We tested Advanced Shader Delivery on the RX 9070 XT in six games — up to 95% improvement in load times and 33 percent faster 1% Low FPS  - Today, we will take a look at Advanced Shader Delivery (ASD) – a new gaming feature aimed at improving the overall user experience by reducing load times dramatically and improving 1% low FPS. We tested six games, measuring up to a 95% improvement in game loading times and solid improvements in 1% Low...

 AMD Taiwan Bet Links 2nm Venice CPUs To Future AI Demand  - Yahoo Finance

 Tokens per joule: Microsoft's quiet metric for separating AI hype from reality  - The AI race has no clear winner — and may never have one, a senior Microsoft executive argued on the third day of the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale.

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 The Xi-Trump summit stabilised ties, but the rivalry persists  - Readers discuss who holds the strongest cards in China-US ties, why Hong Kong should abandon the US dollar peg, and the merits of Indonesia’s social programmes

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 Scientists generate electricity from ambient moisture using everyday ingredients  - In a study published in Nano Energy, researchers from Queen Mary, the University of Warwick, Imperial College London, and Universitas Mercatorum report a highly stable, biodegradable Moisture-Electric Generator (MEG). The ...

 AI-powered medical imaging: Turning data into faster diagnoses  - Medical imaging has become one of the most critical pillars of modern healthcare to provide insights into diagnosis, treatment planning, Continue Reading The post AI-powered medical imaging: Turning data into faster diagnoses appeared first on EDN .

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 Micron Advances Made-in-America Memory With Manufacturing Expansion in Virginia  - News highlights: Micron starts manufacturing of 1α (1-alpha) DRAM, the most advanced memory ever produced in the United States, at its Manassas, Virginia, fab, supporting American memory production for critical industries including automotive, defense and aerospace, industrial, networking and

 Chinese memory maker CXMT enters the mainstream consumer memory with Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kit — Chinese-made DRAM emerges as an antidote for crushing shortages  - Is the answer to the RAM crisis Chinese-made DRAM that's much cheaper to source since those companies aren't tied up in AI data center contracts? It's too early to say yet, but when a manufacturer as big as Corsair starts using DDR5 modules from ChangXing Memory Technologies (CXMT), that notion gains...

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 Stressed crystal creates nanoscale patterns on chip materials at room temperature  - A new chip-making technique exploits a material's crystal structure to create nanoscale patterns at room temperature directly onto hard materials used in devices, including silica. The method could make it easier to pattern ...

 76th ECTC May 26-29 Orlando – Tipsheet  - The upcoming 76th annual IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) will be held from May 26-29, 2026 at the JW Marriott & The Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes Resort, Orlando, Florida. The technical highlights of the conference include papers on: Hybrid Bonding, Heterogeneous Integration, Photonics...

+4 from  electronicsweekly

 BluGlass achieves record 1.9W peak output for single-mode GaN laser  - 450nm single-mode GaN laser combined with proprietary gain-chip technology

+2 from  semiconductor-today

 Xinghe AI Financial Network Evolves to Drive Agentic Banking Transformation  - Huawei has upgraded its Xinghe AI Financial Network. Learn how this benefits the financial services industry.

 Chip Industry Week In Review  - Taiwan, Europe packaging buildout; 2nm ramps; quantum big $; 2 new university hubs; agent honeypots; Samsung strike averted; extreme environment chip design; quantum-dot qubit device fabricated w/high-NA EUV; EU flagship power electronics project; CNTs. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first...

 A Look At Resonac Holdings (TSE:4004) Valuation After Upgraded Earnings Guidance And Semiconductor Demand Strength  - simplywall.st

+28 from  news.google

 Qorvo, Allegro MicroSystems, and Lattice Semiconductor stocks trade up, what you need to know  - MSN

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 Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers sparks revolt as other divisions get only $4,000, fueling intentional production slowdowns — internal resentment disrupts packaging operations, major AI chip project decisions to a complete halt  - It’s understood that meetings are being canceled across Samsung's non-memory and shared business units.

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 ASE Announces FOCoS-Bridge with TSV; Latest Package Technology Reduces Power Loss by 3x for Next-Generation AI and HPC Applications

 What ITS Canada 2026 Taught Me About the Future of AI in Transportation  - At ITS Canada 2026, one message came through clearly: transportation agencies are moving beyond AI experimentation and toward operational intelligence. From intelligent intersections to connected work...

 Imaging ellipsometry tracks MXene thin-film quality during fabrication without damage  - A German–Israeli research team led by Dr. Andreas Furchner has demonstrated how imaging ellipsometry enables non-destructive characterization and quality control of microstructured MXene thin films during device fabrication. ...

 Podcast EP347: Agentic Workflows from Caspia Technologies for Advanced Chip Security Verification with Stuart Audley  - Daniel is joined by Stuart Audley, vice president and general manager of product management at Caspia Technologies, where he focuses on agentic security workflows. He has decades of experience designing and deploying cryptographic hardware and security IP for top defense and leading semiconductor companies....

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 Wolfspeed introduces 3.3kV SiC power modules in two industry-standard footprints  - High-power half-bridge baseplate and scalable full-bridge baseplate-less modules target AI data centers and energy infrastructure

+2 from  semiconductor-today

 Imec Says AI Scaling Needs More Orchestration Across Research, Design, Manufacturing  - Co-optimization and collaboration were key themes at ITF World 2026, alongside imec’s Neuropixels 3.0 research and imec.ventures’ work with startups. The post Imec Says AI Scaling Needs More Orchestration Across Research, Design, Manufacturing appeared first on EE Times .

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 RESOLVE, a Strategic Initiative Shaping the Future of High-Value-Added Electronic Products in Europe

 TDK recognized as leader and awarded an A ranking in the CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment for the sixth consecutive year

 Teledyne CCD370 sensors launch on SMILE mission  - Teledyne Space Imaging has supplied two CCD370 imaging sensors for the Soft X-ray Imager on ESA’s SMILE mission, which has…

 [News] Huawei Reportedly Builds 122TB SSDs With New Packaging Tech Despite Limited 100+ Layer 3D NAND Access  - Huawei is reportedly advancing proprietary packaging technology to boost high-capacity SSD density. According to BLOCKS&FILES, the company has produced 122TB SSDs despite lacking access to the latest 100+ layer 3D NAND from major suppliers. The report notes that, with U.S. restrictions limiti...

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 Get RTX power for less at Lenovo’s epic Memorial Day gaming sale — save big on Legion gaming PCs and laptops  - Discover a wide range of fantastic deals on Lenovo's gaming systems and laptops this Memorial Day! Don't miss out on these exciting savings.

 UK nuclear investors get 'high' returns for lower risk than consumers, who also foot the bill  - Sizewell C could add £19 to yearly bills, spending watchdog says, but private investor may fail to keep costs down

+1 from  theregister

 EU backs €1.3bn hydrogen push in Germany  - The European Commission has approved a €1.3 billion German State aid scheme aimed at accelerating renewable…

+2 from  eenewseurope

 New Holographic 3D Printing Method Is 70x More Efficient  - A new holographic 3D-printing platform can produce detailed living structures faster, larger, and with greater accuracy than previous methods. What if a 3D printer could create soft, living tissue in seconds instead of slowly building it layer by layer? Researchers at EPFL are moving closer to that goal...

 Evaluating SPEC CPU2026 ...  - SPEC’s CPU benchmark suite has been a long established industry standard, and is almost impossible to miss when reading through various publications. ...

 $100 CPU Shootout: Comparing the Ryzen 5 5500, Core i3-14100F, and Core i3-12100F to find the top DDR4 CPU  - As RAM prices continue to climb, budget CPUs are becoming more important. Here, we look at the three leading CPUs around $100 that use DDR4 memory to find which one is right for your next budget PC build.

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 CXMT IPO puts China's DRAM supply-chain push in focus  - CXMT's planned Shanghai listing is becoming more than a test of investor appetite for China's top DRAM maker. It is also putting a spotlight on whether the company's next phase of expansion can accelerate China's push to localize semiconductor equipment and materials.

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 5 Risks You Avoid by Adhering to RAIN RFID Open Standards  - How RAIN RFID open standards and Gen2v2 enable predictable, high performance systems that scale with UCODE X.

 Quantum metasurface boosts terahertz detection sensitivity

 Axion Semiconductor 、Moov Technologiesを買収  - Getchell、Jeff Robbinsによって設立された同社は、世界の半導体業界の進化するニーズに対応するインフラストラクチャー、オペレーション、テクノロジー能力の構築に注力しています。Axion Semiconductorの事業部門にはMoov Technologiesと...

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 \uD83C\uDF6A TWiC: What's Up With Orbital Compute?  - Gavin Baker made some interesting points, and I thought through some market opportunities.

 MLX81119 integrates on-chip DC/DC power with LIN RGB automotive lighting  - For the automotive market, Melexis is releasing the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated 1A DC/DC converter. The latter generates an optimised local LED supply voltage that is programmable between 2.5 V and 6 V. Example applications include in dashboards and door trim parts,...

+2 from  electronicsweekly

 Taiwan rides chip-led export boom to bankroll industrial overhaul  - AI-driven demand and other emerging technologies kept Taiwan's export momentum strong in the first quarter of 2026, with exports reaching US$195.74 billion, rising 51% year on year. Economic growth hit 13.69%, the highest quarterly growth in 39 years. Taiwan's GDP is forecast to reach NT$32 trillion (US$1.02...

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 XR, OLED, and microLED are racing ahead – Display Week 2026 post show report

 AIXTRON SE AIXTRON SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 22.05.2026 /

 Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc. (ESMT) to Showcase Revolutionary aiPIM (DRAM Processing-in-Memory) Architecture at Computex 2026

 Tokyo Electron to Construct New Building in Kyushu

 Hitachi High-Tech scored the highest Supplier Engagement Assessment rating from CDP for the second consecutive year and was selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader

 (Correction) Partial correction of “Fiscal 2025 Consolidated Financial Results”