IEDM 2017 ISSCC 2018: Intel's 10nm with cobalt interconnects
IEDM 2017: GlobalFoundries 7nm process; Cobalt, EUV
IEDM 2017: AMD’s grand vision for the future of HPC
IEDM 2017: Intel details 22FFL, a relaxed 14nm for foundry customers
IEDM 2017: Sony’s 3-layer stacked CMOS image sensor technology
As IBM starts shipping their latest server microprocessors we take a look at the process technology that’s enabling those capabilities. Though largely thought to be the same as the original process IBM detailed back in 2014, following their fab selloff the process has undergone some unique changes making it a distinctly GlobalFoundries process now.
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The RISC-V momentum continues with the the launch of the GAP8, an IoT/AI ultra-low power application processor by GreenWaves, a France-based startup. The chip is designed for lengthy autonomous battery-powered edge/IoT inference operations.
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After covering the server and PC markets, AMD has ventured into the edge-computing and embedded market with their latest Zen microarchitecture with the launch of two low-power embedded microprocessor families.
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Intel has launched the Xeon D-2100 series of microprocessors based on the Skylake server microarchitecture for networking, storage, IoT, and cloud edge servers.
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After being sold to Macom in 2016, the X-Gene 3 is getting a second chance at Ampere with their announcement of their new 32-core 16nm ARM microprocessor.
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At the 2017 IEDM Sony presented their 3-layer stacked state-of-the-art CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology used to minimize rolling shutter distortions and greatly increase the read speed and thus fps through the use of DRAM for temporarily storing the pixel data.
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FZ Jülich has contracted Atos to install their latest supercomputer in Jülich, Germany. The new system will be Germany’s fastest supercomputer and one of the fastest in the world.
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Zhaoxin has launched the highest-performance domestic Chinese x86 chips based on the WuDaoKou microarchitecture. Zhaoxin new chips are a brand new SoC design featuring higher performance cores, a new DDR4 memory controller and integrated graphics.
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Eni breaks into the TOP500 with the only private supercomputer to get into the top 10. Utilizing Intel’s latest Skylake-SP processors and packing close to 20 petaFLOPS of computing power, Eni is trying to revolutionize the way exploration & production research is conducted.
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