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Tenstorrent Unveils Next-Gen Servers for Fast Tokens, No Disaggregation Needed

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eetimes.com 2026-04-28 Sally Ward-Foxton

“The world is talking about specialized, specialized, specialized, and that should be terrifying them because as models change, that specialized hardware is not going to work,” said Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller.

AI chips Large Language Models Server hardware Token generation Compute clusters Heterogeneous computing High-performance computing AI inference

What the DRAM Crunch Teaches Us About System Design

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eetimes.com 2026-04-28 Avi Baum

Redesign your AI systems for efficiency—escape the DRAM crunch by embracing smaller, smarter models.

DRAM shortage AI system design memory constraints high-bandwidth memory DDR5 edge computing AI chips system reliability

OpenAI Prepares AI-First Smartphone for 2028

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eetimes.com 2026-04-28 Majeed Ahmad

OpenAI’s new smartphone reportedly aims to replace apps with AI agents.

AI Smartphone Semiconductor Chip Design AI Inference Edge Computing Cloud AI Device Ecosystem

Why Data Centers Must Become System‑Aware

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eetimes.com 2026-04-27 Aoife Foley

Future data centers must become system-aware to survive AI, 5G, and the global energy crunch.

Data Centers Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing 5G Networks Energy Efficiency System Optimization Edge Computing Compute Scheduling

Cisco’s Universal Quantum Switch Ushers in Quantum Networking

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eetimes.com 2026-04-27 Filippo Di Giovanni

Cisco's switch claims to enable multi-vendor interoperability and room-temperature quantum networking.

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SUSE Launches Industrial Edge Platform Following Losant Acquisition

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eetimes.com 2026-04-27 Yashasvini Razdan

Keith Basil, edge strategy and product leader at SUSE, outlines how the Losant acquisition shapes SUSE Industrial Edge and its deployment model.

Industrial IoT Edge Computing Cloud-Native Architecture SUSE Losant Industrial Edge Platform Protocol Support Kubernetes

When Semiconductor Materials Misbehave

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semiengineering.com 2026-04-27 Gregory Haley

The gap between lab performance and fab reality is growing wider as packages grow more ...

Semiconductor materials Advanced packaging Material behavior Simulation models Manufacturing complexity Heterogeneous integration Thermal history Mechanical stress

What Hormuz Exposed About Our Semiconductor Supply Chain

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eetimes.com 2026-04-24 Kevin Berghoff

Having worked closely with nearly every major chipmaker on the planet over the last several years, I can say what we are hearing across the semiconductor supply chain right now should concern anyone building, tooling, or inspecting at the leading edge. The cost structure of advanced manufacturing is shifting beneath our feet, and the causes are almost entirely outside the fab.The closure of the St

Semiconductor Supply Chain Helium Shortage Geopolitical Risk Chip Manufacturing Logistics Disruption Supply Chain Resilience Global Supply Chain Semiconductor Materials

Redefining Touch HMI to Optimize Form Factor in Smart Glasses

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eetimes.com 2026-04-24 Nitin Dahad

This episode explores why touch interfaces are vital to smart glasses and how new technology enables slimmer, more practical designs.

Smart Glasses Touch HMI Form Factor Optimization Infineon Technologies Capacitive Sensing Sensor Technology Consumer Electronics Embedded Systems

SUSE Extends Single-Kernel Linux Strategy from Edge to Data Center

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eetimes.com 2026-04-24 Yashasvini Razdan

SUSE's uniform Linux kernel delivers scalable, secure infrastructure from the edge to the data center.

Linux kernel Edge computing Data center RISC-V architecture Open source software System scalability Supply chain security Immutable OS

Telecom Industry Bets on Automation to Tackle AI Squeeze

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eetimes.com 2026-04-23 Pablo Valerio

The telecom sector's survival hinges on rapid software automation to counteract soaring hardware costs fueled by the booming AI demand.

Telecom Industry Artificial Intelligence Semiconductor Supply Chain Automation Capital Expenditure 5G 6G AI-RAN

Cyient Semiconductors’ Power Play: How Kinetic Technologies Fits the Puzzle

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eetimes.com 2026-04-23 Aalyia Shaukat

Cyient Semiconductors amps up India's custom silicon game with Kinetic Technologies.

Semiconductor Custom ASIC Power Management Acquisition Indian Semiconductor Power Conversion IP Licensing Supply Chain Integration

Fixing AI’s Bottlenecks: Memory, Scale, and Sparsity

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eetimes.com 2026-04-23 Sunny Bains

Unlock the future of AI with insights from top neuromorphic engineers—listen to how experts tackle memory, scale, and sparsity.

AI hardware Neuromorphic computing Memory bottleneck AI chips Computational architecture Neural networks Memory technology Sparse computing

Designing and Optimizing the Stability of Switch Mode Power Supplies

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eetimes.com 2026-04-23

Switch mode power supplies have a regulation loop to generate a fixed output voltage. Such a loop needs to provide a stable output voltage generation, and it needs to speed up the regulation. When a power supply can react to line and load changes faster, typically fewer output...

Switch Mode Power Supply Power Management Stability Optimization Voltage Regulation Output Capacitor Power Supply Electronic Design Semiconductor Technology

Can Edge AI Keep Up?

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semiengineering.com 2026-04-23 Ann Mutschler

As models evolve faster than silicon cycles, experts weigh how much adaptability archit...

Edge AI AI chips Heterogeneous architecture Model updates Computing power Power consumption Software toolchain AI processors

Why Chip Sovereignty Is No Longer About Chips—But Systems

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eetimes.com 2026-04-23 Pat Brans

Exclusive interviews with Mark Papermaster, CTO of AMD, and Chris Miller, author of “Chip War” and professor at Tufts University

Semiconductor Industry AI Accelerators System-Level Design Chip Sovereignty Advanced Packaging Chip Manufacturing Global Supply Chain Computing Architecture

TSMC Unfolds Map for Process, Packaging Tech

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eetimes.com 2026-04-22 Alan Patterson

TSMC unveils chip tech roadmap, slashing AI power use and boosting density.

TSMC Advanced Process AI Chip 3nm EUV Lithography Packaging Technology Photonics Data Center

Game, Set, Bot: Sony AI’s ‘Ace’ Serves Up a Defeat to Table Tennis Pros

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eetimes.com 2026-04-22 Stefani Munoz

Sony AI's Ace robot outplays elite table tennis pros with advanced real-time precision.

Sony AI Robotics Artificial Intelligence Table Tennis Robot Reinforcement Learning Physical AI Simulation Training Computer Vision

Indian Researchers Develop Molecular Memristor for Neuromorphic Computing

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eetimes.com 2026-04-22 Yashasvini Razdan

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore have developed a molecular memristor with 14-bit analog resolution and 4.1 TOPS/W energy efficiency.

Neuromorphic Computing Memristor Molecular Device AI Hardware Low-Power Computing Edge AI Nanotechnology Semiconductor Material

Tenstorrent Previews Large Compute Cluster, Generates Video Faster Than Real Time

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eetimes.com 2026-04-21 Sally Ward-Foxton

Ahead of next week’s system launch, Tenstorrent showed EE Times its fast video generation demo, which generated video clips faster than real time.

AI Accelerator Video Generation Tenstorrent BlackHole Chip AI Inference Compute Cluster Generative AI Prodia