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Bolt Graphics has officially announced the successful tape-out of its Zeus GPU test chip based on TSMC's 12nm FFC process node. This architecture, which has undergone four years of FPGA testing and customer evaluation, is designed as a highly scalable compute platform targeting high-performance computing (HPC), AI, and professional rendering.  …

GlobalFoundries has announced that its 12nm FinFET technology is ready for production. According to the company, the technology is “optimised for AI Accelerator Applications” and “ideal for high-performance, power-efficient SoC applications” . GlobalFoundries 12nm FinFET technology is manufactured at facilities in Saratoga County, New York and is set to be used in “Computing, …

AMD's Ryzen 3 1200 launched back in 2017, using the original Zen architecture and 14nm process node. However, the CPU is getting a refresh this year as AMD is updating it to the 12nm process node, due to the lack of supply of 14nm wafers. In a very similar way …

TSMC suffered a major setback this week after it emerged that substandard chemicals were used in the production of 10,000 wafers. Chips being produced on the 12nm/16nm line were affected, which could have a knock-on effect for TSMC customers, like Nvidia. TSMC confirmed the news in a statement given to …

AMD's Ryzen 2600X is here and it's £210. It's one you really do want to consider for a new build

The Ryzen 7 2700X is here, and we bare all in this full review.

AMD's Ryzen CPUs have been a huge success throughout 2017 but it is time to start looking towards the company's plans for next year. AMD has said in the past that we will see a Zen 1 refresh before the jump to Zen 2 architecture, and now it looks like …