Omdia: In-CPU AI acceleration, the must-have feature of 2022, is turning out to be a disappointment
LONDON, In 2021-2022, CPU vendors raced to get additional AI acceleration built into their instruction sets. Intel, Arm, and AMD all announced the feature was coming. Now, though, only a subset of Intel’s Xeon 6 chips have it, as well as a relatively small number of smartphones. An Omdia research note, Have in-CPU AI accelerators bombed? investigates why. Omdia’s […]
What Promising Future Awaits Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence?
Engineers continue to harness AI for effective data driven approaches to complex problems. Symmetry’s Keith Nesrsta describes some of the expanding engineering solutions that AI technology enables.
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 18.3% in Q2 2024 Compared to Q2 2023; Quarter-to-Quarter Sales Up 6.5%
by Semiconductor Industry Association WASHINGTON—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today announced global semiconductor industry sales totaled $149.9 billion during the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 18.3% compared to the second quarter of 2023 and 6.5% more than the first quarter of 2024. Sales in June 2024 were $50.0 billion, an increase of 1.7% […]