While desktop PC power supplies receive the bulk of enthusiasts’ attention for good reasons – not the least of which being the vast selection of options that comes from being a standardized part – power supplies as a whole aren’t… Read More »The Eurocom 780W AC Power Adapter Review: Big Power For Big Laptops
When JEDEC released its DDR5 specification (JESD79) back in 2020, the standard setting organization defined precise specs for modules with speed bins of up to 6400 MT/s, while leaving the spec open to further expansions with faster memory as technology… Read More »JEDEC Extends DDR5 Memory Specification to 8800 MT/s, Adds Anti-Rowhammer Features
SK hynix and TSMC announced early on Friday that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing the next-generation HBM4 memory and advanced packaging technology. The initiative is designed to speed up the adoption of HBM4 memory… Read More »SK Hynix and TSMC Team Up for HBM4 Development
AMD is looking to drive the AI PC market with options across multiple product lines, which aren’t limited to consumer processors. While primarily designed for the commercial sector, AMD has announced the Ryzen Pro 8000 ‘Phoenix’ series of APUs for desktops,… Read More »AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 Series CPUs: Commercial Desktop Gets AI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. this week released its financial results for Q1 2024. Due to a rebound in demand for semiconductors, the company garned $18.87 billion in revenue for the quarter, which is up 12.9% year-over-year, but a decline of… Read More »TSMC Posts Q1’24 Results: 3nm Revenue Share Drops Steeply, but HPC Share Rises
This week ASML is making two very important announcements related to their progress with high numerical aperature extreme ultraviolet lithography (High-NA EUV). First up, the company’s High-NA EUV prototype system at its fab in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, has printed the… Read More »ASML Patterns First Wafer Using High-NA EUV Tool, Ships Second High-NA Scanner
While neuromorphic computing remains under research for the time being, efforts into the field have continued to grow over the years, as have the capabilities of the specialty chips that have been developed for this research. Following those lines, this… Read More »Intel and Sandia National Labs Roll Out 1.15B Neuron “Hala Point” Neuromorphic Research System
Samsung today has announced that they have developed an even faster generation of LPDDR5X memory that is set to top out at LPDDR5X-10700 speeds. The updated memory is slated to offer 25% better performance and 30% greater capacity compared to… Read More »Samsung Unveils 10.7Gbps LPDDRX5 Memory – The Fastest Yet
Iceberg Thermal Inc. is one of the newer players in the PC cooling market. The company was founded in 2019 by an experienced team of designers and engineers setting off on their own, aiming to deliver a wide range of… Read More »The Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE Oasis 360mm AIO Cooler Review: Affordable & Effective Cooling
Samsung Electronics this week was awarded up to $6.4 billion from the U.S. government under the CHIPS and Science Act to build its new fab complex in Taylor, Texas. This is the third major award under the act in the last… Read More »Samsung To Receive $6.4 Billion Under CHIPS Act to Build $40 Billion Fab in Texas