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SK hynix unveils 'iHBM' thermal architecture that cools AI memory at the source — integrated cooling elements inside HBM interface cut thermal resistance by 30%, target next-gen HBM5 accelerators and dense AI data centers

… The company believes that structurally preventing thermal throttling will enable next-generation memory layers targeted for future generations like HBM5 to scale to higher stack heights and sustain maximum data transfer speeds under the heavy computational loads of AI data centers. “iHBM is the opt… …

May 26, 2026 · Etiido Uko
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China's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge last-gen Intel and AMD in 2027 — Loongson 3B6600 and 9A1000 aim to match Intel's 12th Gen and AMD's RX 550

According to a report from ITHome , Loongson Technology, one of China’s most prominent fabless chipmakers, has officially announced during its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 earnings calls that the company’s highly anticipated next-generation 3B6600 processor and 9A1000 graphics chip are on track for the … …

May 12, 2026 · Zhiye Liu
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Imec builds world's first High-NA EUV-fabricated quantum dot qubit device — breakthrough could pull quantum computing onto the same manufacturing roadmap as next-gen AI processors, compressing timelines

… High-NA EUV: not yet standard, already essential High-NA EUV is the semiconductor industry’s next major lithography transition, developed primarily for future sub-2nm processors, advanced AI accelerators, and dense memory technologies. …

May 25, 2026 · Etiido Uko
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AMD's RDNA 5 gaming GPUs are coming late next year, according to AIBs at Computex — manufacturers expect new Team Red cards in the second half of 2027 alongside Nvidia

… Go deeper with TH Premium: GPUs Desktop Roadmap Enterprise Roadmap Rubin in-depth The Stout Owl: The ultimate Noctua G2 PC One manufacturer said it expects next-gen AMD graphics cards in the second or third quarter of 2027, while another said it could be pushed outside 2027 entirely and into early … …

Jun 7, 2026 · Hassam Nasir
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Solidigm VP talks PCIe 6.0 SSDs, next-gen floating gate NAND, liquid cooled storage and more — Avi Shetty, VP of AI, Solutions & Market Enablement discusses the future of enterprise storage tech

Next-generation SSDs: PCIe Gen6 drives with liquid cooling Anton Shilov: You mentioned PCIe Gen5 and Gen6 next-generation drives . I assume you are referring both to next PCIe generations and future NAND generations? Avi Shetty: Both. We maintain separate technology and product roadmaps. …

Jun 26, 2026 · Anton Shilov
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Intel Xeon 6+ Computex roundtable interview transcript — Kira Boyko and Tim Wilson on 18A wafer allocation, Clearwater Forest, and dropping hyper-threading

… Across roughly half an hour, the two addressed why Intel stripped hyper-threading out of its E-core server parts and the technical case for bringing it back, the agentic AI demand surge that has left expensive GPU fleets idling while they wait on CPUs, the deliberate decision to ship Clearwater For… …

Jun 2, 2026 · Jake Roach