Nvidia has unveiled the Rubin CPX, an AI chip for data centers that was not previously on their public roadmaps. It can offload LLMs’ decode stages. continue reading
Nvidia is investing $5 billion in Intel. Intel agrees to supply Nvidia customized Xeons (presumably by adding NVLink) and to use Nvidia GPUs in its PC processors. continue reading
Arm has disclosed its first Lumex-branded licensable designs (IP) for mobile clients. Predominantly targeting smartphones, the Lumex platform includes four CPU performance tiers and is the company’s first implementation of Scalable Matrix Extensions (SME2) for AI processing and other matrix-math workloads. Alongside the new CPUs, Arm has updated its Mali GPU, adding ray-tracing acceleration. New… continue reading
Condor Computing’s new Cuzco RISC-V core uses novel time-based instruction issuing, reducing power and area by eliminating CAM circuits and instruction replays. It’s a major microarchitectural innovation that exemplifies the opportunities the open RISC-V architecture fosters. continue reading
This video discusses reports that have surfaced indicating that Intel 18A has poor yields. continue reading
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