➀ The new Raspberry Pi 5 features the Broadcom BCM2712 CPU and supports up to 16GB of RAM. ➁ It offers dual 4Kp60 HDMI output, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.0. ➂ The board also includes a PCIe 2.0 x1 interface for fast peripherals and supports Power Delivery via USB-C.
Recent #Arm news in the semiconductor industry
➀ 35ELEMENTS致力于通过开发立方氮化镓半导体材料来帮助实现碳中和;➁ 公司计划在两年内在兼容CMOS的Si(100)衬底上扩大其材料规模,并寻求与代工厂的合作;➂ 35ELEMENTS拥有立方氮化镓材料的独家专利,并计划制造高效的光发射器,如创新型绿色发光二极管。
➀ The System76 Thelio Astra achieves a world record in Cinebench 2024 with a 128-core Ampere Altra Max CPU; ➁ The system, designed for automotive software developers, starts at $3,299 and goes up to nearly $25,000; ➂ Despite its performance, the system faces limitations with PCIe 4.0, DDR4, and single-core performance.
➀ Softbank plans to challenge Nvidia with its Izanagi AI processor project, which could attract an investment of $100 billion; ➁ Prototypes of the Izanagi processors are expected in summer 2025, with mass production set for 2026; ➂ Arm and Graphcore are central to the chip design, with Arm aiming to move up the value chain; ➃ The involvement of hyperscalers could raise the funding to hundreds of billions; ➄ Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has discussed the project with OpenAI and made a tender offer to OpenAI employees.
➀ Intel's shift to a more transparent strategy in technology announcements; ➁ The competition between Intel's PowerVia and TSMC's Super Power Rail; ➂ Andy Grove's philosophy of maintaining a 'healthy amount of paranoia'.
➀ The article introduces 'Introduction to Computer Organization', a book that focuses on ARM 64-bit assembly language programming; ➁ It emphasizes the hands-on experience in programming the GPIO; ➂ The subtitle 'ARM Edition' indicates the book's focus on ARM architecture.
➀ Qualcomm has won a legal battle against Arm Holdings, with the jury concluding that it did not violate its architecture license agreement and technology license agreement by acquiring Nuvia and using its IP in Snapdragon X processors. ➁ The jury was unable to decide whether Nuvia, which was acquired by Qualcomm, violated its licensing terms with Arm. ➂ The decision leaves open the possibility of a retrial or further negotiations.
➀ Qualcomm has secured a significant victory in its lawsuit against Arm; ➁ The jury found in favor of Qualcomm on two of the three questions presented; ➂ The decision could impact companies like Ampere Computing.
➀ NXP收购Aviva Links;➁ 中国芯片投资不景气;➃ Rupert Baines的观点;➄ C.C. Wei与Elon Musk合作多功能机器人;➅ Arm与Qualcomm的诉讼继续进行。
➀ The jury is deliberating in the Arm vs Qualcomm lawsuit on the fourth day. ➁ Qualcomm's lawyer argues that Arm's lawsuit aims to destroy its PC chip designs. ➂ Arm's lawyer claims the issue is about Qualcomm's breach of its licensing agreement with Arm by using Nuvia's designs without permission.
➀ Compute Express Link (CXL) technology is expected to move from a niche to mainstream use in 2025; ➁ CXL's support for memory expansion is a significant driver, with various server and memory solutions now available; ➂ CXL 2.0 and future generations of PCIe/CXL will enable more advanced use cases like switching and dynamic memory allocation.
➀ Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon testified in court that buying Nuvia for $1.4 billion could save $1.4 billion a year in payments to Arm. Amon believed using Nuvia's cores for PC processors would save on Arm payments due to expected high revenues in the PC market. ➁ Arm claims in court that Qualcomm must destroy Nuvia's designs due to lack of consent for transferring Nuvia's licenses to Qualcomm. ➂ Amon said he initially tried to persuade Nuvia to create computing cores for Qualcomm but decided to acquire Nuvia when they refused.
➀ Cadence has introduced a new system chiplet based on Arm; ➁ The article delves into the motivations behind this move; ➂ The Briefing series provides further insights.
➀ The xAI Colossus team has received a Dell NVIDIA GB200 system, likely a NVL72 platform. ➁ The system features dual-tray compute nodes and NVLink switch trays, indicating a significant expansion in xAI's capabilities. ➂ The deployment of this system marks a transition to liquid cooling for Dell at xAI and a move towards Arm-based computing.
➀ Qualcomm's Oryon CPU cores use minimal Arm technology; ➁ Oryon cores are developed by Nuvia, a company co-founded by Gerard Williams III; ➂ Legal dispute between Arm and Qualcomm over Nuvia's architecture licenses and custom designs.
➀ The Arm v Qualcomm lawsuit in Wilmington continued, focusing on the amount of Arm technology in a Qualcomm PC processor; ➁ Arm's lawyer argued that the licensing contract covered Arm technology and its derivatives and modifications; ➂ Gerard Williams, CEO of Nuvia, acknowledged that some of Nuvia's design work might be considered derivatives or modifications of Arm's technology, but estimated the amount to be 'one percent or less'.
➀ NVIDIA has significantly upgraded the Jetson Nano with a huge performance increase of 57-70% in INT8 TOPS; ➁ The new Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit offers a 50% increase in memory bandwidth to 102GB/s without hardware changes; ➂ The upgrade comes even to existing platforms with a Jetpack SDK update.
➀ Intel is facing increased competition from AMD, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm in the x86 chip space; ➁ Qualcomm disputes Intel's claims about high return rates for Snapdragon PCs; ➂ Qualcomm expects 30-50% of laptops to move to non-x86 platforms within five years.
➀ The Qualcomm vs Arm legal battle began in a Delaware courtroom. The case revolves around whether Qualcomm's architecture license with Arm covers designs done by Nuvia before it was acquired by Qualcomm. ➁ The dispute could cost Arm an estimated $50 million in revenue if Qualcomm's acquisition of Nuvia is not validated. ➂ Arm CEO Rene Haas and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon are expected to give evidence.
➀ Masayoshi Son, CEO of Arm's owner SoftBank, pledged a $100 billion investment in the US at Mar-a-Lago. President-elect Donald Trump hailed it as a 'monumental demonstration of confidence in America’s future'. ➁ Son expressed his hope that Trump would bring peace to the world and that his investment would create 100,000 jobs. ➂ This is Son's second major investment pledge in the US, following a $50 billion commitment after Trump's first election victory in 2020.