Intel has shipped its Blockscale ASIC product. It has been quite a journey, with the project initially becoming known to outsiders by its Bonanza Mine codename. In April this year, we got news that Intel’s Custom Compute Group had a fully formed product dubbed the Blockscale ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit). Moreover, it announced a flurry…
In the past few months, the Chinese government imposed strict lockdown measures in response to a new wave of COVID-19. The restrictions impacted production and logistics in the region. Apple’s suppliers were also affected, with the iPhone maker having already warned that it expects to lose up to $8 billion in the June quarter. We…
Say goodbye to the Google Maps Schedule Explorer. The feature previously allowed Google Maps users to check the schedules of upcoming metro transits. Now, though, Google appears to have quietly removed the feature to the dismay of all who relied on it. Google Maps Schedule Explorer is no more Image source: Google Even if you…
According to a Morgan Stanley report, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is pulling in the production schedule for its N3E fabrication technology by about a quarter. The move will speed up the availability of numerous 3nm designs, but don’t expect many of them to be available shortly. TSMC’s N3E node was explicitly designed to improve the process window to speed…