CAMBRIDGE, UK — Following up on the availability of Intel's Core-i7 Mobile quad-core processors, Suyin has launched a reversed pin grid array socket (rPGA-989) suitable for automatic assembly. The ...

This article explains how to install a heatsink on a CPU with the pin-grid array processor design used by most manufacturers.

Upgrading CPUs in office computers makes a great deal of sense given that while CPU technology has advanced greatly, other components live longer lives before they become obsolete. Upgrading poses ...

AMD has long stuck with a pin grid array (PGA) for its CPU packaging. You could go all the way back to the original Athlon processors and find a chip package not all that different from today's 16 ...

Note: While older AMD processors have the pins on the chip itself (Pin Grid Array, or PGA), AMD has recently followed Intel in adopting recent models use the Land Grid Array (LGA). Bending or ...

Each AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU will pack some form of integrated ... AMD has shifted to Land Grid Array (LGA) from Pin Grid Array (PGA). Although both have pros and cons, LGA proves far more secure ...

The physical changes are the most obvious ones. AM5 moves from the pin grid array (PGA) chips to a land grid array (LGA). This moves the CPU connection pins from the CPU area to the motherboard ...

The processors are based on a new microarchitecture and they move away from PGA (pin grid array) package designs in favor of LGA (land grid array). New chipsets also are arriving alongside the ...