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
Intel 18A-P Node Brings Efficiency Gains Without Density Scaling Shift
Intel will unveil the 18A‑P node at the VLSI 2026 Symposium, an optimized spin on its 18A process that targets power and performance gains without altering transistor density. The new variant promises roughly 9% higher performance at the same power envelope or up to an 18% power reduction at equal performance, figures comparable to a full node shrink. 18A‑P also cuts transistor skew variability by about 30%, tightening yield and binning windows. The enhancements rely on the existing RibbonFET GAA architecture, PowerVia backside delivery, and updated cell libraries, allowing customers to adopt the node without redesigning layouts.
Intel and SoftBank Explore HB3DM Memory with Higher Bandwidth Than HBM4
Intel and SoftBank’s joint venture Saimemory announced the HB3DM memory architecture, a nine‑layer stack that uses hybrid bonding and roughly 13,700 TSVs per layer to push bandwidth density to about 0.25 Tb/s per mm², delivering an estimated 5.3 TB/s per 171 mm² module....
Rocsys M1 Debuts as Multi-Bay Hands-Free Charging Solution for Robotaxi Fleets
Rocsys unveiled the M1, a hands‑free charging system that can service up to ten robotaxi bays from a single unit. The solution, currently in pilot testing, promises a 99.9% plug‑in success rate and up to 75% higher depot efficiency, translating...
Mosaic SoC Secures Funding for Spatial Wearable Push
Swiss semiconductor startup Mosaic SoC announced a $3.8 million pre‑seed round led by Founderful and the Kick Foundation. The funding will accelerate development of a proprietary multi‑core chip designed to handle visual and positional sensor data without relying on power‑hungry GPUs....
Welsh Parliament Upgrades IP Broadcast Infrastructure
NEP Bow Tie has completed a major upgrade of the Welsh Parliament’s broadcast infrastructure, replacing legacy equipment with an IP‑based SMPTE 2110‑7 core. The project refitted the primary meeting chamber, the Siambr, added resilient DANTE/AES67 audio networks, and installed new multiviewer‑driven...
Samsung Sees No Respite as Memory Shortage Set to Worsen
Samsung Electronics reported a record quarterly profit in its memory division, with operating profit soaring to $36.2 billion – a 49‑fold increase year‑over‑year. The company warned that AI‑driven demand will widen the memory supply gap through 2027, even as it signs...
Galaxy S26 Review: Samsung’s Still-Compact Flagship Android
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 launches as the most affordable and compact flagship in its line, priced at $899 with a 6.3‑inch 120 Hz AMOLED display and 12 GB of RAM. It runs on Samsung’s new Exynos 2600 processor, delivering performance close to Snapdragon‑based rivals...
Willand Reaches One Million Units, Expands Production in China and Malaysia
Willand, the operator of the Segway Navimow brand, celebrated the rollout of its one‑millionth robotic lawn mower at its Changzhou R&D and manufacturing base. The achievement arrives as global robotic mower sales jumped 327% in the first half of 2025 and...
Australia and Finland Explore Manufacturing Links in Quantum Technologies Collaboration
Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre and Australia’s CSIRO are exploring a joint effort to link research, development and manufacturing of quantum‑technology components under Finland’s “Quantum Leap” initiative. The partnership was discussed at the Quantum Australia Conference in Adelaide, where VTT...
Rajant Health & Videosoft Global Expand Cowbell Platform for Scalable Mobile Edge Intelligence
Rajant Health and Videosoft Global have deepened their partnership to upgrade the Cowbell distributed edge‑execution platform with ultra‑efficient video streaming. The enhanced system leverages Rajant’s Kinetic Mesh networking and Videosoft’s compression tech to cut video bandwidth needs by 10‑ to...
Qualcomm Q2 2026 Revenue at $10.6 Bn as IoT, Automotive and AI Chips Offset Smartphone Decline
Qualcomm reported Q2 fiscal 2026 revenue of $10.6 bn, a 3% decline driven primarily by a 13% drop in smartphone sales. Growth in its IoT and automotive divisions offset the weakness, with revenues up 9% to $1.73 bn and 38% to $1.33 bn...
High-Precision 3D Measurement in a New Ultra-Compact Form
Micro‑Epsilon unveiled the scanCONTROL 8500, the smallest SMART 3D laser scanner in its class, featuring a 4K sensor matrix and up to 25 million points per second. The unit integrates full 3D data processing, delivering calibrated point clouds or 2D profiles directly...
AI-Driven Design Tools Unlock New Capabilities in Flat Optical Devices
Researchers at Korea University have detailed how artificial intelligence is dismantling the design bottlenecks that have limited metasurfaces—ultra‑thin flat optical components—from lab prototypes to commercial products. AI‑driven surrogate models cut simulation time from weeks to milliseconds, while inverse design lets...
Harvard Team Achieves Milliwatt UV Light Generation On a Photonic Chip
Harvard researchers have built a chip‑scale ultraviolet light source on thin‑film lithium niobate that delivers 4.2 mW of on‑chip power at 390 nm, roughly 120 times more than prior demonstrations on the same platform. The device uses a frequency‑up‑conversion process that merges two...
OnePlus Pad 4 Launch Live: OnePlus Pad 4 with 13.2-inch Display Launched in India
OnePlus unveiled the Pad 4 in India, featuring a 13.2‑inch 3.4K LCD panel with a 144 Hz refresh rate and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The tablet ships with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 512 GB of UFS 4.1 storage, a 13,380 mAh battery and 80 W...
Anker Prime 220W Power Bank: 30‑Minute MacBook Boost
The Anker Prime 220w power bank is now on sale • 20,100mah • 220w Total Output • 140w max charging • 100w max recharging Gets a MacBook to 50% in under 30 minutes Get it here: amzn.to/4t7dQ4b As Amazon Associate I earn commission...
Giga Computing to Showcase New OCP Platforms for AI Data Centers at the OCP EMEA Summit 2026 – More Than...
Giga Computing, the enterprise server division of GIGABYTE, announced its participation at the OCP EMEA Summit 2026 in Barcelona, showcasing OCP‑compliant AI server platforms. The company emphasized rack‑level power, cooling, and serviceability as core differentiators for hyperscale AI data centers....
OPPO Reportedly Preparing a Slightly Curved Display on All Four Sides: Leak Suggests Chinese Manufacturers Are Ahead of Apple’s iPhone...
A leak reported by Wccftech, citing leaker yeux1122, claims OPPO is developing a flagship smartphone with a flat central display and subtly curved edges on all four sides—a “micro‑curve” design. The report, rated 55 percent plausible, positions the concept as a...
The 9 Best Fitness Trackers For Women, Tested And Reviewed By Fitness Editors
Women’s Health editors tested nine fitness trackers and ranked the Fitbit Charge 6 as the top pick for women, citing its premium features, water resistance and a six‑month Fitbit Premium membership for $120. The roundup also highlights budget‑friendly options like the Amazfit...
Google to Sell Its TPUs to some Customers, Who Also Fancy Big-G GPUs
Alphabet announced that Google Cloud will begin selling its custom Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) to a select group of customers for on‑premise deployment. The move follows strong demand from AI labs, capital‑markets firms, and high‑performance computing users, and complements growing...
The Foldable Future or Familiar Past of Mobile Phones?
Motorola’s Razr 2026 launch pivots the brand from a hardware‑centric challenger to a lifestyle‑focused offering, emphasizing design, tactile finishes, and nostalgia. The lineup, priced between $799 and $1,899, includes a Razr Fold with a tablet‑size screen, up to 16 GB RAM, and a...
Iran Crisis a Wake-Up Call for India to Push Indigenous Semiconductor Design, Says L&T's Sanjay Gupta
The Iran conflict has highlighted supply‑chain fragility, prompting L&T Semiconductor’s Sanjay Gupta to call for a faster push toward indigenous chip design in India. Gupta says the short‑term impact on L&T is minimal, but the crisis underscores the need for...
Apple Eyes AI‑Powered Smart Glasses With Hand‑Gesture Controls, Targeting 2027 Launch
Apple is prototyping AI‑enabled smart glasses that rely on hand‑gesture input and two cameras, with a preview expected later this year and a full launch slated for 2027. The device omits a display to preserve battery life, positioning it against...
TSMC Ramping Up Spending Plans to Meet AI Chip Demand Surge as Rivals Narrow Technology Gap
TSMC announced a near $56 billion capex plan for 2026 to expand capacity for AI‑driven chips, including three new 3‑nm fabs in Taiwan, the United States and Japan that will start production between 2027 and 2028. For the first time the...
Cheaper, Lighter AR Glasses Outpace Apple’s Vision Pro
The Apple fans are regurgitating a @markgurman report that Apple has given up on Apple Vision Pro. What am I hearing? Scuba masks are too hard to sell. Glasses are the future. Should I show you my @getVITURE ones to emphasize that point? Immersion suffers...
Stubborn Faith in Intel Pays Off Amid Doom
It seems being stubborn as a mule about your core conviction, that the U.S. needs its own semiconductor champion, Intel, for example, can be very profitable, even when 99% of people on social media have spent years insisting the company...
Steve Wozniak Surprisingly Appears at DREAME NEXT: Dreame Unveils Two Smartphones with 10+ Industry Breakthroughs
Dreame Technology unveiled two new smartphones, the Aurora NEX flagship and Aurora LUX luxury model, at its DREAME NEXT event in San Francisco. Both devices incorporate more than ten innovations, including a modular hardware architecture, a proprietary Aurora AIOS 1.0 operating system, and advanced imaging...
US Battery Startup Chooses China Over Kentucky Plant
US battery startup builds factory in China after nixing Kentucky plant #energysky -- via Canary Media: https://t.co/dYmy9M0Soh
Mobileye Posts Weak Earnings but Cites Strong ADAS Hardware Growth Backed by Intel Chips
Mobileye reported earnings that fell short of market expectations, but the company highlighted robust growth in its advanced driver‑assistance systems (ADAS) business. Leveraging a horizontal, Intel‑backed chip‑supplier model, Mobileye says its hardware is now embedded in a growing share of...
Pantheon AI Launches $55 Bn Gigawatt AI Data‑center Campus in Croatia
Pantheon AI unveiled a €50 bn ($55 bn) AI data‑center and innovation campus in Topusko, Croatia, slated to deliver 1 GW of capacity powered entirely by renewable energy. The project, announced at the Three Seas Initiative Summit, aims to position Central Europe as...
Amazon the Chip Company? Tech Giant Says It May Sell AI Chips as a Product, Not Just a Cloud Service
Amazon announced it could begin selling its Trainium AI chips as physical racks to external customers within the next two years, marking a shift from a cloud‑only offering to a product business. The company disclosed $225 billion in revenue commitments for...
Cisco Launches Universal Quantum Switch, Paving Way for Scalable Quantum Fabric
Cisco introduced its Universal Quantum Switch, a research‑grade device that routes entangled photons at room temperature over standard telecom fiber. The switch, paired with an entanglement source chip that creates 200 million photon pairs per second, demonstrates multi‑kilometer entanglement swapping with...
Skydio Commits $3.5 Billion to U.S. Drone Manufacturing, Adding 2,000 Jobs
Skydio announced a $3.5 billion, five‑year investment to build a new manufacturing complex in California, promising more than 2,000 direct jobs and supporting 3,000 additional U.S. positions. The move aims to reduce reliance on Chinese components and cement the company’s role...
GPU Profiling in Unreal Engine 5.7 for Far Far West
Tom Looman’s companion guide walks developers through GPU performance profiling for the early‑access title Far Far West using Unreal Engine 5.7. The tutorial runs on an RTX 3060, Ryzen 3950X and 32 GB RAM, and highlights essential CVARs such as stat gpu and r.showmaterialdrawevents. It details practical fixes for...
Memory Chip Shortage
Samsung reported a first‑quarter 2026 profit surge powered by its memory‑chip division, but warned that supply lags far behind soaring demand and could deteriorate in 2027. Vistance Networks estimates the shortage will shave roughly $30 million off its earnings versus last...
Cohu Inc (COHU) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Cohu Inc. reported a 57% year‑over‑year surge in orders, propelled by AI and high‑performance computing (HPC) demand, and highlighted a $750 million pipeline targeting test handlers and HBM inspection. Non‑GAAP revenue reached $125.1 million with a 46.5% gross margin, while recurring revenue...
Optimum’s New Business WiFi Solution
Optimum Business introduced “Whole Office Wi‑Fi,” a smart Wi‑Fi solution that eliminates dead zones and ensures continuous coverage as employees move around the workplace. The service bundles advanced extenders with adaptive technology, offering seamless roaming for users. It is priced...
Mad Catz M.M.O. 7+ Wireless Review
Mad Catz unveiled the M.M.O. 7+ wireless MMO mouse at CES 2024, finally releasing it after a two‑year delay at $149.99. The device packs a PixArt 3395 sensor, 26,000 DPI, 1,000 Hz polling and 22 buttons—21 programmable plus a shift layer that doubles inputs. Its...
Eero Signal Keeps Your Business Online During Internet Outages
Internet outages in the United States surged 178% in late 2025, putting small‑to‑medium businesses at risk of costly downtime. Eero’s new Signal 4G LTE device plugs into an existing Eero mesh network and automatically switches to cellular backup when the...
Space Force Selects Firms to Build Counter-Surveillance Payloads for Satellites
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office of the U.S. Space Force awarded three Small Business Innovation Research contracts, each worth $3 million, to Assurance Technology Corp., Raptor Dynamix, and Innovative Signal Analysis. The firms will develop low‑cost radar‑warning payloads for geosynchronous satellites...
Work‑Focused AR Glasses Need Apple‑Level Power, Light Weight
I gotta do a new review of glasses. My favorites at the moment: Heavyweights: Apple Vision Pro Middleweights: Viture Lightweights: Mentra Glass or Even Realities The Viture is a great set to sit down and compute virtually. Like when you are stuck in an...
AI Infrastructure Drives Explosive Step‑Function Cloud Backlog Growth
The chart shows the cloud backlog story moving from steady accumulation to step-function growth, with the most recent quarters suggesting the AI infrastructure cycle is now converting into contracted demand at a much larger scale. https://t.co/RYugYQJg5L
Stackable Goniometers with Common Pivot Point for Precision Alignment Applications
Physik Instrumente (PI) unveiled its L‑886 Goniometer Family, a stackable series of motorized goniometers that share a common pivot point for precise multi‑axis alignment. The units deliver up to 17° of rotation, a 3.5 kg payload, sub‑microradian repeatability, and speeds of...
MOKiN 8‑in‑1 USB‑C Hub Simplifies All Connections
Running out of ports or want to simplify plugging your notebook into your accessories, from keyboard to monitor? Then you'll really appreciate the MOKiN 8-In-1 USB-C Hub. It even has some secret functions that are pretty slick, as I demonstrate:...
Compute Limits Revenue: Build More Capacity Fast
Hyperscalers' revenue all constrained because of compute constraints. When you run an AI hotel, and there is a massive line waiting for rooms, you build more hotels as fast as you can. Compute = revenue.
Razer's PS5 Controller Also Makes for an Amazing PC Gamepad with TMR Analog Sticks and 2000Hz Polling Rates — and...
Razer’s Raiju V3 Pro controller, built for PlayStation 5 and PC, features magnetic TMR analog sticks, a 2000 Hz wired polling rate, and up to 36 hours of wireless battery life. The premium peripheral originally priced at £219.99 (≈ $280) is now 23% off...
Qualcomm Announces Entry Into Custom ASIC Market
$QCOM dropped this new nugget on the call. They are officially in the custom ASIC game. Rumors had swirled they were engaged with Google (speculative, but it's likely Google on TPUs). I expect more at FA day...
QCOM's Custom XPU/CPU Business Finally Gains Market Recognition
$QCOM has a custom XPU/CPU business. And the market is finally catching up to this. Some of us tried to warn you. 🙃
Semiconductors Now Exceed Consumer Discretionary in Market Cap
Semis represented more than 10% of global market cap as of Monday... that industry is larger than the Consumer Discretionary sector UBS via @augurinfinity https://t.co/53A9gOEPr5 https://t.co/mUSyBhDNrN
ROCSYS Secures $13M, Launches 10‑Bay Hands‑Free Robotaxi Charger
Robotaxi charging: ROCSYS raises $13M and unveiled the M1, a robotic hands-free charging system capable of serving up to 10 robotaxi bays simultaneously. Our full brief on EVwire: https://t.co/15ZhKLpipD https://t.co/bD3MSBXpCc