onsemi is collaborating with GlobalFoundries to manufacture gallium nitride (GaN) power products. The partnership aims to deliver 650V devices for AI data centers and electric vehicles, with customer samples planned for the first half of 2026.
Samsung has fully unveiled the Exynos 2600, the world’s first 2nm GAA smartphone chipset. It boasts huge performance gains and new AI features, but its real-world fate in the Galaxy S26 series is already telling.
A new round of benchmarks pits Intel’s Granite Rapids against AMD’s Turin in a 128-core duel. Using Ubuntu 25.10 and the Linux 6.18 kernel, the results show a significant shift from launch-day numbers. Power efficiency is a major point of contention.
Samsung is taking drastic action as memory supplies run dry. The company has reportedly doubled its DDR5 contract prices and told customers it has “no stock” left, a move that will make PCs more expensive and could cement 8GB as the new laptop standard.
Broadcom CEO Hock Tan poured cold water on the near-term hype for silicon photonics in data centers. Instead, the company is focused on delivering a massive $73 billion order backlog, driven by custom AI accelerators.
Qualcomm is acquiring RISC-V CPU designer Ventana Micro Systems. This move gives the chip giant a high-performance alternative to Arm for datacenter and enterprise chips, with silicon expected in early 2026.
Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, Johny Srouji, has directly addressed his team to quash rumors of his departure. This comes after a Bloomberg report over the weekend suggested he was considering leaving the company.
The memory shortage is so severe that Samsung is rethinking its entire production strategy. The company is shifting lines to make more profitable DDR5, but gamers shouldn’t expect any relief.
A shipment log has revealed the first Zen 5 X3D processor, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The big news is its 120-watt TDP, a huge jump from the previous 65-watt rating for 8-core X3D chips. This suggests AMD is pushing for higher performance with its next-gen gaming flagship.
Shares of Beijing-based GPU company Moore Threads, often called “China’s Nvidia,” soared more than 400% on its Shanghai trading debut. The surge follows a $1.1 billion listing as China pushes for semiconductor independence amid U.S. restrictions.
