TSMC fab equipment demand nearly doubles in six months — AI surge pushes 2026 CapEx toward $64B amid tool shortages
Being the world's largest contract chipmaker has its advantages for TSMC when it comes to negotiations with suppliers, as it naturally buys far more than others.…
However, it also has its difficulties because its requirements are dra…
Especially when its requirements increase nearly 2X in less than a year.
TSMC has nearly doubled its projected requirements for semiconductor p…
Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB after 13 years of solo dev work — promises no ads, no paywalls, and smarter mod-update tracking
It may come as a surprise to many readers (and me) to realize that the venerable SteamDB, used and beloved by a good chunk of PC gamers, was actually a one-man effort.…
The hero in question is Pavel Djundik (aka xPaw), who's been single-ha…
He's earned his figurative retirement and now handed over the reins to…
In a public statement and subsequent FAQ, Nexus Mods (NM) clarifies th…
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Chinese supercomputer manufacturer reveals the 'world's first' 64-thread mobile workstation for AI — domestic CPU paired with mystery GPU with 16GB of VRAM promises cloud-level performance
Names like Sugon or Hygon may not appear on lists of the best CPUs since they often fly under the radar.…
However, that does not mean they are not making substantial strides in…
According to the latest ITHome report, Sugon has recently teased an up…
The next-generation device boasts a powerful domestic 64-thread proces…
Steve Wozniak-signed Apple 1 motherboard expected to achieve up to $800,000 at auction — fully working board also comes with a signed letter from Steve Jobs
A “beautifully preserved in working condition” Apple 1 computer motherboard signed by Steve Wozniak, accompanied by a letter signed by Steve Jobs, is up for auction next month at Bonhams in New York.…
The official estimate for this precious piece of computing history is …
Let’s take a closer look at what you could get for your slightly under…
This isn’t just an artifact to be encased in a glass cabinet.
Continuing A Legacy Of Space Exploration: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
This month, we are celebrating the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a flagship mission to explore the universe’s greatest mysteries.…
Designed to investigate dark energy, dark matter, and planets beyond o…
With its powerful infrared imaging capabilities and expansive field of…
Infineon HiRel is proud to support missions like Roman with radiation …
India is getting access to one of the world’s most advanced quantum computing platforms while trying to build its own quantum hardware industry. IBM’s planned Quantum System Two installation in
How Many Design Experiments Does A Machine Learning Predictor Actually Need?
Machine learning prediction in CAE has a clear proposition: Train a predictor on solved design experiments, then evaluate new designs in seconds instead of hours.…
The proposition is only as good as the training dataset, and the datas…
Every design experiment is a full, explicit crash run.
So the first real engineering decision in an ML workflow is how many e…
Key Takeaways: With AI-driven demand for data center capacity making data center security more crucial than ever, the convergence of physical and cybersecurity can no longer be an afterthought.…
The boundaries of trust must expand to cover the entire supply chain, …
New security standards for data center components are driving componen…
Securing the entire data center supply chain is a monumental task, and…
Key Takeaways: Distributed compute includes AI-enabled MCUs/NPUs in the palm of the hand to pre-process finger data, while a centralized compute system often features a GPU to process the raw inputs from all sensors via an FPGA-based sensor bridge and Ethernet.…
Hybrid architectures are needed to accommodate various robotics applic…
Others will benefit from targeted small language models.
A wide variety of sensors, models, and connectivity options create a b…
Protecting Mission-Critical Data Beyond The SoC: Why Inline Memory Encryption Needs Integrity
By Vincent van der Leest and Ajay Kapoor Security architects devote considerable attention to trusted processing, secure boot, and protected communications.…
Yet sensitive instructions and data often leave the system-on-chip (So…
That interface can expose mission-critical data like cryptographic mat…
For aerospace and government platforms, where systems may operate in c…
Microsoft will expand Windows 11 Memory Integrity feature to more PCs starting in October — security feature reduces gaming performance on some systems
Microsoft will begin automatically enabling its Memory Integrity security feature on a broader range of eligible Windows PCs through quality updates starting in October 2026, extending the kernel-level protection to more existing devices by default.…
In a September 1 blog post, Microsoft said the rollout will provide st…
“Windows quality updates will begin enabling memory integrity protecti…
The updates will also enable Virtualization-based Security (VBS) where…
The current state of Hybrid Bonding in 2026 — TSMC sits at 6 microns and the HBM delay that nobody expected
Hybrid bonding, the copper-to-copper joining technique that replaces solder microbumps in 3D chip stacks, is in high-volume production on logic chips and has just been postponed for use with memory.…
TSMC has scaled its SoIC bond pitch from 9 microns to 6 and laid out a…
5 by 2029; Intel began shipping Foveros Direct hybrid bonding in its C…
However, a JEDEC decision earlier this year to raise the HBM stack-hei…
Samsung teases new HBM5 with twice the performance of HBM4E —ambitious data transfer rates could hint at 4,096-bit interface
The goal of next-generation HBM5 memory specification is to double performance and increase power efficiency compared to HBM4E, Samsung announced at the 'Memory Executive Summit,' an event that precedes 'Semicon Taiwan 2026.…
' Considering that it is barely realistic to double the data transfer …
GoPro to expand into AI data centers after $285 million merger with optical-photonics company — move to solve camera maker’s financial woes, move manufacturing back into the US
GoPro just announced a merger with Starman Optical, Inc., an optical-photonics company, saying that the deal would allow the combined entity to produce U.…
-made optical transceivers for use in AI data centers.
According to the press release, Starman will pay shareholders $285 mil…
14 per share, and will also pay off its outstanding debt of $92 million.
Russian hacker faces up to 20 years in prison, following extradition and indictment over US phishing campaign that allegedly infected 80,000 PCs — hacker stole victims' data via remote access
A federal grand jury in California has indicted Russian citizen Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev for allegedly conducting phishing attacks that stole data from over 80,000 computers between June 2016 and November 2017, using TVRAT and DarkVNC remote-control malware.…
Detailed in a Department of Justice press release on September 1st, th…
”Aktulaev was extradited to the U.
in August 2026, five years after his arrest in Cyprus in May 2021.
$30 buys you a brand-new HyperX gaming headset — save 40% on the CloudX Stinger 2 with massive 50mm drivers
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