Chips and hardware

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245 stories in 24h · · yesterday 15.2% · data as of Oct 13, 09:41 AM UTC

According to CryptoAttention, in the 24 hours to October 13, 2026, 09:41 UTC the “Chips and hardware” topic had a tone index of 80/100 (strongly positive) across 245 stories, 14% of all AI and tech stories. That is better than AI & tech overall (70).

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Microsoft’s homegrown AI chip leads coverage, alongside reports that it could reduce the company’s reliance on Nvidia GPUs and that Microsoft plans large-scale deployment next year. AMD also introduced a reference design for agentic AI servers, while other headlines focus on chipmaking research, manufacturing capacity and the infrastructure demands of AI.

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Story	Attention	Tone	Domains	Trend	Time
Microsoft Debuts New Homegrown AI Chip, Plans to Deploy Multiple Gigawatts Next YearAttention 15 out of 100Tone 100%12 domainsfading11h ago channellife.co.nz Microsoft unveils Maia 300 for 2027 AI deployments channellife.com.au Microsoft unveils Maia 300 for 2027 AI deployments digitimes.com Microsoft to scale Maia AI chips to multi-gigawatt deployments, unveils TSMC N2P-based Maia 300 interestingengineering.com Microsoft’s new Maia 300 packs 96 chips into one 167-kW rack with 40% token efficiency itbrief.asia Microsoft unveils Maia 300 for 2027 AI deployments techedt.com Microsoft unveils Maia 300 AI chip to boost Copilot, Teams and other services techradar.com Microsoft unveils Maia 300, its most powerful AI chip yet - and it might make using Teams, Copilot and Cowork much better at last techzine.nl Microsoft onthult Maia 300, gericht op multi-gigawatt deployments	Attention 15 out of 100	100%	12	fadingArticles over the last 24 hours: 12	11h ago
AMD debuts Helion reference design for agentic AI servers with up to 32,768 Zen 6 ‘Venice’ cores — rack design ships next year in CPU-only and all-in-one configurationsAttention 14 out of 100Tone 100%6 domainsfading4h ago datacenterdynamics.com AMD unveils CPU-only Helion rack to support agentic AI workloads digitimes.com AMD Helion aims to reshape data center design for agentic AI
Applied Materials opens R&D center to speed chipmaking for the AI eraAttention 12 out of 100Tone —3 domainsfading8h ago digitimes.com Applied Materials opens R&D center to speed chipmaking for the AI era eetimes.com Applied Materials Bets $5B on a New Model for Chip Innovation siliconangle.com Applied Materials opens new $5B chip research facility to accelerate collaborative semiconductor innovation
Arvica Cloud plans liquid-cooled modular data center in Queensland, AustraliaAttention 11 out of 100Tone —1 domainrisingjust now	Attention 11 out of 100	—	1
Europe’s Advanced Packaging Gap: Fraunhofer, Swissbit Target the Missing MiddleAttention 11 out of 100Tone —1 domainrisingjust now	Attention 11 out of 100	—	1
NTT Data reportedly nears deal to build Anthropic’s first Japan data centreAttention 10 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising2h ago	Attention 10 out of 100	—	1
DE-CIX & Cabo Verde Telecom eye South Atlantic routeAttention 10 out of 100Tone —2 domainsrising2h ago channellife.co.nz DE-CIX & Cabo Verde Telecom eye South Atlantic route channellife.com.au DE-CIX & Cabo Verde Telecom eye South Atlantic route	Attention 10 out of 100
Dell Expands AI Data Platform With Semantic Layer, Knowledge Graph and GPU AccelerationAttention 10 out of 100Tone —2 domainsrising1h ago cioandleader.com Dell Technologies Turns Enterprise Data Into Trusted Context for AI Agents indianweb2.com Dell Expands AI Data Platform With Semantic Layer, Knowledge Graph and GPU Acceleration	Attention 10 out of 100
Samsung's US$9B chip expansion faces funding, supply hurdlesAttention 9 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising3h ago	Attention 9 out of 100	—	1
ASML unveils Hyper NA EUV successor targeting 5nm single exposureAttention 9 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising3h ago	Attention 9 out of 100	—	1
AMEC chairman warns of AI bubble risk, sees consolidation ahead for China's chip equipment industryAttention 8 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising4h ago	Attention 8 out of 100	—	1
AI demand squeezes capacitor, resistor capacity as Taiwan suppliers eye price hikesAttention 8 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising4h ago	Attention 8 out of 100	—	1
China's Blue Core Computing secures nearly US$300 million to challenge x86, Arm in AI serversAttention 8 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising4h ago	Attention 8 out of 100	—	1
Intel optimizes IPv6 networking into nothingness, say usersAttention 8 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising2h ago	Attention 8 out of 100	—	1
Global PC shipments plunge 20% in 3Q26Attention 8 out of 100Tone —2 domainsfading6h ago digitimes.com Global PC shipments plunge 20% in 3Q26 webpronews.com PC Prices Climb as AI Devours Memory and Shipments Plunge 20%	Attention 8 out of 100
Microsoft’s new AI chip makes it less reliant on Nvidia’s GPUsAttention 8 out of 100Tone 100%5 domainsfading13h ago geekwire.com Microsoft makes ‘biggest bet yet’ on its own silicon, unveils new AI chip to reduce reliance on Nvidia techstartups.com Microsoft moves to reduce dependence on Nvidia with new Maia 300 AI chips, shifts more AI workloads in-house techxplore.com
Hua Hong deepens China chip equipment partnerships, targets stronger specialty foundry share by 2030Attention 7 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising5h ago	Attention 7 out of 100	—	1
Taiwan seeks new grid, renewable energy solutions as AI computing hubs hit power constraintsAttention 7 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising6h ago	Attention 7 out of 100	—	1
Nvidia and Cisco unveil new optics design to help scale AI factoriesAttention 7 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising6h ago	Attention 7 out of 100	—	1
Column: From 3D NAND to 3D DRAM — how vertical stacking is reshaping memory chip manufacturingAttention 7 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising6h ago	Attention 7 out of 100	—	1
Taiwan optical suppliers post record sales as Lumentum warns of shortagesAttention 7 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising6h ago	Attention 7 out of 100	—	1
Singapore startups capture 91% of SEA venture fundingAttention 7 out of 100Tone —3 domainsfading9h ago cfotech.asia Singapore startups capture 91% of SEA venture funding datacenternews.asia Singapore startups capture 91% of SEA venture funding itbrief.asia Singapore startups capture 91% of SEA venture funding
Malaysian states team up to back homegrown chip firmsAttention 7 out of 100Tone —1 domainrising6h ago	Attention 7 out of 100	—	1
HPE launches ProLiant Gen13 servers for AI workloadsAttention 7 out of 100Tone —3 domainsfading9h ago channellife.co.nz HPE launches ProLiant Gen13 servers for AI workloads channellife.com.au HPE launches ProLiant Gen13 servers for AI workloads securitybrief.com.au HPE launches ProLiant Gen13 servers for AI workloads
Intel's Crescent Island AI accelerator officially powers new GPU D-Series productsAttention 6 out of 100Tone —3 domainsfading13h ago phoronix.com Intel Announces The GPU D Series For Crescent Island servethehome.com Intel’s Crescent Island AI Server GPU Gets a Name and Specs: Meet the Intel GPU D-Series tomshardware.com Intel's Crescent Island AI accelerator officially powers new GPU D-Series products

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