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.
April 21, 2025

AMD 16-core Zen 5c die shots show long, narrow CCX, all 16 cores sharing a single L3 cache

Die shots of AMD's 16-core Zen 5c CCD used in its latest EPYC 9005 series server processors have been exposed, revealing clear differences compared to AMD's previous-generation Zen 4c CCDs. Posted by HXL on X, photos of AMD's 16-core 3nm Zen 5c CCD expose a long row of two banks of cores flanking a 32MB layer of L3 cache in the middle of the die.
April 2, 2025

Chinese DRAM maker reportedly mulls DDR4 hike prices

In a surprising turn of events, Chinese DRAM maker Changxin Memory (CXMT) is considering hiking the prices of its DDR4 memory after demand and supply stabilized, according to DigiTimes. According to TrendForcethat has, CXMT is not the only company to increased DRAM pricing in recent months. Keep in mind that the information is unofficial, though.