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PC GPU Shipments Reach 75.5 Million in Q2 2026, Led by Notebook Growth
A breakdown of JPR's Q2 2026 data showing 75.5 million PC GPU shipments, based on three charts covering notebook growth, desktop decline, and vendor market share.
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TechiPhone 18 Price Hike of 10-20% Forecast: What Past Models Reveal About the Real Cost Increase
A look at predictions for iPhone 18 price increases, weighing rising memory component costs against pricing data from the past three generations. The analysis separates launch-day prices from current prices in Japan and examines how capacity changes and the arrival of a foldable model affect the cost of upgrading.
TechChina's Server Market Is Still 74% x86 — So Why Is Beijing Betting on RISC-V?
This piece tests China's RISC-V strategy against the myth of '2.5 billion units shipped' and real server procurement data. The true goal is to seize governance structures through board seats — and this analysis unpacks that reality through the vulnerabilities built into Arm and x86, and China's parallel bet on LoongArch.
Science2D Bismuth-InSe Transistor Breaks Silicon's Fundamental Switching Limit
A team led by Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed a tunnel FET using a 2D bismuth/InSe heterojunction that achieves both steep switching below the Boltzmann limit (60 mV/dec) at room temperature and a practical on-current.
TechApple's A20 Pro Tipped to Get 7-Core GPU and 96-bit Memory Bus
A leak based on solder pad layouts suggests Apple's A20 Pro could feature a 7-core GPU and a 96-bit memory interface. Compared with official Snapdragon and Dimensity specs, this piece examines what more execution units and data supply mean for sustained performance.
TechSamsung Holds 28% NAND Market Share as Micron Climbs to Third Amid Price Surge
A sharp rise in NAND prices has expanded the market, allowing Samsung to keep its lead. Two charts compare vendor revenue shares and enterprise SSD demand, and explain how the trend is spilling over into PC pricing.
TechMicron Explores GPU-Adjacent NAND, But Specs Lag Behind Rival HBF Efforts
This article compares Micron's proposed GPU-adjacent NAND with the company's HBM4, PCIe 6.0 SSDs, and the OCP HBF standard, examining the performance and implementation requirements needed for productization.
TechBroadcom's AI Chip Sales Hit $16.7 Billion: Custom XPUs and the Real Story Behind Its Financing Deals
Broadcom's AI chip revenue now accounts for more than half of total company sales. Drawing on primary sources, we examine the growth in custom XPUs and networking, the terms of its rack financing deals, customer concentration, and supply constraints.
TechGoogle Is Reusing DDR4 Memory From Retired Servers to Ease AI Supply Crunch
Google is pulling DDR4 memory out of retired servers and reconnecting it to new-generation AI servers via a dedicated interface, turning component recycling into a supply-defense strategy amid a memory shortage.
TechTSMC Tests Silicon-Direct Cooling Past 5kW as AI Chip Packages Head Toward 4,100W
TSMC is targeting 4,100W-class CoWoS packages and has already demonstrated uniform heat dissipation beyond 5kW in test vehicles. Here's what sealing, warpage, and rack integration reveal about the path to mass production of direct-to-silicon liquid cooling.