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Updated 2h agoWhat's happening: Samsung, KT achieve record 3 Gbps downlink in 7 GHz 6G test
Samsung Electronics, carrier KT and test‑equipment firm Keysight reported a record 3 Gbps downlink in the 7 GHz band, a core frequency earmarked for 6G. The speed was achieved with a prototype base station using massive MIMO that transmitted eight data streams simultaneously, showing X‑MIMO can deliver coverage comparable to today’s 5G networks.
Also developing:
- •India joins US‑led Pax Silica alliance to secure chips, AI and critical minerals
- •Amazon earmarks $200B capex for 2026, boosting AI‑focused data‑center capacity and expanding Marvell partnership
- •Google rumored to pair upcoming Tensor G6 chipset with third‑gen Titan M3 security coprocessor
- •Samsung previews Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro with metallic stems to differentiate from AirPods
By the numbers: Western Digital sells partial SanDisk stake for $3.17B
News•Feb 20, 2026
Samsung Electronics, KT Hit Record 6G Speeds in 7GHz Band
Samsung Electronics, Korean carrier KT and test‑equipment firm Keysight reported a record 3 Gbps downlink in the 7 GHz band, a core frequency earmarked for 6G. The speed was achieved using a prototype base station with massive MIMO architecture that transmitted eight data streams simultaneously. The test demonstrated that X‑MIMO can deliver coverage comparable to today’s 5G networks despite the higher frequency’s range constraints. Samsung says the breakthrough will underpin 6G services for data‑intensive applications such as AI and extended reality.
By The Korea Herald – Business
News•Feb 20, 2026
Pax Silica Pact: India Plugs Into US Tech Alliance to Secure Chips, AI and Critical Minerals
India signed the Pax Silica Declaration at the India AI Impact Summit, formally joining the U.S.-led technology coalition that spans semiconductors, artificial intelligence and critical minerals. The pact reinforces a full‑stack supply‑chain partnership aimed at reducing reliance on hostile or coercive...
By The Economic Times (India) – Economy
Social•Feb 20, 2026
Warehouse-Scale Computing Fuels Next Semiconductor Demand Surge
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #EPDT The Semiconductor EPDT Article On Warehouse-Scale Computing: 1/ - Published In Electronic Product Design And Test (EPDT), My Latest Article Explains Why Warehouse Scale Computing (WSC) Is Emerging As A Foundational Architecture Driving Modern Semiconductor Demand And...
By Chetan Arvind Patil
Social•Feb 20, 2026
ROM-Etched AI Weights Deliver 50× Performance, Slashing Cost
Taalas etches AI model weights in ROM with big SRAM memory, claims 50X more performance at 1/50th the cost per token with 1/36th the latency of a GPU – at 1/6th the energy. https://t.co/S4eyD94p5X
By Timothy Prickett Morgan
Deals•Feb 19, 2026
Freeform Future Corp Raises $67M for 3D Metal Printing System
Freeform Future Corp., a startup that builds custom 3D metal printers, announced a $67 million funding round. Investors include Nvidia’s NVentures, Boeing’s AE Ventures, Founders Fund, Apandion, Linse Capital, Threshold Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures. The capital will fund upgrades to...
SiliconANGLE (sitewide)
Video•Feb 19, 2026
How to Build $1K Gaming PC in 2026
The video examines whether a true $1,000 gaming PC is still feasible in 2026, using a thought‑experiment build to highlight how component costs have shifted. The author finds that RAM, storage and GPU prices have surged—driven largely by AI workloads—pushing a...
By PCWorld
Video•Feb 19, 2026
Celebrating IEEE’s Medal of Honor Recipients and Professor Thomas Kailath’s 90th Life Anniversary
The Electrical Engineering department hosted a lecture in honor of Professor Thomas Kailath’s 90th life anniversary. Lecture speakers included nine IEEE Medal of Honor recipients: John Hennessy, president emeritus, Stanford; Robert Gallager, professor emeritus, MIT; Thomas Kailath, professor emeritus, Stanford;...
By Stanford Engineering
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Indium Oxide Semiconductors Rise in 3D Integration Race
As the semiconductor industry gets serious about monolithic 3D integration, indium-based oxide semiconductors are drawing more and more attention. https://t.co/TCRHH3C2p6 #semiconductor #3Dintegration @ieee_iedm #indiumoxide #BTI #IGZO
By Ed Sperling
Video•Feb 19, 2026
How to Design an Antenna That Actually Works | All Steps Explained
Steps taken when designing an antenna. Many thanks to Nikola Dobric. Links: - Nikola's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-dobric-bb8324131/ - Nikola's company: https://www.quarterwave.net/ - FEDEVEL courses: https://fedevel.com/courses Chapters: 00:00 What is this video about 00:35 About Nikola 01:39 Antenna Basics 11:33 Antenna Simulation 31:06 Building an Antenna 33:41 Measuring Antenna 36:16 Calibrating and measuring S-parameters 45:23...
By Robert Feranec
News•Feb 19, 2026
Our All-Time Favorite Xbox Gaming Headset with "Immaculate Sound and a Cavernous Soundscape" Is on a 25% Discount — and...
The Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 gaming headset, praised for its 60 mm Eclipse drivers and 80‑plus hour battery, is now discounted 25 % to $149.99 on Amazon and other retailers. It offers multi‑platform wireless connectivity, dual‑USB switching, Bluetooth 5.2, and a memory‑foam cushion for comfort....
By Windows Central
News•Feb 19, 2026
Amazon Just Shared Great News for This AI Chipmaker (Hint: Not Nvidia)
Amazon announced a $200 billion capital‑expenditure plan for 2026, a $70 billion jump from the prior year, with a sizable portion earmarked for AI‑focused data‑center capacity. AWS’s custom‑chip business now runs over $10 billion in revenue and is expanding at triple‑digit rates, driven...
By Motley Fool Investing
News•Feb 19, 2026
Google’s Tensor G6 Rumored to Be Paired with New Titan M3 Security Coprocessor
Google is reportedly developing a third‑generation Titan M security coprocessor, dubbed Titan M3, for its upcoming Tensor G6 chipset, internally codenamed “Google Epic.” Leaked internal listings reference firmware named “longjing,” suggesting the chip is in early development. The move appears aimed at narrowing...
By 9to5Google
News•Feb 19, 2026
MWC 2026: What We Expect to See at Mobile World Congress This Year
Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona from March 2‑5, 2026, gathering the mobile industry's biggest players. Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, Honor, Tecno, Qualcomm, MediaTek and many others will showcase new smartphones, wearables and AI‑focused hardware. Highlights include Samsung’s Galaxy S26 hands‑on, Google’s Android 16...
By Android Central
News•Feb 19, 2026
Razer Unveils$500 Flagship Gaming Keyboard — Huntsman Signature Edition Built From CNC-Machined Aluminum, Featuring 8,000 Hz Polling and Snap Tap
Razer has introduced the Huntsman Signature Edition, a $499.99 flagship keyboard built with a CNC‑machined aluminum chassis and a PVD‑finished back plate. It retains the Huntsman V3 Pro internals, featuring Razer’s Gen 2 optical switches that deliver an 8,000 Hz polling rate. The...
By Tom's Hardware
News•Feb 19, 2026
Galaxy Buds 4 Dummy Leaks Downplay AirPod Comparisons with New Metallic Finish
Samsung previewed its upcoming Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro through dummy units sent to stores ahead of the Galaxy Unpacked event. Both models feature a brushed metallic stem intended to distance the design from Apple’s AirPods, addressing prior criticism of visual...
By 9to5Google
News•Feb 19, 2026
I Repurposed My Old Android Phone as an Always-On Bedside Assistant
A tech writer transformed an unused Pixel 5 into a dedicated bedside assistant, leveraging its OLED always‑on display, wireless charging, and low standby draw. By installing a minimal home screen, enabling Bedtime Mode, and adding the Sleep as Android app, the...
By MakeUseOf
News•Feb 19, 2026
The 'USB-C' Label on Flash Drives Is a Trap: How Manufacturers Hide Ancient USB 2.0 Speeds
USB‑C flash drives often carry a premium price, yet many still operate at legacy USB 2.0 speeds, misleading buyers. The article stresses that only drives with genuine USB 3.2 Gen 1 or Gen 2 support deliver the advertised performance, and that capacity, NAND quality,...
By How-To Geek
Blog•Feb 19, 2026
Creality K2 Pro Combo, 3D Printers Continue to Evolve
The episode reviews Creality's K2 Pro Combo 3D printer, highlighting its high-speed capabilities of 600 mm/s and 30 mm/s² acceleration, along with an enclosed heated chamber that reaches 65 °C and a bed that heats to 120 °C. It notes the printer's ability to...
By PC Perspective
News•Feb 19, 2026
5 Powerful Command Line Tricks Every Raspberry Pi Owner Should Know
Raspberry Pi owners can boost reliability and efficiency by mastering five essential command‑line tools. Monitoring temperature with vcgencmd prevents throttling, while cron automates routine scripts. htop offers real‑time insight into CPU and memory usage, and SSH enables headless remote control. Finally, nmap...
By How-To Geek
Deals•Feb 19, 2026
SEALSQ Corp Finalizes Second Strategic Investment in Quantum Hardware Startup EeroQ
SEALSQ Corp announced a follow‑on strategic investment in U.S. quantum hardware company EeroQ, marking its second capital injection after a December 2025 entry. The funding will support EeroQ’s electron‑on‑superfluid‑helium architecture and a joint proof‑of‑concept at SEALSQ’s Quantum Center of Excellence in...
Quantum Computing Report
Deals•Feb 19, 2026
Samsung SDI to Sell Minority Stake in Samsung Display to Fund ESS Pivot
Samsung SDI announced it will divest its minority stake in Samsung Display as part of a strategic shift toward energy storage systems (ESS). The sale, valued at an undisclosed amount, will provide funding for the company's ESS pivot. The transaction...
The Korea Herald – Business
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Nvidia Sells Its $155.8M Arm Stake
Nvidia filed with the SEC on Tuesday, offloading its 1.1 million shares in Arm valued at $155.8 million. The sale ends Nvidia’s minority stake in the British semiconductor firm, which it had held since 2023 after a failed $40 billion acquisition attempt. Arm’s...
CNBC – US Top News & Analysis
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
MJP Associates Inc. Invests $578,000 in Applied Materials
MJP Associates Inc., via its ADV unit, announced a $578,000 investment in Applied Materials, Inc., the semiconductor equipment leader, on February 18, 2026.
DefenseWorld/DW
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Vervesemi Secures $10M Funding to Scale Semiconductor Product Commercialisation
Semiconductor startup Vervesemi announced a $10 million financing round aimed at scaling the commercialisation of its product. The funding will support production ramp‑up and market expansion. Details on investors and round stage were not disclosed.
Inc42
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Heron Power Secures $140M Series B Funding to Modernize Electrical Transformers
Heron Power, a solid‑state transformer startup founded by former Tesla engineer Drew Baglino, announced a $140 million Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism Fund and Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The capital will fund a new factory to produce 40 GW of...
Canary Media – Buildings
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Intel Completes $5.0 Billion Share Sale to Nvidia
Intel announced the completion of a $5.0 billion sale of its common stock to Nvidia, strengthening its balance sheet and strategic flexibility. The transaction, disclosed in Intel’s Q4 2025 financial results, marks a major corporate investment by Nvidia in the chipmaker.
StorageNewsletter
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Statiq Raises $18M in Equity‑debt Round Led by Tenacity Ventures
India’s EV‑charging network provider Statiq announced a new $18 million funding round, led by Tenacity Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, Shell Ventures and RCD Holdings. The mixed equity‑debt round will fund expansion of its charging infrastructure across Tier‑1 and Tier‑2 cities...
ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Western Digital to Sell Partial Stake in SanDisk for $3.17B
Western Digital announced it will sell a partial stake in its SanDisk subsidiary for $3.17 billion to reduce its debt. The transaction is a minority recapitalization of SanDisk, with the buyer yet to be disclosed.
Yahoo Finance – News Index
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Efficient Computer Secures $60M Funding to Extend AI Device Battery Life
Efficient Computer announced a $60 million fundraising round to support its technology that enables AI devices to operate for months without recharging. The capital will be used to scale production and further develop its low-power AI hardware solutions.
SiliconANGLE (sitewide)
Video•Feb 18, 2026
Zotac Sounds the Alarm on GPUs
Zotac's Korean web-store administrator warned that a global RAM shortage and surging GPU prices threaten the survival of smaller graphics-card makers and distributors. Nvidia is reportedly scaling back or shelving consumer GPU models that require large amounts of embedded memory,...
By PCWorld
Video•Feb 18, 2026
Memory-Centric Computing - Invited Talk - Systems Research Community @ France - 29.11.2022
In an invited talk on memory-centric computing, ETH professor Uno (likely Onur?) argued that modern systems are increasingly bottlenecked by data movement rather than compute, driven by exponential growth in datasets from domains like neural networks and genomics. He highlighted...
By Onur Mutlu Lectures
Video•Feb 18, 2026
UNAS Pro 4 NAS - Should You Buy It?
The video reviews Ubiquiti’s new UniFi UNAS Pro 4, a 4‑bay rack‑mount NAS priced at $499, positioning it as a low‑cost alternative to enterprise‑grade storage with native 10 Gbps connectivity. The host highlights five positives: aggressive pricing, dual 10 Gbps rear ports that enable...
By NASCompares
Video•Feb 18, 2026
UniFi UNAS Pro 4 NAS Review
The video reviews UniFi’s latest 1U rack‑mount NAS, the UNAS Pro 4, launched in mid‑September 2025. Priced at $499, the unit packs four hot‑swap bays, two M.2 NVMe slots, a quad‑core ARM processor, 8 GB DDR4 memory, and a dedicated OS drive, while...
By NASCompares
Video•Feb 18, 2026
OCP Rack & Power Project Call (Feb 11, 2026)
The OCP Rack & Power Project call on February 11, 2026 featured Meta’s rollout of a 160 kW power shelf designed for high‑density AI GPU racks, followed by Oracle’s briefing on utility‑provider fault‑condition requirements for data centers. The shelf integrates eleven 18 kW power‑supply units,...
By Open Compute Project
Video•Feb 18, 2026
Engineering Innovations: How AI Is Changing Images and Video
Engineering Innovations' podcast explores how AI is reshaping visual data compression. Professor Maggie Zu explains that traditional lossy codecs like JPEG and H.265 rely on fixed transform parameters, limiting adaptability and efficiency as video resolutions and formats proliferate. AI‑driven learned...
By Purdue ECE
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Trane Technologies to Acquire LiquidStack to Boost Data Center Cooling Solutions
Trane Technologies announced a definitive agreement to acquire LiquidStack, a liquid‑cooling technology provider for data centers. The acquisition will expand Trane’s thermal‑management portfolio and integrate LiquidStack’s solutions globally, targeting high‑density AI workloads. Financial terms were undisclosed, with closing expected in...
StorageNewsletter
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
Tata AutoComp Completes Acquisition of IAC Slovakia
Tata AutoComp, the Indian automotive components maker, announced the completion of its acquisition of IAC Slovakia, expanding its footprint in Europe. The deal, valued at an undisclosed amount, will strengthen Tata AutoComp's presence in the European market and enhance its...
The Hindu BusinessLine – Companies
Deals•Feb 18, 2026
MicroAlign Secures €2.5M EIC Accelerator Grant and Equity Investment
MicroAlign announced it has received a €2.5 million accelerator grant and equity investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to industrialize high‑precision quantum fiber arrays, moving from pilot‑scale to high‑volume production. The funding will support the company’s roadmap to address bottlenecks...
Quantum Computing Report
Deals•Feb 17, 2026
KKR Commits $1.5B Equity to Global Technical Realty
KKR has made an additional $1.5 billion equity commitment to Global Technical Realty, the European build‑to‑suit data‑center platform it helped launch in 2020. The investment bolsters the platform’s growth and underscores private‑equity interest in data‑center infrastructure.
PE Hub