Hardware

• For a different perspective on AI companions, see our Q&A with Brad Knox: How Can AI Companions Be Helpful, not Harmful? • AI models intended to provide companionship for humans

• If it feels these days as if everything in technology is about AI, that’s because it is. • And nowhere is that more true than in the market for computer memory. • Demand, and pro

• Meet the recipients of the 2026 IEEE Medals-the organization’s highest-level honors. • Presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors, these medals recognize innovators whose

• The hunt is on for anything that can surmount AI’s perennial memory wall-even quick models are bogged down by the time and energy needed to carry data between processor and memor

• Most 3D design software requires visual dragging and rotating-posing a challenge for blind and low-vision users. • As a result, a range of hardware design, robotics, coding, and

• Boardroom priorities are shifting from financial metrics toward technical oversight. • Although market share and operational efficiency remain business bedrocks, executives also

• Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. • We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics event

• While quantum computers continue to slowly grind toward usefulness, some are pursuing a different approach-analog quantum simulation. • This path doesn’t offer complete control o

• MVK Chari, IEEE Life Fellow, passed away Dec 3 at 97, leaving a legacy in finite element analysis. • Pioneered FEM for nonlinear electromagnetic fields, essential for electric ma

• From 6-22 February, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, will feature not just the world’s top winter athletes but also some of the most advanced sports te

• UC Berkeley launches EE290‑Superconducting Quantum Circuits, blending theory and hands‑on design. • Students design superconducting qubit chips, then fabricate and test them in c

• China’s open‑source AI community has pivoted to Mixture‑of‑Experts (MoE) architectures for cost‑effective scalability. • MoE allows dynamic compute allocation, enabling models to

• Maia 200: 3nm TSMC accelerator with native FP8/FP4 tensor cores, 216GB HBM3e, 272MB SRAM. • Outperforms Amazon Trainium (3× FP4) and Google TPU v7 (FP8), delivering top‑tier infe

• EEVblog 1722 - Manufacturing Hardware War STORY EEVblogNovember 25, 2025EEVblog,Industry StoriesComments Offon EEVblog 1722 - Manufacturing Hardware War STORY5,750 Views Facebook

• Our quantum hardware: the engine for verifiable quantum advantage Oct 22, 2025 Today’s first-ever verifiable quantum advantage was made possible by decades of investment in hardw

• PineTab2, PineTime, and PineNote receive firmware and hardware improvements over the past three months. • PineTab‑V returns to retail with a factory‑ready Debian Gnome image, tha

• Arm unveils Cortex‑A725, the next‑gen big core succeeding the A720 in the 2024 CSS. • A725 doubles L2 cache to 1 MiB, making it the widest and deepest big core yet. • Built on 3

• Arm launches 2024 Client Compute Subsystem (CSS) featuring 3nm process and new Cortex cores. • Cortex-X925 delivers highest single‑thread performance for demanding workloads. • C

• Arm unveils Cortex‑X925, 5th‑gen flagship core, boosting performance and power efficiency. • Core part of 2024 Client Compute Subsystems, paired with DSU‑120 and Immortalis‑G925

• Graviton4, AWS’s 4th‑gen custom server CPU, unveiled at re:Invent 2023, built by Annapurna Labs. • It packs 50% more cores and 75% higher memory bandwidth than Graviton3. • Perfo

• Cortex‑M52: Arm’s smallest M‑Series CPU, targeting cost‑sensitive IoT devices for low‑power applications. • Integrates Helium (M‑Profile Vector Extension) for high‑performance DS

• Cortex‑X4 delivers 15% performance boost over Cortex‑X3, marking fourth generation with double‑digit IPC gains. • Achieves gains with under 10% area increase, keeping cache sizes

• Cortex‑A720, Arm’s new big core, replaces A715 for next‑gen mobile and edge devices. • Offers up to 20% power efficiency improvement over the previous A715 core. • Supports Armv9

• Cortex‑A520, Arm’s next‑gen efficient core, follows A510 with enhanced power efficiency and microarchitecture. • Codename ‘Hayes,’ it targets lowest area and cost‑constrained dev

• TSMC launches 3‑nanometer N3 process family, entering mass production in December 2022 at Fab 18. • Two main flavors: Base N3B and Enhanced N3E, treated as separate lineages with

• Pre‑orders for PineTab2 & PineTab‑V launch April 13, priced at $159. • 10.1″ 1200×800 IPS LCD, metal chassis, dual USB‑C, digital video out, 6000 mAh battery. • Detachable backli

• Nestflash section full of new releases, boosting community hardware options. • PineTab2 pricing and SKU variants announced, offering more affordable tablet choices. • Star64 expe

• AMD’s 3D-Stacked V-Cache adds extra L3 cache via vertical stacking. • Improves gaming and compute performance by reducing memory latency. • Uses HBM2e-like interposer to connect