Semiconductors & Infrastructure

Two BM25 optimizations inspired by PlanetScale's TIN benchmark and benchmark configuration changes sped up ParadeDB's text search without altering document identifiers.

• •Two BM25 optimizations inspired by PlanetScale's TIN benchmark were implemented.
• •ParadeDB's text search was sped up, accompanied by changes to benchmark configurations.
• •Performance improvements were achieved without changing document identifiers.

Sony has begun offering a new AI upscaling technology called QSSR for the standard PS5, a result of its joint project with AMD known as Project Amethyst.

• •The new technology, Quick Spectral Super Resolution (QSSR), is being introduced for the standard PS5 as a result of the joint development project with AMD.
• •QSSR is positioned as a new performance tier for AI upscaling.
• •Sony has hinted at the relationship between QSSR and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), which is available for the PS5 Pro.

turbopuffer explained its plan to fundamentally redesign its storage architecture to push the limits of search, moving vector indexes away from being primary.

• •turbopuffer aims to push the frontier of search.
• •To achieve this, it is necessary to fundamentally redesign the storage architecture.
• •The redesign ensures that vector indexes are no longer primary.

Reports indicate that Meta is avoiding billions of dollars in federal taxes while building and operating AI data centers.

Micron's CEO predicts that memory and storage supply will be significantly tighter in 2027 and 2028 compared to 2026, as the company reports record profits.

• •Memory and storage supply in 2027 and 2028 is predicted to be significantly tighter than in 2026.
• •The company achieved a record quarterly revenue of $54.2 billion in its earnings release on September 30.
• •CEO Sanjay Mehrotra stated these forecasts during the earnings call for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026.

Satlyt announced plans to provide open software running on satellites from numerous companies, aiming to become the Android of orbital computing.

• •Satlyt was founded by former product managers from Google and SpaceX.
• •The company raised $8 million in funding.
• •Unlike SpaceX's closed all-in-one approach, the company has adopted a strategy of providing open software.

Companies signed a strategic partnership agreement to significantly promote and accelerate semiconductor innovation.

• •A strategic partnership was signed between the companies.
• •The goal is to significantly promote and accelerate semiconductor innovation.
• •They signed a multi-year contract to collaborate as priority partners.

JERA, Dell Technologies, and RHAELM announced plans to build Japan's largest AI data center in Chiba City, with an investment exceeding 2.3 trillion yen.

• •JERA, Dell Technologies, and RHAELM announced they will build Japan's largest AI data center in Chiba City.
• •The investment is reported to exceed 2.3 trillion yen.
• •The focus is on where this three-company dream team sees the business opportunity.

AWS integrates DuckDB into Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL to enable fast direct querying of Iceberg and Parquet data stored on S3.

• •The direct data lake query feature for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL was announced on September 30, 2026.
• •Users can now execute direct queries on data in Apache Iceberg and Parquet formats.
• •The system adopts DuckDB integration to execute queries at high speed.

Samsung launched the lightweight Galaxy Tab S12 series, featuring an SoC with up to 61% improved NPU performance and a thickness of about 5.1mm.

• •It features the Dimensity 9500, which offers up to 61% improved NPU performance compared to the previous model.
• •The 14.6-inch Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at 271,480 yen, and the 12.6-inch Galaxy Tab S12+ starts at 227,480 yen.
• •The lightweight design is approximately 5.1mm thick and weighs about 692g, with a domestic release date of October 7.