC for hybrid N2 and 18A process
Troubled Chipzilla has taken the next step in its endless comeback saga, with its Nova Lake CPUs reportedly taped out on TSMC’s shiny N2 node. It’s the latest sign that Intel’s once-proud fabs still can’t do it all alone.
Intel's 18A node edges ahead of Samsung chip yields
There is a fight on for second place
Troubled Chipzilla appears to be clawing its way back into the semiconductor race, at least according to a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets.
Intel CEO admits Chipzilla is not in the top 10 anymore
Tan tells staff that catching up to Nvidia is a lost cause
Troubled Chipzilla’s new chief Lip-Bu Tan has decided to pull off the sticking plaster and tell staff that Intel is no longer one of the leading semiconductor companies in the world.
AMD’s RX 9060 pokes its head out
Vanilla RDNA 4 GPU spotted in AIDA64 ahead of official reveal
Looks like AMD’s budget-friendly RDNA 4 card is warming up in the wings. A new version of AIDA64 has tipped its hand by listing support for the Radeon RX 9060, a notch below the already-rumoured RX 9060 XT.
FinalWire releases new AIDA64 v7.70
Preliminary support for AMD Zen 6 and other improvements
FinalWire has released the latest version of AIDA64 diagnostic and benchmarking software, AIDA64 v7.70, bringing preliminary support for some upcoming products, improved support for CPUs and GPUs, new benchmarks, and fixes.