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
What Is the 3nm Pessimism Wall and Why Is It An Economic Crisis?
The article defines the “3 nm Pessimism Wall” as the excessive 25‑35% clock‑period guard bands that arise from abstraction‑based sign‑off methods rather than physical limits. These inflated margins force over‑design of buffers, increase power consumption, and waste silicon area, turning advanced‑node promises into a performance mirage. Recovering just 10‑15% of this margin could slash dynamic power by up to 20%, add 300 MHz to a 3 GHz core, and unlock hundreds of millions in revenue. The piece argues that full‑clock SPICE‑accurate analysis, such as ClockEdge’s Veridian suite, can eliminate the pessimism wall and restore true PPA gains.
Linux 7.0 Shows Significant PostgreSQL Performance Gains On AMD EPYC
Early benchmarking of the Linux 7.0 kernel on an AMD EPYC Turin server revealed notable PostgreSQL performance gains compared with the stable 6.19 release. The tests used identical hardware, software stacks and compiler toolchains, isolating the kernel as the variable. While Intel Panther Lake...
Senseonics Launches Automated Insulin Dosing System with 1-Year CGM
Senseonics and Sequel Med Tech have launched an automated insulin‑delivery system that pairs the year‑long Eversense 365 implantable CGM with Sequel’s twiist pump. The integration, delayed to Q4 2025, marks the first AID solution using a one‑year sensor, contrasting with competitors’ 15‑day...
GenAI Pushes Cloud to $119B Quarter as AI Networking Race Intensifies
Enterprise cloud infrastructure spending surged to $119.1 billion in Q4, a 30% year‑over‑year increase and the fastest growth in three years, driven largely by generative AI workloads. The top three hyperscalers—Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—still dominate, but AI‑focused providers such as CoreWeave...
The Best SSDs for the Steam Deck
The article benchmarks a range of M.2 2230 SSDs to identify the best upgrades for Valve’s Steam Deck handheld PC. It crowns the Corsair MP600 Mini as the overall winner, while the Crucial P310 delivers the strongest price‑per‑gigabyte value and the...
Steam Deck OLED Facing Stock Shortages Due to Memory Supply Issues
Valve confirmed that the Steam Deck OLED is experiencing intermittent stock shortages across several regions, driven by a global crunch on memory and storage components. The shortage stems from soaring DRAM and NAND prices as AI data centers hoard chips,...
CEO Interview with Aftkhar Aslam of yieldWerx
YieldWerx, led by semiconductor veteran Aftkhar Aslam, offers a data‑centric yield‑analytics platform that consolidates fragmented fab, test, and packaging information into a single, actionable environment. The solution tackles extreme data volumes and multi‑domain complexity, supporting advanced packaging, silicon photonics, MicroLED,...
Linux Begins Seeing Early Preparations For PCIe 7.0
Early Linux kernel patches for PCI Express 7.0 have been posted, outlining register definitions, speed detection, and basic bandwidth controls. PCIe 7.0, released by the PCI‑SIG in mid‑2025, doubles the raw data rate to 128 GT/s, enabling up to 512 GB/s bi‑directional throughput on...
Firewalla Orange Review: A Pocket-Sized Firewall That Followed Me to Tokyo
The Firewalla Orange is a 244‑gram, pocket‑sized firewall that turns any untrusted Wi‑Fi into a protected network in about ten minutes. In real‑world tests it delivered 1.72 Gbps wired throughput and 151 Mbps hotel Wi‑Fi speed while applying IPS, ad‑blocking and VPN...
Linux 7.0 Brings Apple Type-C PHY, Snapdragon X2 & Rockchip HDMI 2.1 FRL Additions
The Linux 7.0 kernel merge introduced a wave of new PHY drivers, notably adding mainline support for Apple Silicon USB‑C, Qualcomm Snapdragon X2, and several SoC‑specific interfaces. Qualcomm’s lineup now includes PCIe Gen4, DP/eDP, USB UNI, and UFS PHYs for the X2 and 8 Elite...
NZXT Reveals H5 Flow NieR 15th Anniversary Case, March 2
NZXT unveiled a NieR‑themed version of its H5 Flow mid‑tower, celebrating the franchise’s 15th anniversary. The case retains the original H5 Flow’s compact, high‑airflow design but adds dual‑sided artwork featuring Kainé and 2B. It will ship on March 2 for $179.55,...
IBM Introduces Autonomous Storage with New FlashSystem Portfolio Powered by Agentic AI
IBM unveiled three new FlashSystem models—5600, 7600 and 9600—featuring the FlashSystem.ai suite and a 5th‑Gen FlashCore module. The AI‑driven services claim up to 90% reduction in manual storage management and up to 57% cost savings on the flagship 9600. Hardware‑accelerated...
Cisco Unveiled Silicon One G300, Advanced Systems and Optics to Power and Scale AI Data Centers for Agentic Era
Cisco unveiled its Silicon One G300 switch silicon, delivering 102.4 Tb/s of bandwidth to power gigawatt‑scale AI clusters. The G300 powers new N9000 and 8000 systems that use 100% liquid cooling and 1.6 Tb/s optics, boosting energy efficiency by up to 70% and...
Avalanche Technology Introduces Next-Gen VNX+ Storage Module for Space and Military Applications
Avalanche Technology unveiled its VNX+ storage module, combining Space Grade MRAM with Lattice’s CertusPro‑NX FPGA to deliver true radiation immunity without sacrificing density, speed, or endurance. The solution is engineered for military and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) applications and satisfies...
DesignCon 2026: Keysight to Showcase Advanced AI Data Center and High-Speed Interconnect Validation
Keysight Technologies will present end‑to‑end AI data‑center and high‑speed interconnect validation solutions at DesignCon 2026 in Santa Clara. The showcase includes a 3D chiplet design workflow, signal‑integrity testing up to 3.2 Tbps, DDR5 and GDDR7 memory validation, and PCIe 7.0 PAM4 performance verification....
Gartner: Why Neoclouds Are the Future of GPU-as-a-Service
Gartner predicts neoclouds—purpose‑built providers for GPU‑intensive AI—will capture about 20% of the $267 bn AI cloud market by 2030. These specialists deliver bare‑metal GPU performance, rapid provisioning and consumption‑based pricing that can cut costs 60‑70% versus hyperscaler instances. Rather than replacing...
Boeing to Boost Production of Missile-Tracking Sensors for Military Satellites
Boeing has opened a 9,000‑square‑foot production facility at its El Segundo campus to manufacture electro‑optical infrared (EO/IR) sensors for U.S. military satellites. The plant will support Millennium Space Systems’ near‑$1 billion contract portfolio, including 12 missile‑warning satellites and a $414 million award...
Eagle Wireless Raises $30M Series B for 5G Expansion
Eagle Wireless announced a $30 million Series B round, bringing its total capital to $44 million. The financing, led by Asymmetric Capital Partners and The O.H.I.O. Fund, will fund accelerated 5G research, development, and a shift to full‑device production in the United States....
Hapag-Lloyd, WiseTech Global in Container Visibility Initiative
WiseTech Global and Hapag-Lloyd have launched a trial that equips the carrier’s more than two million containers with IoT smart devices, delivering real‑time location updates to WiseTech’s CargoWise platforms. The pilot processes millions of data points daily and introduces a...
Ericsson Set for MWC26; Meta Mega-Deal; Vodafone Dutch Sale
Meta Platforms signed a multiyear, multibillion‑dollar agreement with Nvidia to install millions of AI processors for both training and inference, including confidential‑computing GPUs for WhatsApp. Vodafone Group sold its 50% stake in Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo to Liberty Global for...
The QuickShot II Joystick Review – 80s Clicks and Waggles Lovingly Recreated
The QuickShot II joystick has been resurrected as an almost exact replica of the 1980s original, preserving its iconic dimensions, suction‑cup base, and clicky fire buttons. Modern updates include USB connectivity, programmable fire buttons, six additional base buttons, and microswitches for...
ETV Rolls Out 5G Broadcast in Serbia with Rohde & Schwarz
Serbia’s public broadcaster ETV has chosen German firm Rohde & Schwarz to install the country’s first 5G Broadcast transmitter at its Avala site, complementing four new TH1 4.5 kW DVB‑T2 transmitters. The upgrade, part of a long‑standing partnership dating back to 2012, aims...
Cloud Hypervisor 51 Brings Performance Improvements, Better QCOW2 V3 Support
Cloud Hypervisor 51, the Rust‑based virtual machine monitor, has been released, now steered by Microsoft, Cyberus Tech, Tencent, Ant Group and others. The update adds Transparent Huge Pages for shared memory and speeds up the vhost‑user‑net device, delivering noticeable performance gains. It...
Mesa KosmicKrisp Driver Is Coming To iOS, More Performance & Vulkan 1.4 Expected
LunarG’s KosmicKrist driver, now merged into Mesa, brings a native Vulkan‑on‑Metal implementation for Apple Silicon. After proving its macOS capabilities, the team announced a roadmap that includes iOS support, performance optimizations, and Vulkan 1.4 conformance. Funding from Google aims to boost...
Cycplus R200 Smart Indoor Bike Trainer Review
The Cycplus R200 smart indoor bike trainer delivers direct‑drive performance at a £350‑£365 price point, matching the power accuracy of far pricier models with ±1% precision. Its solid H‑frame and responsive electromagnetic resistance provide a stable, quiet ride that feels...
PTZOptics Aims to Make Video More ‘Actionable’ with Visual Reasoning Initiative
PTZOptics announced a Visual Reasoning initiative that fuses its robotic PTZ camera systems with Moondream’s open‑source vision‑language models. The partnership enables real‑time video interpretation, powering features such as auto‑tracking, smarter search, automated indexing, and event‑driven triggers. By offering an open...
JAPANNEXT Ships 31.5-inch 6K IPS Monitor with USB-C and KVM
Japanese monitor maker JAPANNEXT has launched the JN‑IPS326K‑HSPC9, a 31.5‑inch IPS display with a native 6K resolution of 6016 × 3384 and a 60 Hz refresh rate. The panel delivers 500 nits brightness, a 1500:1 contrast ratio, full sRGB and 96 % DCI‑P3 coverage, and...
GeForce RTX 5090 12V-2x6 Connector Melts Even Under a 500W Cap
A Mobile01 user reported that the 12V‑2x6 power connector on a Gigabyte AORUS Master ICE GeForce RTX 5090 melted despite running an aggressive 500 W power cap and a 0.9 V undervolt. The damage centered on the top row of pins on the...
Japan Tracking Shows AMD Radeon RX 9000 Prices Easing After Spikes
Japanese retail monitoring shows AMD's Radeon RX 9000-series graphics cards are entering a modest correction after a sharp 40% price surge in late 2025. Discounts of mid‑teens percent on the RX 9070 XT and up to 20% on the RX 9060 XT 16GB indicate softened demand...
MSI Teases Frieren Anime Collaboration for a Limited Edition GeForce GPU
MSI has hinted at a limited‑edition graphics card themed around the fantasy anime *Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End*. The tease appeared on X via Ruby_Rapids and points to activity on Bilibili, but MSI has not released a model name, GPU tier,...
AMD RX 9060 XT Pushed to 4.769 GHz in Record Overclock
AMD released a short clip showing a Radeon RX 9060 XT pushed to a record 4.769 GHz, far above its normal 2.5‑3.13 GHz operating range. The extreme overclock was achieved by two veteran overclockers using liquid‑nitrogen cooling, but AMD omitted details on voltage, power...
Arduino‑Powered Acoustic Levitator Suspends Objects in Midair
A student built a real anti-gravity machine… using an Arduino. How to Make an Acoustic Levitator: Arduino Nano + motor driver + about 60 ultrasonic transducers. They all emit ~40 kHz sound. The sound waves meet and form fixed pockets...
Leica Launches CM1950 Cryostat with DualEcoTec Cooling System
Leica Biosystems, a Danaher subsidiary, unveiled the Leica CM1950 cryostat equipped with DualEcoTec cooling. The device cools specimens up to three times faster and chambers up to twice as fast, slashing setup and case times. It employs a near‑zero global...
Fanless Factor 101 Arrives with Qualcomm QCS6490 and 10GbE Networking
OnLogic has unveiled the Factor 101, a compact fan‑less industrial edge system built around Qualcomm’s QCS6490 platform. The device packs an 8‑core Kryo 670 CPU up to 2.1 GHz, 8 GB LPDDR4x memory, 128 GB UFS storage and an integrated AI inference accelerator. Connectivity includes...
Fanning Funding Flames for Processors, METS
NRFC analyst Lauren McGregor outlined a new funding wave targeting high‑performance processors, emphasizing the role of METS (Mining Equipment Technology Services) as a financing conduit for miners. The discussion highlighted record‑level capital inflows, flexible loan structures, and joint‑venture models that...
ESP32 Bus Pirate Update Adds RF Tools, USB Host Mode, Signal Analysis, and Cellular Plans
The ESP32 Bus Pirate, an ESP32‑S3 based debugging platform, received a major firmware update adding extensive protocol support, signal‑analysis tools, and new hardware compatibility. The release introduces a profile system, a Wizard pin‑activity analyzer, enhanced UART features with auto‑detection and...
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...
Hexagon Launches New Certified Marker-Free HYPERSCAN 3D Scanner
Swedish metrology firm Hexagon unveiled the HYPERSCAN 3D scanner, a portable, marker‑free system designed for large‑scale production inspection. Certified to VDI/VDE 2634‑3 and validated by an ISO 17025 lab, the scanner offers two models—Ultra (5.5 m range) and Super (7 m range) with up...
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...
Top.E R1: 5-Axis 3D Printing as an Attack on the Support Structure
The episode examines the Top.E R1, the first desktop 5‑axis AI‑enabled FDM printer, which tilts its build platform up to 30° to print overhangs without traditional support structures. By reducing supports, the printer promises material savings, less post‑processing damage, and...
MediaTek MT7902 Wireless Chipset Finally Gets a Linux Driver
MediaTek has finally submitted an eleven‑patch driver set for its MT7902 Wi‑Fi 6E and Bluetooth chipset to the main‑line Linux mailing list. The patches add firmware, SDIO and PCIe host support and are expected to land in the upcoming Linux 7.1 release....
Dosenbach-Ochsner Installs More than 100 Exotec Skypod Robots to Modernize Swiss Warehouse
Dosenbach‑Ochsner, part of the Deichmann Group, has gone live with Exotec’s Skypod robotic system at its Luterbach warehouse, deploying over 100 autonomous picking robots. The robots now service roughly 174,000 storage locations, handling both picking and packing operations. Flexibility and...
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...
AI Coding Bot Blamed for Multiple AWS Outages
Multiple AWS outages caused by AI coding bot blunder, report claims — Amazon says both incidents were 'user error' https://t.co/3nN07yXdDj
Vietnam Making the Leap Into AI and Semiconductors
Vietnam is targeting a selective role in the AI and semiconductor value chains, emphasizing manufacturing, testing, packaging and applied AI rather than frontier chip design. The strategy builds on a mature electronics production base, abundant skilled labor and strong ASEAN...
EV Batteries Improve as Auto Tech Deals Surge
EV batteries are lasting longer, & some are safer; Qualcomm-Tata alliance; SDV deal; Ford’s UEV; auto chip deal; return of diesel and V8; Uber charger incentives; CAN attacks; radar for low power; please shut your Waymo door... https://t.co/fOi9eLKBwv #automotive #SDVs #EVs #AVs
Meta Secures Access to Millions of Nvidia GPUs
Meta Platforms is getting access to millions of Nvidia GPUs – don’t assume it is buying all of them. $NVDA $META https://t.co/Zvqz4CbFlP
California Bans Unapproved 3D Printers to Curb Gun Parts
California bill would restrict 3D printer sales to state-approved models to prevent printing gun parts — joins Washington and NY on legal offensive https://t.co/Zd7PlM6jB2
US-China Chip Trade Resumes, Heightening Nvidia, AMD Supply Risks
US-China chip trade restarts with tariffs and restrictions creating high-risk supply chain uncertainty for @nvidia and @AMD #ChipWar #AIChips #USChinaTrade #H200 #TSMC #ExportControls #AIOverwatchAct #ChipSupplyChain #Trump #BISRules #GeopoliticalRisk #TechTariffs #Huawei #LLMs
US‑trained Chinese Firms Dominate Memory Supercycle
Chinese memory firms GigaDevice Semiconductor and Montage Technology have emerged as new heavyweights in the domestic semiconductor industry, as these companies founded by US-returned Chinese engineers capitalise on the global memory supercycle. https://t.co/Vn4nQD1BYc