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    Doug S reacted to inquiss's post in the thread Discussion Zen 5 Speculation (EPYC Turin and Strix Point/Granite Ridge - Ryzen 9000) with Like.

    2 people on some forums does not a market segment make. Also, like, I'm not saying that these two people wouldn't enjoy the product, or...

    Today at 4:02 PM
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    Doug S replied to the thread Question Zen 6 Speculation Thread.

    I agree you do hit a wall, but that's only true when human processing limitations are in the loop. There's a reason why audio processing...

    Today at 3:57 PM
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    Doug S reacted to adroc_thurston's post in the thread Question Zen 6 Speculation Thread with Like.

    They've literally only ever went up.

    Today at 3:43 PM
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025].

    Apple will be using few TSMC US wafers, because TSMC isn't and won't be producing any leading edge stuff in the US. Nvidia has always...

    Monday at 5:08 PM
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    Doug S replied to the thread Zhaoxin's ZX-F/KX-7000/KH-40000 and beyond.

    I thought the guidance was for "non proprietary" ISAs. I think LoongArch has as good a chance as RISC-V to be what they end up on at...

    Monday at 5:04 PM
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    Doug S reacted to johnsonwax's post in the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025] with Like.

    Just observed that the Trump administration, in their stated quest to get TSMC to move production to the US has lifted tariffs on...

    Sunday at 3:42 PM
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025].

    I guess it is pointless even discussing what effect his tariff chaos will have in the future because it changes day by day. Now the...

    Saturday at 3:18 PM
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025].

    Are you sure about that? Any references? Because that seems like a massive backdoor around tariffs. What stops Apple from taking...

    Friday at 2:00 PM
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025].

    No he said he "threatened" them with a 100% tariff unless they increased their investments in the US, and is crediting that for their...

    Apr 9, 2025
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025].

    That's not the actual cost, that's the cost with Qualcomm's markup. You get around 600 100mm^2 chips per wafer. So at the rumored $30K...

    Apr 7, 2025
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Leading Edge Foundry Node advances (TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel) - [2020 - 2025].

    I've been thinking about this and I wonder if that really matters for phones. They already have "hot spots" in the SoC since there isn't...

    Apr 6, 2025
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion the Death of the Desktop CPU.

    DDR6 appears likely to take up more board space because I believe DDR6 DIMMs will be 96 bits wide. I say that because rumor is that DDR6...

    Apr 6, 2025
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Apple Silicon SoC thread.

    A lot of corporations are deploying private 5G, so it is the same as wifi. Besides if a corporation has such poor control of who can...

    Apr 5, 2025
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    Doug S replied to the thread Question Zen 6 Speculation Thread.

    Claiming 25% higher ST today, leading to claims of 40%+ tomorrow and then it is another Zen 5 disappointment LOL

    Apr 5, 2025
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    Doug S replied to the thread Discussion Apple Silicon SoC thread.

    Sure but then you need to have all the equipment include SIMs and until eSIM arrived on the scene (and no idea whether it has made it...

    Apr 4, 2025

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