Tag: CPUs
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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AMD’s x86 CPU share gains against Intel in the desktop and server segments were due in part to ‘surprisingly strong’ shipments of the company’s Ryzen 5000 processors as well as its 4th– Gen EPYC chips in the first quarter, according to Mercury Research. AMD’s share in the x86 CPU market share inched upward against Intel…
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The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant claims that the new M4 system-on-chip inside the forthcoming 11- and 13-inch iPad Pro tablets has more powerful AI processing capabilities than processors powering any Windows-based AI PC on the market today. Apple is using the reveal of its new, M4-powered iPad Pro tablets to claim it’s far ahead of…
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For the week ending May 3, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel including Insight Enterprises, D&H Distributing, MongoDB, Intel and Sterling. The Week Ending May 3 Topping this week’s Came to Win is solution provider heavyweight Insight Enterprises for a strategic acquisition that adds ServiceNow expertise…
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