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The operational gap in R&D Tax: Where good claims break down

The global stage of innovation is once again shifting, and where Silicon Valley once dominated over all, other equally powerful regions are rising up to challenge it.

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Pcgamer ·2 mo. ago

Silicon Motion says 'the retail SSD market has almost disappeared' as NAND shifts towards AI servers and OEMs scoop up the drives that usually sit in our gaming PCs

The RAMpocalypse whooshes ever on, and while it can sometimes be hard to put into perspective exactly what that means, sometimes an insider gives a little insight.

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Tom's Hardware ·2 mo. ago

SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelso

The storage market in general, and the SSD market in particular, has changed structurally in a matter of several quarters due to overwhelming demand for storage devices from the AI sector.

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SlashGear ·2 mo. ago

5 Android Phones That Ditched Lithium-Ion For Silicon-Carbon Batteries

In 2023, Chinese smartphone major Honor made headlines when it released the Honor Magic5 Pro, with a new type of battery called the Silicon Carbon battery (Si/C).

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TechRadar ·3 mo. ago

Motorola just made silicon-carbon batteries mainstream — here’s what that means for the iPhone 18 and Samsung Galaxy S27

The Motorola Razr Ultra 2026 and Motorola Razr Fold both have silicon-carbon batteries This technology allows for a higher capacity with the same footprint The Razr Fold is the first silicon-carbon phone to be available…

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SlashGear ·4 mo. ago

This Silicon Compound Was Thought Impossible – Now After 50 Years It's Here

Science has achieved a lot of things that were once thought impossible. Splitting the atom, for instance. Thanks to a remarkable new breakthrough from Saarland University, in Saarbrücken, Germany, we can now add the…

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TechRadar ·4 mo. ago

How silicon photonics could power next-generation AI systems

Silicon photonics is one of the technologies expected to shape the future of artificial intelligence, communications, and data infrastructure.

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TechRadar ·5 mo. ago

‘We are getting it ready': Samsung explains why the Galaxy S26 didn't get a silicon carbon battery upgrade

Samsung explains why the S26 series hasn't got silicon carbon batteries The tech hasn't yet passed its "very rigorous validation standards" But Samsung added that "we are getting it ready" for future phones While…