Custom silicon lets AI data centers cut power, latency and data movement while improving economics at scale.
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Custom silicon lets AI data centers cut power, latency and data movement while improving economics at scale.
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Nuremberg / Munich, Germany, 2026 — SCHIEDERWERK GmbH, a specialist in custom power electronics solutions engineered and manufactured in Germany, will showcase its latest platform-based power supplies and innovative power management solutions for mobile, medical, and industrial applications at electronica 2026 (Hall A5, Booth 318), where reliability is a critical requirement. The company’s exhibition highlights […]
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This technical guide provides a practical framework for migrating machine learning models and applications from an NVIDIA/CUDA-based environment to the SiMa.ai Physical AI platform. It explains the key differences between the two deployment workflows, outlines the model and application migration processes, and identifies the technical considerations to address before deployment. You’ll learn how to: Inside […]
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Rising semiconductor costs and computing requirements drive automakers toward modular ADAS AI solutions.
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Register now for our webinar to discover how Navitas 2.0 is revolutionizing AI infrastructure power delivery.
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Universal Quantum, the UK and German quantum computing startup, has secured $100 million in Series A funding. The company notes it is the largest Series A ever raised by a […]
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Powell Electronics is supplying a low-force 15-pin connector pair from Planetary Systems for signal transfers in spaceflight applications. The pair – 4000106C for the lower separation connector and 4000107C for […]
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There was once a sprawling corporate which was bleeding to death. It lost $5.7 billion one year on top of the $3.1 billion it had lost the previous year. Then a […]
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Check out the launch of Google's Project Suncatcher prototype datacentre satellite, with its Trillium TPUs (Tensor Processing Units). It's courtesy of SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission.
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As the communications network moves into the millimetre-wave spectrum connectivity becomes a larger challenge, writes Dr Tudor Williams. As satellite constellations expand 5G infrastructure becomes more densely deployed and defence […]
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