Lunar Lake represents a major architectural shift for Intel, manufactured on TSMC’s N3 and N6 chip fab process nodes, in an effort to leap ahead of new entrant competition from both Qualcomm and AMD. And to say both members of the media and analyst communities were waiting with baited breath for this level of detail on Intel’s new ultra-efficient processor architecture, for the age of the AI PC, would be a major understatement.
Read MoreAt its annual Innovation event in San Jose last week, Intel demonstrated to me that not only are its new IDM 2.0 manufacturing and chip foundry plans beginning to take shape for meaningful impact, but its relentless pursuit of returning to PC chip design dominance is also starting to bear fruit. In addition, it’s now clear to me that the culmination of this two-pronged approach is showing signs of a true turnaround
Read MoreIntel made a couple of announcements this morning that relate to its leadership teams across multiple groups within the company. First, on a more positive note, Intel has appointed Stuart Pann to Lead Intel Foundry Services. Pann, whose title will be senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services (IFS), will report to Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Read MoreDevice convergence is an ongoing effort for many in the tech sector. Perhaps the biggest opportunity is to seamlessly connect our PC and mobile computing experiences, such that our devices all interoperate with a base level of functionality with as little friction as possible. In short, various mobile and client PC operating systems just need to work together, enabling users full interoperability, and then just get out of the way.
Read MoreFor the last few generations, however, Intel hasn’t updated its HEDT line-up, instead favoring its reinvigorated mainstream segment, which offer massive performance uplifts, thanks to their updated, high-performance hybrid architectures. That is no longer the case though, with the just-introduced Xeon W series.
Read MoreBack in September last year, I spent some time with Intel at their Innovation event in San Jose, learning about the company’s 13th Gen Core Series desktop processors. I also got a chance to pepper a few key execs about what these new CPU technologies could bring to the company’s laptop platform offerings as well.
Read MoreLate last year, the US Department of Defense (DOD) put in motion a program called RAMP-C (Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes – Commercial). The goal of this program is to help create state-of-the-art commercial semiconductor design, foundry and fabrication services with access for critical DOD systems and infrastructure. In the process, the US DOD awarded Intel an agreement to provide commercial chip foundry services in the first phase of this program. In-turn Intel Foundry Services (IFS) will be working with key partners such as Synopsys.
Read MoreIntel certainly brought the fight back to AMD with its 13th Gen Core series, for creators, workstation professionals, PC enthusiasts and gamers.
Read MoreThough Intel is preparing a full onslaught of discrete GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) this year, based on its scalable Arc Alchemist architecture that can address powerful desktop PC to mobile applications, the company is stepping out first with a low power offering for laptops.
Read MoreIntel announced no fewer than 50 processors this morning, including 28 new mobile and 22 new desktop 12th Gen Core processors. An expanded chipset line-up was also announced, as was some interesting Arc Alchemist discrete GPU news.
Read MoreWe’re sure all of those definitions have some relevance for Intel’s Arc branding that will make for some interesting conversation in the future. Today, however, is about the brand reveal itself.
Read MoreThe notion of “purposeful computing” may sound like corporate thought leadership kind of stuff, but when I spoke with GB about his company’s goals and his personal philosophy in this regard, I came to realize it’s anything but.
Read MoreDetails were also given regarding Mobileye’s plans for software-defined radar customized to autonomous vehicles, but it’s the new Lidar SoC that could really be the game changer. Costs can mount quickly when outfitting AVs with current Lidar sensors and technologies. The future photonic integrated circuit, or PIC, however, which is expected to arrive in 2025, could drive costs down significantly, while easing integration.
Read More“With today’s rapidly evolving business climate, enterprises are constantly looking for new ways to modernize their business while leveraging their existing infrastructure. Running Anthos on bare metal using servers based on Intel Xeon Scalable processors will simplify the deployment of a cloud-first approach, opening a wide array of new use cases across retail, telco and manufacturing industries,” said Jason Grebe, Intel corporate vice president and general manager the Cloud and Enterprise Solutions Group.
Read MoreIntel made a splash with the announcement of its new 11th Gen Core mobile processors, code named Tiger Lake, earlier this month. The company trumpeted hundreds of OEM laptop designs that are inbound for the Q4 holiday shopping season, offering breakout performance over its previous gen Ice Lake 10th Gen Core series platform, in addition to besting competitive AMD Ryzen 4000-powered laptops in mainstream app performance. Soon following that announcement, Intel also sent out pre-production reference systems to press and analysts like myself, as validation vehicles for its performance claims…
Read MoreIntel just concluded a deep-dive analyst and press briefing that the company calls Architecture Day. It was a remotely hosted event, of course, but the company offered more than a few key disclosures that speak to both its product roadmap and strategy, based on its “Six Pillars Of Innovation,” which are Process, Architecture, Memory, Interconnect, Security and Software…
Read MoreThere’s no question, literally every human being worldwide has a responsibility to do their part in the Coronavirus pandemic, even if it’s just simply washing your hands and staying home. However, major Tech innovators around the world have an even greater responsibility, as key intellectual property and specialized manufacturing capabilities can provide a huge positive impact in the fight against COVID-19.
Read MoreIntel has taken a lot of heat in the tech news circuit lately, for security vulnerabilities that exist its various processor line-ups. What you might be surprised to know, especially with some of the more recent discoveries, however, is that Intel brought much of this pain upon itself…
Read MoreEven if you’re not a tech analyst, enthusiast or hyper-connected geek that follows the industry, it was obvious that we’ve achieved major technology milestones in 2019, and the pace of innovation is now accelerating dramatically and in some areas exponentially. Artificial Intelligence (AI) was perhaps the hallmark of technological advancement this year, with its amazing potential that’s both exciting and perhaps even frightening to some.
Read MoreFor the past couple of years, Intel has been uncharacteristically vocal about its plans to enter the discrete GPU market, to take on graphics stalwarts AMD and NVIDIA in both consumer PCs and the data center. Historically, entities like Intel have kept details of unreleased, forward-looking products hush-hush until they are much closer to being introduced.
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