Processors

Arm Unveils the Cortex-A78: When Less Is More

Architectures Mobile Processors May 26, 2020 0

Arm unveils the Cortex-A78 microarchitecture for next-generation flagship smartphones.

Arm Cortex-X1: The First From The Cortex-X Custom Program

Architectures Mobile Processors May 26, 2020 0

Arm launches the Cortex-X1, their most powerful Cortex CPU to date. This is the first CPU from the new Cortex-X Custom Program.

IBM Releases Power ISA v3.1; To Present POWER10 At Hot Chips 32

Hot Chips 32 Server Processors May 23, 2020 0

IBM releases Power ISA v3.1. Among the new instructions, there is new bfloat16 support, new reduced-precision outer-product operations including 4-bit integers, and new instruction prefixes. IBM plans on presenting POWER10 at Hot Chips 32.

NEC Readies 2nd Gen Vector Engine

Architectures Vector Processors May 15, 2020 0

NEC readies 2nd-generation Vector Engine, Type 20, offering higher memory bandwidth and a few more vector cores.

Intel Launches 10th Gen Comet Lake vPro Processors

Desktop Processors Mobile Processors May 13, 2020 0

Intel launches its 10th-generation Comet Lake-based vPro processors.

Intel Launches Entry-Level Comet Lake Xeon Ws

Desktop Processors Mobile Processors May 13, 2020 0

Intel launches a new series of Xeon W processors for entry-level workstations based on Comet Lake.

AMD Launches Ryzen Pro 4000 Series

Mobile Processors May 7, 2020 0

AMD launches its Zen 2-based Ryzen Pro 4000 series for enterprise customers.

Intel Launches 10th Gen Comet Lake Desktop Processors

Desktop Processors April 30, 2020

Intel launches 10th Generation Core desktop processors, formerly codename Comet Lake. The new lineup brings 22 new chips with up to 10 cores and 20 threads with turbo frequencies of up to 5.3 GHz.

CEA-Leti Demos a 6-Chiplet 96-Core 3D-Stacked MIPS Processor

Architectures Circuit Design ISSCC 2020 Manycore Processors Server Processors March 1, 2020 0

CEA-Leti demonstrates a high-performance microprocessor architecture with a 96-core MIPS processor built with six chiplets 3D-stacked on an active interposer die.

Intel Refreshes 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable, Slashes Prices

Server Processors February 27, 2020 1

Intel refreshes its second-generation Xeon Scalable lineup mid-cycle with new mainstream dual-socket CPUs, improving the performance-per-dollar by as much as 2x over original SKUs.