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What Is Firmware? Definition, Architecture, and Best Practices for 2022

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Firmware is permanently embedded into a device’s read-only memory to enable hardware-level control and security. Definition, Architecture, and Best Practices for 2022 appeared first on Spiceworks. The post What Is Firmware?

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AI Powerhouse on Display: The Best of NVIDIA GTC 2024

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NVIDIA GTC 2024 marks two years since CEO Jensen Huang introduced the Hopper architecture-based GPUs at GTC 2022, whose popularity among AI developers made it THE choice for AI training and inferencing. On Thursday this week, NVIDIA wrapped up its 16th GPU Technology Conference (GTC).

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Intel’s hardware chief is leaving the company

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The executive in charge of almost all of Intel’s hardware, chief engineering officer Dr. Venkata (Murthy) Renduchintala, is leaving the company on August 3rd, Intel announced on Monday.

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Nvidia's 'Ampere Next' GPUs are set to arrive in 2022, 'Ampere Next Next' will follow in 2024

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Between now and 2025, Nvidia aims to release six generations of hardware. We assume (and hope) these architecture names aren't final, but the cards will be releasing in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Two of them will center around GPUs: Ampere Next and Ampere "Next Next."

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Intel’s first discrete Arc desktop GPUs are coming in Q2 2022

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Intel has given an update on the timeline for its long-awaited entry into the discrete graphics game: Arc GPUs for laptops are set to ship soon in Q1 2022 (where they’ll slot in neatly on machines with Intel’s new 12th Gen Alder Lake H-series CPUs that it launched at CES 2022).

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Intel’s next-gen 7nm chips are delayed until at least 2022

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The six-month delay would push that date into at least 2022, if not further, due to what Intel CEO Bob Swan referred to as a “defect mode” in the 7nm process, according to Tom’s Hardware. Intel actually says that the issues with its current 7nm production means that production is trending a year behind its internal roadmap.

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Intel enters the PC gaming GPU battle with Arc

The Verge

This new Arc brand will cover both the hardware and software powering Intel’s high-end discrete GPUs, as well as multiple hardware generations. The first of those, known previously as DG2, is expected to arrive in the form of codename “Alchemist” in Q1 2022. More details and specifics are planned for later in 2021.

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