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China's CXMT has commenced mass production of its 5th-generation DRAM process technology, achieving an 11.95nm active-area half-pitch and introducing 24Gb LPDDR5X chips.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min readDapuStor has revealed a new dual-mode configuration for its J5060 enterprise SSD that combines QLC and pseudo-SLC flash to trade a fraction of capacity for significantly faster random writes.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 4 min readRaspberry Pi has implemented firmware locks that tie single-board computers to their original factory RAM capacities, preventing upgrades and independent hardware repairs.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min readSurging AI demand has driven memory prices to record highs, with per-area silicon values for DRAM theoretically surpassing leading-edge logic wafers from TSMC.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min readThe ABS Cyclone Aqua prebuilt gaming desktop featuring an Intel Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and an RTX 5060 graphics card is currently available with a $500 discount.
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The United States and China have proposed establishing a direct communications hotline to address potential national security threats and rapid escalation risks posed by autonomous artificial intelligence systems.
BYTERMINAL Desk · 3 min readNvidia-backed startup Starcloud plans to deploy Bitcoin mining ASICs into orbit aboard its upcoming Starcloud-2 spacecraft later this year.
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Semiconductor startup Nexstrom has raised $12 million to develop equipment that allows commercial chip foundries to manufacture extremely thin 2D materials directly on standard wafers.
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Nvidia's flagship RTX 5090 GPU is currently extremely difficult to find near MSRP, but Walmart's recent sales event has listed the MSI Gaming Trio RTX 5090 for $4,299.
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