chips: Archive

HIGHLIGHTS The Meltdown security flaw only affects Intel chips Alongside, a wider-reaching Spectre flaw was also revealed Tech giants have been scrambling to update software and hardware Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Monday the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to “remarkable” collaboration

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung is mass-producing the new 512GB flash storage chips. Expected to be a component in the company’s next-gen devices. Read and write speed is expected to be 400 times faster than microSD. Samsung is looking to take phone storage to the next level with a new 512GB

After a five-year hiatus, Samsung Electronics will return to manufacturing chips for Apple’s new iPhonein 2018, according to a report from the Korea Herald. The South Korea-based electronic company was a primary producer of iPhone chips until 2013, when Apple awarded its rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) exclusive production rights. In

Intel today officially pulls the wraps off its mildly delayed Xeon E5 v4 server processors. These chips follow up 2014’s Xeon E5 v3 parts, which used a 22nm process size and the Haswellmicro-architecture. Intel shrunk Haswell to 14nm, and after some tinkering, codenamed the resulting design Broadwell.