AMD shows off new EPYC Embedded 2005 series processors
Zen 5, up to 16-cores, and TDP ranging from 45W to 75W
AMD has unveiled its new EPYC Embedded 2005 series processors, bringing Zen 5 architecture to network, storage, and industrial infrastructure systems requiring 24/7 operation. The new EPYC Embedded 2005 series processors come in a small BGA package, promising high-performance, energy efficiency, reliability, and security.
TSMC’s CoWoS backlog sparks outsourcing scramble
Taiwan giant turns to local partners as packaging crunch bites
TSMC is stuffed to the rafters with CoWoS orders, and the AI industry is sweating over it, although the company seems to have a cunning plan.
Lenovo preps Legion Pro Rollable for 2026
Gaming slab gets a party trick as its screen rolls out sideways
Lenovo is gearing up to unleash a Legion-branded rollable laptop that stretches sideways into a portable ultrawide gaming panel and is pencilled in for an early 2026 launch, probably at CES.
Trump extorts 25 per cent to let Nvidia into China
With fiends like that, who needs enemas
Trump will allow Nvidia to flog its H200 chip to China if he is allowed to skim 25 per cent off the top.
Nvidia’s grip on AI chips starts to loosen
A growing pack of rivals eyes the crown
One company has sat on the AI chip throne for a decade, but the ground beneath Nvidia is starting to shift.
Micron kills off Crucial because AI giants pay far more
DIY RAM buyers lose out as hyperscalers hoover up every wafer in sight
Micron has decided that flogging low-margin RAM to ordinary punters is no longer worth the candle and will axe its Crucial consumer brand in 2026 after 29 years.
AMD’s Consumer Roadmap 2026 is underwhelming
4nm will have a hard time competing with Intel 18A and TSMC 3nm
Last week, AMD presented its AI, data center, and consumer plans for the next few years to financial and industry analysts. Despite the huge success in the data center market, partial success in AI, and a solid roadmap ahead, I wanted to share a shortcoming on the consumer roadmap, especially concerning 2026.
AMD and HPE invoke ‘Helios’ to elbow into the AI rack wars
Here comes the sun
AMD has lobbed another shot at the AI infrastructure land grab by tightening its partnership with HPE to build out the next wave of open rack-scale systems, named after a Greek sun god.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 does well on Steam Hardware Survey
Passes GeForce RTX 4070 with 2.23 percent
NVIDIA's Blackwell-based GeForce RTX 5070 has now passed the Ada-based RTX 4070 in the latest Steam Hardware Survey, making it one of the top-placed RTX 50 series graphics cards.
AMD could raise GPU prices by $20 to $40
Memory price increase
According to a new report, AMD will be raising its GPU prices by $20 for 8GB and $40 for 16GB versions due to memory pricing.