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Charlie Demerjian
Nov 12, 2024

Asus’s ROG9 phone has a lot of interesting engineering

Summit 2024: Under the hood, good stuff lurks

If there was one standout device at Qualcomm’s Summit this year it was the Asus ROG9 phone.
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Charlie Demerjian
Nov 7, 2024

What platform is Intel’s Diamond Rapids on?

Not exactly a pedantic question it seems

What platform is Intel’s Diamond Rapids on, and why does it matter?
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Charlie Demerjian
Oct 31, 2024

What Is Diamond Rapids +1 Called?

Another really short article

What is the name of Intel’s Diamond Rapids +1 CPU line?
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Charlie Demerjian
Oct 23, 2024

ARM ‘cancels’ Qualcomm’s IP license

Opinion: Silly media games take the low road

Headlines are screaming about ARM ‘canceling’ Qualcomm’s IP license, but what is really happening?
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Charlie Demerjian
Sep 20, 2024
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Microsoft Hobbles Intel Once Again

Opinion: Plausible deniability and sleazy tricks come back

Microsoft’s screwing over Intel in May was just the beginning, things are going downhill fast.
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Charlie Demerjian
Sep 9, 2024

What is really going on with Intel’s 18a process?

Analysis: Problems said to abound but are they technical?

Intel is in deep trouble, the 18a process is broken, and it is all down hill from here, right?
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Charlie Demerjian
Aug 12, 2024

Industry pioneer Mike Magee has passed away

It is hard to overstate his impact on tech journalism

It is a sad day for the entire industry, Mike Magee has passed away.
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Charlie Demerjian
Aug 9, 2024

What is Qualcomm launching at IFA this year?

Adding a detail to earlier vagueness

So what is Qualcomm launching at IFA this year?
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Charlie Demerjian
Aug 7, 2024

SemiAccurate is back up

Apologies for the downtime

SemiAccurate was down for about a week, what happened? And what if anything do I need to do?
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 24, 2024

AMD’s Zen 5 is a missed opportunity in messaging

Masterclass in how to submarine good tech

Last week AMD did their ‘Tech Day’ and it was anything but.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 18, 2024

A little more on another Intel executive departure

The leaving is public but not the destination

SemiAccurate has a little more on Intel executive departures even though this one is half known.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jul 17, 2024

A big name is leaving Intel

Exclusive: No details yet but they are sure to leak soon

Looks like a big name Intel executive is leaving the company.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 18, 2024
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Qualcomm AI/Copilot PCs don’t live up to the hype

Watch what they do, not what they say

Qualcomm’s new AI/Copilot PCs has overwhelming hype but their actions point to a far murkier picture.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 11, 2024

ARM Outs Their New IP lineup for 2024

CPUs, GPUs, interconnects, and more

Last week ARM unveiled their new IP that will be featured in the devices consumers buy in 2025.
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Charlie Demerjian
May 10, 2024
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Microsoft Throws Qualcomm Under The Bus Too

Exclusive: No one seems safe for long in the Windows space

Microsoft seems to be on a roll of late stabbing all of their ‘partners’ in the back.
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