Today's Hardware Pulse
Nvidia driver hints at next‑gen DLSS 5 work
Nvidia’s GeForce Game Ready driver 610.47 adds three new profile options—Enable DLSS NR override, Enable DLSS NR SL override, and Override DLSS NR presets—suggesting continued development of DLSS 5 neural‑rendering technology. The earlier DLSS 5 reveal had sparked debate over AI‑driven image alteration, and the new driver hints at a quiet but ongoing effort.
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By the numbers: Cyient Semiconductors raises $30M Series A
The Next Phase of Europe’s Semiconductor Strategy
The EU is moving its semiconductor policy from a high‑profile fab push to a realistic, market‑driven approach. New analysis highlights the shift toward de‑risking without decoupling, focusing on application‑critical chips such as automotive, power and secure devices. At the same time, policymakers are confronting funding fragmentation and state‑aid rules in the upcoming Chips Act 2.0. Success will depend on aligning geopolitics, industrial strengths and institutional design.
Hon Hai Sales Grow 30% With Expansion of AI Server Business
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., a principal Nvidia partner, posted April revenue of NT$832.1 billion (≈$26.3 billion), a 29.7% year‑over‑year increase, driven largely by its expanding AI server business. Analysts forecast a 30.4% revenue rise for the June quarter, and the company...
China's TCL in Talks with Local Companies to Sell 51% in Indian Plant
Chinese TV giant TCL Electronics is negotiating to sell a 51% stake in its Indian display‑manufacturing plant. The sale is priced at $600‑800 million (approximately ₹5,708‑₹7,611 crore). Potential Indian partners include Dixon Technologies, Epack Durable, Syrma SGS Technology, Amber Enterprises and Uno...
Sensys Gatso Deploys Gantry-Mounted Speed Cameras Across Sweden
Sensys Gatso Group has finished installing its gantry‑mounted Automated Traffic Control cameras on three high‑traffic Swedish roads, marking the first phase of a 12‑year nationwide safety programme. The gantry design provides a wider field of view and sharper images, enabling...
Memtest86 Download (Free Edition)
PassMark Software released MemTest86 version 11.7, focusing on broader Intel platform support and refined memory diagnostics. The update adds preliminary LPCAMM2 faulty‑die decoding for Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake chipsets, and extends ECC, timing, and decoding capabilities to Bartlett, Raptor and...
Electromagnetic Mouse Switches Gain Momentum as Keychron and Lunacy Join In
The mouse market is pivoting toward electromagnetic and sensor‑based switches as manufacturers move away from traditional mechanical microswitches. Keychron introduced the MagOpt switch, a hybrid that blends optical sensing with electromagnetic actuation, eliminating contact wear and offering adjustable actuation thresholds....
Macbook Air - 13" Or 15"?
An experienced Mac user is weighing a 13‑inch versus a 15‑inch MacBook Air, noting the 13‑inch feels comfortable and offers higher resolution. The price difference between the two Air models is about $200. A community answer recommends skipping the Air...
Research Bits: May 5
MIT and the MIT‑IBM Watson AI Lab unveiled a lightweight model that predicts the power draw of AI workloads on GPUs and accelerators with roughly 8% error, cutting estimation time from days to seconds. The tool incorporates software‑level optimizations and...
Sponsored: From Backup to Built-In: Designing Power Systems for Continuous AI Performance
AI workloads are turning power from a backup function into a core operating system in data centers. Traditional designs that prioritize standby generation struggle under continuous high‑density loads, leading to efficiency losses and reliability concerns. Operators are adopting adaptive, hybrid...
Team Group Expands DDR5 Lineup with New 8000 MT/S ELITE Kits
Team Group announced the expansion of its DDR5 desktop memory portfolio with ELITE PLUS and ELITE DDR5 kits rated at 8000 MT/s. The modules run at 1.1 V with CL56‑56‑56‑128 timings and meet JEDEC specifications, reducing reliance on extreme overclocking. They feature Same‑Bank...
Microchip Expands dsPIC33A Controllers for AI Data Center Power
Microchip has expanded its dsPIC33A family with the dsPIC33AK256MPS306 digital signal controller, targeting high‑density AI‑driven data‑center power, motor control and intelligent sensing. The part features a 200 MHz 32‑bit core, double‑precision FPU, 78 ps PWM, 40 MSPS 12‑bit ADCs and hardware‑accelerated post‑quantum cryptography....
Global Fiber Deployment 2026: AT&T’s $250 Bn Push, Verizon’s Frontier Deal, and Jio’s 43% Market Surge
In 2026 the global telecom sector is pouring record capital into fiber, with AT&T announcing a $250 bn connectivity program that will extend service to 40 million homes in the United States. Verizon, after acquiring Frontier, is committing $16‑$16.5 bn in capex and...
Philips Bets on AI Monitoring to Cut Hospital Costs, Ease Staff Shortages
Philips introduced an AI‑driven patient‑monitoring platform at its APAC Innovation Summit in Singapore, aiming to alleviate staff shortages and curb rising hospital costs. The solution aggregates data from multiple care settings into a single interface, enabling clinicians to monitor vitals...
Keysight and CATARC Open Joint EV Charging Test Lab
Keysight Technologies and China’s automotive testing authority CATARC have launched a Joint Innovation Laboratory for Charging Test Technology. The facility will evaluate electric‑vehicle charging systems against Chinese, European and North American standards, including China’s upcoming 2024 National Standard and the...
OnePlus Pad 4 vs Xiaomi Pad 8: Which Flagship Android Tablet Should You Actually Buy?
The OnePlus Pad 4 and Xiaomi Pad 8 represent the new wave of flagship Android tablets, each running Android 16 on Snapdragon processors but targeting different price points. The Pad 4 packs a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, a 13.2‑inch 3.4K 144 Hz display, a 13,380 mAh battery and...
Einride to Develop Swedish Dual-Use Tracked AV
Einride is co‑leading a three‑year initiative with Sweden’s National Road and Transport Research Institute and about 40 partners to build an autonomous tracked all‑terrain vehicle. The platform, powered by Einride Driver software, will move standard EU pallets of food and...
Telecom News: Airspan, Huawei, ZTE, HFCL
Airspan, together with Wireless Services, has installed its MobileAccess 6000 digital DAS at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, delivering high‑capacity 4G and 5G coverage for thousands of simultaneous users. The European Commission has urged EU members to steer clear of Huawei and...
Telecom News: SOLiD, Comcast, Xfinity Network, Clearfield
SOLiD unveiled its fourth‑generation nGENESIS digital DAS, a neutral‑host platform that delivers up to 25 Gbps fiber capacity while slashing head‑end power consumption by more than 50 percent. Comcast’s Xfinity is extending multi‑gigabit broadband to rural Nassau County, Florida, targeting an additional...
A 50‑Year IMAX Dream Fulfilled on Colbert
For more than 50 years, my Dad dreamed of a day when every frame of a major Hollywood film would be captured with IMAX cameras. Tonight, Christopher Nolan spoke beautifully about his friendship with my Dad - and the new Keighley...
More RAM ≠ Better AI: Apple and Google’s Costly Mistake
Throwing more ram at AI is a mistake both Apple and Google made Both increased the ram on their devices to make them "AI Ready" and neither have standout AI features that make good use of the extra ram Google specially, 16GB...
Korea and Taiwan: When an AI Boom Lifts a Nation
Korea and Taiwan are reaping unprecedented AI‑driven windfalls as Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC surge into the world’s most profitable firms. The profit‑sharing model channels billions of dollars into employee bonuses—up to $477,000 per engineer at SK Hynix—fueling a sharp rise in...
Congatec Conga-TC300 COM Express Module Features up to Intel Core 7 350 Wildcat Lake Processor
congatec unveiled the conga‑TC300, a Type‑6 COM Express module powered by Intel’s 15 W Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” SoCs, including up to a six‑core Core 7 350. The board supports up to 64 GB DDR5‑6400 memory, optional UFS 3.1 storage, and a rich I/O set featuring...
MSI Releases New B550 Motherboards: AM4 Continues to Refuse to Retire Quietly
MSI announced two new micro‑ATX B550 motherboards, the PRO B550M‑P and PRO B550M‑B, extending its support for the aging AM4 socket. Both boards target budget‑oriented builds, offering DDR4 memory up to 4600 MT/s, PCIe 4.0, and compatibility with Ryzen 3000‑5000 CPUs. By reinforcing the...
IBM and RIKEN Hail Breakthrough in Quantum-Assisted Supercomputing
IBM and Japan’s RIKEN announced a quantum‑assisted simulation of a 12,635‑atom protein, the largest ever performed on a quantum system. The hybrid workflow combined IBM’s 156‑qubit Heron processor with classical supercomputers Fugaku and Miyabi‑G, running about 6,000 quantum sub‑simulations using...
Intel Is Said to Refresh Raptor Lake for LGA1700 Once Again: Old Socket, Renewed Life Extension, and a Rather Awkward...
Intel is reportedly planning a second Raptor Lake refresh for the LGA1700 socket, targeting an early 2027 launch. The leak suggests the update will reuse the Raptor Cove P‑cores and Gracemont E‑cores on the Intel 7 process, focusing on low‑to‑mid‑range models rather than...
AMD RDNA4: Driver Leaks Indicate a Change of Strategy for Upcoming GPUs
AMD’s driver updates reveal that its upcoming RDNA4 GPUs will likely skip a high‑end halo chip, focusing instead on smaller, power‑efficient designs for the mid‑ and upper‑mid‑range market. The leaks show new device IDs but no flagship SKU, suggesting a...
Intel Delays 18A Schedule: Manufacturing Problems Slow Down the Hopeful Centerpiece of the Foundry Offensive
Intel has delayed parts of its 18A production schedule as yield problems surface on the new RibbonFET and PowerVia node. The 18A process, touted as a breakthrough with Gate‑Around transistors and backside power delivery, is central to Intel's push to...
Microsoft Recommends 32 GB RAM for Gaming PCs, While 16 GB Is Now Only the Baseline
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 support guide lifts the recommended memory for gaming PCs from 16 GB to 32 GB, positioning 16 GB as merely a baseline. The shift reflects growing game complexity and the memory appetite of Electron‑based utilities such as Discord. While 32 GB...
New iPhone 18 Pro Max Prototype Leak Gives a First Look at Apple's New, Smaller Dynamic Island
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro lineup may feature a dramatically smaller Dynamic Island, potentially shrinking the pill‑shaped cutout by up to 35 % according to leaked CAD renders. The redesign hinges on moving Face ID sensors under the display, offering a cleaner top‑screen profile without...
Philips Brilliance 27E3U7903 Review: Extremely Sharp, Unusually Rich in Color, and With a Weakness That Should Not Be Ignored
Philips’ new Brilliance 27E3U7903 is a 27‑inch 5K monitor that packs a staggering 218 PPI, delivering razor‑sharp images. It uses an IPS panel with a 2000:1 contrast ratio, classic RGB sub‑pixels and 10‑bit color depth, while offering basic HDR via edge‑lit...
My Three Favorite Garmin Features to Use on Race Day
Running a 10K with both the Garmin Forerunner 970 and the Forerunner 165 Music highlighted the premium advantages of the 970. The 970’s PacePro feature delivers dynamic, elevation‑adjusted pacing, while its finish‑line reminder automatically trims post‑race data. Its exclusive Auto...
Shuttle XPC Cube SB860R8 Targets Workstation Workloads with Core Ultra 200 Support
Shuttle introduced the XPC cube SB860R8, a 14‑liter barebone workstation built around the LGA1851 socket for Intel Core Ultra 200 series processors. The system supports up to 24 cores, 192 GB DDR5‑5600 memory, and offers PCIe Gen5 x16 expansion, dual 2.5 GbE networking,...
AIVON Offers $60 New User Credits for PCB Prototyping Starting From $1 (Sponsored)
AIVON has launched a new‑user support program that grants $60 in welcome credits—$30 toward manufacturing and $30 toward shipping—so first‑time PCB or PCBA orders can be as cheap as $1 after credits. The offer applies automatically when new users register...
Why The Rest of The World Is NOT Buying Data Center Madness
Jim Calhoun argues that the United States is doubling down on massive hyperscale data centers while the rest of the G8 is pivoting toward distributed, sovereign AI architectures. He cites thermodynamic limits, escalating energy costs, and inefficient network topologies as...
Capture Data at Every Chip Manufacturing Stage
#Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Data The Semiconductor Capturing Data: 1/ - Every Chip Tells A Story. - But If You Do Not Capture The Data At Each Stage Of Semiconductor Manufacturing, You Are Missing The Entire Plot.
China Aims 70% Domestic Advanced Wafers by 2026
Exclusive: China targets 70% advanced domestic silicon wafer use by 2026 Local leaders led by Eswin drive major expansion for self-sufficiency milestone https://t.co/GCoRLhlgwu via @NikkeiAsia
Apple Explores Using Intel and Samsung to Build Main Device Chips in the US
Apple is in early talks with Intel and Samsung to manufacture its primary device processors in the United States, adding a domestic alternative to its long‑standing reliance on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC). Intel would provide its U.S. foundry capacity,...
Floral Fire Extinguisher: Scented Safety Meets Design
#WhatsNext? A fire extinguisher flower vase? The fragrant way to put out those flames. (GiGadgets) #Innovation #PublicSafety https://t.co/13Pc0mg9bI
CoWoS Evolves Into TSMC’s High‑Value Ecosystem Engine
CoWoS Is No Longer Just Packaging: It Is TSMC’s New Value-Creation Engine If CoWoS really has a value-added rate close to 50%, it reflects one thing: TSMC is not simply selling capacity. It is selling a closed high-value manufacturing ecosystem. https://t.co/7w2GYbvF7t
U.S. Factory Orders Jump 1.5% in March to $630.4 Billion, Beating Forecasts
U.S. factory orders increased 1.5% month‑over‑month to $630.4 billion in March 2026, far exceeding the 0.5% growth economists expected. The surge was led by computers, electronic products and transport equipment, while nondurable goods hit their highest level since October 2022.
NVIDIA Adds 12 GB RTX 5070 Mobile GPU, Boosting VRAM 50% without Architecture Change
NVIDIA unveiled a 12‑GB version of its GeForce RTX 5070 mobile GPU, expanding video memory by 50% while leaving the core design untouched. The move responds to a shortage of 16‑Gb G7 memory chips and gives laptop makers a clearer product...
Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 8 to Launch with Minor Tweaks and Higher Price
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Z Flip 8 at its July Galaxy Unpacked event, delivering a marginally thinner chassis, a new Exynos 2600 processor and a "crease‑free" display, while nudging the price upward. The modest refresh comes as the company pivots...
IPhone 18 Pro Rumored to Pack Biggest Camera Overhaul Yet
Apple is rumored to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro with the most extensive camera hardware upgrades ever, including a variable‑aperture main lens and integrated Visual Intelligence. The changes could reshape how consumers choose premium smartphones and pressure rivals to accelerate...
Harvard Researchers Claim Quantum Computing Could Arrive Up to a Decade Sooner
Harvard’s Quantum Initiative reported a fault‑tolerance breakthrough that could shave five to ten years off projected quantum‑computer rollouts. The advance has already birthed three spin‑out companies and attracted $8.8 million in seed capital, signaling a rapid shift from lab to market.
IPhone 17 Just Overthrew iPhone 17 Pro Max, Claims the Title of World's Best-Selling Phone in Q1 2026
Apple’s iPhone 17 claimed the title of world’s best‑selling smartphone in Q1 2026, securing roughly 6% of global unit sales and overtaking the pricier iPhone 17 Pro Max. The surge follows Apple’s September upgrade that added a 120 Hz display and 256 GB base storage, narrowing the...
Audiovector R5 Arreté: Stunning Look, Premium Sound, High Price
The R 5 Arreté from Audiovector looks incredible, and should sound it too, even though it's far from cheap. https://t.co/Ov5p9PzlBq
AlmaLinux 10.2 Beta Released With Legacy 32-Bit Software Support
AlmaLinux announced the 10.2 Beta, built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.2 sources. The most notable addition is i686 user‑space package support, filling a gap left by RHEL’s lack of 32‑bit binaries. The beta also upgrades core stacks, including Python 3.14, PostgreSQL’s latest release, Ruby 4.0 and...
GME Advances Manufacturing Capability with New Agricultural Communication System
GME has launched the XRS-375CTR Tractor Pack, a UHF CB radio system engineered and built in Australia for the agricultural sector. The pack pairs the XRS-375C radio with a flexible AE4202 antenna and includes mounting adapters for tractors, utility vehicles,...
Intel Arc Pro B70 GPU Doubles Performance Over B580, Challenges RTX 5060 Ti
Independent testing by Expreview finds Intel's new Arc Pro B70 workstation GPU, equipped with 32 GB of VRAM, outpaces the previous Arc B580 by roughly 32.5% in raster workloads and closes the performance gap with Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti. The results...
Ouster Unveils Rev8 OS, First Native‑Color Lidar for Autonomous Systems
Ouster Inc. introduced the Rev8 OS sensor family, its first native‑color lidar that doubles the range and resolution of its prior generation. The launch follows a $38 million StereoLabs acquisition and promises to accelerate commercial autonomy across vehicles and robotics.