Hardware
AMD is buying Pensando, a networking specialist, for $1.9 billion, as the chipmaker aims to increase its reach into the data centre, the firms announced today. The acquisition, expected to close in H2, will give AMD the "capability to innovate at the chip, software and platform level"
Intel will spend €33 billion on new fabs in Germany, Ireland and Italy, plus R&D investment elsewhere.
Move follows watershed RISC-V partnership.
HMG still feels there's just one good place for sensitive workloads...
Proposals only allocate €11bn in EU funds but open door to more state aid, as EU Chips Act aims to secure 20% of semiconductor production in the bloc by 2030.
All major players unveiled AMD cloud products, as chipmaker’s CPUs continue to beat Intel on performance.
