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Mirari is expected to be ready for prime time in mid-2026, costing from around US$600.

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PC components are neatly fixed beneath the belly of this cast iron hulk.

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And it will continue to do so.

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DIY DDR5.

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The PAS 5500/1150C is capable of producing wafers at a resolution of ≤ 90 nm with a wavelength of 193 nm, according to THIS DOCUMENT. It's a machine from the 90s and gets support through 2035.

I don't know what the actual requirements are for printing more modern chips and wafers, though.

Do you think there is much margin to be had with the more recent machines, as in cost vs benefit? There are no import restrictions in my case, for the record.

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I did some digging and probably the answer is "NO" because the first 1GB DDR5 from Hynix was ≤ 50 nm and more modern chips use ≤ 20 nm, while I can't find anything confirming lower resolutions can't I doubt any current plans exist for it.

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Price and reliability don't scale.

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Micron is making more money than ever thanks to AI.

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Much earlier than expected

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The semiconductor industry is poised to grow in the coming years.

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Amazon's most powerful CPU to date.

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Siemens and GlobalFoundries have announced a strategic partnership focused on AI-driven automation of semiconductor production. The agreements are laid out in a memorandum of understanding and focus on chip factories, software, and digital production processes.

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Samsung is reportedly scaling down its HBM production, shifting focus of DRAM production to DDR5 modules because there's FAR more profits to be made.

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New industry analysis argues the AI era is reshaping every part of the chip market at once.

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Two heads are better than one?

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re:invent: The homegrown chips now account for half of all new CPUs added to AWS over the past three years

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It is great to see legendary old hardware that is still able to work in the latest PC systems.

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A Reddit user says a Best Buy order for an ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5080 ended with a box of rocks instead of a $1,200 graphics card. The buyer placed the order on 25 November and received it on 28 November. According to his post, the card shipped with shipping labels stuck directly to the retail GPU box, no outer brown carton, and a seal that already looked tampered with.

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Every single computer, including DIY boards like the Raspberry Pi, will cost more, and it's only going to get worse.

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