Tag: hardware

Samsung to End 2D NAND Production, Shift Focus to HBM4 Memory for AI Demands

Samsung will halt 2D NAND flash production and repurpose facilities to meet rising demand for HBM4 memory driven by AI advancements.

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Google Emerges as a Growing Competitor to Nvidia in AI Chip Market

Google’s development of custom TPU processors signals its rising ambitions to challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI acceleration hardware.

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Xenium X900 Offers 4G Connectivity and Video Calls in a Classic Button Phone

The Xenium X900 blends reliable simplicity with modern features like 4G, video calls, and geolocation in a traditional button phone design.

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Meta Secures $100 Billion AMD Chip Supply Deal to Power AI Systems with 6 GW Capacity

Meta inks a massive deal with AMD for AI chips worth $100 billion, gaining up to 6 gigawatts of computing power and a potential stake in AMD.

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SanDisk Introduces New Portable SSDs with Speeds up to 4000 MB/s and Up to 8TB Capacity

SanDisk expands its portable SSD lineup with three new models offering up to 4000 MB/s transfer speeds and 8TB storage capacities.

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Chinese AI Firm DeepSeek Allegedly Used Nvidia Blackwell GPUs Despite US Export Ban

Reports suggest Chinese AI company DeepSeek trained its latest model using Nvidia Blackwell GPUs, despite US export controls banning such hardware.

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Asus Restores Partial Access to German Website, Excluding Laptops and PCs

Asus reactivates its German site with driver and BIOS downloads, but laptops and desktops remain unavailable; Acer’s German site still offline.

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Intel Explores Shift to Unified Core Architecture, Potentially Phasing Out Separate Performance and Efficiency Cores

Intel is reportedly considering moving away from separate performance and efficiency cores toward a unified core architecture, with a transition spanning several years.

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Chinese Manufacturer CXMT Slashes DDR4 Memory Prices, Undercuts Samsung and SK hynix by Half

Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT offers DDR4 modules at prices half those of Samsung and SK hynix, shaking up the global market landscape.

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Dell Implements Mechanical Fix to Prevent Melting Issues in 16-Pin GPU Power Connectors

Dell addresses overheating concerns of Nvidia’s 16-pin GPU power connector by mechanically securing it to the graphics card chassis.

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SK Group Chairman Warns Memory Shortage Could Threaten PC and Smartphone Makers

SK Group’s chairman highlights how the ongoing memory shortage is reshaping the semiconductor sector and risks wiping out some PC and smartphone manufacturers.

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DDR5 Memory Prices Decline in Europe Amid Ongoing Shortages

European DDR5 memory prices have dropped by 10-15% despite continuing supply shortages, contrasting with rising US prices.

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