UK-based GPU designer Imagination Technologies has been in the news of late over a riff with its owner Canyon Bridge Partners, a Chinese government-backed VC firm that bought Imagination in 2017. The disagreement, which caused the company’s noted CEO to resign, had to do with the Canyon Bridge Partners trying to reconstitute the BOD with the goal of moving the … Read more
Increasing the yield by using smaller die could offset the flattening of Moore’s Law.
The first wave of estimates by Canalys, Gartner, and IDC for Q1’20 PC shipments have been posted, and the average of the estimates is shipments declined almost 26% from Q4’19. That’s the most significant quarter-to-quarter drop since Q4’08 (36%). However, Q2’09 saw the most significant increase in shipments by —40%. So, if an economic shock can create a V effect, … Read more
(Source: Asus) Nvidia, Intel, and over 100 notebook OEMs introduce new, powerful, and affordable devices just in time to support the work-at-home mandates of the COVID-19 crisis. Intel announced the long-anticipated 10th gen H Core i7 mobile CPU with improved power management and 5G capability. Nvidia introduced the GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs for laptops. The … Read more
Ever since you learned out to spell GPU, you’ve wanted to use one, program one, build a game or an app. Well, now you can. Imagination Technologies announces that it has rejuvenated and revitalized the Imagination University Programme (“IUP”). The company is now offering a complete mobile graphics course designed to teach undergraduates how to create graphics for mobile devices. … Read more
Microsoft, never known to be modest, says their game stack exists to bring developers the tools they need to create bold, immersive game experiences, and DX12 Ultimate is the ideal tool to amplify gaming graphics. Pretty big statement. The company says they can back it up because DX12 Ultimate is the result of continued investment in the DirectX 12 platform … Read more
Join AMD and you too can have a ball on your cheek If any company in the computer industry can be described as the comeback kid, it’s AMD. All but written off eight years ago, AMD has risen out of the ashes with remarkable momentum and accomplishments. The company has grown market share in all segments from Client to … Read more
If Intel isn’t going to roll out 7 nm until late 2021, then that means the dGPUs Intel has said it will release later this year will be at 10 nm. Otherwise, Intel will use a merchant fab like Samsung or TSMC to get a 7-nm dGPU to be competitive with AMD and Nvidia who is expected to announce a … Read more
Apples to oranges because they can
The PC GPU market shipments increased 3.4% sequentially from last quarter, but decreased year-to-year by -1.3% year-to-year
PTC issued an optimistic release for the fiscal first quarter of 2020. The company came through a rough 2019 with problems in its channel and problems converting customers to subscription at the expected rate. The company said it knew about the problem and that they’ve pulled the right levers to fix it. They seem to be right. The company had … Read more
AMD’s newest VGA controller doesn’t have VGA
