Today's Hardware Pulse
Nvidia driver adds DLSS 5 profile options, hinting at next‑gen AI rendering
Nvidia's GeForce Game Ready driver 610.47 introduces three new profile settings—Enable DLSS NR override, Enable DLSS NR SL override, and Override DLSS NR presets—suggesting continued development of its upcoming DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal sparked debate over AI‑driven image alteration, after which Nvidia fell silent on the feature.
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By the numbers: Cyient Semiconductors raises $30M Series A
Cisco Extends Its Enterprise Agreement to Include Nutanix Cloud Platform
Cisco has broadened its Enterprise Agreement (EA) to cover Nutanix Cloud Platform, marking the first time the EA incorporates third‑party OEM technology. The extension gives customers predictable, protected pricing and the ability to scale Nutanix usage without renegotiating contracts. Cisco’s partnership with Nutanix replaces its discontinued HyperFlex line and deepens integration across Intersight, ACI, and support services. The move aims to reduce procurement friction and accelerate infrastructure modernization for enterprises.
Mobilint Seeks to Supply NPU Chips for Shinsegae AI Checkout Systems
South Korean AI chip startup Mobilint has completed silicon proof‑of‑concept validation for its second‑generation NPU, Regulus, developed for Shinsegae Group’s AI‑powered checkout kiosks. The chip, fabricated on TSMC’s 12‑nm process, is slated for mass production in the second quarter and...
Samsung Electronics Adopts Hybrid Bonding Inspection Equipment
Samsung Electronics is rolling out hybrid bonding inspection equipment, partnering with Onto Innovation’s picosecond laser ultrasound system that is already being validated on mass‑production lines. The joint development targets detection of microscopic voids and overlay errors in high‑bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Rebellions Raises 640 Billion Won in Pre-IPO Round as First Korea National Growth Fund Pick
South Korean AI chip designer Rebellions Inc. closed a 640 billion won pre‑IPO funding round, valuing the company at 3.4 trillion won. The round, led by the state‑backed Korea National Growth Fund with 250 billion won, also included contributions from KDB and Mirae...
We Know that Macs Last Longer in Use. How Much Longer?
A new Omnissa analysis shows Macs and iPhones outlast Windows PCs and Android devices in enterprise environments. Macs typically remain in service for five years, compared to three years for Windows laptops, and only 17% are replaced within a year...
Razer's First Split Ergonomic Keyboard Is Here
Razer has launched the Pro Type Ergo, its first split ergonomic keyboard, aimed at reducing strain and boosting productivity for office users. The device features a split QWERTY layout, a cushioned wrist rest, dual B keys, and a mini space‑bar...
More Details on Lenovo’s Yoga Mini I Hockey Puck-Shaped Mini PC with Intel Panther Lake
Lenovo’s Yoga Mini i is a compact, round mini PC that looks like a silver hockey puck, debuting with Intel’s 13th‑gen Panther Lake processors. It ships in two configurations: an entry‑level Core Ultra 5 325 with 16 GB RAM, and a higher‑end Core...
Check Out More Certified Refurbished Pixel Models on the Google Store and Amazon Renewed.
Google is expanding its Certified Refurbished program, adding the Pixel 8a to an existing lineup that includes the Pixel 7a, 7, 8, 8 Pro, and 7 Pro on the Google Store. Refurbished devices are inspected, repaired with genuine Google parts, and shipped in 100 %...
Latest Issue of Semiconductor Today Now Available
Semiconductor Today’s March 2026 issue spotlights rapid advances in compound semiconductors, noting a projected market size of roughly $5.2 bn by 2031 growing at a 14% CAGR. The publication highlights the ALP‑4‑SiC project for quantum photonic circuits, new growth methods for...
Nothing to Launch AI-Powered Smart Glasses Next Year
Devices startup Nothing is working on smart glasses for next year and looking at AI earbuds, joining the chorus of device makers entering the space. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/device-startup-nothing-technology-plans-to-release-ai-glasses-next-year?srnd=undefined
Haag-Streit Launches Metis 3D Digital Heads-Up Module Worldwide
Haag‑Streit has launched its Metis 3D Digital Heads‑Up Module worldwide, extending the Metis 900 microscope line with a 4K, 3‑D visualization platform. The system places a high‑resolution screen in the surgeon’s line of sight, allowing a more upright posture and reducing neck...
Brain Corp Updates Floor-Cleaning Robots with Adaptive AI that Removes Route Training
Brain Corp unveiled BrainOS Clean 2.0, integrating SelfPath AI into Tennant’s X‑series floor‑cleaning robots. The update lets machines autonomously generate and adjust routes, removing the need for manual training. Early deployments show 22% higher coverage, 55% greater autonomy, and deployment speeds more than...
Vertiv Expands Ohio Manufacturing to Support AI Data Center Cooling Demand
Vertiv announced a roughly $50 million investment to expand its Ironton and Westerville, Ohio facilities, boosting manufacturing capacity for advanced liquid‑cooling and chilled‑water systems. The Ironton plant’s output is slated to increase about 45 % by Q2 2027, enabling faster response to AI‑driven,...
Spectra Logic and Geyser Data Expand Tape-as-a-Service with New London Archive Deployment
Spectra Logic and Geyser Data have launched a tape‑as‑a‑service archive in London, the first European site available through the Geyser Data portal. The deployment, hosted in a Digital Realty carrier‑neutral facility, adds geographic choice alongside the existing Los Angeles location...
Google's 'Performance Advisor' Steph Curry Teases Probable New Wearable
NBA star Stephen Curry, Google’s newly appointed Performance Advisor, has teased the company’s first health‑focused wearable in a 15‑second Instagram video. The clip shows a gray‑orange band on Curry’s wrist and hints at AI‑driven features, though Google has provided no...
Phase-Shift Control ICs Squeeze More Efficiency From Resonant Converters
STMicroelectronics has launched two phase‑shift control ICs, the STNRG599A and STNRG599B, targeting resonant‑converter power supplies and lighting drivers. The devices operate up to 750 kHz, provide zero‑voltage switching, and improve no‑load efficiency while offering built‑in safety features such as X‑capacitor discharge...
KRYTAR Announces Two New 3 dB, 180-Degree ULTRA+ Hybrid Couplers Covering 10 to 40 GHz
KRYTAR, Inc. unveiled two new 180-degree ULTRA+ hybrid couplers covering 10‑40 GHz with 3 dB coupling. The ULTRA4100400 model uses 2.4 mm connectors, while the ULTRA4100400K employs 2.92 mm K‑connectors, both offering tight amplitude (±0.9 dB) and phase (±8°) tolerances. They support 20 W average and...
Schneider Electric Federal Solutions Deliver AI-Ready Data Centers
Schneider Electric Federal is delivering AI‑ready data‑center solutions that address the unprecedented power density required by federal agencies. The company emphasizes turnkey, utility‑to‑the‑rack offerings and public‑private partnerships to modernize outdated infrastructure. A flagship $114 million energy‑savings performance contract at Naval Base...
Toyota Launches ‘Swarm’ Automated Transport System for Warehouse Logistics
Toyota Material Handling Europe unveiled Swarm Automation Transport, an automated guided vehicle system that pairs its SAI125CB counter‑balance stacker with the T‑ONE control platform. The solution can move, stack and replenish pallets of various formats, from euro to bottom‑deck, across...
NAB Show: Proton to Demonstrate 3D Application
Proton Camera Innovations will showcase its ultra‑compact FLEX and 4K FLEX cameras at the NAB Show, demonstrating a new stereoscopic 3D workflow that pairs two miniature lenses with a single camera‑control unit. The system provides frame‑accurate synchronization, shared power and...
NAB Show: Telos Alliance’ To Debut ‘Axia Pulsar’ AoIP Console
Telos Alliance unveiled the Axia Pulsar, a compact AoIP mixing console, at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The 2RU unit features eight motorized faders, a touchscreen, and can expand to 16 faders with an optional module. It runs on...
Wiliot Builds Its Physical AI Supply Chain Platform on Databricks to Operationalize Item-Level IoT Data
Wiliot announced a Built‑On partnership with Databricks, moving its Physical AI supply‑chain platform onto the Databricks lakehouse. The shift lets the company ingest and govern massive item‑level IoT Pixel data streams in a unified environment. By leveraging Databricks’ compute and...
DCE 9000 to Strengthen Quality and Reliability Across Data Center Infrastructure
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced continued momentum for the Data Center Excellence (DCE 9000) initiative, a first‑of‑its‑kind quality‑management system standard for modern data‑center infrastructure. Backed by hyperscalers, operators and equipment suppliers, the effort targets mechanical, power and cooling systems to...
Camera Rumors: Is Sony About to Announce a Full-Frame Sensor Capable of 10K Video?
Sony is reportedly developing a new 67‑megapixel full‑frame sensor that could record video at up to 10K resolution, with 60 fps readout and support for 8K60p and 4K120p. The sensor may employ a partially stacked architecture, 3.6 µm pixel size, and a...
Pentagon Considers Anti-Drone Lasers in Washington
The Pentagon is evaluating a high‑energy counter‑drone laser system for deployment at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., where senior defense and state officials reside. Recent low‑altitude drone sightings near the post and the proximity to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport...
Micron's Drop Stems From Unrelated Blog, Not Fundamentals
Micron hit $471 eight days ago on the best earnings in its history. Revenue tripled. HBM4 sold out. Guidance raised to $33B. Today it trades at $331 — down 30%. The reason? A Google blog post about a year-old compression...
Melius Highlights FCF While Reiterating Buy on Apple
Melius analysts highlighted Apple’s strong free cash flow as a key valuation driver and reiterated a buy recommendation. The firm noted Apple’s upcoming product wave—including the iPhone 17e, refreshed iPad Air, new MacBook Air and Pro, Studio Displays, MacBook Neo,...
Bambu Lab Discontinues Flagship X1 Series
Bambu Lab announced the retirement of its flagship X1 series, ending production effective immediately. The company will maintain feature updates through June 2027, security patches until June 2029, and spare‑part support until April 2031. Existing owners can still find X1, X1C, or X1E...
Cartoni To Introduce Control Unite For Liftto HP Elevation System At 2026 NAB Show
Cartoni will unveil a universal control unit for its Lifto HP elevation system at the 2026 NAB Show, alongside the Master 30 OB, MIXO 21 fluid head, Ragno Pod riser, and encoded E‑Jibo tracker. The control unit works with major PTZ controllers, offers PoE+ power,...
Soft Dip, Not Crash: DRAM/NAND Prices Stabilizing
Panic about micron & DRAM /NAND price “crashing” This is a soft dip after higher prices for longer — not a cycle reversal. Don’t confuse cooling with collapsing. $MU $SNDK
RAMageddon Threatens PCs, Phones and Gaming as DRAM Prices Spike 90%
Industry analysts warn that a severe DRAM shortage—coined RAMageddon—is inflating memory‑chip prices by up to 90% and could choke production of laptops, smartphones and gaming consoles until at least 2028. The squeeze is traced to AI data‑center demand and the...
Nvidia Touts $1,000 Quantum Play as Top Stock for Retail Investors
Nvidia is being positioned as the best quantum computing stock for investors with $1,000, thanks to its GPU empire, CUDA‑based quantum simulators and a forward P/E of about 21. Analysts argue the chipmaker’s data‑center moat and software ecosystem give it...
Fujitsu Plans Dedicated 1.4nm AI Chip Manufactured Entirely in Japan by Rapidus — AI Chip to Be Designed and Manufactured...
Fujitsu announced plans to develop a dedicated AI inference NPU using Rapidus' 1.4 nm process, with an estimated development cost of ¥58 billion (about $363 million). The project, funded roughly two‑thirds by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, will be designed...
Building Sovereign AI at the Edge: Microsoft and Armada Collaborate to Deliver Azure Local on Galleon Modular Datacenters
Microsoft and Armada have partnered to integrate Azure Local into Armada’s Galleon modular datacenters, creating a sovereign‑private‑cloud solution for edge environments. The offering lets governments and regulated industries run AI‑ready workloads in disconnected, mobile or contested settings while retaining full...
Northrop Grumman Tests Lumberjack Strike Drone
Northrop Grumman showcased its Lumberjack Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system at the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division’s Operation Lethal Eagle exercise. The drone executed fully autonomous missions through the Army’s Maven Smart System, launched the six‑pound Hatchet precision‑strike munition, and then transitioned to...
U.S. Army Evaluates Low-Cost Hornet Kamikaze Drone in Germany
The U.S. Army conducted its first evaluation of the Hornet DE‑2, a low‑cost, AI‑enabled one‑way attack drone, at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. The loitering munition can travel roughly eight miles and is designed to operate in contested electronic‑warfare...
Forget Oura, This 2.2mm Ring Also Controls Smart Glasses
MOVA unveiled the ultra‑thin 2.2 mm H1 smart ring alongside the S1 smart glasses, linking biometric monitoring with real‑time visual translation via a finger swipe. The H1 continuously tracks temperature, heart rate and SpO₂, while the S1 offers 77‑language translation, AI...
Practical Smell-O-Vision Could Soon Be Coming to a VR Headset Near You
A team from Institute of Science Tokyo and Rakuten Institute of Technology has created a compact, wearable scent‑generation device that syncs with VR headsets. The system uses a micro‑dispenser, ultrasound atomization, and an electro‑osmotic pump to blend up to eight...
Apple at 50: The Importance of the MacBook Air
In January 2008, Steve Jobs dramatically unveiled the MacBook Air by pulling it from a manila envelope at Macworld, emphasizing its ultra‑thin profile. The Air introduced a new ultra‑light laptop category, prompting immediate imitation across the PC industry. Its design...
TCL Tab 10 Drops to $139.99 — A Solid iPad Alternative for Streaming, Browsing, and Everyday Use
TCL has slashed the price of its Tab 10 tablet to $139.99, a roughly 30% discount that positions it as a low‑cost alternative to the iPad. The 10.1‑inch FHD Android 15 device packs an octa‑core processor, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB internal storage (expandable...
Rolls-Royce to Build Battery Storage in Falkirk
Rolls‑Royce’s MTU power‑systems division has begun construction of a 43 MW, 86 MWh battery‑storage facility at Falkirk’s Bankside site under an EPC contract with Voltario Helios Energy Storage. The plant will connect to the grid later this year and become operational in...
CoreWeave Becomes Critical AI Infrastructure, Attracts Mega‑Cap Funding
The shift is clear enough. What was once a niche GPU cloud provider is now treated as a critical infrastructure company. And with this latest financing milestone, @CoreWeave is signaling that the next era of AI compute will be...
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Carl-August Zehnder & Niklaus Wirth with the Lilith computer. Lilith was strongly influenced by the Alto computer developed at Xerox’ Palo Alto (in which Niklaus Wirth had been working during his sabbatical in 1976). The whole Lilith system sotware was...
Hexagon Updates PULSE for CMM Environment Monitoring
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division released an upgraded version of its PULSE environmental monitoring system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). The new hardware and software broaden sensor coverage to temperature, humidity, vibration, shock and probe deflection, extending monitoring beyond the CMM...
Utility‑Scale Quantum Computing Is Coming, Not Instantly
"It is becoming clear how to build a utility scale quantum computing, capable of many applications. Cryptography is just one of those. But it's highly UNLIKELY this happens overnight" - Dolev Bluvstein https://t.co/OMA9HmxIQs
Secure Hybrid Self‑Managed and Managed MCP Server Setup
You could use a mix of self-managed and managed MCP servers. Here's an example of using both, and securing them in a production-ready way. https://t.co/reHeaq6QEV https://t.co/5pLxHwGKWv
Allen Adds Real-Time Bluetooth Monitoring to Its Go Compact Bike Rack
Allen introduced the Smart Suction Go Compact bike rack, adding real‑time Bluetooth monitoring to its existing suction‑based design. The new rack confirms cup security via a mobile app, addressing driver anxiety about roof‑mounted loads. It retails for $300 USD, roughly...
Memory Market Still On Track for $200 B
Will do a memory market update next week. But in the meantime. Nothing has changed since this report a month ago. Memory still on track to ~$200B https://t.co/QSHAd1OxK2
Agentic AI Lifts Productivity; Verification IP Stays Essential
As agentic AI boosts productivity and shifts verification bottlenecks, trusted verification IP remains the foundation that captures decades of protocol expertise while evolving to meet rising complexity. https://t.co/R0W2oYPqL9 #semiEDA #verification #AgenticAI #AI
800 VDC Marks Inflection Point for Data Center Power
Was fun going deep on 800 VDC. I had to talk to my friends in the trade working on these data centers for context lol. Lots of juicy nuggets I uncovered. 800 VDC: The Inflection Point Reshaping Datacenter Power...