TSMC Arizona ramps up as Nvidia preps AI chip launch
US fab nears full capacity, 2nm yields soar, and chip prices may spike
Nvidia’s next wave of AI chips is heading for mass production at TSMC’s Arizona plant before the end of the year, according to fresh reports from Taiwan.
AX Gaming hides RTX 50-series power cables
Another white triple-fan Blackwell card with minor tweaks and no price tag
AX Gaming has released a new batch of GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards under the X3W Max branding, but the hardware is standard fare with some aesthetic tweaks and cable routing updates.
China's tech giants scramble for local AI chips
Nvidia ban forces pivot to homegrown silicon
China's top tech outfits are being forced to kick their dependency on Nvidia and shift to homegrown AI chips, as US export curbs and a dwindling stockpile of H20 processors squeeze their options.
Nvidia Geforce NOW app comes to Steam Deck
Six new games join the Geforce NOW list
Nvidia has announced that its new native Geforce NOW app is now available on Valve's Steam Deck, bringing the quality of Geforce RTX-powered gameplay to Valve's portable handheld gaming device. In addition, Nvidia is adding six new games to Geforce NOW.
GPU-Z gets support for Geforce RTX 5060 and Radeon RX 9060 XT
As well as some other GPUs
TechPowerUp has released the newest version of its GPU-Z, a comprehensive graphics sub-system information, diagnostic, and monitoring utility. The newest version, v2.66.0, adds support for new NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
Huawei’s AI blitz rattles Nvidia
It is real competition
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has finally admitted that Huawei is no longer just a nuisance in China’s AI arms race, it’s now a fully-fledged competitor.
China's AI giants scramble for chip self-sufficiency
US curbs push Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu towards Huawei's Ascend
China’s top tech outfits are scrambling to replace their dwindling supply of Nvidia chips with homegrown alternatives as US export controls tighten the screws on AI hardware, the Financial Times reports.
AMD buys photonics outfit Enosemi
Chipmaker eyes light-speed AI arms race against Nvidia
AMD is turning up the heat on Nvidia by snapping up photonic circuit boffin Enosemi in a bid to muscle into the next frontier of chip tech.
Foxconn cheers up investors with AI and EV promises
Chairman pledges 2025 growth
Foxconn appears to have sobered up after last week’s hangover, now claiming its 2025 revenue will smash past last year’s total despite an earlier downgrade that spooked the market.
China curbs creating more competition for Nvidia
Export restrictions are helping not hindering the Chinese
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang slammed the export controls on his outfit saying that they were counterproductive and helping the Chinese fight off US compeition.