CPUs and Processors

AI workloads: There’s room for Nvidia competition in the AI market

Diversity of AI workloads means there’s a market for many types of chips.

Chip shortages push hyperscalers to build their own

Financial pressures of partnering with Nvidia for semiconductors capable of running hyperscale workloads have forced Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft into the processor market.

Nvidia GTC 2024 wrap-up: Blackwell not the only big news

More happened at the Nvidia GTC conference than the Blackwell announcement, including the launch of two new high-speed network platforms.

Intel’s AI spinoff is about platform neutrality

The goal is platform neutrality, although Intel still expects to sell its HPC solutions.

Nvidia eyes Q2 production of delayed AI chip for China

November's planned launch of H20, the most powerful of three Nvidia GPUs designed to comply with new US export rules, is now pushed to a limited release in Q2.

Intel launches AI chips for servers and clients

New 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors and Core Ultra mobile processor family are aimed at bringing AI to all compute devices.

AMD launches Instinct AI accelerator to compete with Nvidia

AMD enters the AI acceleration game with broad industry support. First shipping product is the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 with AMD Instinct MI300X.

IBM unveils Heron quantum processor and new modular quantum computer

IBM also shared its 10-year quantum computing roadmap, which prioritizes improvements in gate operations and error-correction capabilities.

Who’s developing quantum computers?

What Qualcomm’s rumored exit from data centers means

Anonymous sources say Qualcomm is looking to shut down or sell its Centriq line of ARM-based data center processors, causing people to speculate about the company's plans.