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SK hynix is considering whether to build an advanced packaging facility in Indiana, reports the Wall Street Journal. If the company proceeds with the plan, it intends to invest $4 billion in it and construct one of the world's largest advanced packaging facilities. But to accomplish the project, SK hynix expects it will need help from the U.S. government. Acknowledging the report but stopping short of confirming the company's plans, a company spokeswoman told the WSJ that SK hynix "is reviewing its advanced chip packaging investment in the U.S., but hasn’t made a final decision yet." Companies like TSMC and Intel spend billions on advanced packaging facilities, but so far, no company has announced a chip packaging plant worth quite as much as SH hynix's $4...
Kal-El Has Five Cores, Not Four: NVIDIA Reveals the Companion Core
Last week NVIDIA provided an update on its Tegra SoC roadmap. Kal-El, its third generation SoC (likely to launch as Tegra 3) has been delayed by a couple of...
74 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/20/2011Mobile GPU Faceoff: AMD Dynamic Switchable Graphics vs. NVIDIA Optimus Technology
AMD has had switchable graphics technology with their mobile GPUs for a while now, with solutions like the original HP Envy 13 from two years back and Lenovo’s T400...
91 by Jarred Walton on 9/20/2011A look at Windows 8 Tablets running on TI, Qualcomm, Nvidia, AMD and Intel silicon
This afternoon (and yesterday) we had a chance to meet with a number of SoC vendors who have partnered with Microsoft for Windows 8. Each of them has their...
94 by Brian Klug on 9/14/2011The Updated Tegra Roadmap: Kal-El+ in 2012, Wayne in Late 2012/Early 2013
Last week we confirmed NVIDIA would be introducing a Tegra SoC with integrated Icera baseband called Grey, but we got the timeframe down. Above you'll see the updated Tegra...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2011NVIDIA Announces "Grey", First Tegra SoC with Integrated Baseband Due in 2012
Four months ago NVIDIA announced the acquisition of Icera, a baseband solution provider. Icera's technology didn't make it into any smartphones but it did have some success in the...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/9/2011Dell Precision Mobile Workstations: Now with Larger and Faster SSDs
I recently received an email from a reader asking for advice on the "best" laptop Dell has to offer. The reader's work is footing the bill, but with the...
9 by Jarred Walton on 9/8/2011GeForce GTX 570M Available in MSI's GT683DXR and GT780DXR
We've known the GTX 570M was coming for a while now, but MSI is the first to start shipping notebooks with the new GPU. Sitting between the GTX 560M...
5 by Jarred Walton on 9/7/2011Dell XPS 15z: Sincerely Flattering
With the relaunch of their XPS branding, Dell has released quite a few interesting laptops during the past three quarters. Their latest addition to the line is the thin...
76 by Jarred Walton on 9/2/2011HP Z210 SFF Workstation: Serious Power in Cramped Quarters
We're taking our second excursion into enterprise-class desktop territory with the kind of machine that should be of interest both to IT management and enthusiasts alike: HP's Z210 SFF...
26 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/29/2011HP EliteBook 8760w: Color, So Dreamy
Just over ten months ago, we had a chance to take a look at a very big, reasonably impressive mobile workstation: HP's EliteBook 8740w. It sported HP's DreamColor IPS...
83 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/25/2011MYTHLOGIC Pollux 1400: Clevo's W150HR Tested
The past year has seen the vast majority of mainstream notebooks with discrete graphics shift to NVIDIA's Optimus, and with the W150HR Clevo makes the move as well. Equipped...
22 by Jarred Walton on 8/23/2011WiFi Galaxy Tab 10.1 Gets Improved GPU Performance With TouchWiz UX
So you read our TouchWiz UX Review and thought, "I'll pass on this one." Well, think it over one more time. When Anand discovered that Sammy's LTE Tab was...
7 by Jason Inofuentes on 8/22/2011The Summer of Honeycomb Grand Finale
The Summer of Honeycomb has come to an end. Congrats to AnandTech reader tsgarp83 for winning our first Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Be sure to respond to my email...
3291 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/18/2011HTC EVO 3D vs. Motorola Photon 4G: Choosing the Best Sprint Phone
Sprint customers almost always get the short end of the stick. In exchange for some of the more reasonable smartphone plans in the US, Sprint customers typically enjoy a...
43 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/17/2011Toshiba Qosmio X775: Toshiba's Gamer Grows Up
Toshiba's flagship Qosmio line of notebooks have been, for the longest time, big, flashy, red and black beasts. These juggernauts sported 18" screens with high-end graphics and processing power...
26 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/17/2011MSI Launches Slim 14" X460 and X460DX Notebooks
If there’s one thing I like about computer technology, it’s progress. Late 2010, the best you could get from the 14” sector would have been something like the discontinued...
13 by Jarred Walton on 8/16/2011Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE Review
Using a tablet outside of the home in areas where WiFi isn't prevalent is unbelievably frustrating. Sure it's nicer to use the larger screen of a tablet compared to...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/15/2011SIGGRAPH 2011: NVIDIA’s Upcoming Workstation Technologies - Project Maximus & Monterey Technology
SIGGRAPH tends to be an interesting mix of announcements and demonstrations. Major vendors like NVIDIA like to make their announcements at their own trade shows – or at the...
12 by Ryan Smith on 8/12/2011Toshiba Announces First Glasses-Free 3D Laptop
In the rush to move everything into the third dimension, Toshiba has announced their latest glasses-free 3D notebook, the Qosmio F755 3D. The laptop is even capable of displaying...
6 by Jarred Walton on 8/10/2011Update: Kepler GPUs Shipping This Year? NVIDIA Says No
Although we're barely into August, both AMD and NVIDIA are already making their first moves for their next generation products due at the end of this year and into...
13 by Ryan Smith on 8/3/2011