Surface charger includes an LED indicator which helps us know whether the charger is supplying power to the Surface battery. The indicator doesn’t glow if the charger is not providing any power and it blinks or flashes on or off if there is some connection issue. If thecharger indicator is off or flashing, the charger or power supply likely has some problems. But if the indicator is on, some other components might be responsible for the problem, not the charger....

According toUnited Daily News, Wu Cheng-wen, the head of Taiwan’s National Science Council, believes mainland China’s semiconductor industry is more than ten years behind Taiwan’s. While some believe that Taiwan’s chip sector is only three years ahead of that in mainland China, Wu Cheng-wen says that as TSMC advances to 2nm, its China-based peer can barely produce 7nm chips. But there is a significant catch. Wu Cheng-wen expressed skepticism during a session at the Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee, where he was invited to discuss Taiwan’s research sustainability and policy communication....

If your array of memory sticks needs cooling, Teamgroup has a solution: a T-Force Dark AirFlow D5 memory cooling fan with dual 40mm fans to provide cooling throughout the memory channels. This wild-looking cooler also allows users to adjust the fan angle as needed up to 180 degrees horizontally and 360 degrees vertically, allowing optimal airflow through the memory. This memory cooler will come in black and white color options, with no RGB — which should be better for those who use memory kits with it....

In the days since Christmas Eve,Ayaneo has been in the process of rolling out yet more informationabout its upcoming Ayaneo 3 handheld— with the greatest revelation so far being the addition of swappable control modules on the Ayaneo 3, allowing for yet-unprecedented levels of handheld gaming customization. Outside of the handheld space, theVictrix Pro BFGcontroller boasts a similar design philosophy, but seeing this come to handhelds (especially with the inclusion of durable hall-effect sensors on the analog sticks and triggers) is quite the treat....

Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. Benchmarks and Conclusion CPU-only thermal results with PBO enabled: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Without power limits enforced, the most thermally demanding CPUs will hit their peak temperature (TJ Max) and thermally throttle with even the strongest of air coolers and even most liquid coolers in intensive stress testing....

Right now atAmazon, you can purchase theLenovo Legion Pro 7igaming laptop for its lowest price to date. This isn’t a casual gaming machine by any means — it’s plenty beefy and well-suited for handling high-demand titles. It usually goes for around $3,199, but today, it’s marked down to $2,879. Don’t let the high price tag throw you off, it comes with some of the highest-quality mobile hardware that’s ready to provide the performance you want out of a dedicated gaming rig....

We’ve covered a fewRaspberry Pi Picoclocks over the years but we haven’t quite seen one like this beautifulmarble clock. Created by maker and developer C Forde, this clock uses marbles to display the time. There are two marbles used in this clock that shift up and down spiral towers—one to display the hour and one to indicate the minute. The design consists of two custom-built towers housed inside of a wooden case with acrylic windows....

Due to insatiable demand for the world’s most advanced microchips,TSMCis on a hiring spree. Successfully surfing wave after wave of tech industry trends, the contract chipmaker aims to swell its ranks from 77,000 to 100,000 over the next few years, according to the company’s SVP of human resources, Laura Ho (viaCNN). Ho says this explosive growth means not only a need to change hiring methods but also to adjust the work culture and find a new way of training the rapid inflow of new employees....

TSMC is negotiating with Nvidia to produce its Blackwell GPUs for AI at itsFab 21 near Phoenix, Arizona, reportsReuters. If the companies ink an appropriate agreement, Nvidia might get additional Blackwell GPUs produced in the U.S., undoubtedly pleasing its customers and politicians. There are a couple of catches, though. Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs are made using TSMC’s custom 4NP (4nm-class) process technology that can be relatively easily ported from the foundry’s fabs in Taiwan to its Fab 21 in Arizona, which is designed to make chips on 4nm and 5nm-class production nodes....

Your TV should turn on after pressing the power button on the remote. However, sometimes, the TV may refuse to turn on. This issue primarily arises due to hardware failure rather than software issues. Your TV may fail to turn on even if a minor hardware component is faulty. Glitches in the power circuitry and loose cable connections are the key causes of the problem. But, there may be significant issues like a blown fuse or capacitors which may require further troubleshooting....

Although the latest U.S. export rules prohibit shipments of advanced chipmaking tools to many China-based fabs, making it harder to produce sophisticated chips in the People’s Republic, they still contain loopholes that allow Chinese semiconductor makers to procure sophisticated technology. The main drawback of the new export rules is that they are still based on a fab-by-fab approach rather than entity-by-entity approach. John Moolenaar, the chairman of House Select Committee on the CCP,wrote a letter [PDF]to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of U....

The mds_stores process on a Mac can sometimes take up a significant amount of CPU percentage. When this happens, your system will gradually start to slow down, overheat and operate inefficiently. Mds_store is the core indexing process of the macOS. On normal days, it usually takes up a noticeable amount of CPU. However, when you reinstall your OS or add new files/directories, your system will automatically start to reindex these new databases, which sees the mds_stores CPU usage skyrocket....

Nintendo’s Switch 2 handheld gaming console is out in the wild, and if you didn’t manage to snag some extra storage for your console before its release, here are some handy links for where to pick one up now. Beyond the Switch 2 console itself, there are games and peripherals to think about. The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with 256GB of built-in storage, but if you want to add extra to your handheld console so that you’re able to store more installed games, you’re going to need to invest in the latest microSD Express storage technology, as the Nintendo Switch 2 is only compatible with microSD Express cards....