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SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory and solidify SK hynix's and TSMC's leading positions in high-bandwidth memory and advanced processor applications. The primary focus of SK hynix's and TSMC's initial efforts will be to enhance the performance of the HBM4 stack's base die, which (if we put it very simply) acts like an ultra-wide interface between memory devices and host processors. With HBM4, SK hynix plans to use one of TSMC's advanced logic process technologies to build base dies to pack additional features and I/O pins within the confines of existing...
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 & E6400: Tremendous Value Through Overclocking
Sure the Core 2 Extreme is fast, but it's also expensive. How much performance can you wring out of the more budget oriented E6300 and E6400?
137 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/26/2006Intel's Core 2 Extreme & Core 2 Duo: The Empire Strikes Back
After years of releasing slow and power hungry processors, Intel is finally back. We give you the full scoop on the new lean but powerful Core 2 processor line.
202 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/14/2006nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition: NVIDIA prepares an Intel 975X Killer
A quick look at the nForce 590-SLI Intel Edition reference board gives us a glimpse into the future of what NVIDIA plans for Core 2 Duo.
37 by Gary Key on 6/27/2006Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Preview from Taiwan
We got our hands on a Core 2 Extreme X6800 and an Athlon 64 FX-62 while in Taiwan. You can probably guess what we did next.
134 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Gary Key on 6/6/2006AMD Analyst Day Platform Announcements
At this week's AMD Analyst Day, many new cpu and platform features were unveiled for all the world to see. Here's our brief look at what was revealed.
40 by Derek Wilson on 6/2/2006nForce 500: nForce4 on Steroids?
nForce 500 looks and sounds like a heavyweight, but is it revolutionary or simply an evolutionary nForce4 under the hood? That's what we aim to find out.
64 by Gary Key & Wesley Fink on 5/24/2006AMD Socket-AM2: Same Performance, Faster Memory, Lower Power
A month after our Socket-AM2 preview, AMD has officially launched their Socket-AM2. We go in-depth to find that not much has changed.
83 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/23/2006Intel Core versus AMD's K8 architecture
How does the Athlon 64 architecture, known as "Hammer" or "K8", compare with the newly announced Intel Core architecture? Does AMD have a chance to compete with the latest...
87 by Johan De Gelas on 5/1/2006The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion CPU Performance
We've taken a look at Oblivion's GPU requirements, but what about the CPU? Our next Oblivion article targets that portion of your system, showing performance scaling with a variety...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/28/2006First Look: AM2 DDR2 vs. 939 DDR Performance
With AM2 just six weeks away will AMD DDR2 memory performance be all we expect? Find out in this first in-depth look at DDR2 memory performance on AM2.
37 by Wesley Fink on 4/17/2006AMD Socket-AM2 Performance Preview
We've been testing AMD's Socket-AM2 platform since January and after several revisions we have what may end up being near-final performance numbers. Read on to find out how...
107 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/10/2006Intel Pentium D 805 - Dual Core on a Budget
For a little over $130 you can now buy a dual core processor but the question is, is it any good? We answer that question and a few...
51 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/7/2006An AMD Update: Fab 36 Begins Shipments, Planning for 65nm and AM2 Performance
AMD finally begins shipping revenue generating parts from Fab 36, updates the world on their plans for 65 and 45nm and as a whole grows as a company.
68 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/4/2006Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 965: The Last of a Dying Breed
As Intel introduces their first dual core 3.73GHz Extreme Edition processor, we count down the days until NetBurst is gone and Core is upon us.
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/22/2006AMD AM2: More than just a Memory Change
AM2 brings support for DDR2, but it will also be a new 940 socket plus a brand new Heatsink-Fan configuration
50 by Wesley Fink on 2/6/2006NVIDIA: New nForce4 Chipsets
NVIDIA releases the nForce4 SLI XE and NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra for Intel processors . This extends NVIDIA Intel offerings to the full discrete graphics Intel desktop line.
32 by Gary Key & Wesley Fink on 1/17/2006AMD Athlon 64 FX-60: A Dual-Core farewell to Socket-939
AMD's Socket-939 has been the platform of choice almost immediately after its introduction, so it is fitting that the last Socket-939 processor to be released would be the Athlon...
94 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2006Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 955: 65nm, 4 threads and 376M transistors
Intel's first 65nm processor has now launched, but the question is what can a 65nm process, 4 threads of execution and an incredible 376 million transistors bring us? ...
84 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/30/2005SUN’s UltraSparc T1 - the Next Generation Server CPUs
SUN's Ultrasparc T1, formerly known as Niagara, is much more than just a new UltraSparc. It is the harbinger of a new generation of CPUs, which focus almost solely...
49 by Johan De Gelas on 12/29/2005Investigations into Athlon X2 Overclocking
How much dual core goodness can you get from the cheapest X2 processor? Our next installment in overclocking articles looks to answer that question.
46 by Jarred Walton on 12/21/2005
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