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Today β€” 18 December 2025Latest from Tom's Hardware

Sales of chip production equipment to reach $156 billion by 2027 β€” China, Taiwan, and Korea lead intense demand

Driven by demand for AI and HPC accelerators, sales of chip production equipment are projected to increase through 2027. Asian countries are expected to lead the pack, according to SEMI.

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AMD's rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D spotted at Swiss and U.S. retailers β€” listings reveal preliminary price of ~$550-600, significantly higher than 9800X3D's $449 MSRP

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has been spotted at two retailers with slightly different prices, suggesting it would cost between $550 to $600, which is quickly coming up with CES 2026 right around the corner. These early listings are likely inaccurate and should be taken with a huge grain of salt, especially considering that the 9800X3D launched at a $479 MSRP.

Rapidus explores panel-level packaging on glass substrates for next-generation processors β€” aggressive plan would help it leapfrog rivals

Rapidus plans to outline its early-stage work on panel-level packaging using 600 Γ— 600 mm glass substrates at SEMICON Japan, highlighting an aggressive plan to leapfrog rivals by combining glass-core substrates and PLP for future AI and HPC chiplet packages.

Engineer turns E-ink tablet into computer monitor in Linux β€” perfect secondary reading screen to reduce eye strain over the network

17 December 2025 at 18:00
A software engineer and E-ink enthusiast recently set up a remote E-ink secondary display, upcycling an old E-ink tablet and setting up an awesome Linux DIY project for all those with the need to read on bespoke screen hardware.

Intel installs industry's first commercial High-NA EUV lithography tool β€” ASML Twinscan EXE:5200B sets the stage for 14A

Intel has installed and qualified ASML's TWINSCAN EXE:5200B, the first High-NA EUV lithography tool designed for commercial production, reiterating Intel's plans to use High-NA EUV patterning for 14A process technology and onwards.

Enthusiast modder stuffs an entire gaming PC inside a gutted Commodore PET 2001 β€” replaced the screen with an iPad Retina LCD, but the original keyboard still works

A Redditor found a "pre-gutted" Commodore PET 2001 that they repurposed as a fully-fledged gaming PC, while keeping the Commodore's keyboard intact and functional. The internals are relatively modest, but they can still play most modern games on the retrofitted screen, which is a Retina LCD from an iPad.

New calculator helps evaluate the economics of datacenters in space β€” running the numbers on orbital computing reveals a brutal reality

17 December 2025 at 15:00
Orbital data centers have been proposed as a way around the power, cooling, and regulatory requirements of building on Earth, but new analysis reveals that the costs of deploying such installations would be astronomical.

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Sapphire rep predicts DRAM prices will begin to stabilize in the next 6-8 months, but warns 'it may not be the prices we want' β€” GPU vendor says memory crisis is similar to tariff uncertainty

Amidst the economic uncertainty ushered in by this AI boom, some folks still have conviction and are offering hope to the community. Edward Crisler, the PR manager for GPU maker Sapphire, has just said that he believes DRAM prices will start to plateau in the next few months, so don't panic buy right now.

Qualcomm’s Ventana acquisition points to a long-term RISC-V strategy to complement its Arm lineup

16 December 2025 at 16:00
Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Ventana Micro Systems, a RISC-V CPU specialist whose engineers have spent several years pushing the open instruction set toward high-performance server and edge designs.

The data center cooling state of play (2025) β€” Liquid cooling is on the rise, thermal density demands skyrocket in AI data centers, and TSMC leads with direct-to-silicon solutions

The rise of AI and hyperscale computing is driving a global shift from air-based to liquid and embedded cooling as various companies are developing silicon-integrated systems capable of handling multi-kilowatt system-in-packages that can be commercialized by 2027.

HKC announces world's first RGB Mini LED monitor β€” M10 Ultra will have 4,788 addressable full-color backlight zones

15 December 2025 at 23:35
HKC has announced its M10 Ultra, a new monitor from China that will be the world's first RGB Mini LED panel in a monitor. RGB Mini LED screens put a sea of addressable RGB backlights behind their panels, reaching the best color accuracy that any screen has ever seen.

Sapphire PR manager wishes AMD and Nvidia would let partners run wild with design β€” wants freedom to bring back Toxic line more often

PR manager at Sapphire, Edward Crisler told Hardware Unboxed in a podcast that he wishes chip makers (like AMD and Nvidia) would let AIB partners roam free and build creative graphics card designs without restrictions.

The 'ExtrudeX' machine wants to turn your 3D printing waste into reusable filament, all at home β€” this Kickstarter project is itself 3D-printable with minimal hardware costs

Your 3D printing costs are about to go way down with the ExtrudeX, an extrusion machine claiming to recycle 3D printing waste into new filament. The project is live on Kickstarter, and should you choose to pledge it, you'll get STL files to 3D print the machine at home yourself, along with a list of minimal hardware required to complete the build.

This bundle is a smart way to dodge rising RAM prices, provides nearly enough for entire build for $300 – 32GB of DDR4 memory, B550 motherboard, 360mm AIO, and a case

If you’re willing to use an older AM4 platform, this Newegg deal pairs a B550 motherboard with 32GB of DDR4 RAM, a full-size liquid cooler, and a case, offering a strong foundation for a Ryzen 5000 gaming PC at a reduced cost.

Unreleased RTX Titan Ada prototype gets taken apart to reveal complex internal design and assembly β€” Nvidia's mythical GPU is engineered to the max with dual 12VHPWR connectors

Following prior benchmarks, the man himself, der8auer, has disassembled the RTX Titan Ada prototype he's had for months. Inside, the card is a maze of wires, connections, and side-plate wizardry, holding together a beastly quad-slot design that had not one but two 12VHPWR (600W) connectors and a side-mounted PCB.

MSI X870E Godlike X Motherboard Review: 10th anniversary edition brings more exclusivity, numbered placard, and a Lucky plushy

14 December 2025 at 18:00
The Godlike X is an excellent flagship motherboard offering the best of what’s available. The X’s limited run and included goodies make it collectible, but the price for exclusivity could be prohibitive.

Dev hacks Xiaomi's Smart Humidifier to free it from the cloud, now works with Home Assistant locally β€” custom firmware allows the product to evade planned obsolescence

If the one thing about smart home appliances that deterred you from ever investing in this connected future was how your data was always being routed through servers, you're in for a treat. A skilled developer has hacked his new Xiaomi Humidifier with ESPHome, making the device compatible with Home Assistant.

Industry preps new 'cheap' HBM4 memory spec with narrow interface, but it isn't a GDDR killer β€” JEDEC's new SPHBM4 spec weds HBM4 performance and lower costs to enable higher capacity

JEDEC is nearing completion of SPHBM4, a standard that enables full HBM4 bandwidth over a 512-bit interface using a 4:1 serialization, reusing standard HBM DRAM dies and a base die. The tech promises to enable a 2.5D integration on organic substrates to support up to 64 GB per stack and more stacks than HBM4 and HBM4E.

Nvidia details new software that enables location tracking for AI GPUs β€” opt-in remote data center GPU fleet management includes power usage and thermal monitoring

Nvidia's GPU fleet management software can track spikes in power usage, monitor utilization, detect hotspots, spot anomalies, identify software errors, and detect the physical location of processors. However, the software is completely optional for its clients.

Creality Falcon2 Pro 60 Watt Laser Engraver review: Deep cuts and fine engravings

13 December 2025 at 17:00
The Creality Falcon2 Pro 60W is a fully enclosed diode laser engraver with multiple safety features, intuitive first-party software, and a pull-out tray for easy clean-up that can be purchased on sale for $1,899 for the Single Unit package. With the included 1.6W laser module, the Falcon2 Pro is capable of cutting through thick material as easily as it can produce detailed engravings.

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