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Qualcomm Claims Single-Core Leadership for Its First Server CPU, the Dragonfly C1000, Delivering 250+ Cores & 5 GHz By 2028

By ckasprzak | TkOut | June 25, 2026 | ARM, CPU, Hardware, Qualcomm, SoC
The Hot Take: Interesting...

Qualcomm has introduced its first-ever CPU designed for Data Centers, the Dragonfly C1000, which leverages the Oryon architecture. Qualcomm Enters The Agentic AI CPU Race With Dragonfly C1000 Chip, Oryon-Based With Over 5 GHz Clocks, Over 250 Cores, & Aims To Achieve Single-Core Leadership One of the biggest announcements by Qualcomm today was its first release of a CPU for the data center segment, called the Dragonfly C1000. This is a chip purpose-built for Agentic AI & General-Purpose workloads, delivering best-in-class power…

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Samsung's Texas fab gains momentum with the arrival of ASML engineers

By ckasprzak | TkOut | June 25, 2026 | Hardware, Manufacturing, Samsung
The Hot Take: More manufacturing states side is good.

Samsung Electronics' foundry plant in Taylor, Texas, is showing signs of moving into equipment-level execution. Key engineers from ASML Korea, the Dutch lithography equipment giant's South Korean unit, have been dispatched to the Taylor facility and are expected to remain on site for roughly six to eight weeks, according to Korean industry publication DealSite.

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Intel-Nvidia co-developed PC processor to reportedly debut at CES 2028

By ckasprzak | TkOut | June 22, 2026 | CPU, Hardware, Intel, Nvidia
The Hot Take: It seems Nvidia is hedging two architectures against each other. x86 vs ARM. They've been working with MediaTek to create the Spark SoC.

According to an exclusive report by VideoCardz, Intel's first x86 system-on-chip (SoC) integrating an Nvidia RTX GPU has been added to its internal product roadmap and is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2028, potentially making its public debut at CES 2028.

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AMD Mustang Peak: Threadripper switches to TR6 and PCIe 6.0 with Zen 6

By ckasprzak | TkOut | June 20, 2026 | AMD, CPU, Hardware, x86
The Hot Take: AMD getting ready for Intel refocus on HPDT?

With Threadripper, it has always been a bit like heavy-haul transport on the motorway: massively overdimensioned for normal users, but for certain workloads exactly the kind of tool where every additional lane matters. Now AMD’s next workstation generation has become tangible for the first time. An entry for “TR6 Mustang Peak” has appeared in AMD’s […]

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ASML denies US government report that its EUV chipmaking tool was shipped to China — says 'rumors' are 'inaccurate and damaging to our reputation'

By ckasprzak | TkOut | June 19, 2026 | Hardware, Manufacturing
The Hot Take: They're the only manufacturer in an industry they monopolize. I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick expresses concerns in a conversation with ASML executives that China has an EUV lithography system as ASML denies shipping such scanners to the PRC.

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AMD and Intel arm x86 against the AI gap with ACE, baking matrix-multiply engines & low-precision formats straight into future CPUs

By ckasprzak | TkOut | June 19, 2026 | AMD, CPU, Hardware, Intel
The Hot Take: Making the CPU important again on the x86 platform.

ACE, the upcoming set of x86 Extensions defined by both AMD & Intel, has seen the latest spec release, focusing on AI acceleration. AMD & Intel Focus on AI Acceleration Through Next-Gen x86 Architectures That Are ACE Compliant Last year, Intel and AMD partnered to strengthen the x86 ecosystem through their "x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group" initiative. The plan was to offer a standardized set of features across architectures to make x86 accessible, scalable, and compatible with future requirements. Four key features were announced: FRED,…

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