Articles by Anton Shilov, Contributing Writer

Anton Shilov has been in the PC industry since 1990s playing games, building PCs, and writing stories about pretty much everything that relates to PCs, Macs, smartphones, tablets, and even fab equipment. Over his career, he has worked at a variety of high-ranking websites, including AnandTech, EE Times, TechRadar, X-bit labs, and now Tom's Hardware. When Anton is not reading or writing about something high-tech, he is probably watching a good movie, playing a video game, or spending time with his family.

Articles by: Anton Shilov

Trump administration to follow up Intel stake with investment in quantum computing, report claims — tens of millions of CHIPS Act dollars could be paid out to leading companies in exchange for equity

By Anton Shilov published 23 October 25

The U.S. government is in talks to take equity stakes in major quantum computing startups in exchange for at least $10 million each in funding from the Commerce Department.

China's supercomputer breakthrough uses 37 million processor cores to model complex quantum chemistry at molecular scale — Sunway fuses AI and quantum science

By Anton Shilov last updated 22 October 25

Chinese researchers used the Oceanlite supercomputer and a custom NNQS model to simulate molecular systems with 120 spin orbitals.

Chinese companies unveil a swathe of breakthrough chipmaking innovations at tradeshow — chipmaking lithography tools, software design tools, and resists all on display as the nation pursues self-sufficiency

By Anton Shilov published 22 October 25

But it is still dramatically behind the U.S.

AMD planning monstrous dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 with 192MB of game-boosting L3 cache, according to leak

By Anton Shilov published 21 October 25

AMD is preparing a refreshed Ryzen 9000-series “Granite Ridge” lineup that boosts clock speeds, power limits, and 3D V-Cache capacity to deliver higher gaming and desktop performance.

Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Trump says Intel has made a 'fortune' and America has made $40 billion after the US invested in ailing chipmaker — Intel has gained $73 billion in market cap since investment

By Anton Shilov published 21 October 25

Good for Intel and the USA.

ASML launches revolutionary lithography scanner for advanced 3D chip packaging — Twinscan XT:260 machine quadruples throughput

By Anton Shilov published 21 October 25

Premium For the 'More-than-Moore' era in chipmaking.

TSMC gives an ultra-rare video look inside its fabs — 'Silver Highway' and fab tools revealed in flyby video of company's US Arizona Fab 21

By Anton Shilov published 19 October 25

TSMC's new flyby video of its Fab 21 in Arizona offers a rare glimpse inside the fully operational N4/N5 cleanroom, highlighting ASML's EUV scanners producing chips for Apple, AMD, and Nvidia.

Stinky thermal paste emits acidic vapors, corrodes copper, 'glues' heatsinks to processors, and permanently damages coolers - SGT-4 TIM is a chemically reactive blend, finds investigation

By Anton Shilov published 19 October 25

Or enjoy the vinegar odor, because you like marinated pickles, and pitting because you like ant videos.

Nvidia and TSMC are celebrating the first Blackwell wafer fabbed in the USA.

Nvidia and TSMC produce the first Blackwell wafer made in the U.S. — chips still need to be shipped back to Taiwan to complete the final product

By Anton Shilov published 18 October 25

But advanced packaging is still conducted in Taiwan

Intel Foundry secures contract to build Microsoft's Maia 2 next-gen AI processor on 18A/18A-P node, claims report — could be first step in ongoing partnership

By Anton Shilov published 17 October 25

Microsoft and Intel announced their partnership last year

Chinese flag with rare earth minerals background

China's latest round of rare-earth export controls gives the country dominion over precious resources — regulations have far-reaching implications for the semiconductor industry

By Anton Shilov published 16 October 25

Premium Export controls expand to knowledge, tools and equipment

TSMC posts record quarter results as skyrocketing AI and HPC demand drives two-thirds of revenue — company pulls in $33.1 billion

By Anton Shilov published 16 October 25

TSMC posted a record $33.1 billion in quarterly revenue driven by surging demand for AI and HPC processors, the ramp of Apple's latest SoCs, and the continued strength of advanced nodes.

Tachyum's 'general-purpose' Prodigy chip delayed again — now with 256 cores per chiplet and a $500 million purchase order from EU investor

By Anton Shilov published 16 October 25

Commercial shipments probably won't happen until sometime in 2027

ASML is prepared for China's rare-earth export controls — finance head says company has stock thanks to long lead times

By Anton Shilov published 15 October 25

ASML has enough. For now.

Frore's new LiquidJet coldplates are designed to handle up to 4,400W of power from Nvidia's Feynman AI GPUs — new design uses semiconductor manufacturing techniques to create 3D jet-channel microstructures

By Anton Shilov published 15 October 25

Drop in compatible with Blackwell Ultra today, ready for Feynman tomorrow.

Intel unveils Crescent Island, an inference-only GPU with Xe3P architecture and 160GB of memory

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 25

Intel has unveiled its Crescent Island data center GPU for inference, built on the Xe3P architecture and equipped with 160 GB of LPDDR5X memory.

AMD and Intel celebrate first anniversary of x86 alliance — new security features coming to x86 CPUs

By Anton Shilov published 14 October 25

The x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group turns one year old.

Inside the AI accelerator arms race: AMD, Nvidia, and hyperscalers commit to annual releases through the decade

By Anton Shilov published 13 October 25

Premium Competition for Nvidia looms.

Applied Materials preps for 'Angstrom Era' in chipmaking — spearheaded by its new Kinex, Xtera, and PROVision 10 systems

By Anton Shilov published 12 October 25

Applied Materials has introduced three new chipmaking systems that are set to mark the beginning of the 'angstrom' and 3D chiplent integration era in chipmaking.

Trump strikes back at China with a 100% tariff and critical software ban — major escalation retaliates for China's rare earth restrictions

By Anton Shilov published 11 October 25

Hit them high.

Intel's 18A production starts before TSMC’s competing N2 tech — here's how the two process nodes compare

By Anton Shilov published 10 October 25

Production starts at Fab 52.

SoftBank is seeking $5 billion loan to invest in OpenAI, plans to use Arm shares as collateral — rapid AI expansion continues, investment could top $30 billion

By Anton Shilov published 10 October 25

SoftBank has a growing appetite for cash on its path towards becoming a major AI force.

Singapore company allegedly helped China smuggle $2 billion worth of Nvidia AI processors, report claims — Nvidia denies that the accused has any China ties, but a U.S. investigation is underway

By Anton Shilov published 10 October 25

Nvidia says the firm was legit.

AMD will beat Nvidia to launching AI GPUs on the cutting-edge 2nm node — Instinct MI450 is officially the first AMD GPU to launch with TSMC's finest tech

By Anton Shilov published 9 October 25

OpenAI will be among the first to get these accelerators.

Washington's ambition for a 50/50 semiconductor deal with Taiwan is missing a key component — lack of a mature homegrown supply chain could be the missing link

By Anton Shilov published 9 October 25

Premium Is Lutnick's plan just political hogwash?

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