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  1. Hi everyone, I was looking for Corsair TC100 Relaxed gaming chair, it seems to have a good price (200£). However, I have no idea about the quality of corsair gaming chairs, how good are they?! If you bought this particular item, how was experience (comfort, quality,..etc)? Thanks !
  2. Hi All, I'm a looking for a low profile linear (tactile is ok, but definitely not clicky ) keyboard that can switch between systems as the MX Master mouse series do. and it must have the numpad. I'm interested in the Razer DeathStalker V2, but I am not sure it has that capability. Budget : 200$ or less Thanks
  3. Yep, if an i7 and a 3070ti causes thermal issues, I can only imagine an i9 and a 3080. Even if I am ok with a cooling pad and fan noise, I'm afraid that it will cause problems in long stress times no matter how I cool it. Thanks.
  4. I am looking for advice on purchasing a brand-new gaming laptop. I have some criteria I do not want to trade-off; however, these criteria are not all met at the moment. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will use this laptop heavily playing AAA games at no more than 60 FPS, but also for some content creation which include using tools such as 3DS MAX and Unreal Engine. In addition to some simulations (physics stuff). The specs I don't want to get below: CPU: i7 12th gen or better. GPU: 3080 (preferably), but a 3070ti is the minimum. Resolution: Quad-HD or better (don't care about panel tech, because I am going to use a PC monitor anyways). refresh rate does not matter. Size: 16" or above (because of thermals) Features: Reliability, because I am a keeper . Preferred brands: ASUS, Lenovo (maybe MSI) Budget: 3000$ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem (but not really a problem): I want to buy from the UK, I do not want international. And, for now, the above criteria do not often meet because the good laptops are out of stock. Here the options available: 1/ MSI Vector GP66 15.6", i9, RTX 3080: I do not know if the thermals are manageable, and if MSI products are really reliable. 2/ Lenovo Legion 7i 16", RTX 3070 Ti : Can I put an external GPU afterwards? and, is it worth it?! 3/ Wait for the end for the year for more stock and deals. 4/ Wait for 13th gen laptops (AMD is not superior to intel for my kind of usage): Do you think this will take a long time?! What are your thoughts? Thanks!
  5. Earlier this year Samsung introduced its D1z DRAM for mass production. Quote :"Samsung Electronics has developed its D1z 8GB DDR4, D1z 12GB LPDDR5, and 16GB LPDDR5 DRAM devices as well with higher performance. We found both of the latter two devices (the D1z 12GB and D1z 16GB LPDDR5 chips) in the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G series; S21 5G, S21+ 5G and S21 Ultra 5G just released in January 2021."[1] These devices are based -almost entirely- on EUV. EUV is known to have some problems, especially when it comes to yield and chip throughput ,and especially at Samsung foundries. However, Micron chose to avoid EUV for their new DRAM (for whatever reason, which very likely relates to EUV machines availability ). Micron announced its first 1-Alpha DRAM for mass production, which is marketed to offers: "a 40% improvement in bit density and a 15% drop in power consumption compared to 1Z" [2] Thoughts: This approach is very interesting, as it could lead to "EUV free" process flow that ultimately helps with the global IC shortage. Although the crucial and most important details about the 1a process are not published yet. Sources [1] https://www.eetimes.com/teardown-samsungs-d1z-dram-with-euv-lithography/ [2] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/micron-begins-to-ship-commercial-1alpha-drams
  6. I was watching a video on Nvidia's YouTube channel about "Visualizing 150 Terabytes of Data". The key point is how these DGX servers have a lot of bandwidth to access large datasets. And I was thinking if it is possible to use a DGX server for LMG. If Money was not an issue, Is it technically possible and beneficial? or will it be waaay overkill ! Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAZP1NcdWMo
  7. Summary Although there is a roadmap for everyone involved in semiconductor industry, detailed plans can differ. Sri Samevadam from IMEC (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre) , made a keynote at IEDM (IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting), detailing his plans for device scaling. here are the key point: 1/Dimensional scaling will continue. 2/ Focus on new materials, especially 2D materials. 3/Deconstructed Chips, novel 2D and 3D SoCs. 4/EDAs need to mature for such tasks. My thoughts As Richard Feynman said :"There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom". Sources https://semiengineering.com/imecs-plan-for-continued-scaling/ https://www.imec-int.com/en https://ieee-iedm.org/
  8. (Revenue in Billion) 1. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC): $73.9 2. Samsung: $52.2 3. TSMC Co. (NYSE: TSM): $45.4 4. Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM): $24.7 5. SK Hynix: $23.2 6. Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU): $21.4 7. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO): $17.1 8. Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT): $15 9. TI (NASDAQ: TXN): $14.1 10. NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA): $10.9 11. STM NV (NYSE: STM): $9.7 12. Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX): $9.6 13. AMD (NASDAQ: AMD): $9.5 14. Infineon Technologies: $8.9 15. NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI): $8.8 Full review: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-biggest-semiconductor-companies-world-183721644.html
  9. Summary Dan Loeb, from "Third Point LLC", Sends a letter to Dr. Omar Ishrak from Intel that is intended to start a conversation about the future of Intel. The letter mentioned Intel shortfalls of last years where it was enable to deliver it's promises about technology development and market share. Dan Loeb requested urgent discussions to develop new strategies to mitigate the mentioned issues, and already suggesting that Intel should go Fabless! My thoughts It's just Another business move. The letter was objective in terms of mentioning how Intel failed to be competitive, and how much it lost in market share. But, it failed in delivering good examples on companies that changed strategies and succeeded. The problem in the comparison is not only it is comparing software companies to a hardware company, It failed at understanding Intel vision. While it is a bold statement, that indeed made the news, it is a stupid statement considering what Intel means to the US and the semiconductor industry. In my opinion, the quote attached, should not be said in the letter, the letter would have been perfect without it. And If Intel Accepts to manufacture its ICs at a Third-party and go Fabless, then it is at much deeper problems than we thought. Sources https://www.valuewalk.com/loeb-third-point-letter-intel/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds
  10. Is Linus deleting old content from his servers?!
  11. Cerebras Systems CS-1, a wafer-scale processor that achieves 0.86 PFLOPS on a 462.25 cm2 chip of 1.2 trillion transistors. preprint on arxiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.03660 article is attached. Fast Stencil-Code Computation on a Wafer-Scale Processor.pdf
  12. In this example the KR 3 AGILUS is combined with a force torque sensor mounted on the robot flange and the KUKA.ForceTorqueControl software to assemble CPU and Memory Modules into a PCB, resulting in the highest speed and accuracy for the assembly of sensitive electronics components. https://www.kuka.com/en-de/products/robot-systems/industrial-robots/kr-3-agilus
  13. Quote: " Made For a Lab. Fits in a Pocket. Verifiable by Design. Precursor is an open hardware development platform for secure, mobile computation and communication. This pocket-sized device accommodates a built-in display, a physical keyboard, and an internal battery while remaining smaller and lighter than the average smartphone. Precursor was built for use on the road, but it compromises nothing as a development platform. Powered by an FPGA-hosted, soft-core System-on-Chip (SoC), it gives developers the freedom to inspect, verify, and customize nearly every aspect of its operation. Help us take those critical first steps toward a world in which silicon-level trustworthiness is attainable. Crowd Supply link: https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/precursor
  14. A Raspberry Pi based computer, enclosed by a Keyboard ! I hope ShortCircuit will do a video about it. Check it out at https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400/?resellerType=home "Featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header, Raspberry Pi 400 is a powerful, easy-to-use computer built into a neat and portable keyboard." An article from the Verge about it: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/2/21542278/raspberry-pi-400-keyboard-computer-arm-release-date-news-features Second Image from: https://sedemos.blogspot.com/2020/11/remember-when-keyboard-was-computer.html
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