AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT & RX 9060 XT Crash Below MSRP In Japan, Defying the Global RAMpocalypse

The AMD RDNA 4 GPU prices have been declining steadily in some regions, but it's hard to imagine such low prices in the RAMpocalypse era.

While the market continues to suffer from inflated GPU prices , there are some regions where nothing seems to have changed . The RAMpocalypse did affect the GPU prices in most parts of the world, but while some regions continue to record much higher GPU prices than before, there are regions where the GPU prices have been declining in recent months steadily.

Among them are some parts of


Micron Warns Memory Crunch Will Outlast 2026 as AI Demand Outpaces What HBM, DRAM and NAND Can Supply

US memory giant Micron believes that the shortage in the memory market when it comes to HBM, NAND and DRAM products will last well beyond calendar year 2026. Micron's thoughts were shared by JPMorgan in an investment note where the bank shared insights that the firm's management shared at the 54th J.P. Morgan Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications (TMC) Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts.

In its coverage, JPMorgan outlines that at the TMC Conference, Micron remarked that it


Intel Foundry’s Rio Rancho Facility To Become Its Crown Jewel In Production of Next-Gen Glass Substrates

Intel Foundry is leading the race towards Glass Substrates with its Rio Rancho facility, aiming to become the world's first to initiate mass production.

Glass Core substrates have been gaining interest , as they have several benefits over traditional organic substrate solutions. The current substrates are also facing shortages due to the AI supercycle, leading one of the biggest substrate suppliers, Ajinomoto , to raise prices. These supply constraints are pushing the industry to look into new advanced packaging solutions, and that's where Glass substrates come in.

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Samsung Leapfrogs Toward 1000-Layer NAND With First 900-Layer V-NAND Prototype, Stacking Two 450-Layer Cells Into One

Samsung is getting closer to its 1000-Layer V-NAND tech as it achieves the first 900-Layer prototype, bracing for swift competition with rivals.

Samsung is a pioneer in storage semiconductors. Its V-NAND technology is seen as one of the best on the market, and back in 2024, the company planned to roll out 1 000-layer NAND using new "ferroelectric" materials .

As per , Samsung achieved its first 900-Layer V


PlayStation State of Play, June 2, 2026: Where to Watch, What to Expect Beyond Marvel’s Wolverine in 60-Minute-Long Showcase

Following a relatively quiet start to the year in terms of announcements, Sony has announced a massive PlayStation State of Play for Tuesday, June 2, 2026 . Unlike previous presentations, this State of Play will be a lengthy one, kicking off the summer gaming season with many exciting reveals and updates.

Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming showcase, including the schedule, viewing platforms, and confirmed titles.

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You can watch the official livestream below when it goes live.

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Huawei Planning To Launch Chip Lithography Equal To TSMC’s 1.4nm Process By 2031, Showing That U.S. Sanctions Won’t Stifle Its Progress

The U.S. sanctions may have closed Huawei’s trading capabilities with other countries to obtain access to the latest lithography and paraphernalia associated with mass producing next-generation chips, but what it also did was fuel the company’s desire to carve its mark without relying on overseas firms. Today, Huawei announced that by 2031, it will have chips with a manufacturing process equivalent to TSMC’s upcoming bleeding-edge 1.4nm process. While that sounds incredibly exciting, there are a


AMD’s Next-Gen Zen 7 “Grimlock” CPUs To Utilize TSMC 1.4nm Process Tech & FOPLP Packaging, Launching in 2028

AMD's next-gen Zen 7 "Grimlock" CPUs are rumored to utilize TSMC's 1.4nm (A14) process tech & new packaging innovations.

The Zen 6 architecture is yet to make a formal entry into mainstream server and consumer segments, and while mass production has already begun on TSMC's 2nm process tech , the company is now prepping its supply chain partners for the next-generation lineup.

In a report by , it is said that AMD has begun supply chain preparations


PlayStation 6’s Zen 6 CPU Will Likely Deliver Full-Speed PlayStation 3 Emulation, As Cell Architecture Continues To Cause Challenges

Ever since the launch of PlayStation Classics on PlayStation 5, gamers have been asking for proper PlayStation 3 emulation rather than the cloud-based versions currently available.

Last year, we heard reports that Implicit Conversions , the developer behind the PlayStation Classics ports, was working on native PS3 emulation , but nothing has come of it to date. And there seems to be a very good reason, as only the PlayStation 6 with its Zen 6 CPU architecture could have the horsepower to properly handle Cell architecture emulation at full speed.


Steam Machine Is Close To Release, As System Was Added to Official Vulkan 1.4 Conformant Products With More Specs Details

The release date for the Steam Machine has yet to be confirmed, but the system is now much closer to release, as Valve's upcoming gaming system was added to the a couple of days ago.

The new entry, which lists the Steam Machine as "AMD Steam Machine" , was added on May 23 and also provides additional details on the hardware, which is supported by Vulkan 1.4 via an open-source driver for AMD GPUs.

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Star Citizen Crosses $1 Billion in Crowdfunding After 14 Years, Yet Version 1.0 Still Has No Release Date

Nearly 14 years ago, industry veteran Chris Roberts , promising an incredibly ambitious spiritual successor to Wing Commander and Freelancer in a genre thought to be dying or, at the very least, niche. The campaign immediately resonated with fans, gathering over $2.1 million in pledges from nearly 35,000 backers , but that was merely the beginning.

Shortly after the end of the Kickstarter campaign, Roberts continued to allow fans to back the game via the official Star Citizen website. The rest, as

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