This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: October 17, 2026
This week, Tom's Hardware Premium subscribers can read our EMIB and Foveros roadmaps, the latest on Chinese competition in the local AI system space, and much more.
This week on Tom's Hardware Premium, they published a variety of news and features. Intel's EMIB and Foveros packaging roadmaps were examined, revealing how the company plans to scale chips using both technologies. Meanwhile, modders were able to port DLSS 5 and Multi-Frame Generation features to older graphics cards, despite being locked to Blackwell-based GPUs.
The article also explored the increasing prices of PC hardware and recommended brick-and-mortar Micro Center stores for better deals. ASML reported a record $13 billion in revenue, but expressed challenges in meeting demand for their advanced lithography machines. Googlebooks entered the market, but faced criticism for being poorly timed and potentially failing like Valve's Steam Machine.
The DGX Spark and Ryzen AI Halo platforms aimed at local AI enthusiasts, while Sipeed launched MaixStation as a competitor. SK hynix is integrating a custom H-TPU in its SSD controllers to reduce power usage and offload repetitive tasks from Arm cores. Lastly, Ukraine targeted Russian Yandex data centers, disrupting online services and highlighting the fragility of Russia's digital infrastructure.
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