Intel Desktop CPU Share Climbs To 21% On Amazon As Aggressive Price Cuts Help Arrow Lake Refresh Chips Sell More Units
After over a year stuck near 10% desktop CPU share on Amazon US, Intel's aggressive price cuts on Arrow Lake Refresh chips drove nearly 7,800 unit sales in August 2026, pushing share past 20%.
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CXMT Reportedly Struggles With HBM3E, Yields Are Only 25%
According to South Korean media, CXMT is struggling with HBM3E yields, with three out of four stacks defective. The company's front-end yields are around 30%, and back-end yields about 70%, resulting in 25% overall. CXMT uses only 3,000 TSVs per layer compared to competitors' 5,000-8,000. The low yields likely delay 12-Hi HBM production.
OpenAI says its next-generation processors could be made at Samsung — double-sourcing with TSMC hints at massive volume requirements
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My favorite gaming earbuds got their first discount
Asus Cetra Open wireless earbuds, known for great audio and USB-C 2.4GHz transmitter with passthrough charging, are discounted to $206.99 at Amazon and Best Buy.