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September 17
- Intel Creating Foundry Subsidiary and Announcing a Big AWS Win➀ Intel is establishing a foundry subsidiary and has announced a significant win with AWS, involving a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar deal for custom chip designs and wafers. ➁ Intel is receiving up to $3 billion from the US government through the CHIPS Act. ➂ Intel is planning to restructure its foundry business as a subsidiary to enhance independence and focus on capital efficiency. ➃ The company is also focusing on streamlining its product portfolio, integrating software and incubation businesses, and reducing workforce.
September 16
- Khadas Mind 2 Meteor Lake Edition Review➀ The Khadas Mind 2 review examines the new Intel Meteor Lake SoC and its impact on the mini PC's capabilities; ➁ The mini PC is compact, featuring a metal case and a variety of I/O ports; ➂ The review highlights the system's performance and usability, including its peripheral attachments and expansion options.
- Samsung V9 QLC V-NAND Goes into Production➀ Samsung has started mass production of its new V9 QLC V-NAND; ➁ The technology enables larger SSDs with features like channel hole etching for higher layer counts; ➂ Improved data retention performance and reduced power consumption are noted.
September 14
- Marvell FastLinQ QL41232 25GbE OCP NIC 3.0 Mini Review➀ The Marvell FastLinQ QL41232 is a 1/10/25GbE OCP NIC 3.0 adapter that supports iWARP and RoCEv2; ➁ The adapter is made by Marvell and is part of the QLogic lineage; ➂ The review covers the hardware overview, installation, and performance of the adapter.
September 13
- Tyan GC70-B8033 1U AMD EPYC Milan Server Review➀ This review explores the Tyan GC70-B8033 1U server, a lower-cost option for the AMD EPYC Milan generation; ➁ It highlights the unique features and design of the server, including front I/O access and tool-less drive bays; ➂ The article also discusses the server's power supply, cooling system, and overall build quality.
- Docker Raises Prices Up to 80 Percent and More➀ Docker is raising prices up to 80 percent for its Pro annual users starting in November; ➁ The price increase is part of a broader adjustment of benefits and features; ➂ The changes will take effect on the next renewal after November 15, 2024.
- 2025 ZettaFLOPS Scale Compute as Oracle Looks to Operate Hundreds of Thousands of NVIDIA GPUs➀ Oracle has announced plans to operate hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs by 2025; ➁ The company aims to achieve multi-ZettaFLOPS performance with its AI infrastructure; ➂ The announcement includes details on OCI Superclusters with H100 and H200 GPUs, capable of scaling to tens of thousands of GPUs and delivering unprecedented performance.
September 12
- JUPITER Exascale Supercomputer Starts Installation➀ The JUPITER Exascale Supercomputer has commenced installation with the Modular data center, set to be a unique European Exascale supercomputer using all NVIDIA CPUs and GPUs. ➁ The system is expected to house around 125 BullSequana XH3000 racks in 50 containers, with the finished system consisting of approximately 24,000 NVIDIA GH200 Superchips. ➂ JUPITER will utilize NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking and is expected to be a significant win for Arm in the HPC space.
September 11
- Here is Why You Should Fully Populate Memory Channels on CPUs Featuring AMD EPYC Genoa➀ This article discusses the importance of fully populating memory channels on CPUs featuring AMD EPYC Genoa; ➁ The author tests different memory configurations and finds that filling all memory channels maximizes memory bandwidth; ➃ The article concludes that filling memory channels is a good idea, especially for servers, to maximize performance.
September 10
- Supermicro ARS-111GL-NHR NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper 1U Server Review➀ This article reviews the Supermicro ARS-111GL-NHR server, a 1U air-cooled server featuring the NVIDIA Grace Hopper architecture with 72-core Arm Neoverse V2 CPU and NVIDIA Hopper GPU. The review highlights the server's NVLink-C2C connection between CPU and GPU for high-speed data transfer. ➁ The review includes an overview of the server's hardware, including its front and rear design, I/O options, and power supplies. ➂ The article also touches on the significance of the server in the context of NVIDIA's expanding market in high-performance computing and data centers.
September 8
- The Intel Xeon 6 R1S is a Single Socket Special➀ The Intel Xeon 6 R1S is a single-socket processor designed for high-performance computing; ➁ It features up to 136 PCIe Gen5 lanes and 64 lanes of CXL 2.0; ➂ The CPU is based on the Granite Rapids architecture and is expected to offer a lower-cost alternative to higher-end models.
- keepLink KP9000-9XH-X Review Sub $49 2.5GbE Switch➀ The keepLink KP9000-9XH-X switch is reviewed, highlighting its 8-port 2.5GbE configuration and single SFP+ 10G port. It is priced under $49. ➁ The switch is noted for its compact design, fanless operation, and positive branding. ➂ The review discusses the switch's performance and power consumption, concluding with its suitability for various network setups.
September 7
- A Quick Introduction to the NVIDIA GH200 aka Grace Hopper➀ This article provides an overview of the NVIDIA GH200, a high-performance computing platform; ➁ Discusses the key features and innovations of the GH200, such as its LPDDR5X memory and NVLink-C2C interface; ➂ Explains the different configurations available for the GH200, including memory size, bandwidth, and GPU options.
September 3
- Samsung BM1743 Shows How a 128TB NVMe SSD is Made➀ The Samsung BM1743, a 128TB NVMe SSD, was showcased at the Future of Memory and Storage 2024 event, revealing its internal structure. ➁ The SSD features dual PCBs with a large number of NAND and DRAM chips, indicating high storage density. ➂ Samsung uses QLC technology in the BM1743, with reported 45K Random Write IOPS at 16KB, shifting from typical 4K benchmarks.
August 28
- AMD Zen 5 Core Unveiled at Hot Chips 2024➀ AMD Zen 5 features improved branch predictor and instruction decode advances. ➁ The architecture includes a full FP512 data path for AVX-512 execution. ➂ Zen 5 introduces larger L1D cache while maintaining 4-cycle load characteristics. ➃ The new Zen 5 ISA features and cache hierarchy are detailed. ➄ AMD showcases Zen 5's power efficiencies and performance improvements over Zen 4.
August 27
- Tenstorrent Blackhole and Metalium for Standalone AI Processing➀ Tenstorrent unveiled its Blackhole silicon at Hot Chips 2024, featuring a standalone AI computer based on Ethernet. ➁ The Blackhole chip includes sixteen RISC-V cores in four clusters, with additional 'baby' RISC-V cores for compute, data movement, and storage. ➂ It supports 10x 400Gbps Ethernet and 512GB/s of bandwidth, emphasizing data locality and minimizing off-chip DRAM usage. ➃ The architecture leverages Ethernet for scaling, avoiding the need for specialized interconnects like NVLink or InfiniBand. ➄ TT-Metalium is introduced as part of the low-level programming model to facilitate AI operations on the hardware.
- Snapdragon X Elite: Qualcomm Oryon CPU Design and Architecture at Hot Chips 2024➀ Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite introduces the Oryon CPU, an Arm-based core from the Nuvia team, focusing on power efficiency. ➁ The CPU features include an Instruction Fetch Unit, Vector Execution Unit, Rename and Retire Unit, Integer Execution Unit, Memory Management Unit, and Load and Store Unit. ➂ The Oryon CPU showcases a balanced 13 cycle branch mispredict latency and supports a wide range of data types. ➃ The memory system includes a large L2 cache and a 6MB system-level cache, enhancing performance and efficiency. ➄ Security features are integrated to protect against potential threats in notebook environments.
- Broadcom AI Compute ASIC with Optical Attach Detailed at Hot Chips 2024➀ Broadcom showcased an AI compute ASIC with optical attach at Hot Chips 2024, highlighting its use of co-packaged optics and silicon photonics. ➁ The company discussed the challenges of electrical I/O reach through PCB and the benefits of using silicon photonics for optical modules. ➂ Broadcom's Tomahawk 5 Bailly, a 51.2T Ethernet switch, demonstrates the integration of co-packaged optics and improved packaging techniques.
- SK Hynix Unveils AiMX-xPU AI-Specific Memory Solution at Hot Chips 2024➀ SK Hynix introduced its in-memory computing advancements for LLM inference with AiMX-xPU and LPDDR-AiM, focusing on enhanced power efficiency and speed. ➁ The company showcased a GDDR6 Accelerator-in-Memory card utilizing Xilinx Virtex FPGAs and GDDR6 AiM package. ➂ SK Hynix aims to scale memory capacity from 32GB to 256GB per card and explore on-device AI applications.
- Intel Xeon 6 SoC for the Edge: Hello Granite Rapids-D➀ Intel Xeon D series is getting an upgrade with Granite Rapids-D in 2025, featuring new cores and next-gen packaging. ➁ The new chips support PCIe Gen5, 100GbE connectivity, and Intel QuickAssist, DLB, DSA, and vRAN Boost. ➂ AI acceleration is enhanced with support for AMX, and there is a new feature for single pass, verified compression.
August 18
- Intel Core i3-N305 and N100 2-port 10G 2-port 2.5GbE Appliance➀ The appliance features dual 2.5GbE and dual SFP+ 10GbE ports based on the Intel Alder Lake-N platform. ➁ Both the Intel N100 and Core i3-N305 versions include fans, despite the appearance of being fanless. ➂ The device supports various operating systems including pfSense CE, OPNsense, Ubuntu, and Proxmox VE.
- ASRock Rack GNRD8-2L2T Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids Motherboard Shown➀ The ASRock Rack GNRD8-2L2T is a CEB size motherboard designed for Intel Xeon 6 processors, codenamed 'Granite Rapids'. ➁ It features an LGA4710 socket, supporting up to DDR5-6400 memory speeds with an 8-channel DDR5 design. ➂ The motherboard offers extensive PCIe Gen5 and CXL 2.0 support, including seven PCIe x16 slots and additional lanes for storage and expansion.
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