Nanya says DDR4 shortage is helping it rake it in
Memory factory finds profit in what others abandoned
The general manager of Nanya Technology, Li Peiying, reckons there’s still life in the old DDR4 market, especially now that the big players have moved on and left a gap wide enough to drive a lorry through.
TP-Link tests Wi-Fi 8 and gets it to go
Connectivity cultists get early sniff of next-gen wireless
A working Wi-Fi 8 prototype has managed to send data without falling over, which is more than many early wireless efforts can claim.
China pulls the rug under US chip industry
Rare earth clampdown could pull the plug on America’s AI supply chain
The cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are twitching nervously as China’s new rare earth export restrictions threaten to upend the global chip industry and potentially block firms like TSMC from selling semiconductors to American companies.
Google’s Tensor G5 leaves Pixel punters hot and bothered
Hot and Throttling
Google’s shiny new Tensor G5 chip has failed to live up to its own hype. Tech enthusiasts say the chip throttles faster than a cheap gaming laptop, and the blame lies with Google’s piecemeal design philosophy.
Intel spins out RealSense in $50 million AI push
Teams up with Nvidia to power next-gen robots
Troubled Chipzilla has cut loose its RealSense division, the long-suffering pioneer in AI-driven computer vision, which has spun out as an independent company with a $50 million Series A boost and a shiny new partnership with Nvidia.