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Arrow Lake and Zen 5 motherboards should be getting cheaper soon — Asus files a slew of budget Intel and AMD boards with regulators (www.tomshardware.com)
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Even though AMD never announced a B850E chipset.

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Amazon wants chips with everything, crafting its own AI-focused line of silicon in a bid to dethrone Nvidia (www.pcgamer.com)
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I prefer a crisp, battered cod myself.

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Due to export restrictions, Huawei has been forced to develop a weird hybrid SSD/tape storage drive for data archiving (www.pcgamer.com)
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SSD speed with tape's low cost and reliability. A match made in heaven or the worst of both worlds?

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Japan readies ambitious $65 billion plan to revive homegrown semiconductor manufacturing — Expects economic return of over $1 trillion (www.tomshardware.com)
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The plan is set to be approved by the cabinet on November 22.

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Valve finally made a white Steam Deck that you can actually buy (www.theverge.com)
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It’s limited edition, and costs $679.

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Open source, single-PCB HIDman adapter lets peripherals to easily interface with old PCs that don't support USB (www.tomshardware.com)
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Also supports PlayStation controllers and other HID (not XInput) gamepads

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Pizza Hut's new pizza warmer uses the PlayStation 5's heat to keep your pizza hot — you can 3D print the new PIZZAWARMR for free (www.tomshardware.com)
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The company won't be selling this device but has made 3D printing source files available.

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Downed Russian drone used at least 30 chips from Western companies — silicon from Xilinx, TI, Marvell, Micron, and others found in the wreckage (www.tomshardware.com)
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Analysis of Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B drone revealed vital Western components.

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U.S. ordered TSMC to halt shipments of advanced AI processors to China: Report (www.tomshardware.com)
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Till TSMC's customers get an export license?

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LG's new stretchable display can grow by 50%, bendy panels can be deformed into new form factors (www.tomshardware.com)
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This stretchable display unlocks an infinite number of possibilities.

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Taiwanese law prevents TSMC from producing 2nm chips overseas, Taiwanese govt official confirms (www.tomshardware.com)
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But it will certainly be able to make them abroad later on.

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M4 Mac Mini SSD modded from 256GB to 1TB — modder solders higher-capacity NAND to the removable SSD module (www.tomshardware.com)
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You still need to source blank NAND modules, have a spare machine on deck, and be able to solder them.

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AMD Strix Point CPU powers upcoming Ayaneo 3 gaming handheld — device sports up to Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU and 7-inch OLED screen (www.tomshardware.com)
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This is one of the first handheld consoles to sport the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.

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US Congressman accuses SMIC of making 7nm chips for China, violating U.S. sanctions (www.tomshardware.com)
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Chinese semiconductor sector is thriving instead of struggling.

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ASE to bolster North American semiconductor supply chain — new packaging and test facility in Mexico expected to hire 500 engineers and technicians in first year (www.tomshardware.com)
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In time for expanded chip production in the U.S.

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Gorilla Glass maker Corning to receive up to $32 million under CHIPS Act (www.theverge.com)
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The Biden admin is making deals during its final months.

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TSMC will stop making 7 nm chips for Chinese customers (arstechnica.com)
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US restrictions on semiconductor tech are spurring the move.

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Semiconductor sales rose to $166,000,000,000 in a single quarter this year thanks to all that demand for AI-crunching silicon (www.pcgamer.com)
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The AI boom goes hypersonic for some.

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Chipmakers race to get CHIPS Act dollars before White House changeover — TSMC and GlobalFoundries finalize applications, facilitating payouts (www.tomshardware.com)
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Changing administrations adds to tension.

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TSMC founder once asked Nvidia CEO Jensen to be TSMC's CEO — upcoming Morris Chang biography shares the details (www.tomshardware.com)
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Jensen Huang was apparently not interested

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Apple has allegedly approached Foxconn and Lenovo to build AI servers based on Apple Silicon (www.tomshardware.com)
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To take advantage of Foxconn's knowledge of Nvidia-based machines.

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Huawei trying to poach TSMC employees with 3X salary (www.tomshardware.com)
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Desperate times call for desperate measures

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Nintendo says the Switch successor will be compatible with Switch games (www.theverge.com)
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Still unannounced: the Switch successor itself.

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Kioxia forecasts a tripling in demand for NAND memory by 2028 — could further impact SSD pricing (www.tomshardware.com)
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Thanks to demand from the AI industry.

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MIT unveils ultra-efficient 3D nanoscale transistors that could revolutionize future electronics (www.tomshardware.com)
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These ultra-small 3D transistors come with 6-nanometer-wide vertical nanowires, marking a new milestone in nanoscale technology.

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