Intel unveiled its Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” CPUs at CES 2026, claiming they unify the strengths of their two previous architectures. The company promises up to 27 hours of battery life, a 77% gaming boost, and integrated graphics nearing a discrete RTX 4050 laptop GPU.
Marktech Optoelectronics and its partner Optrans are developing new transfer-molded packaging for LEDs and photodiodes, with first customer availability slated for the second quarter of 2026. The technology promises improved optical control, reliability, and a smaller footprint for demanding applica
China is launching an anti-dumping investigation into imports of dichlorosilane from Japan. The move sent shares of major Japanese chemical producers lower in early trading on January 8.
Major memory suppliers like Samsung are pulling out of the MLC NAND flash market. This is creating a supply crunch for specialized industrial and automotive applications that rely on its reliability.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang framed AI as moving into the physical world through robotics and digital twins, while AMD’s Lisa Su focused on the staggering “yottaflop” scale of compute required. Both agree the next phase is about pushing intelligence to the edge.
Nvidia has unveiled its next-generation Vera Rubin AI computing platform. It promises to dramatically cut the cost of running AI while accelerating the training of complex models. Systems are expected to hit the market in late 2026.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s comments at CES about drastically reduced cooling requirements for next-gen AI chips sent shockwaves through the market. Shares of major HVAC companies like Johnson Controls and Trane Technologies tumbled, hitting multi-month lows. The move highlights the outsized influence
AMD has unveiled its new flagship gaming processor, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. It claims a 27% gaming performance lead over Intel’s best, but the real test comes later.
AMD has unveiled the first 2nm processors in the world. The new EPYC Venice “Zen 6” CPU and Instinct MI455X GPU are built for its massive, liquid-cooled Helios AI racks, promising a massive leap in performance.
Nvidia just unveiled its next-generation Rubin AI platform, designed to drastically cut costs and hardware needs for AI training and inference. The announcement comes amid a severe global memory chip shortage that’s impacting everything from data centers to consumer electronics.
