Hardware

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/60398666

A team of engineers at Fudan University has successfully designed, built and run a 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor that uses molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as its semiconductor component. Their paper is published in the journal Nature.

Preorders won’t start April 9th as originally announced.

Intel and TSMC are said to have reached a tentative agreement to create a joint venture that will operate Intel's chipmaking facilities.

China is doubling down on the RISC-V architecture.

Archive: https://archive.is/2025.04.03-022506/https://www.ft.com/content/bf1baea6-32f8-4e6b-997a-5214ea1e89f4

The South Korean electronics group revealed last month that the value of its exports to China jumped 54 per cent between 2023 and 2024, as Chinese companies rush to secure stockpiles of advanced artificial intelligence chips in the face of increasingly restrictive US export controls.

In one previously unreported deal, Samsung last year sold more than three years’ supply of logic dies — a key component in manufacturing AI chips — to Kunlun, the semiconductor design subsidiary of Chinese tech group Baidu, according to people familiar with the matter. 

But the increasing importance of its China sales to Samsung comes as it navigates growing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing over the development of sensitive technologies.

An aggressive plan.

The price hike may prompt other manufacturers to follow suit

Is saving $60 on the right tool for the job worth the nerves?

Acer's Predator X32 X2 features a 31.5-inch 4K panel, while the X27U X1 comes with a 26.5-inch WQHD panel

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