Cambricon Technologies is preparing one of the most aggressive production ramp-ups attempted by a Chinese AI chipmaker. According to figures reported by Bloomberg , the company aims to deliver around 500,000 AI accelerators in 2026, including as many as 300,000 units of its Siyuan 590 and 690 processors.
These numbers, which would more than triple Cambricon’s 2025 output, come at a time when
Something's rotten in Mushroom Kingdom, and this time around it's not Bowser's fault. Nintendo's stock price took a 4.7% nosedive today , due to predictions that the Japanese console maker won't be able to keep its profit margins as high as expected. As has become the norm these days, the fear is caused by the ongoing RAM and chip availability crisis, as AI datacenters grab any transistor that's not nailed to
It's interesting to see that it's not only the best RAM that's become pricier these days. As pointed out by hardware enthusiast momomo_us , even memory kits sold through outlet channels still carry a notable retailer markup. For example, the Crucial Pro DDR5-5600 C46 64GB (2x32GB), which costs $507.99 in the U.S., is available in Japan
It's time to put aside that rusty old screwdriver and invest in an upgrade for your next project. Hoto's original mini electric precision screwdriver is an absolute steal at the moment, dropping down to a record-low price on Amazon. This is a firm favourite of ours at Tom's Hardware , with several editors and writers (including myself) owning this very set.
We saw this screwdriver drop in price over Black Friday,
China has called on the Netherlands to move quickly to resolve the dispute surrounding Nexperia, the Dutch semiconductor manufacturer owned by China’s Wingtech, after months of supervision measures and a retaliatory export freeze disrupted shipments of basic components used across the automotive and electronics industries .
The request was delivered on Thursday by China’s Ministry of Commerce, which said the Dutch government must take “effective efforts” to restore normal corporate governance and supply chains.
According to reporting by government-controlled China
Asus has quietly listed a brand-new high-end gaming monitor on its site with 5K resolution and a solid 180 Hz refresh rate, along with a myriad of features that we'll get into. This new model, called the " XG27JCG, " is also a dual-mode display, meaning it can step down its resolution to almost double its refresh rate, going from 5K 180 Hz to 330 Hz at QHD,
Anyone trying to build or upgrade their PC at the moment is well aware, or soon to encounter, the issues around RAM pricing and availability. Prices have just gone silly as the RAM reservoir drains away, and unfortunately, there's nothing that we can do to avoid it when buying memory components separately. As we've been reporting a lot recently, the only safe way to obtain fairly-priced RAM has been through acquiring kits through bundled deals or in ready-made prebuilt
The ASRock X870E Taichi OCF is an excellent, cost-effective motherboard designed for extreme overclocking, thanks to its specialized tools. If you’re not pouring LN2 and pushing the limits, the regular Taichi is a less-expensive option with the same specs.
OC Toolkit/ external clock gen
Robust power delivery
Six M.2 sockets (two PCIe 5.0 M.2)
Dual USB Type-C (front) headers
Highest
Intel has lost its challenge to overturn an EU antitrust ruling on Wednesday, meaning it faces a 237 million Euros ($278 million) fine, reports Reuters . This is probably, finally, the conclusion of a very long-running antitrust investigation and legal dispute that kicked off in the early noughties. However, the scale of the fine is only about a quarter of what it was back in 2009.
TSMC is mulling upgrading the capabilities of its yet-to-be-built Fab 23 phase 2 in Japan in a bid to make chips on its N4 process technology (4nm-class) there, according to Nikkei . Advancing fab capabilities is hardly something unexpected for foundries like TSMC, as they tend to follow demand with their offerings. What is perhaps more surprising is that TSMC has removed heavy machinery equipment from the site and has notified suppliers that it would not need new