Tag: CPUs
The chip designer claims that its forthcoming Ryzen AI 300 mobile processors for Windows Copilot+ PCs can outperform its rivals’ chips in NPU performance, large language model performance, productivity, graphics, multitasking, video editing and 3-D rendering. AMD has revealed its third generation of Ryzen processors for AI PCs with a new brand name, claiming that…
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Fresh off its $1.1 billion funding round this month, cloud AI startup CoreWeave is reportedly looking to hit the public market by the first half of 2025. Here’s what you need to know. CoreWeave, the cloud AI startup heavily backed by Nvidia and private equity firms, is reportedly seeking to become a public company in…
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Qualcomm is stepping up the competition against Intel and AMD in the PC processor space with its new Snapdragon X chips, which it says enable faster performance, better on-device AI processing and longer battery life in several high-end laptops from HP, Dell and Lenovo. Microsoft is signaling the dawn of a new era for personal…
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Research firm TechInsights tells CRN that Google’s revenue for data center processors may exceed Intel’s in the near future thanks to the popularity of its Tensor Processing Units and the upcoming launch of its Arm-based Axion CPUs for cloud customers. Google was the third largest provider of data center processors by revenue last year, just…
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A small player in the PC market, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X launch for Microsoft’s new category of Copilot+ PCs marks the chip designer’s biggest move in the space to date, creating a new wave of competition not only for Intel and AMD but also Apple. Qualcomm launched its highly anticipated Arm-based Snapdragon X processors on Monday,…
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‘We are bringing real joy and a sense of wonder back to creation on the PC,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showcased the tech giant’s new Windows PC category, Copilot+ PCs, which promises to “unleash the power of distributed AI across the edge” and bring AI power from the cloud…
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For the week ending May 17, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Palo Alto Networks, WekaIO, Alkira, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Kyndryl and Ampere. The Week Ending May 17 Topping this week’s Came to Win is cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks, which is making a key…
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In an interview with CRN, Ampere Computing executive Jeff Wittich says channel partners are ‘really important’ to the chip designer’s expanding push against rivals like Intel, which will include a 256-core server CPU and an AI partnership with Qualcomm, among other things. Oracle-backed chip designer Ampere Computing has revealed a 256-core server CPU set to…
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The semiconductor giant is seeking external funding to help pay for new fabs as part of CEO Pat Gelsinger’s comeback plan, which calls for a major expansion in chip manufacturing capacity in the West to support an expected increase demand for its own products as well as its revitalized contract chip-making business. Intel is close…
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Taking his place is Kevin O’Buckley, a veteran of IBM, GlobalFoundries and Marvell Technologies who will now lead the semiconductor giant’s contract chip manufacturing division, which is a key part of CEO Pat Gelsinger’s comeback plan. Intel said on Monday that the head of the company’s contract chip manufacturing division is retiring and handing the…
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