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AMD Continues to Nibble Away at Intel’s Market Share
AMD continued to nibble away at Intel market share in the first quarter of 2026 with some bigger bites than usual, particularly on the server side, where it made considerable inroads year over year. The Q1 2026 numbers from Mercury Research, a market research firm specializing in semiconductor sales, found that Intel’s overall share of […]
Andy Patrizio · Jun 4, 2026 · 2 min
NVIDIA Formally Introduces Vera, a CPU Designed for AI
NVIDIA formally took the wraps off of Vera, its second-generation […]
Andy Patrizio · Jun 2, 2026 · 2 min
AMD Launches New CPUs With DDR4 Support
CPU and motherboard makers like to transition off of old […]
Andy Patrizio · Jun 1, 2026 · 3 min
Huawei Claims It Can Build Cutting Edge Chips in Five Years
China has been working to circumvent the highly restrictive sanctions […]
Andy Patrizio · May 28, 2026 · 3 min
Intel Charges Ahead With New Process Nodes
Intel may have finally gotten its 18A process node right, but it’s sure not resting on its laurels. The company CEO has announced two new process shrinks in the coming years.Intel’s leading edge process technology is currently at 18A, or 1.8 nanometers, and 14A is in the works. CEO Lip-Bu Tan
Andy Patrizio · May 23, 2026 · 2 min
TSMC Lays Out ‘Three-Layer Cake’ Vision for AI Chips
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is laying out a vision for the future of chip design that is built on a platform of three integrated technologies rather than keeping them separate.The new paradigm was introduced at the 2026 Technology Symposium in Hsinchu, Taiwan, by TSMC Senior Vice President Zhang Xiaoqiang. The
Andy Patrizio · May 20, 2026 · 2 min
Intel to Make Apple Chips: Report
The Wall Street Journal reports that after more than a year of negotiations, Apple and Intel have reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture certain processors for Apple.Sources close to both Apple and Intel tell the Journal that Apple is reportedly looking for alternative fabs to TSMC, as it wants
Andy Patrizio · May 11, 2026 · 2 min
Global Chip Sales Surge in Q1 as March Sales Rise 79.2% Year-Over-Year
There appears to be nothing stopping semiconductor sales, not war, not economic uncertainty, and not supply shortages. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), global semiconductor sales in the first quarter of 2026 were $298.5 billion, up 78% over the $167.7 billion reported in Q1 2025. Traditionally, the period from Q4 to Q1 of the following
Andy Patrizio · May 7, 2026 · 1 min
Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron Commence DDR6 Development
DDR5 memory is still impossible to get, but the major DRAM manufacturers have begun work on DDR6.According to the Korean publication The Elec, substrate manufacturers have been requested by the top three memory makers, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, to advance the development of DDR6.Package substrates in DRAM matter
Andy Patrizio · May 5, 2026 · 1 min
TSMC to Invest $56B in Fabs This Year, and It’s Still Not Enough
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said it plans to spend between $52 and $56 billion in capital expenditures this year, but it expects the parts shortage to remain through 2027.The comments were made by Jen-Chau Huang, senior VP & CFO, on a conference call with financial analysts to discuss TSMC’s first
Andy Patrizio · May 1, 2026 · 2 min
Intel Reports Better-Than-Expected Results Due to Strong AI Demand
One year after people began preparing Intel’s obituary, they’re tearing it up, as the company has posted a remarkable turnaround in fortune.In the first quarter of 2026, Intel’s revenue rose 7% to $13.6 billion, more than $1 billion higher than Wall Street expected. Intel’s non-GAAP earnings per share (which excludes one-time
Andy Patrizio · Apr 28, 2026 · 2 min
Intel Launches Low-End SoC Processor
A few weeks back, Apple caused a stir with the announcement of the MacBook Neo, a $599 notebook that had the physical features of a MacBook but a low-end processor — the same one used in the iPhone 16 — and something not typically associated with Apple products, namely, affordability. And now
Andy Patrizio · Apr 24, 2026 · 2 min