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31.

Orinoco: Young Generation Garbage Collection (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: orionoco, garbage collection, cheney semispace

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Enthusiast builds his own RAM in garden shed cleanroom — fledgling array of memory cells groundwork for much larger future project (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-22 | by Mark Tyson | get DIY RAM Kit → | tags: ram, dr. semiconductor, cleanroom

33.

The Bromine Chokepoint (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Madeline Field | tags: bromine, semiconductor, drama

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40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-19 | by Mark Tyson | get IBM 1 Megabit DRAM → | tags: ibm, dram, megabit memory

35.

Two Motorola Transistors Became the Default NPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-17 | get Motorola NPN Transistor Kit → | tags: motorola, transistors, npn

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US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act's blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get ASUS ROG Crosshair Motherboard → | tags: match act, cryogenic etching, lam research

37.

Intel hires tenured Samsung exec to lead Foundry Services — signals company focus on winning business from potential Foundry suitors (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Foundry Services Kit → | tags: intel, samsung foundry, semiconductor

38.

U.S. tech companies ramp up government lobbying amid Iran war uncertainty (cnbc.com)

2026-04-17 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Lobbying Strategy Guidebook → | tags: big tech, iran war, undersea cables

39.

TSMC first-quarter profit rises 58%, beats estimates as AI demand fuels record run (cnbc.com)

2026-04-16 | by Dylan Butts | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: tsmc, ai chips, apple

40.

Chip giant ASML raises 2026 guidance as AI semiconductor demand stays strong (cnbc.com)

2026-04-15 | by Arjun Kharpal | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, ai semiconductors, chip demand

41.

Nvidia says it's not buying a PC maker, but the idea didn't seem crazy (techspot.com)

2026-04-15 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, semiaccurate, pc maker

42.

Continuously tunable coherent pulse generation in a semiconductor laser (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Senica | get Tunable Laser Diode → | tags: semiconductor laser, frequency combs, mode-locked pulses

43.

Nvidia quashes rumor it’s planning to purchase a major PC manufacturer — says that it’s ‘not engaged in discussions to acquire any PC maker’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, chatgpt, semiaccurate

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Nvidia squashes rumor it’s planning to purchase a major PC manufacturer — says that it’s ‘not engaged in discussions to acquire any PC maker’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-14 | by Jowi Morales | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, semiaccurate, chatgpt

45.

China has spent 3.6 times more than the US on chipmaking subsidies over the past decade — $142 billion and counting, easily outweighs CHIPS Act (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-14 | by Luke James | get Semiconductor Manufacturing Kit → | tags: china, semiconductors, chips

46.

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | tags: machine learning, openai, large language models

47.

The Tech Download: Reputational damage, supply chain issues and local investment. What's next for Middle East tech? (cnbc.com)

2026-04-10 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: iran war, semiconductor exports, asia flight disruptions

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TSMC posts 35% jump in revenue to new record high as AI chip demand stays strong (cnbc.com)

2026-04-10 | by Arjun Kharpal | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: tsmc, ai chips, apple

49.

An Interview with Pat Gelsinger (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-09 | by Dr. Ian Cutress | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: intel, pat gelsinger, semiconductor

50.

Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia lead tech rally after Trump announces ceasefire with Iran (cnbc.com)

2026-04-08 | by Chris Eudaily | get Meta Quest 2 → | tags: meta, amazon, alphabet

51.

Taiwanese chip makers call on government to stockpile helium, liquid natural gas — TSIA pleads for strategic supplies as US and Iran sign ceasefire in Middle East (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Helium Gas Supply Kit → | tags: tsia, taiwan semiconductor, helium

52.

Taiwanese chip makers call on government to stockpile helium, LNG — TSIA pleads for strategic supplies as US and Iran sign ceasefire in Middle East (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Jowi Morales | get Helium Gas Cylinder Kit → | tags: tsia, helium, lng

53.

China intensifies efforts to poach semiconductor talent from Taiwan, claims report — international restrictions motivate illicit efforts to obtain talent and equipment (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Anton Shilov | get Semiconductor Talent Recruitment Kit → | tags: tsmc, smic, taiwan

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Asian tech stocks surge as U.S.-Iran cease fire ease Hormuz disruption worries (cnbc.com)

2026-04-08 | by Dylan Butts | get Tech Stocks Surge Guide → | tags: taiwan semiconductor manufacturing, tokyo electron, samsung electronics

55.

Clinical application of base editing for treating β-thalassaemia (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-08 | by Lai | get Base Editing CRISPR Kit → | tags: base editing, β-thalassemia, gene therapy

56.

ASML shares fall after proposed U.S. export curbs target an already fragile China market (cnbc.com)

2026-04-07 | by Arjun Kharpal | get ASML Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv lithography, china

57.

Intel is going all-in on advanced chip packaging (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-07 | get Intel Chip Packaging Kit → | tags: intel, chip packaging, fab 9

58.

The Ridiculously Nerdy Intel Bet That Could Rake in Billions (wired.com)

2026-04-06 | by Lauren Goode | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: intel, fab 9, advanced chip packaging

59.

This Engineer Wants to Make Computer Chips on the Moon (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-04 | get Moon Surface Tech Kit → | tags: moon, atsuyoshi koike, japan

60.

Go on Embedded Systems and WebAssembly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by The Tinygo Authors | get WebAssembly Microcontroller Kit → | tags: tinygo, llvm, webassembly