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News : Chips and processor hardware
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April 17, 2019
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Apr'19
Autonomous vehicle tech is too costly and unreliable for production
Level 5, fully autonomous vehicles are a decade away. By then, the tech will be so expensive, that it will only be available on high-end vehicles
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April 17, 2019
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Apr'19
Apple and Qualcomm settle up as Intel quits 5G chip business
Apple and Qualcomm have set aside their ongoing litigation and struck a deal to work together on future 5G iPhones, leaving Intel in the lurch
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April 04, 2019
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Apr'19
Prepare to deploy custom hardware to speed up AI
Latest forecasts suggest spending on artificial intelligence is ramping up, and organisations that need raw machine learning performance are turning to custom hardware
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March 12, 2019
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Mar'19
Singapore invests S$200m to upgrade supercomputing capabilities
The investment will shore up Singapore’s supercomputing prowess to facilitate research collaboration, as well as address national and business challenges
In Depth : Chips and processor hardware
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Compute strategies for AI applications
Devising compute strategies for AI applications can be challenging. Find out about the hardware, network and software frameworks available Continue Reading
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Smart speakers: How to give apps a voice
Experts discuss how to go about creating compelling voice-enabled user interfaces for smart speakers Continue Reading
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Assessing the appeal of AMD’s EPYC server processor family for IT buyers
Find out how AMD's EPYC server processor family compares to what Intel has to offer datacentre hardware buyers Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Chips and processor hardware
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Why are we serving up chips?
Custom hardware is usually the only option available to organisations that need to achieve the ultimate level of performance for AI applications. But Nvidia has taken massive strides in flipping ... Continue Reading
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An inside look at Alibaba’s deep learning processor
From Huawei’s Kirin 970 system-on-chip (SoC) that packs in a neural processing unit to Google’s new Edge TPU that performs machine learning tasks on IoT devices, the use of dedicated chips to speed ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Chips and processor hardware
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Douglas Engelbart, the forgotten hero of modern computing
Half a century ago, Douglas Engelbart demonstrated an experimental computer that laid the foundations for modern computing. His vision to use computing power to solve complex problems in all areas of human activity has become reality, but not in the way that he imagined Continue Reading
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The desire for perfect recycling is making the e-waste problem worse
Shipping our electronic waste to poorer countries isn't going to solve the problem of recycling – there's a more economic solution Continue Reading
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Reinstating Moore’s Law: a next-generation transistor for mobile technology
Research into a new generation of transistors could end a decade of stagnation in computing speed and deliver a step-change in processing power, says the National Physical Laboratory’s Mark Stewart Continue Reading
Videos : Chips and processor hardware
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IBM fellow Bernie Meyerson discusses IT beyond Moore's Law
Every 18 months to two years the number of transistors on a chip doubles because each transistor is half the size of the previous generation
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Steve Furber discusses how to use one million ARM chips
Steve Furber, the ICL professor of Computer Engineering at the School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, discusses education and brain research
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Extreme Blue 2013: IBM interns create an application to support dementia patients
Jim Patterson, a business studies undergraduate from Lancaster University speaks to Computer Weekly's Cliff Saran about RemoteCare