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KAIST has developed a memtransistor whose response speed can be non-volatilely programmed, reducing the prediction error for signals containing multiple mixed frequencies by a factor of 40. This achievement overcomes the long-standing constraint of physical reservoir computing—the inability to change the time response after fabrication—through a dual-layer gate structure.
A security researcher has published a leaderboard competing for the "slowest x86 instruction." By pointing fxrstor64 at PCIe MMIO while saturating the bus from other cores, he stretched an instruction normally taking 150 cycles to 198 billion cycles (62 seconds). This "slowness" undermines the exclusivity assumption behind SMM, potentially reigniting over 100 dormant CVEs.
SK hynix's US NAND subsidiary Solidigm has begun pre-IPO fundraising at a valuation of 50 trillion won. Amid tailwinds from AI-driven NAND market growth of 83.7% quarter-on-quarter, we examine the fate of an IPO burdened by a 4,484% debt ratio and a Dalian plant constrained by export controls.
Global semiconductor sales reached $403.3 billion in Q2 2026, marking a 35.1% quarter-over-quarter increase—the highest ever recorded in over 40 years of WSTS statistics. This piece examines how AI demand pulled forward the $1 trillion annual market milestone, once projected for around 2032, to 2026, and untangles the uncertainties surrounding whether this growth can be sustained.
SpaceX and Tesla's planned semiconductor plant Terafab has selected Grimes County, Texas as its construction site. We examine the initial $16.8 billion investment and the conditions that remain before mass production can begin.
AMD has announced an agreement to acquire Taalas, whose technology fixes model weights into silicon. The plan is to combine it with Instinct and Helios, but with regulatory approval still pending, supported models, performance, and connection methods have not yet been disclosed.
GlobalWafers' existing 300mm wafer capacity, excluding new expansions, is running at full utilization amid AI-driven demand, prompting longer LTAs and price negotiations. New lines still require customer qualification and ramp-up before supply eases.
Nanya Technology has set an upper limit of NT$346.6 billion for capital expenditure on the new Fab 5A and raised its 2026 budget. Centered on a 30,000 wafers/month ramp-up in 2028 and EUV development, the company is proceeding with phased DRAM capacity expansion.
Chinese DRAM maker CXMT refused Apple's request for a price cut, instead quoting prices on par with or above Samsung's. AI-driven supply shortages and the lock-in of domestic Chinese customers are overturning a 30-year-old memory procurement structure that had long favored buyers.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has indicated a letter of intent for up to $75 million to Extropic. Real-machine performance of the probabilistic computing chip Z1, cluster integration, and domestic U.S. manufacturing will be the next evaluation stages.
