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SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory and solidify SK hynix's and TSMC's leading positions in high-bandwidth memory and advanced processor applications. The primary focus of SK hynix's and TSMC's initial efforts will be to enhance the performance of the HBM4 stack's base die, which (if we put it very simply) acts like an ultra-wide interface between memory devices and host processors. With HBM4, SK hynix plans to use one of TSMC's advanced logic process technologies to build base dies to pack additional features and I/O pins within the confines of existing...
GeForce 8800 Roundup: The Best of the Best
You know you want G80, now it's time to find out which card is the best.
34 by Josh Venning on 11/13/2006NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 (G80): GPUs Re-architected for DirectX 10
The DirectX 10 wars have begun, and NVIDIA just fired the first shot.
111 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Derek Wilson on 11/8/2006Introducing the Radeon X1650 XT: A New Mainstream GPU from ATI
ATI has just launched their new Radeon X1650 XT. Looking to compete against NVIDIA's 7600 GT, will it fit the bill whenever it finally becomes available?
33 by Josh Venning on 10/30/2006ATI Radeon X1950 Pro: CrossFire Done Right
By integrating the compositing engine onto RV570, ATI has vastly improved the CrossFire user experience for it's X1900 GT replacement.
45 by Derek Wilson on 10/17/2006Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part III: GeForce Go 7950 GTX
NVIDIA's fall refresh concludes with an updated mobile part, offering the expected CPU and memory speed upgrades.
11 by Ryan Smith on 10/16/2006The GPU Advances: ATI's Stream Processing & Folding@Home
Another step has been taken in the evolution of the GPU, with ATI's R500 series now providing a significant performance boost for distributed computing.
43 by Ryan Smith on 9/30/2006ASUS P5B Deluxe: ATI CrossFire and Intel P965 Tango
We preview the performance potential of the Intel P965 with ATI CrossFire. Is it all it can be?
22 by Gary Key on 9/22/2006The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS: A Closer Look
Today we're taking a closer look at NVIDIA's 7900 GS with a mini-roundup from five manufacturers: Albatron, BFG, EVGA, Leadtek and XFX.
42 by Josh Venning on 9/19/2006Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part II: GeForce 7950 GT and SLI
NVIDIA's recently launched overclocked 7900 GT replacement has arrived. Will the 7950 GT have what it takes to compete with the X1900 XT in value?
31 by Derek Wilson on 9/14/2006PhysX Performance Update: City of Villains
With the City Of Villains Issue 7 update, PhysX support has now moved out of beta and into full production. What has changed, what remains the same, and...
33 by Ryan Smith on 9/7/2006Fall '06 NVIDIA GPU Refresh - Part I: GeForce 7900 GS
NVIDIA is announcing two new cards here and hard launching one of them, meet the X1900 GT competitor: NV's GeForce 7900 GS.
29 by Derek Wilson on 9/6/2006Silence is Golden: Silent GPU Roundup
Today we have a massive roundup of 20 silent graphics cards from seven different card manufacturers. We'll put them all in order and see what kind of performance these...
49 by Josh Venning on 8/31/2006ATI's New High End and Mid Range: Radeon X1950 XTX & X1900 XT 256MB
As a last hurrah before the onslaught of DX10 parts the X1950 launches with a more reasonable price tag, and a 256MB X1900 XT arrives at less than $300.
74 by Derek Wilson on 8/23/2006Mid Range GPU Roundup - Summer 2006
Tired of only hearing about $600 graphics cards? If you've got $200 - $300 we'll tell you what to spend it on.
74 by Derek Wilson on 8/10/2006TripleHead2Go: The Latest External Multi-Display Upgrade from Matrox
The new multi-display box from Matrox adds another display over the previous DualHead2Go. We'll take a look at this "surround gaming" device and see how well it works.
23 by Josh Venning on 7/31/2006NVIDIA's PureVideo HD: HD-DVD Playback on the PC
Upcoming drivers will add support for NVIDIA PureVideo GPUs to accelerate the playback of HDCP protected content from HD-DVD and Blu-Ray devices. We take a first hand look at...
45 by Derek Wilson on 7/22/2006NVIDIA's Latest Drivers: The 90 Series Control Center
Today we are looking at NVIDIA's recently released beta ForceWare drivers. The user interface has been completely overhauled, but how does it compare with the current NVIDIA UI?
24 by Josh Venning on 6/9/2006NVIDIA Single Card, Multi-GPU: GeForce 7950 GX2
NVIDIA has taken the core technology behind its quad SLI initiative and rolled it out in the form of a single card with 2 GPUs on board. While others...
60 by Derek Wilson on 6/5/2006BFG PhysX and Performance Updates
AGEIA released a new driver last week to fix some of the framerate issues with GRAW. Today we'll take a look at our first retail boxed PhysX card and...
67 by Derek Wilson on 5/17/2006ASUS: The EN7600 GS Silent, and EN7800 GT TOP Silent
Today we take a look at two noiseless graphics cards from Asus based on the established 7800 GT as well as the more recent 7600 GS.
39 by Josh Venning on 5/12/2006
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