Loongson’s First GPGPU Chip 9A1000 Development Completed, Tape-out Scheduled for Q3

Loongson's First GPGPU Chip 9A1000 Development Completed, Tape-out Scheduled for Q3

Recently, an investor asked Loongson Technology on an interactive platform whether the 9A1000 has successfully taped out.On September 15, Loongson Technology responded that the development of its first GPGPU chip, the 9A1000, is basically complete, and tape-out will be delivered within the third quarter. The success of the tape-out will depend on the test results … Read more

Loongson’s First GPU Set to Tape Out, Competing with AMD RX 550

Loongson's First GPU Set to Tape Out, Competing with AMD RX 550

On September 15, it was reported that an investor asked Loongson Technology on an interactive platform whether the 9A1000 had successfully taped out. Today, Loongson Technology stated that the development of its first GPGPU chip, the 9A1000, is basically complete, and it will be delivered for tape-out within the third quarter, with success pending the … Read more

Loongson’s First GPU Chip 9A1000 to Deliver Tape-Out in Q3, Competing with AMD RX 550

Loongson's First GPU Chip 9A1000 to Deliver Tape-Out in Q3, Competing with AMD RX 550

Recently, an investor asked Loongson Technology on an interactive platform whether the 9A1000 has successfully completed tape-out. Today, Loongson Technology stated that the development of the first GPGPU chip 9A1000 is basically complete, and it will deliver tape-out within the third quarter, with success depending on the test results after the tape-out returns. It is … Read more

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X: A Dual Threat to Intel’s 18-Core CPUs

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X: A Dual Threat to Intel's 18-Core CPUs

The recently released AMD third-generation Threadripper processor, the Threadripper 3970X, has a thermal design power (TDP) of 280W. However, AMD actually offers TDP settings of 180W, 140W, and even 95W for users to adjust and select, aiming for better energy efficiency. Recently, German publication CB conducted a detailed examination of how much performance the 3970X … Read more

Evaluation of Patriot SMI70 PCI-E 4.0 SSD with Phison SM2268XT Controller and Yangtze Memory TLC

Evaluation of Patriot SMI70 PCI-E 4.0 SSD with Phison SM2268XT Controller and Yangtze Memory TLC

Although M.2 SSDs have entered the PCIe 5.0 era, the main products on the market at this stage are undoubtedly still PCIe 4.0 SSDs, which are affordable and provide a good storage performance experience. Over the past few months, SSD prices have continued to decline, and several PCIe 4.0 products have been very popular in … Read more

Solidigm P41 Plus 1TB M.2 SSD Review: Optimizing Daily Experience with High Cost-Performance Ratio

Solidigm P41 Plus 1TB M.2 SSD Review: Optimizing Daily Experience with High Cost-Performance Ratio

In October 2020, SK Hynix acquired Intel’s NAND flash memory and storage business for $9 billion, including Intel’s solid-state drive business, NAND components, and wafer business, as well as the NAND flash chip manufacturing plant in Dalian, China. However, Intel will retain its Optane business. At the end of last year, Intel announced that it … Read more

Unmatched Performance at the Same Price! Unboxing Experience of SK Hynix P41 1TB SSD

Unmatched Performance at the Same Price! Unboxing Experience of SK Hynix P41 1TB SSD

Introduction: During the recent Double Eleven shopping festival, I wonder if you all managed to buy what you wanted? I purchased a PCIe 4.0 1TB SSD for my work machine as the system drive, as my previous 512GB was clearly insufficient. Who knows why modern systems are taking up more and more space? After browsing … Read more

PCIe 4.0 Consumer-Level Ceiling

PCIe 4.0 Consumer-Level Ceiling

1. Introduction SK Hynix, as one of the major manufacturers in the storage field, is one of the few manufacturers that can fully adopt its own complete material solutions. As early as 2012, SK Hynix acquired the SSD controller manufacturer LAMD, which gave it the capability to design controllers independently; at the same time, SK … Read more

Is SSD Speed Only About Capacity and Chips? The Importance of the Controller Cannot Be Overlooked

Is SSD Speed Only About Capacity and Chips? The Importance of the Controller Cannot Be Overlooked

According to reports from Electronic Enthusiasts (by Zhou Kaiyang), as SSDs enter the PCIe 4.0 era, their read speeds have exceeded 7GB/s.Many users prioritize speed when purchasing SSDs, understanding that larger capacities generally lead to faster speeds, and they often choose chips like MLC. However, the SSD controller chip is equally important.If we compare an … Read more

Key Trends in NAND Flash Applications: Four Major SSD Trends to Watch in 2021

Key Trends in NAND Flash Applications: Four Major SSD Trends to Watch in 2021

The global “pandemic” in 2020 drove the growth of the home economy, with online meetings, online videos, and online education leading to a continuous increase in laptop shipments. At the same time, the demand for storage performance and capacity in data center systems of internet companies is also on the rise. SSDs not only meet … Read more