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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a vulnerability (CVE-2024-21944, aka BadRAM) affecting ADM processors that can be triggered by rogue memory modules to unlock the chips’ encrypted memory. The SPD chip can be modified using an off-the-she… Continue reading BadRAM: $10 hack unlocks AMD encrypted memory
A tiny chip with a unique surface can accurately detect the blood biomarkers of a heart attack within minutes, a fraction of the time taken by current methods, even if they’re at very low concentrations. The researchers behind the device see it being u… Continue reading At-home heart attack detector gives results in minutes, not hours
An actively exploited zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-43047) affecting dozens of Qualcomm’s chipsets has been patched by the American semiconductor giant. About CVE-2024-43047 On Monday, Qualcomm has confirmed patches for 20 vulnerabilities affe… Continue reading Qualcomm zero-day under targeted exploitation (CVE-2024-43047)
When you think 1080p video, you probably don’t think STM32 microcontroller. And yet! [Gabriel Cséfalvay] has pulled off just that through the creative use of on-chip peripherals. Sort of. The …read more Continue reading Doing 1080p Video, Sort Of, On the STM32 Microcontroller
Black Hat USA 2024: Critical RISC-V CPU vulnerability discovered. Dubbed GhostWrite; attackers can exploit this flaw to steal… Continue reading Black Hat USA 2024: Chip Flaw ‘GhostWrite’ Steals Data from CPU Memory
We’ve covered the Tiny Tapeout project a few times on these pages, and while getting your digital IC design out there onto actual silicon for a low cost is super …read more Continue reading Open Source High Speed SiGe IC Production For Free!
Notably absent from the group is NVIDIA, which has its own equivalent technology that it may not wish to share with its closest rivals. Continue reading Google, Microsoft, Meta and More to Develop Open Standard for AI Chip Components in UALink Promoter Group
Intel processors, at least for PCs, are ubiquitous and have been for decades. Even beyond the chips specifically built by Intel, other companies have used their instruction set to build …read more Continue reading A System Board for the 8008
Researchers have found two novel types of attacks that target the conditional branch predictor found in high-end Intel processors, which could be exploited to compromise billions of processors currently in use. The multi-university and industry researc… Continue reading Researchers unveil novel attack methods targeting Intel’s conditional branch predictor
Twas the night before Halloween, and Apple held a “spooky” event to announce some “scary fast” new products. The company unveiled its next generation chips, the M3 family, as well as the first iMacs and MacBooks that will feature them.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Apple unveils advanced M3 chips for iMac and MacBook