Intel launches EVO
11th Gen core and new thinner, lighter platform
Intel Architecture Day—what have we learned about Xe?
Intel held an on-line architectural day., with Raja Koduri SVP, Chief Architect, and GM of Architecture, Graphics, and Software taking over as master of ceremony and technology explainer. He spoke about the company’s forthcoming GPU initiative known as X, and then introduced all the other speakers. Raja Koduri Senior Vice President, Chief Architect, And General Manager of Architecture, Graphics, and … Read more
Pixelworks’ TrueCut gives content creators new controls
Varying FPS rates caution motion artifacts. The Pixelworks thinks they have a solution, which they are calling TrueCut Motion Grading—think of it as color grading but for motion.
Chasing the nanometer
Semiconductor Industry Association Moore’s observation about memory density doubling every one and a half years or so was in retrospect somewhat obvious. Nonetheless, it laid the foundation for futurists and forecasters to predict technological miracles that are still forthcoming. I remember Jensen Huang saying in the early days of Nvidia, “Moore’s Law is our friend.” He was right then, … Read more
High-speed megapixel 3D camera developed at EPFL Switzerland
(Source: EPFL) Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)scientists, working in association with Canon, have developed a camera that can take 3D images with record-breaking speed and resolution. MegaX is extremely fast and can take up to 24,000 images per second. It also has three other important advantages: a very large dynamic range can produce 3D representations and can perform in-depth … Read more
Pixelworks content-optimized motion and HDR processing for mobiles
Smartphones have held the high ground in acuity and PPI for a few years now, exceeding PCs and TVs by a factor of 1.5× or more, even as the screen size has increased. However, PPI is one part of the equation, dynamic range and tone mapping are another, and frame rate is yet another. In recent years, smartphone display technology—notably … Read more
Intel Q4 2019 results
Intel beat Wall Street’s expectations again with its fourth-quarter financial performance sending the company’s stock up to an all-time high Friday after the chipmaker reported late-Thursday afternoon terrific results for the last quarter in 2019. Twenty billion dollars. Think about that for a moment. If every human, man, woman, child or politician, oh wait, I did say, human, if … Read more
Unreal 4.24—Epic Games revamps pricing; expands market
Unreal Engine 4.24 is now shipping. This release is a significant expansion in Epic’s market reach. On the non-gaming side, big news is that Unreal Studio has been discontinued and all its components are freely available just like the Unreal Engine. Doesn't that simplify things? Unreal Studio, the company’s tools for content import are now part of the Unreal Engine … Read more
Intel unveils Xe-architecture-based discrete GPU for HPC
Intel’s new Xe-architecture-based discrete GPU will be deployed in Aurora supercomputer at the Argonne National Laboratory
Intel unveils Xe-architecture-based discrete GPU for HPC
Intel made a few significant and interesting announcements at the 2019 supercomputer conference (SC19) in Denver. The company officially launched its OneAPI, a unified and scalable programming model for heterogeneous computing architectures. Announced a general-purpose GPU-based on the X architecture, code-named “Ponte Vecchio.” claiming it is optimized for HPC/AI acceleration Revealed additional architectural details of the exascale Aurora Supercomputer at Argonne … Read more
Famous Graphics chips: Intel 740
Intel has tried several times to get into the stand-alone graphics chip market. Its first attempt in 1982 was the cross-licensing of the NEC 7220, which became the Intel 82720. Then in 1983, Intel made the iSBX 275 Multibus-based add-in graphics board (AIB) with the chip. Its second attempt was in 1988 when it released the 82786, which it billed as … Read more
Intel GPU turned on, 7nm on track
Everybody dance now: the Intel machine seems back on track Intel released their third-quarter results (see TechWatch, Intel Q3 2019 results) and reported record results. In the analyst call, Intel’s CEO Bob Swan said the company is on target to return to a schedule of major manufacturing upgrades every 2 to 2.5 years. In addition, Swan said, “We are on … Read more