
Intel orders shedloads of GPUs from TSMC
Believes it has a future
While many people don’t hold out much hope for Intel’s involvement in the GPU market, apparently Chipzilla has ordered a stack of chips from TSMC.

Intel promises Sierra Forest in the first half of next year
Targeting data centre customers
Intel Sierra Forest, its first semiconductor for data centre customers focused on power efficiency, , would be delivered in the first half of next year.

Intel updates its Xeon roadmap
144-core Sierra Fores and Clearwater Forest on 18A
Intel held its Data Center and AI Investor webinar earlier today, updating its Xeon roadmap, and showing progress on its P-core Xeon and E-core Xeon lineups. The big surprise was the E-core Xeon lineup, the 144-core Sierra Forest Xeon, coming in 1H 2024, and the Clearwater Forest Xeon lineup, scheduled for 2025 on Intel 18A manufacturing process. The P-Core Xeon lineup is on track with Emerald Rapids in Q4 2023, and Granite Rapids, closely following Sierra Forest in 2024.

Intel releases new Arc Graphics 101.4257 beta graphics driver
Game On optimizations for Crime Boss: Rockay City game
Intel has released its latest version of the Arc GPU Graphics Driver, version 101.4257 beta. This one only brings Game On support and optimizations for Crime Boss: Rockay City game.

Intel announced NUC 13 Pro Arena Canyon with 13th gen Intel Core CPUs
Up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM and up to Intel Core i7-1370P
Intel has officially launched its latest NUC 13 Pro, a "4-by-4" inch mini PC, now powered by 35W Intel Raptor Lake-P CPUs.

Chipzilla founder Gordon Moore dies
Moore’s Law continues
The bloke who famously observed that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubled about every two years, Gordon Moore has died, he was 94.

Intel releases Arc GPU Graphics Driver 101.4255 WHQL
Resident Evil 4 Remake day-zero Game On driver
Intel has released its latest Arc GPU Graphics Driver update, version 101.4255 WHQL, which brings day-zero optimizations for Resident Evil 4 Remake, as well as some performance optimizations and bug fixes.

Intel, IBM, and Nvidia fights bans on “forever chemicals”
So much for being green
While companies are banging on about how green and circular they are, Intel, IBM, and Nvidia have joined together with industrial materials businesses to fight US clampdowns on “forever chemicals.”

Intel launches 13th Gen Core vPro processors
Covers all market segments
Intel has officially announced the new Intel vPro platform powered by the full lineup of 13th Gen Intel Core processors, covering pretty much all markets, from ultraportables, thin-and-light commercial notebooks, and standard notebooks, to desktops, all with the latest vPro technology built into the silicon.

Intel delays buying Tower
One does not simply buy Tower Semiconductor
Intel has delayed its $5.4 billion purchase of Tower Semiconductor.