June 18, 2025

AMD reveals benchmarks of Ryzen Threadripper 9000 — claims it’s up to 145% faster than rival Xeon in some tests

Although AMD formally introduced its Ryzen Threadripper 9000-series processors at Computex and disclosed their specifications, the company did not reveal their performance compared to predecessors and rivals, or their pricing.
June 2, 2025

Intel and SoftBank collaborate on power-efficient HBM substitute for AI data centers, says report

American chip giant Intel has partnered with Japanese tech and investment powerhouse SoftBank to build a stacked DRAM substitute for HBM. According to Nikkei Asia, the two industry behemoths set up Saimemory to build a prototype based on Intel technology and patents from Japanese academia, including the University of Tokyo.
May 28, 2025

TSMC reiterates it doesn’t need High-NA EUV for 1.4nm-class process technology

TSMC reiterated its long-known stance on next-generation High-NA EUV lithography tools at its European Technology Symposium in Amsterdam. The company does not require these highest-end lithography systems for its next-generation process technologies, including A16 (1.6nm-class) and A14 (1.4nm-class) process technologies.
May 6, 2025

Intel officially cuts Core Ultra 7 200-series desktop CPU prices by up to 25%

On Tuesday, Intel notified Tom's Hardware that it officially cut the suggested retail price (SRPs) of its boxed Core Ultra 7 200-series processors for desktops by around $100. It is common for CPU developers to cut the prices of their products, but it is uncommon for companies like Intel to formally confirm such moves. However, there is a small catch: since we are dealing with SRPs, actual prices may vary.