Neowin News Feed for: 7nm

China could become a leader in semiconductors in just three generations, says IDC

Paul Hill — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 08:02:01 +0000

China could catch up with industry leaders in semiconductor technology in around 10 years, according to an analyst from IDC. The country can currently produce 14- to 16-nanometre chips. Read more...

Nvidia RTX 3000 AIB leaks have almost confirmed the specs of next-gen RTX 3090 and 3080

Sayan Sen — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 08:46:01 +0000

With just a day to go for the special Nvidia GPU event about next-gen RTX 30 series, leaks are coming in thick and fast, this time from AIBs ASUS and Gainward, almost confirming the rumored specs. Read more...

Samsung announces X-Cube to enable next-gen applications

Paul Hill — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:04:01 +0000

Samsung has announced a new technology called eXtended-Cube (X-Cube) that will enable more performant and efficient devices. It said the technology unlocks next-gen applications like 5G. Read more...

Intel is already delaying its 7nm processors

Rich Woods — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 21:40:01 +0000

During its earnings report today, Intel confirmed that it's delaying its 7nm processors by six months after its previous (unannounced) release date. The company delayed 10nm for years. Read more...

AMD Ryzen PRO Renoir 4000 series desktop APUs reportedly launching in two weeks

Sayan Sen — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:24:01 +0000

AMD will allegedly launch desktop Ryzen Renoir 4000 series APUs to OEMs first under the guise of 4000 PRO series. From multiple leaks, we are now able to ascertain the specs of these parts. Read more...

SC19: Intel debuts Ponte Vecchio, 7nm HPC and AI accelerator

Sayan Sen — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:08:02 +0000

At SC19, Intel revealed more information about its GPU-accelerated HPC, AI and exascale ambitions. The company also announced the rumored Ponte Vecchio GPU which will drive such solutions. Read more...

Intel's 7nm Xe discrete graphics is reportedly codenamed "Ponte Vecchio"

Sayan Sen — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 03:40:01 +0000

Intel's discrete graphics is allegedly codenamed "Ponte Vecchio". These GPUs will reportedly power 'Project Aurora', which intends to be the first in the U.S. to break exascale computing. Read more...

AMD's 7nm Zen 2-based Mobile CPUs will reportedly launch at CES 2020

Sayan Sen — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:22:02 +0000

AMD's 7nm Zen 2 mobile CPUs are almost ready and will launch at CES 2020, says a report. Like in desktops, it seems like AMD's new mobile offerings are a significant step-up from the previous gen. Read more...

AMD reportedly working on Navi-based RX 5500M and RX 5300M mid-range mobile GPUs

Sayan Sen — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 16:46:01 +0000

AMD is reportedly making two new mobile GPUs to take on Nvidia's mid-range offerings. These will be powered by the firm's 7nm Navi architecture and the initial purported performance is impressive. Read more...

AMD's Ryzen 9 3950X has been delayed due to "unsatisfactory clock speeds", says report [Update]

Sayan Sen — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:46:01 +0000

AMD delayed the September launch of the Ryzen 9 3950X by a couple of months to November. The 16-core 32-thread monster CPU is allegedly facing clocking issues, similar to other Ryzen 3000 processors. Read more...

Upcoming AMD Ryzen 5 3500X spotted on a Chinese retailer website

Sayan Sen — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 03:00:01 +0000

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 3500X is the first sub-$200 Ryzen 3000 CPU based on the Zen 2 design. This is aimed to directly compete with Intel's Core i5-9400F offering as a budget gaming alternative CPU. Read more...

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X image leaks out on Reddit, possibly launching very soon

Sayan Sen — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:02:01 +0000

AMD's much-anticipated 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X is expected to be launched this month. The launch date might be near as an image of the retail version of the chip has made its way to Reddit. Read more...

AMD announces its 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPU and Radeon 5000 GPU lineups

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 27 May 2019 10:54:01 +0000

AMD today announced and detailed the next generation of its 7nm CPU and GPU products, including five new processors leveraging its Zen 2 architecture and the new Radeon 5000 Navi GPU series. Read more...

Intel to begin shipping Ice Lake this June, 7nm products coming in 2021

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 09 May 2019 01:02:01 +0000

At its annual investor meeting, Intel revealing some of its plans for upcoming products. The 10nm Ice Lake processors will begin shipping in large quantities this June, and 7nm will debut in 2021. Read more...

Leaked AMD Zen and Navi APU could be powering the next-generation consoles

Faheemmuddeen Patel — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 11:20:01 +0000

A newly leaked AMD APU that has an octa-core processor based on the Zen+ or Zen 2 architecture and a 7nm Navi GPU could be powering the next-generation consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Read more...

Samsung to unveil its latest Exynos processor next week

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:42:01 +0000

With its developer conference now over, Samsung has taken to social media to tease the announcement of its next Exynos chipset, which is likely to power its flagship phones over the coming year. Read more...

AMD announces world's first 7nm compute cards, the Radeon Instinct MI50 and MI60

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:14:01 +0000

At the Next Horizon event, AMD also took the time to showcase its latest accelerator cards for AI and deep learning workloads. Based on the Vega20 architecture, these will be available on November 18. Read more...

AMD now previewing Zen 2 based on the 7nm process, EPYC comes to AWS

Florin Bodnarescu — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:54:02 +0000

At its Next Horizon event, AMD shared a few details about its upcoming Zen 2 7nm process micro architecture. Among others, the firm also announced the availability of EPYC CPUs for Amazon EC2. Read more...

Samsung starts production of EUV-based 7nm LPP process

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:38:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has begun the production of its EUV-based 7-nanometer LPP process chips. It brings drastically increased battery life, better performance and improves area efficiency. Read more...

Huawei announces the first 7nm SoC, the Kirin 980, with a dual Neural Processing Unit

Rich Woods — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:50:01 +0000

Huawei today announced the Kirin 980, the chipset that you can expect to see in next year's flagship handsets from the firm. It's a 7nm processor with ARM Cortex-A76 cores, and a dual NPU. Read more...

Huawei is reportedly launching the Kirin 980 at IFA Berlin, Mate 20 coming in October

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:56:01 +0000

Huawei has had a rough year but it continues to release new handsets. It looks like the firm will debut its 7nm Kirin 980 processor during IFA Berlin and is set to release the Mate 20 in October. Read more...

Samsung roadmap sheds light on 7nm EUV, 5nm and 4nm nodes; 3nm node in development

Saumitra Bhagwat — Fri, 25 May 2018 09:22:01 +0000

7nm EUV production is slated for 2H-2018; 5nm and 4nm nodes are on track for production in 2019 and 2020. 3nm node is being developed using Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor (GAAFET) technology. Read more...

Chinese chip manufacturers to tap TSMC's 7nm process for next-gen AI chips

Saumitra Bhagwat — Tue, 08 May 2018 12:22:01 +0000

TSMC has been in the news a lot lately, and for all the right reasons. In addition to the usual suspects, Chinese chip manufacturers are set to tap TSMC's 7nm process for their next-gen AI chips. Read more...

TSMC debuts Wafer-on-Wafer tech, 7nm node at volume production, 7nm+ and 5nm nodes on track

Saumitra Bhagwat — Fri, 04 May 2018 08:40:01 +0000

Wafer-on-Wafer tech could lead to faster GPUs with high-speed, low-latency interconnects; 7nm node hits volume production; 7nm+ node and 'risk production' on 5nm node on track for H1-2019. Read more...

AMD's got working 7nm silicon in its labs, sampling later this year

Saumitra Bhagwat — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:02:01 +0000

Radeon parts based on the new 7nm process node already in testing and on track for sampling in H2 2018. Optimized for AI/ML workloads, lower TDP and modest bump to compute performance. Read more...