Chips and Components
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X out-performs Intel's $1,999 Core i9-9980XE, according to leaked benchmarks
Benchmark indicates $749 Ryzen 9 3950X is more powerful than Intel's $1,999 top-of-the-range Core i9 9980XE
RAMBleed side channel attack uses Rowhammer to steal sensitive data from computer memory
Researchers used RAMBleed to obtain a signing key from an OpenSSH server using normal user privileges
AMD unveils $749 Ryzen 9 3950X CPU and Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards at E3
AMD reveals top-of-the-range Ryzen 9 3950X alongside Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700XT GPUs
Infineon agrees $10bn deal to buy Cypress Semiconductor
Acquisition will make Infineon eighth largest semiconductor company in the world
Intel's 10nm CPUs might not come to desktops until 2022, leaked slides indicate
Leaked slides indicate that 10nm from Intel still won't be arriving in volume for another two or three years
AMD to launch third generation Ryzen at Computex at the end of May
Rumours confirmed with news that CEO Dr Lisa Su will give Computex keynote
AMD's upcoming Navi 20 GPU architecture to come with ray-tracing capabilities
But you'll have to wait until 2020 before it arrives
Intel's Comet Lake processor line-up leaked
Intel Comet Lake processors are expected to be produced using the company's 14nm manufacturing process
AMD confirms Ryzen 3000 launch for mid-year as part of a trio of new releases
AMD reveals 2019 product roadmap in investor presentation, with new Threadrippers also coming later this year
Six-core Ryzen 3000 CPU pricing to start at £100 - if retailer's leak is accurate
Entry-level Ryzen 3 3300 will offer six cores and twelve threads for £100, while 5GHz Ryzen 5 3600X will cost £180
AMD to launch 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPUs and Navi graphics cards in July
Flagship Ryzen 3000 expected to bear 16 cores, 32 threads and run at 4.7GHz
Intel to phase out Itanium by mid-2021
Intel to take last orders for unloved Itanium in December 2020 and ship the last one by mid-2021
Intel names Robert Swan as new CEO
CFO Swan had been interim CEO of Intel for more than six months while the company searched for a replacement to Brian Krzanich
Intel: On-premise server demand declines as cloud booms
Chip shortage to continue during 2019 as Intel prioritises high-end server demand for cloud computing
Intel plans shift to 7nm with new plant in Oregon as it prepare to unveil new CEO
Work on new plant to begin as early as June 2019 while new CEO could be announced on Thursday
PC market recovery goes into reverse due to Intel chip shortage
Worldwide PC sales fall by 4.3 per cent in the fourth quarter as supply issues stymie demand
AMD unveils 7nm Radeon VII graphics card at CES 2019
CEO Lisa Su uses CES 2019 keynote to reveal details on second generation Vega architecture GPUs
AMD Ryzen and Threadripper news: Russian retailer leaks new Ryzen CPU specs
16-core Ryzen 9 planned alongside Ryzen 7 with boost clock of 5GHz
AMD Ryzen latest news: Leak by Russian retailer hints at 4.7GHz 16-core Ryzen 9
And the 12 core Ryzen 7 3700X clocking at 5GHz sounds pretty tasty, too
Intel unveils Sunny Cove 10nm architecture slated for 2019 - late 2019
Sunny Cove architecture will sit at heart of 10nm Core and Xeon Intel CPUs
AMD unveils 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture for its future family of processors
Represents a significant step in the architecture's timeline
Portsmash multi-threading vulnerability found in Intel Skylake and Kaby Lake processors
Researchers in Finland and Cuba claim that SMT can be exploited to leak data
AMD Radeon RX 590 launch set for 15 November
Competitive price mooted for Nvidia GTX 1060-beating AMD Radeon RX 590
US government sanctions Chinese chip maker Fujian Jinhua over claims of intellectual property theft
China urges Trump's government to "stop its wrong actions" following US embargo on Chinese firm accused of stealing Micron Technology IP
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