Astera Labs broadens Aries 7 PCIe 7 connectivity line for multi-rack AI clusters
Astera Labs adds retimers, redrivers, cable modules, optical drivers and TAs to its Aries 7 portfolio, with sampling due in Q4 2026 ahead of OCP Global Summit demos.
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Semiconductor sales cross $1 trillion early as AI demand stretches HBM and 2nm supply
SIA and SEMI August 2026 data show global chip sales up 144% year-on-year; Omdia lifts 2026 growth to 94.1% while HBM, advanced packaging and 2nm remain bottlenacked into 2027.
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Frore Systems LiquidJet Diamond coldplate: 35% tokens/Watt gain reshapes AI factory cooling BOM
Frore Systems adds an integrated diamond spreader to its LiquidJet coldplate, claiming 35% tokens/Watt efficiency versus skived coldplates for hyperscaler AI factories.
HPE ProLiant Gen13: Four AMD EPYC Venice Servers and What They Mean for AI BOMs
HPE launches its first four Gen13 servers on 6th Gen AMD EPYC, targeting agentic AI and inference. XAIPART maps the parts and sourcing impact.
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OMNIVISION OG05D 2.2-micron global shutter sensor targets industrial and robotics vision designs
OMNIVISION's OG05D 5MP global shutter HDR sensor shrinks footprint 30 percent and cuts power 30 percent versus prior 5MP generation, aimed at barcode, factory automation and humanoid robotics cameras.
What TI’s broader Zephyr support means for portable embedded designs
TI has extended Zephyr support across MCUs, MPUs and wireless devices, with upstream code, SDK updates and CRA-oriented security maintenance relevant to design teams.
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra priced from $2,599: what RTX Spark N1X SKUs mean for buyers
Microsoft priced the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599-$5,899 with October 16 shipping, debuting NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1X in a 15-inch mini-LED chassis and a breakaway USB-C port.
Intel's Core 2000HX plan brings DDR4 support back to high-end laptop CPUs
Intel is preparing a Core 2000HX mobile family on 'Raptor Lake Next' dies, reviving DDR4 compatibility for laptops while Nova Lake-HX takes the Core Ultra 4000HX name.
What MediaTek's Wi-Fi 8 Filogic 8800 demo at Network X 2026 means for router BOMs and Wi-Fi 5/6/7 coexistence
MediaTek and Airoha are showing Filogic 8800, an enterprise-grade tri-band Wi-Fi 8 router platform, claiming near-100% throughput gain and 50% lower system power across mixed Wi-Fi 5/6/7/8 fleets.
Renesas brings 100V E-mode GaN FETs to 48V AI data center and robotics power stages
Renesas adds four 100V E-mode GaN FETs (RDS(on) 1.2 to 5 milliohm) claiming up to 63 percent lower soft-switching FOM than comparable GaN devices, targeting 800 VDC / 48V power stages for AI servers, humanoid robotics and motor drives.
Rohm Expands India OSAT Ties for Power MOSFETs: What It Means for TOLL and TO-252 Sourcing
Rohm is outsourcing TOLL packaging to Tata Electronics and TO-252 packaging to Suchi Semicon, starting with legacy power MOSFETs while keeping wafer fab in-house.
SK hynix HBM hybrid bonding setbacks put Samsung in pole position for next-gen stacks
SK hynix has not started HBM hybrid bonding samples while Samsung has shipped them, raising design-in and supply questions for advanced AI memory.
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