GPUs are in big demand due to the AI Supercycle, and even five-year-old chips are seeing price bumps as NVIDIA CEO calls it "Good Wine". NVIDIA's Fine Wine Moment: GPU Demand So High That Five-Year-Old Chips Are Rising In Prices Fine Wine, a terminology that has long been associated with GPUs since the AMD Vega days, is now being used for NVIDIA's GPUs, and the reason is quite the opposite of how we think about Fine Wine when talking about chips. Previously, the term was associated with GPUs when they saw a massive uplift in performance through optimizations to the […]

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NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang, is now confirmed to accompany President Trump on his China visit along with Elon Musk, Tim Cook & other tech execs. US President Trump's High-Profile China Visit Can't Be Complete Without The Country's Leading Tech CEOs, & That's Exactly Why NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, Has Boarded Air Force One US President Donald J Trump will visit China this week from 13th May to May 15th May. During this visit, Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. All eyes will be on this visit as it will mark the first time in nearly a decade that a […]

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Intel has just confirmed that its chips will be powering Googlebook, a premium & powerful laptop that combines Android & ChromeOS under one hood. Google's Googlebook Laptops Will Be Powered By Intel CPUs In Premium & Powerful Designs [Update - 5/13/2026] - Googlebook will also feature Qualcomm and Mediatek-powered designs in addition to Intel. A few hours ago, Google announced its brand new laptop lineup at its annual I/O event, called Googlebook. The new laptops are aimed to be premium and powerful devices designed for AI intelligence, such as Gemini. While Google isn't revealing a whole lot of details at […]

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Micron has started to ship its fastest DDR5 RDIMM memory modules, which feature 256 GB capacities & up to 9200 MT/s speeds. Micron Offers 40% Boost Vs Current "In-Volume" DDR5 RDIMM Memory Modules, Brings 256 GB Capacities With 9200 MT/s Speeds As Agentic AI requirements grow, memory makers are rolling out faster and higher-capacity memory kits to meet the demands of AI firms. JEDEC is also pushing the DDR5 MRDIMM standard up to 12,800 MT/s, and today, Micron has announced that it is sampling its 256 GB DDR5 RDIMM modules with up to 9200 MT/s speeds. The main highlights include: […]

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NVIDIA is reaching for the stars, literally, as the company plans to build its future AI datacenters in outer space as terrestrial resources become a major constraint. Our Planet Might Not Be Able To Sustain Future AI Datacenter Demands. That's Why NVIDIA Is Looking Into Space As The Next Horizon For AI Chips Outer Space is becoming the new real estate gold mine for AI datacenters. Building data centers in space can be costly, but as commercial spaceships such as SpaceX's Starship and Falcon Heavy become viable, companies are seeing outer space as the new frontier to scale out their […]

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As CPU demand continues to rise on the AI hyperscaler front due to Agentic workflows, NVIDIA is seeing massive demand for its Vera CPU racks with several major customers lining up as early adopters. China's Alibaba Among The List of Early Adopters For NVIDIA's Agentic-AI Focused Vera CPU Racks Some major names have emerged for NVIDIA's upcoming Vera CPUs, which will usher in a new era of performance and efficiency at scale in AI. The Vera CPU, accompanied by the Groq 3 LPX "LPU," has tremendous potential for Agentic AI workflows, and this has led AI firms to secure early […]

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Applied Materials partners with TSMC in a $5 billion EPIC Center to advance semiconductor technologies for AI-driven innovation and efficiency. Applied Materials and TSMC Partner at the EPIC Center to Accelerate AI Scaling Press Release: Building on more than 30 years of collaboration, Applied Materials, Inc., today announced an innovation partnership with TSMC to accelerate the development and commercialization of semiconductor technologies required for the next era of AI. Working together at Applied’s EPIC Center in Silicon Valley, the companies will co-innovate to advance materials engineering, equipment innovation, and process integration technologies designed to deliver energy-efficient performance from the data center to the […]

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Sipeed has unveiled its new RISC-V powered SBC platform, the K3 series, which can run up to Qwen3.5 35B AI LLMs and start at $299. The Sipeed K3 SBCs Pack A Punch For AI LLMs In a Compact "Pico-ITX" Form Factor, Up To 32 GB Memory Support Chinese manufacturer, Sipeed, has partnered with SPACEMIT to launch its brand new K3 series SBCs or Single-Board Computers (such as the Raspberry Pi). These PCs are normally aimed at AI, Edge, and Networking applications. Sipeed has leveraged SPACEMIT's Key Stone K3 AI CPUs, which are based on the RISC-V architecture, and offer some […]

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Zyphra has partnered with AMD to launch its brand new open-source AI platform that rivals DeepSeek & is based in the US, all powered by MI355X GPUs. Zyphra Cloud - The DeepSeek of China Is Here & It Is Powered By An All-AMD Powerhouse With 15MW of Compute Through MI355X & Expansion To Future GPUs The Zyphra AI Cloud platform is an inference-optimized service for frontier open-weight models such as DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.6, and GLM 5.1. The platform combines custom kernels, novel long-context inference algorithms, and advanced parallelism techniques to deliver high-throughput, low-latency AI performance, perfect for agentic, deep […]

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Korean customs export/import data has been updated, showcasing the massive DRAM & NAND price surge that will affect global memory and SSD markets. NAND & DRAM Demand Has Swollen To Record Levels & Korean Semiconductor Firms Are Earning Big Time Due To Memory & SSD Price Surges The latest data from the Korean customs import/export department, specifically focusing on DRAM and NAND segments, has been released. As per the new data, DRAM & NAND demand surge can clearly be seen, which has affected all major tech components, with their prices seeing a massive hike of up to 63% in a […]

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AMD has introduced a new plugin called vLLM-ATOM, which supercharges AI LLMs while supporting its Instinct MI350 and MI400 GPUs. AMD Offers Big Boost To AI LLMs With Its vLLM-ATOM Plugin That Works Seamlessly With vLLM & Accelerates AI Inference Performance The vLLM-ATOM is a purpose-built plugin that aims to improve inference performance across various AI LLMs. It is designed around AMD's high-performance Instinct GPU accelerators, such as the MI350 and MI400 series, running both as a standalone inference server or through seamless integration as a plugin backend. This allows users to take full advantage of AMD's native model and […]

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Intel's next-generation Razor Lake-AX chips will compete directly against AMD's Medusa Halo while featuring on-package memory. Intel Is Bringing Back On-Package Memory With Its Next-Gen Razor Lake-AX Chips That Fight Against AMD's Medusa Halo On-Package Memory was last used by Intel for its Lunar Lake SoCs. These SoCs were aimed at low-power mobile platforms, and while the chips themselves offered solid performance in a 30W budget, Intel's next on-package memory solution will be a big one. As per Haze2K1 on X, Intel Razor Lake-AX SoCs will feature on-package memory. This is a big deal as moving the DRAM closer to […]

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President of the United States, Donald Trump, will be accompanied by Elon Musk & Tim Cook as he visits China to meet his counterpart, President Xi, but NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, is reportedly not going. US President Trump Is Visiting China this week, along with Elon Musk, Tim Cook, & Many More High-Level Execs US President Donald J Trump will visit China this week from 13th May to May 15th May. During this visit, Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. All eyes will be on this visit as it will mark the first time in nearly a decade that […]

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ABF substrates are the core component of next-generation AI servers, and heightened demand is going to see their prices bumped by up to 30%. ABF Substrate Supply Was Already Low, & Now Prices Are Going To See A 30% Hike As AI Supercycle Grips The Market ABF or Ajinomoto Built-Up Film is a high-performance insulating film used to package semiconductors, particularly for advanced flip-chip ball grid array (FCBGA) substrates. It acts as a high-speed interconnect layer between the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and the silicon itself, offering high I/O density and signal integrity. This film is a staple of advanced […]

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Loongson's latest 3B6600 CPU & 9A1000 GPU won't arrive until next year, and feature performance on par with years-old hardware. Loongson Aims To Enter DRAM & Android Segment, While Its Upcoming 2027 CPU & GPU Offerings Look A Bit Lackluster We have long been covering Loongson, and the company has come a long way. The chipmaker has been launching brand new chips for the domestic Chinese markets in the PC and Server space. These products, while only able to match several years older hardware from the competition, and while this may sound a bit underwhelming, it should be stated that […]

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Chinese DRAM makers have sped up their memory production capabilities, with another company now mass-producing DDR5 RDIMMs for servers. Chinese Domestic DRAM Manufacturers Accelerate DDR5 Production, 64 GB RDIMMs Now Being Supplied To Data Centers As the AI supercycle continues, memory requirements have swelled to unparalleled proportions. Demand is rising in all regions, including China, where several data centers are coming online at an accelerated pace. In all of this, Chinese DRAM manufacturers are boosting their production capacities rapidly. We have seen how CXMT and YMTC have been involved in an Epic expansion plan, aiming to double their wafer output […]

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NVIDIA has accelerated the rollout of its next-gen AI powerhouse, Vera Rubin, with first shipments commencing as early as July this year. Despite Rumors of Design Issues, NVIDIA is pushing ahead with a spectacular Vera Rubin Launch, The Center of Next-Gen AI A few days ago, we reported a few rumors that were going around regarding NVIDIA's Vera Rubin related to its design and specs changes. While the rumors sounded similar to what we heard about Blackwell GPU servers before their launch, NVIDIA has the ability to quickly address these pre-shipment drawbacks with the help of its supply chain partners, […]

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New GPUs are optimized substantially for AI workloads, but what if old GPUs like the 8-year-old NVIDIA V100, costing around $100, start to outperform recent offerings in LLMs? NVIDIA V100, an 8-Year-Old GPU, Dusted The 5-Year Old RTX 3060 & 3-Year Old RX 7800 XT With Better Performance & Efficienct In AL LLMs The NVIDIA Volta generation was the first purely dedicated data center series that wasn't available in the standard consumer gaming segment. Volta was the first family to feature the Tensor Core architecture, which has since become the staple for its AI advancements. The tensor core architecture was […]

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Silicon Motion's CEO has said that memory (DRAM) and SSD (NAND) shortages would last until 2028 due to the continued demand from AI firms. Memory & SSD Shortages Are So Bad That They Are Expected To Last Till 2028, And Prices Are Expected To Continue To Climb We know that memory and SSD shortages are bad, both in the enterprise and consumer segments. DRAM & NAND makers are adding new factories to boost production capabilities, but these aren't expected to become operational within this year. At the earliest, the first facility expansion and bring-up plans are expected around 2027, which […]

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Intel's CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, has congratulated NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, on his Honorary Doctorate in Science and Technology, while working together on "exciting new products". Intel & NVIDIA's Journey Has Just Begun, & The World Will Soon See "Exciting New Product" Collabs Between The Tech Giants Today, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote at Carnegie Mellon’s 2026 Commencement and received an honorary Doctor of Science and Technology degree. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan congratulated Jensen on this achievement and also announced that the two firms were working on new and exciting products. Lip-Bu acknowledged Jensen's contributions to accelerated computing and […]

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Memory prices continue going up, and to make matters worse, fake DDR5 memory modules are now flooding the PC segment. Beware, Your Expensive DDR5 Memory Might Be Fake, PC Buyers Advised To Double-Check Their RAM Asian markets are now seeing fake DDR5 memory at several retailers, both online and in shops. These DDR5 memory modules might look real to an average buyer, but on closer inspection, they're equipped with fake DRAM modules and sometimes even worse. So there are several cases of fake DDR5 DRAM modules circulating in Asian markets. Some of these RAM sticks feature fake DRAM modules, which […]

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Maxsun has updated its Intel MoDT (Mobile on Desktop) lineup with two new motherboards featuring the Core 200H "Raptor Lake" CPUs. Intel Raptor Lake "Core 200H" MoDT Motherboards Are Now Super-Affordable, & Compatible With DDR4 Memory MoDT motherboards come in all shapes and sizes. We have seen ATX and mATX offerings, with higher-end versions featuring up to AMD 9955HX3D and Intel 285H options. The thing is that MoDT boards generally aim at the value segment, offering prices that are much lower than traditional socketed CPUs and motherboard combos. These motherboards offer a 2-in-1 design, and while they lack the option […]

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AI is great for many tasks, but the costs to run AI are also exponentially higher than those of human workers, says NVIDIA. NVIDIA Highlights Large Cost of Running AI Versus Human Employees, While Suggesting That Humanity's Future Revolves Around The Adoption of AI As AI becomes part of every single IT domain, the costs to keep the entire ecosystem up and running have also grown rapidly. AI firms are spending trillions of dollars in upgrade costs of their existing AI factories while setting up new ones in multi-Gigawatt projects. At the same time, NVIDIA, the pioneer of AI advancements, […]

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AMD has further detailed its DGF or Dense Geometry Format technology, which rivals NVIDIA's RTX Mega Geometry, delivering vastly higher geometry counts in ray tracing games while offering new compression methods designed with future RDNA GPUs in mind. As Geometry Scale Increases in Games, Tech Such as AMD's DGF & NVIDIA's RTX Mega Geometry becomes vital in powering advanced ray-traced games Last year, AMD announced its Dense Geometry Format technology, or DGF in short. This tech aims to handle massive polygon counts by streaming geometry clusters rather than full scenes. The principle of AMD's DGF is simple. It is designed […]

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NVIDIA's AI chips have once again bypassed barriers and landed at Alibaba in China, as the US suspects Supermicro's role in smuggling through Thailand. NVIDIA's AI Chips Still Carry Immense Interest In China As Alibaba Lands Restricted Supermico Servers That Were Smuggled Via Thailand Despite China dropping the hammer on NVIDIA's chips to increase dependency on in-house AI chips, the leading Chinese firms, such as Alibaba, are still procuring the latest hardware from NVIDIA through illegal channels. As per Bloomberg, several Supermicro employees, including high-level executives, are involved in a $2.5 billion smuggling case. The case revolves around shipping several […]

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UAE has just announced that its AI Campus, being built with the United States, is coming online soon, housing a total AI compute capacity of 5 Gigawatts through next-gen chips. More Gigawatt-Level AI Facilities Are Coming Online, Like The One Being Built By the UAE With Thousands of Next-Gen Chips Last year, the UAE (United Arab Emirates) signed a deal to invest $1.4 trillion in the United States, with a total of 30 planned projects. The investment encompasses AI infrastructure, energy, and manufacturing projects, which will create thousands of jobs across America. UAE states that a large portion of these […]

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NVIDIA's Rubin platforms are rumoredly facing design/spec issues, making way for the competition, such as AMD MI500, to get the headstart with HBM4E in 2027. Will AMD Beat NVIDIA In The Race To HBM4E? Design & Spec Changes In Rubin Platforms Can Give MI500 The Lead Based on recent reports, NVIDIA's upcoming Rubin and Rubin Ultra platforms are undergoing serious design and spec changes. These changes come ahead of the expected launch of the Rubin generation, which is going to uplift AI performance miles above Blackwell with new features, efficiency upgrades & brand new architectures. As per the rumors, NVIDIA […]

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Intel is on a roll today as it has not only managed to bag a deal with Apple, but its cutting-edge Oregon Fab also got a visit by Elon Musk. Intel's 18A Fab in Oregon Sees a Surprise Visit by Elon Musk, Paving the Way for AI Chip Supply Allocation Ahead of TeraFab Bring-Up? A deal with Apple and now a visit by Elon Musk, today seems to be Intel's day. It is reported that Elon Musk has toured Intel's state-of-the-art Oregon fab, which is part of its Foundry business & producing cutting-edge chips such as Panther Lake CPUs on […]

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Intel and Apple have just entered a "preliminary" chipmaking deal, which will see the production of the A21 chips for MacBook Neo. Apple Wants Extra Supply For Its Highly Successful MacBook Neo Laptops & Intel Is Here To Save The Day Currently, Apple uses TSMC's N3B process technology to make its A18 chips, the ones that power the MacBook Neo and its iPhone 16 series. But the recent surge in MacBook Neo demand has prompted Apple to diversify its chip production strategy. As per the latest announcements just minutes ago, both Apple and Intel have reached a "preliminary" chipmaking deal […]

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SK Hynix is being crushed by massive memory demand, but investors are offering assistance to increase its production capacity. SK Hynix Memory Demand Swells, but It Is Wary of Investments Towards Its Production Capacity While Agentic AI shifts gears from GPUs to CPUs, the DRAM demand continues to remain high as both components require memory. SK Hynix, being one of the leading DRAM makers, is already facing severe production constraints. At the same time, SK Hynix is being approached by tech firms to invest in its chip production capabilities. As per Reuters, it is reported that tech firms, mainly in […]

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