Intel Starts to Close Omni-Path: OPA1 Xeon CPUs on EOL, OPA2 Axed
Intel this week announced plans to discontinue its 1st Generation Xeon Scalable processors with Omni-Path interconnect a year from now. With no 2nd Generation Xeon Scalable products announced to...
9 by on 10/10/2019G.Skill Launches 32 GB DDR4 Modules, 256 GB Kits: Up to DDR4-4000
G.Skill has now rolled out its 32 GB unbuffered DDR4 modules in dual-channel and quad-channel memory kits. The modules are offered with data transfer rates from 2666 MT/s to...
27 by on 10/9/2019Team Group Joins PCIe 4.0 SSD Race with Cardea Zero Z440 Drives
The rollout of AMD’s PCIe 4.0 Ryzen platform has accelerated releases of PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD drives. Team Group this week introduced its versions of SSDs based on Phison’s...
28 by on 10/9/2019MSI’s Alpha 15: AMD Ryzen 3750H and Radeon RX 5500M
MSI is preparing to release a gaming laptop based exclusively on AMD’s CPU and GPU mobile hardware. The Alpha 15 from MSI will be among the first notebooks to...
18 by on 10/8/2019TSMC: N7+ EUV Process Technology in High Volume, 6nm (N6) Coming Soon
TSMC announced on Monday that its customers have started shipping products based on chips made by TSMC using its N7+ (2nd Generation 7 nm with EUV) process technology that...
27 by on 10/8/2019Intel Starts End-of-Life Plan for Kaby Lake-G
Intel this week initiated its product discontinuance plan for its Kaby Lake-G processors with on-package Radeon RX Vega graphics. The products will be available to order for about the...
14 by on 10/8/2019Samsung Develops 12-Layer 3D TSV DRAM: Up to 24 GB HBM2
Samsung on Monday said that it had developed the industry’s first 12-layer 3D packaging for DRAM products. The technology uses through silicon vias (TSVs) to create high-capacity HBM memory...
11 by on 10/7/2019Gen-Z PHY Specification 1.1 Published: Adds PCIe 5.0, Gen-Z 50G Fabric
The Gen-Z Consortium this week released Physical Layer Specification 1.1 for Gen-Z interconnects. The new standard adds enhanced support for PCIe Gen 5 as well as Gen-Z 50G Fabric...
8 by on 10/4/2019Acer Ships ConceptD CP7271K P: A Professional 4K 144 Hz Monitor with G-Sync Ultimate
Acer has started shipments of its ConceptD CP7271K P professional monitor designed for developers of fast-paced color-critical HDR content such as animation, games, and movies. The monitor brings together...
31 by on 10/4/2019Micron: 128-Layer 4th 3D NAND with RG Architecture Coming Soon
Micron has taped out its first 4th Generation 3D NAND memory devices with its new replacement gate (RG) architecture. The tape out confirms that the company is on track...
10 by on 10/4/2019HP Announces Restructuring Plan: Up to 9,000 Jobs to Be Cut
HP late on Thursday announced plans to restructure the company in a bid to simplify its operations, cut costs, and increase dividends to investors. As a part of its...
18 by on 10/4/2019IDC PC Monitor Trends: IPS and 21.5-Inch Most Popular, Curved Displays Get Traction
Sales of large displays and/or gaming displays have been increasing in the past few years, but recently monitor manufacturers have also rolled-out oversized displays and curved LCDs for their...
29 by on 10/3/2019Supermicro Expands European Manufacturing Operations
This week Supermicro has expanded operations in the Netherlands. The new facilities will enable the company to make servers and storage systems in Europe quicker, offer its customers more...
3 by on 10/3/2019HyperX Pulsefire Dart Wireless Gaming Mouse with Qi Charging Launched
Kingston has introduced its new HyperX-branded Pulsfire Dart gaming mouse that features Qi charging as well as a 16,000 DPI resolution. In addition, the company also announced its ChargePlay...
10 by on 10/3/2019Intel Ships Stratix 10 DX FPGAs: Supports PCIe 4.0, UPI, and Optane DCPMM
Last week Intel announced it has started shipments of its Stratix 10 DX FPGA to early adopters. The DC models are designed for next-generation cache-coherent accelerators for custom servers...
4 by on 10/3/2019Team Group Unveils MP33 SSDs: Entry-Level PCIe Drives
Team Group has introduced its new family of NVMe SSDs aimed at the budget PC market. The new MP33 drives use controllers from Silicon Motion and Phison and will...
10 by on 10/3/2019HP’s 2019 Spectre 13 X360 Launched: Ice Lake, OLED, 22 Hours
HP has introduced a new version of its 13-inch Spectre x360 convertible laptop. The Project Athena-class hybrid notebook is smaller than its predecessor yet features higher performance, improved responsiveness...
12 by on 10/3/2019Samsung’s Micro LED Wall TVs Now Available: Up to 8K, Up to 292-Inches
Samsung has started global sales of its Micro LED-based 'The Wall' display systems. The Wall televisions will be available in multiple configurations, but customized according to individual orders. The...
33 by on 10/3/2019EIZO Reveals Limited Edition 21.6-Inch Foris Nova OLED Monitor
EIZO has introduced a unusual new 4K OLED monitor that is aimed at the personal entertainment. Dubbed the Foris Nova, this new display is a compact 21.6-inch 4K monitor...
12 by on 10/2/2019Samsung Stops Production of Phones in China
Samsung had ceased to make mobile phones in China, the company revealed on Wednesday. The company has been withdrawing from handset manufacturing in the country for a while now...
15 by on 10/2/2019