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JEDEC has published a GDDR7 Graphics Memory Standard, JESD239, to improve memory performance in applications such as AI, graphics, gaming. Specifically, the standards body has announced the publication of JESD239 Graphics Double Data Rate (GDDR7) SGRAM. Described as a groundbreaking new memory standard, JESD239 GDDR7 offers double the bandwidth over GDDR6, reaching up to 192 GB/s per device. JEDEC highlights ...

There's recent semiconductor sales, smartphone shipment levels, the Spring Budget, US aims to be manufacturing 20% of the world’s most advanced logic chips, and AMD releasing its Spartan UltraScale+ FPGA family...

World-renowned semiconductor research lab Imec has named Lisa Su, chair and CEO of AMD, as the winner of the 2024 Imec Innovation Award. “Since taking the helm of AMD in 2014, Dr Su’s technological acumen and leadership have propelled the company to the forefront of semiconductor technology development,” said Imec CEO Luc Van den hove. “Under her leadership, AMD has ...

Taipei’s long-established exhibition, Computex has evolved with the industry and this year will continue with the theme of “connecting AI”, featuring the latest tech trends: AI Computing, Advanced Connectivity, Future Mobility, Immersive Reality, Sustainability, and Innovations. There is a theme of AI throughout this year’s event, including an opening keynote to be given by AMD Chair and CEO Dr Lisa ...

AMD has introduced a motor driver starter kit for its Kria K24 system-on-module – which is built around a Zynq UltraScale+ IC and measures 60 x 42 x 11mm. The kit, called KD240 drives starter kit, includes the module, a carrier card and a heat sink. Included is 2Gbyte (2chan x 256Mbit x 16bit/chan) of LPDDR4, and a 512Mbit QSPI ...

AMD is aiming at industrial automation with its latest embedded processor series, as well as machine vision, robotics and edge servers. The series has on-board graphics and “because embedded applications require additional operating system software options, Ryzen Embedded 7000 Series processors include support for both Windows Server and Linux Ubuntu, on top of Windows 10 and Windows 11”, according to ...

This week, for our technology editor, it's Toshiba announcing a 530μΩ (typ) 40V 200A mosfet with its die in a ~7x7mm package, or ~7x8.5mm if you include the gull-wing leads, for automotive applications.

AMD says it will buy Nod.ai to boost its AI capabilities. Nod.ai, a Santa Clara startup, has raised around $36.5 million, says PitchBook. Nod.ai created the SHARK Machine Learning Distribution, which is built on LLVM, MLIR, OpenXLA’s IREE and Nod.ai’s tuning. Nod.ai’s software can accelerate the deployment of AI models across systems using AMD’s Instinct data centre accelerators, Ryzen AI ...

AMD Kria K24 SOM webinar A date for your diary: AMD is hosting a webinar entitled “Realizing a Power-Efficient Future with the New, Scalable Kria K24 SOM”. It’s on 10 October 2023 at 7am PDT/10am EDT/2pm GMT/4pm CEST. You can register here. AMD writes: “New drive control techniques can help you optimize motor performance and improve efficiency. Join experts from ...

AMD has completed its 4th gen EPYC family, with down-tuned lower-power 5nm CPUs for intelligent edge applications in retail, manufacturing and telecommunications. Called the EPYC 8004 series, they are multi-chiplet ICs with up to 64 of the company’s ‘Zen 4c’ cores – a slower version of the Zen 4 – fitting the company’s new smaller (SP6) socket, and are aimed ...