April 2024

TSMC Jumps Into Silicon Photonics, Lays Out Roadmap For 12.8 Tbps COUPE On-Package Interconnect

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Optical connectivity – and especially silicon photonics – is expected to become a crucial technology to enable connectivity for next-generation datacenters, particularly those designed HPC applications. With ever-increasing bandwidth requirements needed to keep up with (and keep scaling out) system performance, copper signaling alone won’t be enough to keep up. To that end, several companies are developing…

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iPhone 16 buttons will reportedly get a major revamp

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With the iPhone 15 rumor cycle, it was expected that Apple could add capacitive buttons to this device. This means the company would remove the physical buttons and add haptic feedback, making it feel like you were pressing buttons without actually pressing anything. The company already offered this solution with the Home Button on the…

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Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatch is perfect if you don’t want an Apple Watch

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When it comes to dedicated health and fitness trackers, everyone knows that Fitbit is as good as it gets. Plus, newer Fitbit smartwatch models offer so much more functionality beyond fitness tracking, and they work with iPhones as well as Android smartphones. But Fitbit also makes excellent smartwatches these days, rivaling the likes of the…

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Marvell’s 2nm IP Platform Enables Custom Silicon for Datacenters

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Marvell this week introduced its new IP technology platform specifically tailored for custom chips for accelerated infrastructure made on TSMC’s 2nm-class process technologies (possibly including N2 and N2P). The platform includes technologies essential for developing cloud-optimized accelerators, Ethernet switches, and digital signal processors. “The 2nm platform will enable Marvell to deliver highly differentiated analog, mixed-signal,…

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Huge AMD Strix Point leak gives Snapdragon X Elite CPU something to worry about – and Apple’s M4, too

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There’s been a mammoth leak of AMD’s incoming CPUs that covers the Strix Point and Strix Point Halo APUs, processors with integrated graphics that are an all-in-one solution saving you the cost of buying a separate GPU.Arm yourself with your favored complement of cautionary items applied around rumors – your hat of wariness and staff…

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AMD’s RX 7700 XT drops in price substantially, becoming a mid-range GPU that makes sense compared to the 7800 XT

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AMD’s RX 7700 XT has dropped to new pricing lows over in the US, making this mid-range GPU a tempting proposition.As you may have seen, just last week the RX 7700 XT was treated to an official price cut by AMD, with Team Red dropping the MSRP in the US by 7%, down to $419.Tom’s…

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SiPearl’s Rhea-2 CPU Added to Roadmap: Second-Gen European CPU for HPC

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SiPearl, a processor designer supported by the European Processor Initiative, is about to start shipments of its very first Rhea processor for high-performance computing workloads. But the company is already working on its successor currently known as Rhea-2, which is set to arrive sometimes in 2026 in Exascale supercomputers. SiPearl’s Rhea-1 datacenter-grade system-on-chip packs 72…

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The be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 650W PSU Review: Solid Gold

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Be quiet! is renowned for its dedication to excellence in the realm of PC components, specializing in products that emphasize silence and performance. The brand’s product lineup is extensive, encompassing high-quality power supply units (PSUs), cases, and cooling solutions, including air and liquid coolers. Be quiet! is particularly renowned for trying to achieve whisper-quiet operation…

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PSNI criticised after ‘utterly vague’ answers on covert surveillance of journalists

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Police in Northern Ireland have been criticised by members of the Northern Ireland Policing Board for providing “utterly vague” responses to questions about its use of covert surveillance against lawyers and journalists. The policing board asked the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to produce a report on its monitoring of journalists and lawyers after…

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ASML Delivers First 2nm-Generation Low-NA EUV Tool, the Twinscan NXE:3800E

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Our avid readers tend to look at microelectronics made using leading edge process technologies, which in case of Intel means usage of High-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography a couple of years down the road. But the vast majority of chips that we are going to use in the next couple of years will be made…

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