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Researchers Collab With Intel, Google on “Energy Processing Unit”

Data centers use 90 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity a year. Now, a new unit can deliver more power to servers—without sacrificing speed or efficiency.

3 days ago by Arjun Nijhawan

AMD Scoops Up Pensando To Expand Data Center Processing Solutions

Hoping to keep the momentum rolling for data center processing, AMD has set its sights on acquiring Pensando for its portfolio of data center processing solutions.

April 06, 2022 by Jake Hertz

NVIDIA Unveils New Grace CPU “Superchip” for AI and HPC

At this year's GTC Conference, NVIDIA released a variety of impressive new computing technology. One stand out was its Grace "Superchip" CPU (central processing unit).

March 23, 2022 by Jake Hertz

Alpha and Omega Super-junction MOSFETs Take Aim at the Data Center

New super-junction metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) from Alpha and Omega are eyeing high efficiency, small form factor data center design.

March 16, 2022 by Jake Hertz

A Glimpse at a New Wave of Smaller PMICs: AI, Automotive, Wearables, and More

Power management ICs (PMICs) are continually scaling down. Here's how a few companies are packing functionality in these devices in the face of miniaturization.

February 26, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

New RRAM Arrays Bypass 1T1R Limitations for Better Non-volatile Memory Solutions

Aiming to kick non-volatile memory to the next level, Weebit Nano demonstrated its first crossbar resistive random-access memory (ReRAM or RRAM) arrays.

January 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz

New Research Suggests Processing-in-Memory Could Revolutionize Analog Computing

Processing-in-memory is no longer confined to the research realm. Even companies like Samsung and IBM are spearheading the movement toward in-memory computing.

December 23, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova

Three New Memory Technologies Keep Pace With Computing Demands

Three recent announcements reflect what's happening in the memory space—and how it correlates with advances in high-performance computing.

December 17, 2021 by Nicholas St. John

Intel’s Integrated Photonics Research Lab Could Help Propel Photonics Mainstream

The world of integrated photonics has largely rested in research, however, could Intel creating a photonics-specific research center help give photonics the push to become a more mainstream technology?

December 15, 2021 by Jake Hertz

A Changing Industry: The Rise of In-house Silicon Picks Up Steam in 2021

A shift to in-house silicon is redefining the dynamics of the industry and shaking up long-standing "norms;" however, why is this happening and starting to gain momentum with larger companies?

December 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Qualcomm Ventures Beyond Mobile Processor Market in New Roadmap

The new Snapdragon extension expands the mobile platform's capabilities to new markets from PCs to ADAS.

November 30, 2021 by Biljana Ognenova

Team Up Leverages Neuromorphic-based Processor IP for Edge-based AI Solutions

Moving away from Cloud-based AI to the network Edge reduces power and bandwidth demands. Akida, the neuromorphic Edge AI processor from BrainChip might help to facilitate that move along with MegaChips' help.

November 29, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Keeping Its Roots in Service: New Amazon SDK Gives Alexa Design Power to ODMs

As tech giants lean towards creating in-house hardware, Amazon releases a new software development kit that allows original device manufacturers (ODMs) to add Alexa services to any hardware device.

November 28, 2021 by Jake Hertz

CubeSAT Project Launches Deep Learning Into Space

An onboard image processor from Teledyne e2v will bring deep learning capabilities to a smart nanosatellite.

November 18, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

NVIDIA Hits the Road with Autonomous Vehicle Hardware at GTC

At NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference, the company unveiled its roadmap to bring autonomy to more vehicles—dependent on chipsets, sensors, GPUs, cameras, and more.

November 16, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau

AMD Teases More Data Center Processors at 2021 Accelerated Data Center Premiere

At last week's Accelerated Data Center Premiere, AMD revealed a plethora of new processor technology including the 3rd Gen of EPYC processors (the Milan-X), the shift to 5 nm, and a Zen 4 architecture.

November 15, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Introducing the Alveo U55C: Xilinx’s Answer To Modern HPC Data Center Demands

Distributed high-performance compute (HPC) is the cornerstone technology for climate forecasting, signal processing, and more applications. To address this, Xilinx brings forth their Alveo U55C HPC Accelerator.

November 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons

Data Center HPC Zooms Forward with AMD’s “Worlds Fastest” Accelerators

At this year’s Accelerated Data Center Premiere event, AMD announced a new family of accelerators, the Instinct MI200 series, that claims to literally speed up high-performance computing (HPC) in data centers.

November 11, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

The push for autonomous vehicles has seen a lot of momentum for 2021. Aiming to keep it going is a new AI chip from Kneron that claims to bring the capacity for autonomous driving capabilities to any vehicle.

November 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz

Phase-change Memory Could Open Doors to Better Data Storage and Computing

Pushing beyond the von Neumann bottleneck can be difficult for memory devices. One option is phase-change memory (PCM) which Stanford and IBM are researching for data storage and computing.

November 04, 2021 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.