Challenges In Scaling Chips To 2nm And Below

Key Takeaways Scaling to 2nm and below continues due to power improvements per watt, but progress is much more challenging and costly. Solutions to problems often create other problems due to less margin for tradeoffs, often requiring larger interposers, more chiplets, and more complex packages. New levels of precision are required throughout the design-through-manufacturing flow, … Read more

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 AI gaming laptops

Intel has launched a new range of laptops powered by its Core Ultra Series 3 processors, with models from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and MSI. Built on Intel’s 18A process technology, the chips target thin-and-light laptops. Intel says the systems are designed to handle on-device gaming and artificial intelligence workloads while maintaining long battery … Read more

Intel and LG Display may have beaten Apple and Qualcomm with the best laptop battery life ever

Just how little power might it consume? Notebookcheck has tested a version of the laptop with that LG Display screen and a new Intel Panther Lake chip — and it appears to be the most efficient laptop that’s ever gone through its Wi-Fi web browsing test. At idle, the Core Ultra 325 laptop drew as … Read more

Supply crunch in Intel, AMD CPUs deal fresh blow to PC and server makers

Semiconductors Rising prices and wait times add to headache from ongoing memory chip shortage Intel is betting big on its advanced 18A production of central processing units for laptops (pictured) and servers at its facility in Arizona. (Intel) CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI TAIPEI — Worsening supply constraints in central processing units made by Intel … Read more

Dell debuts Premium 14 & 16 laptops with Intel AI chips

Dell has introduced two new flagship laptops, the Dell 16 Premium and Dell 14 Premium, under a new Dell Premium naming structure. The two models sit at the top of Dell’s consumer laptop range and follow the design direction established by the XPS line. The company says the change is meant to make its portfolio … Read more

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Benchmarks Reveal Performance Expectations for Arrow Lake Refresh

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was recently leaked in an upcoming HP prebuilt desktop PC, ostensibly once more confirming the imminent launch of the new Arrow Lake Refresh desktop CPUs. Now, the Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus has appeared in PassMark’s benchmark charts, potentially both confirming the specifications of the mid-range Arrow Lake … Read more

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan: I was shocked to find China’s Huawei has hired 100s of engineers who can…

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan expressed shock at Huawei’s 100+ top CPU architects, developing alternatives to advanced tools and lithography. He warned China is rapidly closing the semiconductor gap through engineering and infrastructure optimization, even excelling in older tech. Tan also highlighted China’s regulatory speed and the US trailing in open-source AI development, urging immediate action … Read more

Lenovo Starts LPCAMM2 Rollout With Chinese ThinkBook 14+ and 16+ Launch

Lenovo has officially launched the ThinkBook 16+ in China, officially kicking off its LPCAMM2 rollout to mainstream laptop after it launched the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 with the new RAM standard as far back as 2024. LPCAMM2 is a new memory standard that allows all of the performance of LPDDR5X with the upgradeability of a … Read more