What is RISC-V?
A while back, the internet suddenly went agog with news of RISC-V. If you don't know what that is, you're in the right place. So let's tackle this question, what…
ARM have announced new CPUs and GPUs (Cortex X3, A715, immortalis)
ARM have announced new CPUs and GPUs. These new CPUs and GPUs are an update to the existing ARMv9 lineup. ARM holdings are a semiconductor company that makes CPU designs…
Introduction to Smartphone SoCs 2 (CPU cores)
Hi, welcome to the second part of our series, Introduction to Smartphone SoCs 2 (CPU cores). So in our last talk, I listed all the major parts of an SoC…
Snapdragon 720G vs MediaTek Helio G90T
Snapdragon 720G vs MediaTek Helio G90T. This topic is one that has caused a lot of debates on various social media platforms. I remember quite vividly in 2019, when Xiaomi…
ARM’s new CPU and GPU lineups
ARM's new CPU and GPU lineups are ready. The company has announced the release of three new CPU cores and four new GPU cores. All of these are based on…
What is ARMv9?
In March of 2021, ARM Holdings announced that the latest instruction set architecture (ISA) for smartphones was ready. Its name is ARMv9. What is ARMv9? What is an instruction set…
Qualcomm opposes Nvidia’s takeover of ARM
In today's post, we're going to look at why Qualcomm opposes Nvidia's takeover of ARM. As we all should know by now, ARM or Advanced RISC Machine is the company…