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SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory and solidify SK hynix's and TSMC's leading positions in high-bandwidth memory and advanced processor applications. The primary focus of SK hynix's and TSMC's initial efforts will be to enhance the performance of the HBM4 stack's base die, which (if we put it very simply) acts like an ultra-wide interface between memory devices and host processors. With HBM4, SK hynix plans to use one of TSMC's advanced logic process technologies to build base dies to pack additional features and I/O pins within the confines of existing...
AMD Phenom Preview: Barcelona Desktop Benchmarks
Take Barcelona, pair it up with a GeForce 8800 GTX, run some desktop benchmarks on it and what do you get? A Phenom preview anyone?
70 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/10/2007A New SSE Instruction Set: AMD Announces SSE5
AMD continues their new performance initiative with SSE5. We take a look at what this new instruction set brings to the table
17 by Ryan Smith on 8/30/2007The Penryn Preview - Part I: Wolfdale Performance
For a while there we wondered how Intel would introduce Penryn into its lineup, but as of Intel's last roadmap update we now know. On top of that, we...
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/21/2007Intel Core 2 Q6600 G0 Stepping: Cheap Quad Core Just Got Better
It's only $266 and there's a new stepping in town, we take a look at the latest revision to the Core 2 Quad Q6600.
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/16/2007Preparing For Future Software: AMD's Lightweight Profiling Proposal
This week AMD proposed a new x86 extension instruction set, how will their Lightweight Profiling Proposal help users and developers?
11 by Ryan Smith on 8/16/2007AMD: Still in the Game
AMD has shared a number of new details about what they will be doing over the coming year giving us a more complete look at their road maps.
31 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/26/2007NVIDIA 680i SLI: Official 1333MHz FSB CPU Support Arrives
We take a quick glance at NVIDIA's 680i SLI chipset to see how well it supports the latest Intel 1333MHz FSB quad core processor.
18 by Gary Key on 7/20/2007Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 and Massive Price Cuts
We tried, we really did. We tried to stay on topic, but next week's price cuts are just so damn shiny that we got distracted. Today's review...
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/16/2007Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Preview: The Desktop Gets a 1333MHz FSB
Later this Summer, Intel will release its first 1333MHz FSB Core 2 CPUs onto the desktop market. Does the faster FSB do anything for performance? And how...
42 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/25/2007AMD Athlon X2 BE-2350: Mainstream X2s with 45W TDP
AMD introduces mainstream dual core X2s with a 45W TDP and that cost less than $100. How does that sound?
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/5/2007Intel P35: Game Performance Update
We provide a quick second look at game performance utilizing the ASUS P5K3 Deluxe, DDR3, and ATI HD 2900XT CrossFire combination.
13 by Gary Key on 5/23/2007Intel P35: Intel's Mainstream Chipset Grows Up
Intel launches DDR3 support, introduces a new ICH9 Southbridge, and promises to bring improved performance to the table. What does the new P35 add to the P965 it replaces?
60 by Gary Key & Wesley Fink on 5/21/2007Intel P35 Memory Performance: A Closer Look
Our recent review found a 16% to 18% improvement in P35 memory bandwidth. We take a closer look at the components of that performance improvement.
14 by Wesley Fink on 5/18/2007AMD's Next-Generation Mobile Architecture Revealed: Griffin
AMD is continuing with its disclosure of future plans, this time talking about Griffin and Puma, it's new mobile architecture and platform.
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/18/2007AMD Names Athlon's Successor: Phenom
With the utmost caution, AMD slowly unveils its processor plans. It all starts with a name.
25 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/14/2007AMD - The Road Ahead
AMD has decided to be even more forthcoming with details on their current and future plans. What's in store, and can they continue to compete with Intel?
55 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/11/2007Intel Penryn Performance Preview: The Fastest gets Faster
In its recent tradition, Intel gave us an indication of Penryn performance well before its official ship date. Get a preview of what the first 45nm Intel CPUs...
66 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/18/2007Intel Developer Forum - Beijing 2007: Penryn and Intel's High End GPU
The first day of IDF Beijing has begun and Intel gave away some more information on Penryn, as well as its first real ATI/NVIDIA competitor.
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/16/2007Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800: The Fastest Desktop CPU, now with more cores
Intel gave its quad-core Kentsfield a speed bump, meanwhile AMD went through a significant set of price cuts. The landscape has indeed changed.
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/9/2007Intel: More Details on Penryn and Nehalem
Today we met with Intel and were given some additional juicy details of what is in store for CPUs due for release during the next year. Think QX6700...
14 by Johan De Gelas on 3/28/2007
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