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Semiconductors, foundries, advanced packaging and the global silicon supply chain, covered by The Silicon Ledger.
A Reddit user has developed a quad 8-pin power-conversion kit that bypasses Nvidia's notorious 16-pin connector on high-end graphics cards, distributing power more safely across conventional PCIe connectors.
The graphics card maker's senior leadership has pushed back against reports that production of its flagship consumer GPU is ending, even as the card remains scarce across retail channels.
Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers this week gained access to detailed analysis of Intel's EMIB and Foveros roadmaps, reporting on how modders are unlocking newer GPU features on older hardware, and investigation into why PC component prices have climbed so sharply.
Taiwan is tightening export controls on artificial intelligence servers and advanced semiconductors, bringing its trade restrictions into alignment with U.S. policy and establishing criminal penalties for violations.
X-Bow Systems has partnered with Leidos to manufacture solid rocket motors using additive manufacturing for the U.S. Army's Low-Cost Containerized Munition initiative.
A Lego enthusiast has reverse-engineered ASML's employee-only TWINSCAN EXE:5000 kit and released free building instructions on Rebrickable, complete with enhanced details of the semiconductor equipment.
Vinci4D is deploying machine learning trained on fundamental physics equations to accelerate semiconductor design analysis, moving beyond traditional finite element methods and enabling simultaneous evaluation of multiple physical phenomena.
A startup combining physics foundation models with GPU-native kernels is helping chip engineers simulate complex behavior early in the design process, without sacrificing accuracy for speed.
