Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34
In a mutually beneficial deal, Intel repurchases 49% of Fab 34 from Apollo for $14.2 billion, reducing pressure on its margins, but paying a hefty $3 …
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Category: Hardware & Gear
The global helium shortage is a direct threat to the chipmaking supply chain — disruption impacts critical processes, high-capacity HDDs, and alternative supplies are plagued by delays
Some industry analysts expect it will take Qatar around five years to regain lost capacity.
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Nvidia market share in China falls to less than 60% — Chinese chip makers deliver 1.65 million AI GPUs as the government pushes data centers to use domestic chips
Local chip makers take 41% of the Chinese AI semiconductor market, while Nvidia’s market share falls to 55% — down from the company’s claimed high o…
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Save $100 on the gaming powerhouse AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D, now $246 on Amazon — budget-friendly X3D processor with 96MB cache, low power draw, and excellent gaming performance
The Ryzen 5 7600X3D delivers X3D-level gaming performance at a significantly lower cost than higher-end models
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Nvidia App adds ‘Auto Shader Compilation’ for faster load times in games — beta feature automatically recompiles shaders in the background after every driver update
The Nvidia App can now automatically recompile shaders for you in the background after every GPU driver update. This should save gamers several minute…
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