David Altavilla
@DaveAltavilla
Principal Analyst, HotTech Vision And Analysis - https://www.HotTech.com, Forbes Senior Contributor, EIC HotHardware - https://HotHardware.com
In case you missed it, @RISC_V is on the move in a very big way, and there's no better signal of support for the broader ecosystem than @NVIDIA's announcement of CUDA support for RISC-V as a host application processor... RISC-V’s Ascent Could Reshape The Global Compute Landscape…
.@Synopsys and @ANSYS have obvious synergy, and the post-acquisition, combined entity will likely have a significant, positive impact on the electronic design and simulation space. My thoughts at @Forbes. forbes.com/sites/marcochi…
Wholesale blocking the export of our AI platforms to China was never a good idea and it seems Jensen was able to help the Trump administration see the light. H20 was designed and built to comply with export controls and concern for national security. Turning the spigot back on…

@SamsungMobile (#TylerGipson) and @Qualcomm (#ChrisPatrick/#VineshSukumar) execs, @HotHardware's @MarcoChiappetta and I weigh in on my #SmartTechCheck Moment podcast why the #GalaxyUnpacked2025 will be looked back on as a watershed moment in #smartphone history @Samsung…
.@JEDEC ratifies the LPDDR6 memory standard and @Cadence is at the ready with IP. If you build it, they will come...👇 Cadence Introduces Industry-First LPDDR6/5X 14.4Gbps Memory IP to Power Next-Generation AI Infrastructure cadence.com/en_US/home/com…

Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7, Flip 7 FE, and Watch8 Series at its Unpacked event today and we spent some hands-on time with each device. Spoiler: they're all worthy successors!... hothardware.com/reviews/samsun…
.@AxeleraAI Accelerators Smoke Competitors In Machine Vision Research Study via @forbes forbes.com/sites/davealta…
In our latest analysis, our team at HotTech put a range of edge AI accelerators through their paces in demanding, multi-stream machine vision workloads to simulate real-world surveillance applications. The standout? @AxeleraAI Metis PCIe and M.2 cards👇👇 hottech.com/industry-cover…
. @CrucialMemory is back at it with its latest high-performance, PCIe Gen 5 SSD, the T710, and it's the company's fastest NVMe M.2 drive to date. Come check it out... hothardware.com/reviews/crucia…
#Threadripper9000 And @RadeonPRO AI Pro 9000: @AMD’s #Workstation Power-Up Unveiled hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ry…
Shares of @AMD jumped yesterday on news coming out of the company's #AdvancingAI. I had a chance to speak with the folks at MarketWatch on this and there's more than meets the eye here, beyond just new, more powerful #AI accelerators. 👇 marketwatch.com/story/amds-sto… via @MarketWatch
We can't keep consuming at the break-neck pace of #AI innovation, without considering #sustainability as a critical part of the equation. You have to tip your hat to @AMD for setting and meeting these goals. Keep up the strong work, Team AMD. - forbes.com/sites/davealta…

.@AMD just took the wraps off its new #MI350 Series of accelerators, and @MarcoChiappetta from our team was on-hand to catch all the details. This new #GPU and platform should be an exciting alternative in the market for #AdvancingAI in the #datacenter👇 hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ad…
Here's something that's been lost in many conversations lately. "Choosing the right CPU, gets the most out of your GPU.", says @AMD's Forrest Norrod. #AdvancingAI
You can see @Qualcomm assembling the rest of the pieces for its #datacenter #AI expansion here. Lots of interface and controller #IP acquired, in addition to the networking tech many are focused on. Nicely done, $QCOM. Qualcomm to Acquire Alphawave Semi qualcomm.com/news/releases/…
HP #ZBookUltra And AMD #Ryzen AI Max: A Mobile Workstation Turning Point via @forbes forbes.com/sites/davealta…