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Micron’s Ballistix DRAM crushed the world DDR4 overclocking record!

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Overclockers used our Ballistix Elite 3600MT/s to set a new record for the fastest DDR4 memory frequency at a blistering 5726MT/s. That’s 79 percent faster than the max JEDEC DDR4 speed of 3200MT/s and 115 percent faster than the 2666 MT/s considered mainstream today.

Google’s Edge TPU Machine Learning Chip Debuts in Raspberry Pi-Like Dev Board

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Google has officially released its Edge TPU (TPU stands for tensor processing unit) processors in its new Coral development board and USB accelerator. The Edge TPU is Google’s inference-focused application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that targets low-power “edge” devices and complements the company’s “Cloud TPU,” which targets data centers.

Intel Announces First Quantum Computing Testing Tool

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Intel and partners Bluefors and Afore have created a cryoprober, named the Cryogenic Wafer Prober, that allows researchers to test qubits on 300mm silicon wafers at temperatures of only a few Kelvins. According to Intel, this is the first such quantum computing testing tool to ever exist.