ASUS announces new Radeon TUF Series RX 9070 XT Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition
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Limited edition to celebrate the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

ASUS has announced yet another limited edition graphics card, the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 9070 XT Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Edition, designed in cooperation with AMD and Activision.

AMD Zen 5 APUs may finally land on AM5 desktops
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Krackan released on desktop before year’s end

AMD might finally be ready to bring its long-awaited Zen 5-based APUs to the mainstream AM5 platform, if a new AGESA BIOS leak is to be believed.

ASML rolls out lithography scanner for 3D chip packaging
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Tool aims to push chipmaking into the ‘More-than-Moore’ era

Dutch chip gear maker ASML has lifted the kimono its Twinscan XT:260, a new lithography scanner built for the brave new world of 3D chip packaging.

TSMC shows off its Arizona fab in rare factory video
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Twinscan EUV kit and shiny wafer robots steal the show

Wafer-maker-in-chief TSMC has released a glossy video giving the world a look inside its Fab 21 plant in Phoenix, Arizona, and it’s stuffed with chip porn for the semiconductor-curious.

AMD’s Soundwave Arm chips leak
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Tuesday, 14 October 2025 10:47

AMD’s Soundwave Arm chips leak


Heading to handhelds

It looks like AMD’s having another go at Arm CPUs, this time with a range codenamed “Soundwave” and aimed squarely at the handheld and low-power gaming market.

Gelsinger warns Intel’s big equity wins mean bugger all
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Flashy deals don't fill fabs

Troubled Chipzilla’s ex-boss, Pat [kicking] Gelsinger, has waded in on the firm’s latest equity-focused bromances with the US government and Nvidia, warning that none of it matters if they don’t result in chips getting made in Intel fabs.

Intel and AMD toast joint anniversary of advisory club
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Acronyms everywhere

Troubled Chipzilla and AMD announced the one-year anniversary of their x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group which they claim is making the x86 architecture more compatible, predictable and less of a dog's breakfast

AMD bets big on 2nm for next-gen Instinct MI450 GPUs
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Lines up TSMC’s finest silicon to take a swing at Nvidia’s AI throne

AMD is preparing to go all in on advanced chipmaking with its next-generation Instinct MI450-series accelerators, built on TSMC’s brand-new N2 process.

Intel questions open source generosity
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Friday, 10 October 2025 10:13

Intel questions open source generosity


Exec says Intel shouldn’t be carrying freeloading rivals 

Troubled Chipzilla’s long-standing love affair with open sauce might be heading for rocky times after one of its top brass suggested it’s time to stop being everyone’s free R&D department.

OpenAI cheers for TSMC
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Thursday, 09 October 2025 10:30

OpenAI cheers for TSMC


OpenAI boss warns

OpenAI, CEO, Sam Altman, has poured cold water on swapping to Intel’s foundry, saying he’d rather the Taiwan giant simply built more.