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Silicon Motion increases sales of SSD controllers amid NAND shortage, but expects NAND shortages to get worse in 2027 — 'supply conditions will become even worse'

… Nonetheless, while the company is confident of demand from the data center sector, it also expects disparity between supply and demand for consumer applications to get worse going forward. “Our high-end controller is selling very well, including PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 controllers, UFS 3.1 and eMMC 4… …

Jun 4, 2026 · Anton Shilov

M5 Max MacBook Pro paired with RTX 5090 in an eGPU dock — runs Cyberpunk 2077 at over 100 FPS at max settings with frame generation

Apple’s M5 Max SoC flagship is one of the fastest pieces of silicon around and can compete with flagship consumer desktop chips from AMD and Intel in at least some workloads. Logically, this also makes it a great gaming CPU if paired with high-end GPU hardware. …

May 16, 2026 · Aaron Klotz

SMI says Nvidia is driving its consumer PCIe 6.0 roadmap, not AMD and Intel — RTX Spark agentic AI platform fuels a hunger for storage bandwidth

Silicon Motion is aligning its plans for PCIe 6.0 SSD controllers for client systems with Nvidia's roadmaps rather than those of AMD and Intel, client VP Nelson Duann said in an interview with Tom's Hardware . …

Jun 17, 2026 · Anton Shilov

MacOS News, Analysis and Features | Tom's Hardware

MacOS Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down on September 1. He will be replaced by hardware engineering lead John Ternus. …

Apr 20, 2026

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

… Instead of waiting for quantum-specific fabrication ecosystems to mature independently, silicon quantum hardware may be able to exploit the extremely advanced infrastructure of a multibillion-dollar industry , potentially significantly compressing quantum computing timelines. …

May 25, 2026 · Etiido Uko

SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 8TB SSD Review — the undisputed king of high-capacity PCIe 5.0 SSDs

… SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 Specifications Swipe to scroll horizontally Product 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB Pricing $349.99 / $369.99 $694.63 / $649.99 $1339.99 / $1449.99 $2799.99 / $2849.99 Form Factor M.2 2280 Single-sided M.2 2280 Single-sided M.2 2280 Single-sided M.2 2280 Double-sided Interface / Protoco… …

Jun 16, 2026 · Shane Downing

Microsoft unveils Project Solara AI, a chip-to-cloud platform built to power a new generation of 'agent-first' enterprise devices — hardware designed to run AI agents instead of traditional apps

… A stationary desk-mounted AI hub built around MediaTek IoT silicon and a wearable AI badge powered by Qualcomm hardware. …

Jun 3, 2026 · Etiido Uko

Apple demonstrates cross-platform Siri upgrades in macOS 27 Golden Gate

… Apple's website specifies: MacBook Neo MacBook Air 2020 and later with Apple Silicon MacBook Pro 2020 and later with Apple Silicon iMac 2021 and later with Apple Silicon Mac mini 2020 and later with Apple Silicon Mac Studio 2022 and later with Apple Silicon Mac Pro with Apple Silicon 2023 However, … …

Jun 8, 2026 · Brandon Hill

Republican lawmakers urge federal agency to block imports of infringing TSMC chips as patent ruling nears — five asserted U.S. patents come from United Microelectronics Corporation

… The case is the most serious import-ban threat against TSMC silicon since GlobalFoundries sought to bar U.S. imports of TSMC-made Nvidia and Apple chips over node-related patents in August 2019. …

Jun 12, 2026 · Luke James

Ultrabooks Reviews, Analysis and Buying Guides | Tom's Hardware

… Ultrabooks and Ultraportables Acer’s Swift 16 AI blends a premium design, an OLED screen, and the latest Intel silicon, though its massive haptic touchpad isn’t the selling point it’s made out to be. …

May 6, 2026

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