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Build. Circuit. Code. Repeat.

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Huawei’s Mate XT 2 brings the Kirin 9050 Pro with a new approach to chip scaling.

Its LogicFolding architecture vertically stacks logic layers to increase transistor density without relying only on advanced lithography.

#Huawei #Kirin #Semiconductor #VLSI

[TinyCkt @tinyckt_io]

"Increase the computation power in a smaller area. As chips are scaling, the only way to keep Moore's law alive is stacking of the chips!"

Instead of building wider chips, engineers now stack them like multi-story buildings.

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Are we heading toward "vibe designing" in microelectronics?

Unlike software, you can't just push a hotfix to a silicon chip when something breaks. Cutting human engineers to save costs might back-end your entire hardware pipeline.

Hardware ≠ Software. Thoughts?

[TinyCkt @tinyckt_io]

A tiny chip doing a lot for smartphone audio.

Goodix’s TFA9865 smart amplifier delivers up to 7 W output, ultra-low noise below 7 µV, and comes in a compact 2.2 × 2.2 mm package.

#Semiconductor #VLSI #ChipDesign #MobileTech #AudioTech

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Snapdragon hits 5 GHz on mobile.

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 is the first mobile processor to reach 5 GHz, powered by its next-gen Oryon CPU cores.

A major milestone for smartphone chips.

#Snapdragon #Semiconductor #VLSI

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WHAT IS BENCHMARK IN AI ?
https://t.co/Mf1wioZmeL

#AI #OpenAIScam

[TinyCkt @tinyckt_io]

Why does everyone only talk about Nvidia?

AMD is actually winning where it matters:
✅ Way better price for performance
✅ Open-source features that don’t get locked away
✅ Killer Linux support

Stop paying double just for a flex.

Team Red or Team Green? Let’s argue

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SwaySure Technology Enters the Memory Race

• Building a 28nm fab in Shenzhen.
• Target capacity: 140,000 12-inch wafers/month.

• Focus on DRAM and HDM

• Backed by Shenzhen and reportedly linked to Huawei.

• Aims to compete with Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron and CXMT.

#AI

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Samsung ruled memory for 25 years.

Then AI happened.

SK Hynix bet big on HBM, became NVIDIA's key supplier, and briefly overtook Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company.

In the AI era, memory is the new gold.

#AI #HBM #NVIDIA #SKHynix #Semiconductors

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The PC hasn't changed much in decades.

NVIDIA just changed it.

NVIDIA's new RTX Spark brings:

→ RTX 5070-class graphics
→ 128GB unified memory
→ 1 PFLOP of local AI compute
→ Thin and power efficient

Your AI runs on your device.
No cloud.
No subscriptions.
No waiting

#AI

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India just made a quiet but powerful move in the global chip race.

India brings scale.
Netherlands brings deep-tech expertise.

#Semiconductors #India #ASML #VLSI #ChipDesign #Engineering #MakeInIndia #India

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Speed’s viral helicopter stream wasn’t using Starlink

It was actually running on 3G.

#Tech #Streaming #Engineering #ishowspeed

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Sub-1nm chips? 👀

Real story:

→ Chips are planned 5–10 years ahead
→ 2nm now
→ sub-1nm already in R&D (target ~2029)

What you see today = past work
Future is already being built

#Semiconductor #Apple #TSMC #ChipDesign

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Why flagships still use ~5000 mAh batteries

→ New batteries = higher capacity but higher risk
→ Flight rules + shipping cost limit size
→ Big brands prioritize safety

Also:

5000 mAh flagship ≈ 7000 mAh budget
(better optimization)

#Tech #Smartphones #Engineering

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I just published VLSI Technology: Explained Simply https://t.co/CuZQYGC0X5

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India just unlocked the future of clean energy

First indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor hits criticality — meaning it can now sustain its own nuclear reaction & even produce more fuel than it uses.

Big leap toward energy independence + thorium-powered future.

#India #Nuclear

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🚨 New AI GPUs aren’t just getting faster — they’re getting hungrier for RAM.

One GPU now needs more memory than multiple high-end PCs combined.

AI’s real bottleneck isn’t compute anymore.

It’s HBM memory.

#AI #NVIDIA #HBM #Semiconductors

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Women who shaped the chip industry

• Lynn Conway — Revolutionized VLSI chip design
• Lisa Su — Leading AMD’s CPU & AI revolution
• Sophie Wilson — Architect of ARM processors
• Mabel Rockwell — Early Bell Labs electronics pioneer

#Semiconductors #womenday2026 #Engineering

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Microsoft stored 5TB inside glass
No disks. No tape. Just glass.

Laser-written voxels
No power
Extreme durability
10,000+ year lifespan
Slow to write.
Perfect for archives.

Hard drives store data.
Glass stores history.
#ProjectSilica #DataStorage #AI #FutureTech

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Source Article: https://t.co/cc82giXakH

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AI fatigue is real.

AI makes tasks faster.
But now you do 5x more tasks.

You’re not coding.
You’re reviewing. Deciding. Context-switching.

More output.
More exhaustion.

The real AI skill?
Knowing when to stop.

Sustainable > Maximum.

#AI #Engineering #Burnout