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Announced at the MWC telecom conference in Barcelona, the Xeon 6+ CPU, codenamed “Clearwater Forest,” is targeted at networks and cloud infrastructures and is based on a complex multi-chiplet design that combines 12 compute tiles in an extremely dense core arrangement.
Technology executive Frank Yeary, who has served on Intel’s board since 2009 and as its chair since 2023, will retire in May, the chipmaker announced Tuesday. Yeary’s time leading Intel’s board has been among the most tumultuous in the company’s 57-year history.
Craig brings deep semiconductor expertise and a strong record of technology and operational leadership in complex, engineering-driven businesses.” — CEO Lip-Bu Tan on the incoming Intel chair
A patent surge, Nvidia’s shove, and a 2026 CPO rollout crank up the pressure. TSMC has charged into silicon photonics and is trampling Troubled Chipzilla’s toes. Japanese reports say TSMC has filed nearly twice as many US patents in the latest silicon ...
The pressure on Intel intensified Tuesday when rival AMD announced a deal to sell up to $100 billion in AI chips to Meta, Facebook’s parent company. Like Intel, AMD is trailing in the AI market — but it has been moving much faster to catch up. Its deal with Meta represents a major vote of confidence in AMD’s technology.
READING, United Kingdom, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aion Silicon (formerly Sondrel), a leading ASIC and SoC architecture partner, today announced its membership in the Intel Foundry Accelerator Value Chain Alliance (VCA). As a VCA partner, Aion Silicon ...
Apple's macOS Tahoe 26.4 beta warns that Rosetta 2 will be retired in 2027. Here is what that means for your Intel apps and how to check your Mac.