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
Samsung Showcases Galaxy AI, Intelligent Networks and Next-Gen Devices at MWC 2026
Samsung used Mobile World Congress 2026 to unveil its Galaxy AI strategy, centering on the new Galaxy S26 series powered by a custom Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip and an industry‑first Privacy Display. The rollout extends AI‑driven features across wearables, tablets, laptops and the Galaxy Watch 8, while adding satellite connectivity for emergency use. Samsung also highlighted AI‑powered factories, Connected Care health tools via its Xealth acquisition, and the CognitiV Network Operations Suite that brings multi‑agent intelligence to telecom infrastructure. Together, these moves aim to create a seamless, agentic ecosystem from consumer devices to enterprise networks.
Morgan Stanley Reinstates NVIDIA as Top Pick, Eyes 2027 Growth
Certainly not the day for it but..... Morgan Stanley moving Moving $NVDA NVIDIA back to top pick in semis, PT stays at $260 In September, we shifted our top pick from NVIDIA to $NSK Sandisk, then in November shifted to Micron. The thesis...
Navitas Exhibiting Solutions for AI Data-Center, Grid and Energy Infrastructure, Performance Computing, and Industrial Electrification
Navitas Semiconductor showcased a suite of GaN and SiC power solutions at APEC 2026 in San Antonio, targeting AI data centers, high‑performance computing, grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification. The company unveiled a 10 kW 800 V‑to‑50 V GaN‑powered DC‑DC platform delivering 98.5% efficiency...
Getac Launches AI-Ready Rugged Devices in India
Getac Technology Corporation unveiled an AI‑ready rugged portfolio in India, featuring the F120 tablet, UX10/UX10‑IP tablets, and V120 convertible laptop. All devices run Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors with AI Boost NPU delivering up to 48 TOPS, and they combine...
Qualcomm Expands Stack Control with 6G, Wear Elite
$QCOM opened MWC26 with five connectivity announcements that matter: X105 Modem-RF adds NR-NTN satellite (voice, video, data), FastConnect 8800 is Qualcomm’s first mobile Wi-Fi 8 push, Dragonwing broadens Wi-Fi 8 across the portfolio, Snapdragon Wear Elite moves to 3nm, and...
MSI MAG 272URDF E16 Toggles 4K/160Hz and 1080p/320Hz Instantly
MSI has launched the MAG 272URDF E16, a 27‑inch gaming monitor that can instantly toggle between 4K resolution at 160 Hz and Full HD at 320 Hz via an on‑screen joystick. The Rapid IPS panel delivers a 0.5 ms response time, 10‑bit color...
ViewSonic ColorPro VP2456A Launches With Pantone Validation and 90W USB-C
ViewSonic has launched the ColorPro VP2456A in Japan, a 23.8‑inch Full HD IPS monitor aimed at creators who need reliable color performance. The display is Pantone validated, covers 100 % of the sRGB gamut and ships with factory pre‑calibration achieving a ΔE...
BBN Develops Long-Range X-Ray Imaging System
DARPA has awarded RTX’s BBN Technologies a contract under the X‑ray Extreme‑range Non‑imaging Analysis (XENA) program to create a long‑range X‑ray imaging system capable of probing man‑made objects from distances approaching one kilometre. The effort relies on novel mathematical models...
Monolithic 3D Nanoelectrode Arrays on CMOS Circuitry for Scalable, High‐Resolution Neural Recording
Researchers have developed a monolithic 3D nanoelectrode array (HD‑NEA) that integrates 26,400 vertical nanowire electrodes directly onto commercial CMOS chips. The low‑temperature wafer‑scale post‑fabrication process maintains circuit functionality while delivering uniform, high‑yield electrode performance across 4‑inch wafers. In vitro recordings...
Qualcomm's New Snapdragon Wear Elite Wants to Make AI Wearables Actually Smart
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon Wear Elite at MWC 2026, a 3 nm system‑on‑chip designed to bring flagship‑level AI to wearables. The chipset features a Hexagon NPU capable of processing up to 2 billion parameters, delivering up to five‑fold CPU gains and seven‑fold graphics...
Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 8 Chips Are Here, and They Actually Fix the Stuff that Annoys You
Qualcomm unveiled its AI‑ready Wi‑Fi 8 portfolio at MWC 2026, featuring the FastConnect 8800 mobile chipset and Dragonwing router platforms. The FastConnect 8800 introduces a 4×4 Wi‑Fi radio delivering up to 11.6 Gbps, while integrating Bluetooth 7, UWB and Thread on a 6 nm die. Dragonwing’s NPro A8 Elite...
Qualcomm's X105 Modem Will Keep You Connected in Elevators and Parking Garages
Qualcomm unveiled its X105 5G Modem‑RF at MWC 2026, positioning it as the next‑gen connectivity engine for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 smartphones. The modem adds 5G‑Advanced Release 19 support, enabling NR‑NTN satellite links and a low‑power NB‑IoT fallback for hard‑to‑reach spots like elevators and parking...
Your Next Garmin Watch Could Have Better Battery Life than Ever –Thanks to Major Platform Upgrade
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon Wear Elite chipset, promising up to a 30 percent boost in battery life for wearables. The platform delivers clock speeds five times faster and graphics seven times more powerful than its predecessor, plus an integrated eNPU for...
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Wear Elite for Next Gen of Wear OS, Galaxy Watch
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon Wear Elite at MWC 2026, a premium Wear OS chipset built on a 3 nm process with a big.LITTLE CPU and an upgraded Adreno GPU. The SoC delivers up to five‑fold single‑core CPU performance and seven‑fold GPU frame‑rate gains,...
Hargrave Technologies Unveils 60 V, 120 A Motor Controller for Medium VTOL Platforms
Hargrave Technologies introduced the microDRIVE MP, a 60 V, 120 A motor controller tailored for medium VTOL and helicopter UAVs. The ESC offers high‑current performance in an IP67‑rated, rugged enclosure, addressing the growing power and durability demands of expanding UAV missions. It...
Quectel Showcases Radar Solutions at MWC Barcelona
Quectel Wireless Solutions is unveiling its automotive‑grade mmWave radar portfolio at MWC Barcelona, featuring a 77 GHz forward‑collision warning unit with over 220 m range and the ability to track 40 dynamic targets. The company also displayed a blind‑spot detection radar that...
Motorola Confirms GrapheneOS Support for a Future Phone, Bringing over Features
Motorola announced a long‑term partnership with GrapheneOS at MWC 2026 to ship a future Motorola phone with GrapheneOS pre‑installed and to back‑port select security features to existing models. The collaboration will involve joint research, software enhancements, and new security capabilities. Current...
Clicks Communicator Features QWERTZ Keyboard and Extended Update Guarantee
Clicks Technology has expanded its Communicator smartphone line to include a QWERTZ keyboard for Germany, alongside AZERTY, Korean and Arabic layouts. The device pairs a classic physical keyboard with modern Android 16 hardware, featuring a 4.03‑inch OLED screen, MediaTek Dimensity 8300...
AMD Brings Ryzen 5 5500X3D to China and Revives AM4 in the Gaming Segment
AMD has officially released its budget‑friendly Ryzen 5 5500X3D in Chinese retail outlets, extending the X3D lineup beyond Latin America. The six‑core, 12‑thread Zen 3 chip uses the AM4 socket, offers 99 MB of combined L2/L3 cache via 3D V‑Cache, and is expected to retail...
Moore Threads AIBook: China’s ARM Announcement Against Intel, AMD, and Apple
Chinese GPU maker Moore Threads unveiled the AIBook, a 14‑inch notebook powered by its own 12‑core ARM processor and a 50 TOPS AI accelerator. The laptop ships with 32 GB LPDDR5x‑7500 memory, a 2,880 × 1,800 OLED display at 120 Hz, and runs Android or...
Exclusive: Turiyam.ai Raises $4 Mn To Build Full-Stack AI Hardware Platform
Bengaluru‑based Turiyam.ai has closed a $4 million pre‑seed round led by Ankur Capital and Axilor’s Micelio Fund. The startup will accelerate development of a full‑stack AI inference platform that tightly integrates custom chips with optimized software. It is already piloting deployments...
AGIBOT Showcases Full Humanoid Robot Portfolio at MWC 2026
AGIBot unveiled its full humanoid robot portfolio at MWC 2026, showcasing A2, X2, G2, D1 and C5 platforms alongside the OmniHand dexterous limb. The company launched a global online store and a Robot‑as‑a‑Service (RaaS) leasing model with prices starting at €899...
Chiplet Architecture Redefines Semiconductor Manufacturing Landscape
#Technology #Newsletter #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Chiplet NLOG-293 | Semiconductor And Beyond Newsletter | The Semiconductor State Of Chiplet: https://newsletter.chetanpatil.in/p/semiconductor-and-beyond-newsletter-293/
Samsung Adopts Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite for Galaxy Watch
Sounds like @SamsungMobile is doubling down on @Qualcomm as the new @Snapdragon Wear Elite for Galaxy Watch https://t.co/5ifmPN6DPn
Advancing Automotive Memory: Development of an 8nm 128Mb Embedded STT-MRAM with Sub-Ppm Reliability
Researchers have demonstrated an 8 nm, 128 Mb embedded STT‑MRAM designed for automotive applications, achieving sub‑parts‑per‑million failure rates across the –40 °C to 150 °C temperature range. The cell area was aggressively scaled to 0.017 µm², while process refinements reduced short‑fail defects and enhanced MTJ...
Snapdragon Wear Elite Powers Unified On‑Device AI Ecosystem
The new @Snapdragon Wear Elite is at the core of the new Personal AI vision as it will power on device AI across an ecosystem of devices that will deliver value individually and as a whole https://t.co/N5nG3kaE6X
Qualcomm Sparks Hardware Buzz Amid AI Fatigue
Of course @Qualcomm talks about phones but this year it feels there is more excitement than the last couple of years. I am not sure if we are all just a little tired of AI everywhere and we want to...
ESP32-P4-PC Board From Olimex Offers HDMI and MIPI Support
Olimex has released the ESP32‑P4‑PC development board, built around Espressif’s ESP32‑P4 RISC‑V SoC. The 90 × 60 mm board adds native HDMI output, MIPI CSI and DSI interfaces, Ethernet, four USB host ports, and Power‑over‑Ethernet support. It ships with a dual‑core 400 MHz processor,...
Inside DJI’s $3.2 Billion Sky: Frank Wang, Drones and Asia’s New Youngest Tech Billionaire
Frank Wang turned a dorm‑room drone prototype into DJI, the world’s dominant premium consumer‑drone maker, propelling him to a $3.2 billion net worth and making him Asia’s youngest tech billionaire. By concentrating on the $1,000‑plus segment, DJI captured professional creators, enterprises,...
What's The Difference Between HDMI And Mini HDMI?
HDMI and mini HDMI share the same 19‑pin architecture and support identical audio‑video formats, but differ primarily in connector size. A standard Type‑A HDMI measures roughly 14 × 4 mm, while the Type‑C mini version is about 10 × 2 mm, making it suited for compact...
Forget Upgrading Your GPU — Your Existing Card Is Probably Overkill Already
GPU prices have surged 30‑50%, making high‑end cards like the RTX 5090 nearly double MSRP. Yet most gamers play titles that don’t require the latest hardware, and cards such as the RTX 3070 or RX 6800 XT already deliver smooth performance. A two‑generation‑old GPU...
CEO Interview with Echo Yang of CSCERAMIC
CEO Echo Yang steers CSCERAMIC, a China‑based advanced ceramics maker, toward high‑purity alumina solutions for laboratory and high‑temperature industrial markets. The firm differentiates itself by engineering‑focused collaboration, tight dimensional control, and stable raw‑material sourcing rather than catalog sales. Customers benefit...
Ingram Micro Holding Corp (INGM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Impinj reported Q4 2025 revenue of $92.8 million, a modest 1% year‑over‑year increase but down 3% sequentially. Adjusted EBITDA reached $16.4 million (17.7% margin) and cash holdings hit a record $279.1 million. Endpoint IC volumes grew 9% YoY, and the...
Astrana Health Inc (ASTH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Astera Labs reported Q4 2025 revenue of $270.6 million, a 17% sequential rise and 92% year‑over‑year growth, pushing full‑year revenue to $852.5 million, up 115% YoY. The company highlighted strong momentum across its Scorpio, Ares, Taurus and Leo portfolios, secured a $6.5 billion...
Quantum Computing Inc (QUBT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Quantum Computing Inc. posted Q4 2025 revenue of $190,000, up from $62,000, while narrowing its net loss to $1.6 million versus a $51.2 million loss a year earlier. The company raised $1.55 billion in 2025, ending the year with $1.52 billion in cash and...
A CMOS-Compatible, Scalable and Compact Magnetoelectric Spin-Torque Microwave Detector
Researchers have demonstrated a CMOS‑compatible magnetoelectric spin‑torque microwave detector that monolithically integrates a magnetoelectric antenna with a magnetic tunnel junction. The device converts wireless microwave signals directly to a DC output, achieving a sensitivity exceeding 90 kV W⁻¹ and a noise‑equivalent power...
With HDDs Also Being Affected by the Latest Scourge Will Blu-Rays Make a Comeback?
Recent supply constraints have driven hard‑drive prices up, prompting consumers to explore alternative archival media. While Blu‑ray discs are still manufactured by companies like Verbatim and Ritek, they are costly, prone to disc rot, and face dwindling drive availability. Claims...
12 Handy Gadgets Under $20 To Upgrade Your Smart Home
Smart‑home enthusiasts can upgrade functionality without breaking the bank, as a new roundup highlights twelve gadgets priced under $20. The list features Kasa smart plugs and bulbs, Zigbee garage‑door and climate sensors, a $9.99 video doorbell, LED strip lighting, and...
Work Graphs - Promising and Exciting but When???
Microsoft’s Agility SDK 1.613 adds Shader Model 6.8 and native Work Graphs support, a GPU‑driver feature that restructures rendering pipelines into smaller, dynamically scheduled tasks. Early benchmarks on an RTX 4090 show roughly a 20 % lighting speedup, while AMD’s RDNA 3 demo reports up...
A Robot Arm with Puppy Dog Eyes Is Just One of Lenovo’s New Desktop AI Concepts
Lenovo used the Mobile World Congress stage to unveil two AI‑driven desktop concepts designed as always‑on work companions. The AI Workmate features a small robotic arm, camera and built‑in projector that can scan documents, generate summaries and display content on...
Premium Android Tablets Make a Comeback with Lenovo's Idea Tab Pro and Legion Tab
Lenovo unveiled two premium Android tablets at Mobile World Congress: the Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 and the Legion Tab Gen 5. The Idea Tab Pro Gen 2 features a 13‑inch 3.5K LCD with a 144 Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, up to 12 GB RAM and 512 GB...
Lenovo Keeps the Surface Pro Form Factor Alive with Its New ThinkPad X13 Detachable 2-in-1 Windows 11 Tablet PC —...
Lenovo unveiled the ThinkPad X13 Detachable, a 13‑inch Windows 11 2‑in‑1 tablet that mirrors the Surface Pro form factor but adds enterprise‑grade features. It runs on Intel’s Core Ultra 3 processors, offers up to 64 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, a 120 Hz IPS display,...
AWS Middle East Disrupted After ‘Objects Struck Datacenter’ Amid Iran War
Amazon Web Services reported a power outage in its UAE ME‑CENTRAL‑1 availability zone after unknown objects struck the datacenter, sparking a fire that temporarily halted EC2 APIs. Meanwhile, Australian software firm WiseTech Global announced up to 2,000 job cuts as...
Damaged LOGIC400-ATX Power Supply
A user reports repeated, complete shutdowns of a shed‑based PC after swapping two salvaged 400 W Logic power supplies. The system runs on an extension cord wired through a wall hole, and shutdowns occur regardless of operating system or BIOS state....
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+, S26, Buds4, and Buds4 Pro Hands-On and First Impressions with Nirave Gondhia of House of...
In this episode of the Mobile Tech Podcast, host Mariam Joir and Samsung expert Nirav Gondhia dive into hands‑on impressions of the newly unveiled Galaxy S26 lineup—including the Ultra, Plus, standard S26, Buds4, and Buds4 Pro. They highlight the Ultra’s...
Sonos Play Portable Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 Speaker Leaks Early
Leaked listings on Best Buy’s Canadian site reveal Sonos is preparing a new portable speaker, dubbed the Sonos Play, featuring Bluetooth and AirPlay 2 connectivity. The product, priced at CAD $399.99, offers a 24‑hour battery, IP67 water resistance, USB‑C power delivery and...
Turning a Cast-Iron Radiator Into a Water-Cooled PC
Billet Labs transformed a Victorian‑era cast‑iron radiator into a fully water‑cooled PC, a project that took three months to perfect. The 99‑kilogram system houses a substantial water volume, resulting in only a two‑degree temperature rise during stress testing. While the...
5 Signs Your Home Theater Speakers Are Actually Underpowered
Home theater enthusiasts often mistake muted immersion for poor source material, when the real culprit is underpowered speakers. Key indicators include constantly maxed‑out volume, thin or hollow dialogue, and audible clipping during dynamic scenes. Factors such as speaker sensitivity, impedance,...
I Left Samsung for a Pixel — and This Feature Makes Me Glad I Did
Google’s Pixel 10 Pro is the first mainstream Android flagship with built‑in Qi2 magnetic charging, aligning the platform with Apple’s MagSafe ecosystem. The phone delivers 15 W wireless charging (25 W on the Pro XL) and perfect magnetic alignment, which improves charging efficiency and...
The H2testw Reality Check: How to Expose Fake microSD Cards Before They Corrupt Your Data
MicroSD cards are popular low‑cost storage, but many counterfeit units falsely advertise larger capacities, leading to silent data loss. These fakes appear functional until data exceeds the real memory, causing overwrites or corruption. A comprehensive stress test that writes across...