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Big Tech strategy, semiconductor supply chains and the money behind the technology industry, reported by The Silicon Ledger.
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Jiangsu Pacific Quartz has begun supplying high-purity quartz to major semiconductor equipment makers and passed certification for DRAM production, but the U.S. maintains dominance in the most demanding applications.
The specialized substrates that underpin every high-end AI accelerator are becoming a critical bottleneck as data centers scale to gigawatt-level operations.
Modders at TecLab have successfully retrofitted an RTX 5090 with traditional 8-pin PCIe power connectors, demonstrating that the older standard remains viable even under extreme power loads.
An electronics enthusiast named Mike has constructed a working 8-bit computer using recycled 1950s vacuum tubes instead of modern semiconductors, requiring a 15-minute warm-up period and filling the room with the smell of burning dust.
A specialized 30-billion-parameter Nemotron model trained on Nvidia's supply chain operations is achieving higher accuracy than a model 18 times larger, demonstrating the potential of domain-specific AI customization.
We've evaluated dozens of external storage devices to identify the models that deliver the best combination of speed, reliability, and value for different use cases.
Broadcom has removed public access to the VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit, a critical tool for backing up and migrating away from VMware systems. The move, discovered in mid-August, leaves customers and vendors scrambling for alternatives.
