Startup Wants to Speed Up Chip Design With AI in RTL to GDSII Path

• Tattvam AI uses AI to slash chip design timelines from years to weeks • The post Startup Wants to Speed Up Chip Design With AI in RTL to GDSII Path appeared first on EE Times

Nvidia delivers first Vera Rubin AI GPU samples to customers - 88-core Vera CPU paired with Rubin GPUs with 288 GB of HBM4 memory apiece

Nvidia delivers first Vera Rubin AI GPU samples to customers - 88-core Vera CPU paired with Rubin GPUs with 288 GB of HBM4 memory apiece

• Nvidia delivers first Vera Rubin AI GPU samples to customers - 88-core Vera CPU paired with Rubin GPUs with 288 GB of HBM4 memory apiece On track for 2H 2026 • Get Tom’s Hardware

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a subtle set of hardware improvements

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a subtle set of hardware improvements

• Trending: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Live updates on Galaxy S26 launch Alexa+ gets three new personality styles Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s P

Consumer Tech · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 266 words
Micron joins the 3GB GDDR7 party, introduces 36 Gbps modules for GPUs - lags behind speeds of Samsung and SK Hynix

Micron joins the 3GB GDDR7 party, introduces 36 Gbps modules for GPUs - lags behind speeds of Samsung and SK Hynix

• Micron joins the 3GB GDDR7 party, introduces 36 Gbps modules for GPUs - lags behind speeds of Samsung and SK Hynix Micron is late to the party, Samsung and SK Hynix already have

Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 printer driver policy - support for legacy printers is not ending

Microsoft clarifies Windows 11 printer driver policy - support for legacy printers is not ending

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[$] No hardware memory isolation for BPF programs

• On February 12, Yeoreum Yun posted a suggestion for an improvement to the security of the kernel’s BPF implementation: use memory protection keys to prevent unauthorized access t

OS & Internals · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 296 words
China to increase leading-edge chip output by 5x in two years, report claims - aims to lift 7nm and 5nm production to 100,000 wafers per...

China to increase leading-edge chip output by 5x in two years, report claims - aims to lift 7nm and 5nm production to 100,000 wafers per...

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Integrating eFPGA for Hybrid Signal Processing Architectures

• Fixed logic or software • eFPGA offers a smarter middle ground-enabling reconfigurable, ASIC-class signal processing without the re-spin • Here’s how to architect it • The post I

Supply Chain Leaders See Agentic AI Curbing Entry-Level Hiring

• New Gartner data suggests AI agents will force a major restructuring of the corporate ladder, expecting reduced junior headcount • The post Supply Chain Leaders See Agentic AI Cu

Razer Iskur V2 NewGen gaming chair review: A much-needed 'cooler' update to an already solid chair

Razer Iskur V2 NewGen gaming chair review: A much-needed 'cooler' update to an already solid chair

• Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Iskur V2 NewGen is a minor update to an already good gaming chair • Pros - + Improvements made to address breathability, cooling - + Highly adjustable

Choose an Intel or AMD CPU and save up to $1200 on an RTX 5080-powered Omen Max 16 laptop - high-end gaming just got cheaper

Choose an Intel or AMD CPU and save up to $1200 on an RTX 5080-powered Omen Max 16 laptop - high-end gaming just got cheaper

• Choose an Intel or AMD CPU and save up to $1200 on an RTX 5080-powered Omen Max 16 laptop - high-end gaming just got cheaper The same price for Intel or AMD Get Tom’s Hardware’s

Trump administration to use Pentagon AI to set mineral reference prices - gallium and germanium among first four targets

Trump administration to use Pentagon AI to set mineral reference prices - gallium and germanium among first four targets

• Trump administration to use Pentagon AI to set mineral reference prices - gallium and germanium among first four targets The AI pricing tool purports to cut Chinese manipulation

LG opens pre-orders for massive 52-inch 5K2K curved monitor - $1,999 monster is built for both gaming and productivity, with 240Hz refres...

LG opens pre-orders for massive 52-inch 5K2K curved monitor - $1,999 monster is built for both gaming and productivity, with 240Hz refres...

• LG opens pre-orders for massive 52-inch 5K2K curved monitor - $1,999 monster is built for both gaming and productivity, with 240Hz refresh rate LG’s latest large-format gaming mo

Lian Li SP1000P SFX power supply review: Exceptional power density in compact form

Lian Li SP1000P SFX power supply review: Exceptional power density in compact form

• Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Lian Li SP1000P achieves remarkable power density, delivering 1000W from a standard SFX form factor. • Outstanding electrical performance and Japanese

Modder pushes rare 20GB RTX 3080 Ti past 550W with risky power shunts and liquid metal cooling - project reveals full performance potenti...

Modder pushes rare 20GB RTX 3080 Ti past 550W with risky power shunts and liquid metal cooling - project reveals full performance potenti...

• Modder pushes rare 20GB RTX 3080 Ti past 550W with risky power shunts and liquid metal cooling - project reveals full performance potential of the unreleased GPU sample An unrele

MacBook Pro with OLED touch screen arriving in the fall, claims leaker - new laptops to feature Dynamic Island and revamped UI optimized...

MacBook Pro with OLED touch screen arriving in the fall, claims leaker - new laptops to feature Dynamic Island and revamped UI optimized...

• MacBook Pro with OLED touch screen arriving in the fall, claims leaker - new laptops to feature Dynamic Island and revamped UI optimized for both fingers and cursors Get ready fo

Sambanova introduces new AI accelerator, partners with Intel to deploy Xeon CPUs for inferencing and agentic workloads - Sambanova claims...

Sambanova introduces new AI accelerator, partners with Intel to deploy Xeon CPUs for inferencing and agentic workloads - Sambanova claims...

• Sambanova introduces new AI accelerator, partners with Intel to deploy Xeon CPUs for inferencing and agentic workloads - Sambanova claims SN50 chip is three times more efficient

Tinkerer builds VR headset with CRTs repurposed from Sony Watchman - makeshift VR rig isn't the sharpest, but eliminates screen-door effect

Tinkerer builds VR headset with CRTs repurposed from Sony Watchman - makeshift VR rig isn't the sharpest, but eliminates screen-door effect

• Tinkerer builds VR headset with CRTs repurposed from Sony Watchman - makeshift VR rig isn’t the sharpest, but eliminates screen-door effect It’s also limited to just black and wh

Enterprising developer somehow writes an x86 CPU emulator in plain CSS - no Javascript, no WASM, just stylesheet computing

Enterprising developer somehow writes an x86 CPU emulator in plain CSS - no Javascript, no WASM, just stylesheet computing

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The world's first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being ripped up after 37 years on the sea floor - TAT-8 to be removed after entering...

The world's first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being ripped up after 37 years on the sea floor - TAT-8 to be removed after entering...

• The world’s first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being ripped up after 37 years on the sea floor - TAT-8 to be removed after entering service in 1988, broke in 2002 Launched

DJI sues the FCC over its prohibition on importing new foreign-made drones into the US - Chinese firm contests its placement on the regul...

DJI sues the FCC over its prohibition on importing new foreign-made drones into the US - Chinese firm contests its placement on the regul...

• DJI sues the FCC over its prohibition on importing new foreign-made drones into the US - Chinese firm contests its placement on the regulator’s ‘covered list’ Another legal battl

The Memory Supercycle: How Allocation Is Creating New Infrastructure Bottlenecks

• AI demand sparks a memory allocation crisis-learn why your next data center project might stall without legacy NAND. • The post The Memory Supercycle: How Allocation Is Creating

New Era of On-device AI Driven by High-speed UFS 5.0 Storage

• UFS 5.0 is essential for meeting the demands of modern applications in evolving mobile devices. • Discover more about KIOXIA’s solutions. • The post New Era of On-device AI Drive

ReviveMoE: Fast Recovery for Hardware Failures in Large-Scale MoE LLM Inference Deployments

ReviveMoE: Fast Recovery for Hardware Failures in Large-Scale MoE LLM Inference Deployments

• Computer Science > Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing [Submitted on 24 Feb 2026] Title:ReviveMoE: Fast Recovery for Hardware Failures in Large-Scale MoE LLM Inference D

India AI Impact Summit: From IT Services to Sovereign AI and Silicon

• India’s IT sector faces an AI shake-up as the country bets big on sovereign AI, chip design, and subsidized compute. • The post India AI Impact Summit: From IT Services to Sovere

ICYMI - Adafruit IoT Monthly: Accidental Antennas, Hardware Catalog, and more!

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Open Hardware · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 202 words
Nvidia's N1/N1X chips leak once again, this time tipped for release in first half of 2026 - hotly-anticipated chips to reportedly debut o...

Nvidia's N1/N1X chips leak once again, this time tipped for release in first half of 2026 - hotly-anticipated chips to reportedly debut o...

• Nvidia’s N1/N1X chips leak once again, this time tipped for release in first half of 2026 - hotly-anticipated chips to reportedly debut on Dell and Lenovo laptops N1 silicon is f

US gov't warned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, and Lisa Su that China could invade Taiwan by 2027 - Apple CEO reportedly said he slee...

US gov't warned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, and Lisa Su that China could invade Taiwan by 2027 - Apple CEO reportedly said he slee...

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Qualcomm's 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment - Saudi Arabia's Humain takes delivery of 1,024 systems

Qualcomm's 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment - Saudi Arabia's Humain takes delivery of 1,024 systems

• Qualcomm’s 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment - Saudi Arabia’s Humain takes delivery of 1,024 systems Better late than never, we suppose. • Get Tom’s Hardw

AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist - 'We think there's been a lot of misreporting of t...

AI boosted US economy by 'basically zero' in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist - 'We think there's been a lot of misreporting of t...

• AI boosted US economy by ‘basically zero’ in 2025, says Goldman Sachs chief economist - ‘We think there’s been a lot of misreporting of the impact that AI investment had on GDP g

Exploring the Next-Gen of Network Communication

• Discover 6G use cases, key drivers, evolving network architecture, hardware innovation, and sustainable, energy-efficient networks in this article • The post Exploring the Next-G

Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable - every game asset tucked inside what cou...

Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable - every game asset tucked inside what cou...

• Ambitious developer showcases slick triple-level Quake-like game stored in tiny 64KB executable - every game asset tucked inside what could be a ‘rounding error’ in modern app pa

Apple Launches Mac Mini Production in Houston, Boosting U.S. Manufacturing

Apple Launches Mac Mini Production in Houston, Boosting U.S. Manufacturing

• Apple begins Mac Mini production in Houston, Texas, marking first U.S. manufacturing. • New factory will produce 600 million units annually, surpassing previous output. • Facilit

AI tool OpenClaw wipes the inbox of Meta's AI Alignment director despite repeated commands to stop - executive had to manually terminate...

AI tool OpenClaw wipes the inbox of Meta's AI Alignment director despite repeated commands to stop - executive had to manually terminate...

• AI tool OpenClaw wipes the inbox of Meta’s AI Alignment director despite repeated commands to stop - executive had to manually terminate the AI to stop the bot from continuing to

ASML makes breakthrough in EUV chipmaking tech, plans to increase speed by 50% by 2030 - new 1,000-watt light source fires three lasers a...

ASML makes breakthrough in EUV chipmaking tech, plans to increase speed by 50% by 2030 - new 1,000-watt light source fires three lasers a...

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Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, which sends 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% - IBM stock has worst day...

Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, which sends 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% - IBM stock has worst day...

• Anthropic’s new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, sending 115-year-old IBM’s stock tumbling by 13% - IBM stock has worst day in 26 years, down 25% MoM and counting Ancien

Optical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latency - Taara Beam uses silicon ph...

Optical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latency - Taara Beam uses silicon ph...

• Optical device beams data at speeds up to 25 Gbps via light, up to 25 kilometer range with ultra-low latency - Taara Beam uses silicon photonics technology, device about as big a

218-pound PC built inside a cast-iron Victorian radiator - cooling an RTX 5090 'probably out of the question'

218-pound PC built inside a cast-iron Victorian radiator - cooling an RTX 5090 'probably out of the question'

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OpenAI couldn't finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead - company's chip design aspirations lag behind Googl...

OpenAI couldn't finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead - company's chip design aspirations lag behind Googl...

• OpenAI couldn’t finance its data centers, so it took control of the hardware instead - company’s chip design aspirations lag behind Google and Amazon Financing shortfalls trigger

Amateur burglar steals three GPUs worth $11,000 from computer shop in Korea - thief broke in using a drill hammer and walked out with onl...

Amateur burglar steals three GPUs worth $11,000 from computer shop in Korea - thief broke in using a drill hammer and walked out with onl...

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NASA engineers reprogrammed Mars helicopter's Snapdragon chip to run the rover instead, reconfiguring system from 140 million miles away...

NASA engineers reprogrammed Mars helicopter's Snapdragon chip to run the rover instead, reconfiguring system from 140 million miles away...

• NASA engineers reprogrammed Mars helicopter’s Snapdragon chip to run the rover instead, reconfiguring system from 140 million miles away - repurposes its ‘ancient’ unused Qualcom

Semidynamics Becomes 3-nm Ready, Moves Europe Toward Hardware Sovereignty

• Semidynamics powers Europe’s AI future with 3-nm readiness and sovereign RISC-V hardware. • The post Semidynamics Becomes 3-nm Ready, Moves Europe Toward Hardware Sovereignty app

Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware

Boeing demonstrates large language model for space-grade hardware

• SAN FRANCISCO - Before uploading a large language model to space-grade hardware, Boeing Space Mission Systems engineers sought guidance from the hardware manufacturer. • ‘They to

Space & Aerospace · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 270 words

AI Impact Summit: From Minerals to Models, India Stakes Its AI Claim

• India goes all-in on AI supremacy at the Impact Summit 2026 with a $400B push. • The post AI Impact Summit: From Minerals to Models, India Stakes Its AI Claim appeared first on E

India Summit Champions Global South AI Inclusion

• India AI Impact Summit showcases bold AI democratization for the Global South. • The post India Summit Champions Global South AI Inclusion appeared first on EE Times . • India AI

Building a Universal Push-Button Module with Claude Code

Building a Universal Push-Button Module with Claude Code

• Claude Code automates design, testing, and validation of hardware modules without manual coding. • The author created a universal push‑button module that works across multiple ha

Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, other Chinese AI developers of 'industrial-scale' copying - Claims 'distillation' included 24,000 fraudulent accounts and 16 million exchanges to train smaller models

Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, other Chinese AI developers of 'industrial-scale' copying - Claims 'distillation' included 24,000 fraudulent accounts and 16 million exchanges to train smaller models

• Anthropic accuses DeepSeek, other Chinese AI developers of ‘industrial-scale’ copying - Claims ‘distillation’ included 24,000 fraudulent accounts and 16 million exchanges to trai

Portable USB DVD writer with 2.5-inch SATA and SD card dock slashed by 30% to $21 - optical drive can read and write CDs at 24X, and DVDs at 8X

Portable USB DVD writer with 2.5-inch SATA and SD card dock slashed by 30% to $21 - optical drive can read and write CDs at 24X, and DVDs at 8X

• Portable USB DVD writer with 2.5-inch SATA and SD card dock slashed by 30% to $21 - optical drive can read and write CDs at 24X, and DVDs at 8X Portable access to your optical me

Intel preps CPUs with 'Unified Core' architecture - job listing hints at evolution beyond Intel's hybrid design

Intel preps CPUs with 'Unified Core' architecture - job listing hints at evolution beyond Intel's hybrid design

• Intel preps CPUs with ‘Unified Core’ architecture - job listing hints at evolution beyond Intel’s hybrid design Senior CPU verification engineer needed for Intel’s Unified Cores

German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1 - Hetzner cites rising hardware costs for price increases

German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1 - Hetzner cites rising hardware costs for price increases

• German data center giant hikes prices up to 37% starting April 1 - Hetzner cites rising hardware costs for price increases German data center giant Hetzner is hiking rates across

Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 - major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 - major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first

• Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 - major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first Linux 7.0 is everything you would expect

Hardware is the Center of the Universe (Again)

Hardware is the Center of the Universe (Again)

• The 40-Year Evolution of Hardware-Assisted Verification - From In-Circuit Emulation to AI-Era Full-Stack Validation For more than a decade, Hardware-Assisted Verification platfor

Lenovo and Asus handheld owners warned as Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support reportedly ends - lack of official updates threatens longevity for Legion Go, Go S, and ROG Ally X devices on Windows 11

Lenovo and Asus handheld owners warned as Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support reportedly ends - lack of official updates threatens longevity for Legion Go, Go S, and ROG Ally X devices on Windows 11

• Lenovo and Asus handheld owners warned as Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support reportedly ends - lack of official updates threatens longevity for Legion Go, Go S, and ROG Ally X devic

Trump tariff turbulence risks handing TSMC a win over American chip manufacturers - prior exemptions for onshoring manufacturing may hinder the likes of Intel

Trump tariff turbulence risks handing TSMC a win over American chip manufacturers - prior exemptions for onshoring manufacturing may hinder the likes of Intel

• Trump tariff turbulence risks handing TSMC a win over American chip manufacturers - prior exemptions for onshoring manufacturing may hinder the likes of Intel That’s if pre-exist

Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Asus delivers a true flagship OLED

Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Asus delivers a true flagship OLED

• Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM3 has no real flaws, it is a superlative gaming monitor with speedy play and a gorgeous picture to match. • It’s expensive but i

MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPUs listed on eBay for almost $27,000 - limited edition graphics card demands 500% premium from resellers

MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPUs listed on eBay for almost $27,000 - limited edition graphics card demands 500% premium from resellers

• MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPUs listed on eBay for almost $27,000 - limited edition graphics card demands 500% premium from resellers This makes it more expensive than some brand-n

AI Supercycle Reshapes Memory Landscape, Squeezing NOR Flash Supply

• Explore the transformation of the NOR Flash memory industry as it adapts to the booming AI data center landscape. • The post AI Supercycle Reshapes Memory Landscape, Squeezing NO

Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners - sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of the planned data centers

Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners - sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of the planned data centers

• Stargate AI data centers for OpenAI reportedly delayed by squabbles between partners - sources say OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank disagreed on who would have ultimate control of th

US exports from Taiwan now exceed exports from China for the first time in decades - AI gold rush fuels 93.5% jump in advanced system exports

US exports from Taiwan now exceed exports from China for the first time in decades - AI gold rush fuels 93.5% jump in advanced system exports

• US exports from Taiwan now exceed exports from China for the first time in decades - AI gold rush fuels 93.5% jump in advanced system exports Thanks, AI servers. • Get Tom’s Hard

Nintendo's Game & Watch hacked and turned into retro emulation beast - Solder job unlocks device from its Zelda-only cage thanks to a custom SD card slot

Nintendo's Game & Watch hacked and turned into retro emulation beast - Solder job unlocks device from its Zelda-only cage thanks to a custom SD card slot

• Nintendo’s Game & Watch hacked and turned into retro emulation beast - Solder job unlocks device from its Zelda-only cage thanks to a custom SD card slot A true pocket console! •