Processors
Intel Core Series 3 AI-Ready Processors Announced for Value Buyers and Edge Devices on Intel 18A Node
Intel unveiled its new Intel Core Series 3 mobile processors on April 16, 2026. The processors bring features from Intel’s latest architectures to value buyers, commercial users, and essential edge devices. The Intel Core Series 3 is built on the foundations of Intel Core Ultra Serie
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Intel to Repurchase 49% Equity Interest in Ireland Fab 34 Joint Venture for $14.2 Billion
Intel and Apollo announced a definitive agreement under which Intel will repurchase the 49% equity interest in the joint venture related to its Fab 34 facility in Ireland that it does not already own, for a total of $14.2 billion. The transaction follows a 2024 deal
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Intel Core Ultra Series 3 with vPro Launched on Intel 18A for Commercial PCs
Intel unveiled its commercial client portfolio centered on the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors with Intel vPro, built on Intel 18A process technology. The portfolio powers more than 125 designs across enterprise, education, government, and SMB segments. The Intel Core Ultra Series 3 s
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Arm Expands Compute Platform to Production Silicon with First Data Center CPU for Agentic AI
Arm announced that it is extending its compute platform to include production silicon products for the first time in the company's history. The expansion adds Arm-designed silicon alongside existing IP and Arm Compute Subsystems (CSS), providing partners with options across all three categories
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AMD Strengthens AI Ecosystem Ties with Samsung HBM4 Supply, NAVER Cloud, and Upstage Partnerships in Korea
AMD announced multiple collaborations focused on advancing AI infrastructure, including an expanded strategic agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for next-generation memory supply, alongside partnerships with NAVER Cloud and Upstage to support sovereign AI development in Korea. Sam
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Intel Launches Core Ultra 200HX Plus Series Mobile Processors for Gaming and Professional Workloads
Intel announced the release of the Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus series mobile processors, expanding its Core Ultra 200 series lineup with two new models: the Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and the Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. The processors target gamers, content creators, and professional
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NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platform Enters Production with Seven-Chip AI Infrastructure for Agentic Workloads at GTC 2026
NVIDIA announced at the GTC 2026 conference in San Jose on March 16 the Vera Rubin platform, with seven new chips now in full production. The platform provides configurable AI infrastructure optimized for pretraining, post-training, test-time scaling, and agentic inference phases. The Vera R
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Intel Launches Core Series 2 Processors with P-Cores for Industrial Edge and Debuts Health & Life Sciences Edge AI Suite
Intel introduced the Intel Core processor Series 2 with P-cores at Embedded World 2026, positioning it as an industrial-ready platform for mission-critical edge applications. The processors target challenges in industrial operations requiring simultaneous handling of multiple critical worklo
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Ubitium Tapes Out Universal RISC-V Processor on Samsung 8nm for Embedded Systems
Ubitium, a German semiconductor start-up, today announced the tape-out of its first silicon on Samsung Foundry’s 8nm process. The tape-out was completed in December 2025. The device is the first universal RISC-V processor intended to replace the stack of specialized processors used in moder
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Speedata Partners with Nebul for First Deployment of Analytics Processing Unit in European Sovereign Cloud
Speedata, the developer of the Analytics Processing Unit (APU) described as the world's first purpose-built processor for big data and advanced analytics workloads, announced a strategic partnership with Nebul, a European Private AI Neocloud provider. Under the agreement, Nebul will become
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Keysight Launches SOS Enterprise Software for AI-Ready Data Governance in Semiconductor Design
Keysight Technologies, announced SOS Enterprise, an advanced edition of its engineering data management platform. The solution builds on SOS Core software and automates engineering data governance and traceability to support AI adoption at enterprise scale in semiconductor and electronics d
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Intel Introduces Xeon 600 Series Workstation Processors with Up to 86 Cores and PCIe 5.0 Support
Intel announced the Intel Xeon 600 processors for Client Workstation, representing a full platform update paired with the Intel W890 Chipset. The new processor family features up to 86 performance cores (P-cores) and 128 lanes of PCIe 5.0 connectivity. It is manufactured using Intel 3 proces
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