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July 30, 2026.
60 quantum research items collected on 2026-07-30; hardware, control, and industry signals routed.
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60 quantum research items collected on 2026-07-30; hardware, control, and industry signals routed.Hardware and Error Correction
Modular quantum computing is a leading paradigm for scaling quantum computation beyond the resource limitations of monolithic devices. In this architecture, multiple quantum processing units (QPUs), employing identical or distinct qubit modalities, are interconnected via shared entanglement. Here, we investigate how errors at module interfaces and within individual QPUs affe...
Reconfigurable Optical Platform for One-way Quantum Communication Complexity
Demonstrating a practical quantum advantage remains a central goal in quantum information science. While quantum computational supremacy is still technologically demanding, communication complexity offers a promising route to showcase quantum advantage with current photonic platforms. Here we introduce a reconfigurable optical platform for one-way quantum communication compl...
Improved Methods for Determining Quantum Error Correcting Code Performance and Fault Tolerance
One of the central challenges in quantum error correction is determining the performance of a code in the low-error regimes needed to implement utility-scale computations. While performance at these error rates is not amenable to direct Monte Carlo simulation, it can be extrapolated from simulations at higher logical error rates, assuming the logical error rate scales predic...
Parity-Based Time-Bin Encoding Enabling SWAP Between Polarization and Time-Bin Qubits
Multi-degree-of-freedom photonic quantum processing requires routing between degree-of-freedom (DOF) qubit encodings on a single photon. A SWAP between polarization and time-bin qubits is Multi-degree-of-freedom photonic quantum processing requires routing between degree-of-freedom (DOF) qubit encodings on a single photon. A SWAP between polarization and time-bin qubits is a...
Hardware-efficient erasure-error detection with an integer fluxonium
Erasure-error detection can improve the efficiency of quantum error correction by revealing the times and locations of their error events. In this work, we demonstrate erasure conversions and mid-circuit erasure detections in a single integer fluxonium, in which the states $\mathrm{|g\rangle, |f\rangle}$ encode the logical states and $\mathrm{|e\rangle}$ encodes the erasure...
Effective Hamiltonians for Predictive Quantum Control
High-fidelity quantum control relies on accurate models of driven dynamics. We examine this re- quirement for single-qubit gates in superconducting transmons by comparing control pulses derived from the standard Duffing approximation and from a Hamiltonian constructed by diagonalizing the transmon eigenbasis. Using the same correction-pulse construction for both models, we s...
Native CCZ Gate with Fluxonium Qubits and a Microwave-Driven Coupler
Native multi-qubit gates could reduce the overhead associated with decompositions into single- and two-qubit operations, but whether they can simultaneously provide high fidelity, simple control and robustness against parasitic interactions in scalable architectures remains unclear. Here we experimentally realize a 65-ns native controlled-controlled-phase operation, locally...
We present an exact amplitude simulator for Clifford+T quantum circuits that combines a Feynman path sum across a balanced qubit bipartition with stabilizer-frame simulation on each half. The construction extends prior stabilizer-based Schrödinger-Feynman methods in three directions: recursive multilevel bipartition into a binary tree, automatic fallback to dense state-vecto...
Control and Quantum-AI Integration
The Non-Equilibrium Green's Function (NEGF) is the standard formalism for nano-scale electron transport. By recasting the NEGF scattering problem as a linear system of equations whose solution encodes the transmission and reflection amplitudes, we present the first quantum computerized implementation of NEGF. We apply both the Harrow--Hassidim--Lloyd and Variational Quantum...
Quasi-polar Decomposition of Quantum Neural Networks via Adaptive Non-local Observables
We use Diagonal Adaptive Non-local Observables (DANO) as a canonical decomposition for studying Variational Quantum Circuit model evolution. Separating each learned observable into a diagonal spectrum and a unitary basis gives a quasi-polar description: the spectral weights are viewed as radial coordinates, while the unitary circuit serves as angular coordinates through Lie...
Calibrated Pressure-Observable Born and Hessian Actions for Quantum-Assisted Waveform Inversion
We construct a pressure-consistent operator-and-readout interface for Born, adjoint, and Gauss--Newton actions in constant-density acoustic full-waveform inversion (FWI) using Schrödingerised propagation. The energy variables $π=c^{-1}\partial_t u$ and $q=\nabla u$ yield an auxiliary-space Hamiltonian, while physical pressure $p=cπ$ depends explicitly on wavespeed. Its deriv...
Relational quantum causal processes formulate finite operational contexts as normal positive functionals on local completely positive maps. Response differences generate an influence algebra, and its central projections define jointly readable Boolean events. We develop this starting point through a sequence of exact and controlled models. Fresh-environment unitary collision...
Quantum random number generation using spatial quantum noise of light
Generating high-speed, verifiable random numbers is a fundamental requirement for cryptography, large-scale stochastic simulations, and secure quantum communication. Here, we present a robust quantum random number generator that utilizes the spatial distribution of quantum fluctuations captured by an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device operated in high-speed kinetic m...
Horizon Quantum Partners With Quantum Machines to Improve Quantum Computer Operations
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Commercial and Industry Context
Topological data analysis (TDA) provides a powerful framework for extracting information about the shape of complex, unstructured data, but the classical cost of computing high dimensional topological features limits its application. Quantum algorithms for TDA offer a route around this bottleneck, yet existing approaches typically focus on exact or high precision Betti numbe...
We propose a sparse computational-basis encoding of voxelized molecular geometries that converts molecular reconstruction from full-state tomography into support recovery by computational-basis sampling. To realize the encoding scheme, the molecular space is discretized into a 3D grid, and each atom's position and chemical species is mapped to a single computational basis st...
Optimization of C-band quantum traffic coexisting with O-band classical traffic: preliminary results
The coexistence of quantum and classical signals in the same optical fiber is a critical challenge for the deployment of quantum networks. Indeed, selecting an optimal channel for quantum signal transmission is crucial to minimize noise arising from co-propagating classical signals. This work experimentally investigates spontaneous Raman scattering (SpRS), a major source of...
Enhancing the security of coherent one-way quantum key distribution using CHSH correlations
The coherent one-way (COW) protocol is a quantum key distribution scheme that has attracted significant attention, leading to the development and commercialization of practical implementations. Despite this progress, the security of the COW protocol has remained a fundamental challenge since its introduction. Numerous studies have investigated its security, and several secur...
Label and Recover Coherent Errors: Randomized Compiling Does Not Destroy Coherent-Error Information
Randomized compiling (RC) is the standard technique for converting coherent (systematic) gate errors into stochastic noise. The prevailing view is that the twirl destroys coherent-error information. An exact Fisher-information conservation law shows the opposite: the coherent-error information RC removes from the averaged output is preserved in full in the twirl labels -- th...
QED-C Roadmap Outlines Technology Requirements for Future Quantum Networks
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Unrouted Items
Very Strong Irreversibility of Quantum Entanglement
The manipulation of quantum entanglement is fundamentally irreversible: some mixed entangled states require pure entanglement for their preparation, although no pure entanglement can be recovered from them by local operations and classical communication. This irreversibility is known to persist even under the maximal class of operations that do not generate entanglement, rev...
Sharp Bounds on Ground State Energy of the SYK Model
We study the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) Hamiltonian $H_{\operatorname{SYK}}$ on $n$ Majorana modes with $k$-body interactions, and prove that $\mathbb{E}\|H_{\operatorname{SYK}}\|_{\operatorname{op}} = (1 - o(1))\cdot\sqrt{2n}/k$ for super-constant $k\leq o(\sqrt{n})$, where the expectation is over the disorder variables in the Hamiltonian. This confirms the predictions due to...
Robust quantum state certification and uncertainty principles for total influence
We show that nonadaptive single-qubit Pauli measurements suffice to test whether an unknown $n$-qubit state $ρ$ is $\varepsilon$-close to or $O(\varepsilon)$-far from an ideal target state $|ψ\rangle$, for all but a $2^{-Ω(n)}$ fraction of target states. The test uses $O(\varepsilon^{-2}\log(1/δ))$ copies of $ρ$ to achieve confidence $1-δ$, which is information-theoretically...
Classical and Quantum MacWilliams Transforms as Spin Kinematics
Spin is the hidden engine behind the zoo of MacWilliams transforms in weight enumerator theories - not only for qubits and qudits, but even for classical codes. From nothing more than a split into trivial and nontrivial errors, we kinematically derive the MacWilliams transform as a Wigner-$D$ rotation between two canonical bases. Within each classical and quantum theory, cha...
OQRAM: Oblivious Quantum Random Access Memory for Securing Delegated Quantum Queries
Quantum query is a basic subroutine in many quantum algorithms, and Quantum Random Access Memory (QRAM) provides a natural way to realize such coherent query access. In delegated settings, however, a standard QRAM query interface can expose sensitive information to the server. This paper introduces oblivious QRAM, a cryptographic abstraction for privacy-preserving delegated...
The Keyl-Werner algorithm is not optimal for spectrum estimation
We give an algorithm which, given $n = O(d^2 \cdot (\log\log(d)/\log(d))^2)$ copies of $ρ$, estimates the eigenvalues of $ρ$ to constant error in total variation distance. Thus, we can learn the eigenvalues of a quantum state with fewer copies than the $Θ(d^2)$ needed to run full state tomography. This is the first improvement to spectrum estimation over the influential Keyl...
Ky Fan majorization for binary tensor products
We provide a short proof of a Ky Fan-type majorization relation for the singular values of a sum of binary tensor products of matrices. This generalizes Alhejji's result (arXiv:2410.18254) from two summands to arbitrary sums and from positive matrices to arbitrary matrices. As an application, we show a majorization relation between the singular values of a completely positiv...
A Degenerate Singlet-Triplet Qubit with All-Electrical Orthogonal Control
Singlet-triplet qubits offer an attractive encoding for semiconductor quantum computing, combining ancilla-free readout, reduced sensitivity to common-mode noise, and baseband voltage control. However, the Zeeman energy difference $ΔE_\mathrm{Z}$ is typically fixed by local magnetic field gradients or $g$-factor inhomogeneities, leaving the exchange interaction $J$ as the on...
Optimising Trotter-Suzuki Simulations of Markovian Open Quantum Systems via Classical Search
Simulating an open quantum system on a digital quantum computer often involves the use of Trotter-Suzuki (TS) Product Formulas (PF) to approximate the system's time evolution. Precise estimates for the required number of Trotter steps (and hence the overall gate count) can be crucial for minimising the computational cost of these methods. Building on established theoretical...
Temporal Interference from Topological Transitions in Monitored Quantum Dynamics
Temporal interference patterns can be detected with stroboscopic monitoring that treats the back action of measurements and the unitary dynamics. Previous work established that the mean detected recurrence time is integer-quantized and given by a topological invariant, a winding number $w$. When measurement periods are at resonance with the system's timescales, the winding n...
We propose and analyze a novel quantum random-number generator based on a tripartite quantum system in which two subsystems act as detectors. Within a quantum non-demolition measurement scheme, one detector is used to certify the presence of genuine quantum effects in the system's evolution, while the second generates random numbers from a distribution that can be optimized...
In this paper, we introduce a novel mixed-order Rényi divergence and investigate its fundamental properties. Using this divergence, we define a family of mixed-order order-two Rényi mutual information and Rényi conditional entropy. We derive exact reliability functions of quantum soft covering and privacy amplification under the sandwiched Rényi divergence with order $α\in[2...
Finite size scaling of bitstring probability distributions for Rydberg arrays
We calculate the probabilities $p_{\{n\}}$ of the measured bitstrings $\{n\}$ for the vacuum of Rydberg ladders with $N_q$ atoms. As $N_q$ increases, the $p_{\{n\}}$ decrease but become more dense in the low $p$ region raising the possibility that their smallness could be compensated by their large number. The importance of the low probability states can be estimated from th...
Conditioning on both past and future assigns intermediate-time properties a causal observer does not; these time-symmetric assignments obey exact symmetry theorems and are measurable from trajectories. We use two-state generator extended dynamic mode decomposition (gEDMD): because weak values obey $dA_w/dt=i\langle[H,A]\rangle_w$ exactly, generator extraction, with an exact-...
Mean-field Pulse Adaptation for the Circulatization of Interacting Rydberg Atoms
Arrays of circular Rydberg atoms provide a promising platform for quantum simulation and computation; however, their preparation in the presence of interatomic interactions remains a major challenge. While optimal control methods have enabled the design of fast and accurate radio-frequency pulses for the circularization of a single atom and of an atom pair, the extension to...
Two-photon interference from as-grown InAsP/InP quantum dots under detuned excitation
In this study, we investigate as-grown InAsP/InP quantum dots emitting in the third telecommunication window under detuned quasi-resonant excitation. A large excitation-emission detuning of 32 meV enables efficient suppression of scattered laser light while retaining several advantages of near-resonant excitation. The single-photon nature of the emission is confirmed by a Ha...
Quantum Fisher information of the Klein--Gordon, $φ^4$, and Dirac vacua
The quantum Fisher information (QFI) of the vacuum of three quantum field theories is evaluated with respect to the mass parameter of each theory. All field theories are considered on a $(d+1)$-dimensional Euclidean spacetime. We consider the Klein-Gordon field, a quartic interaction ($φ^4$) field theory, and the free Dirac field. In the case of the quartic interaction theor...
Revival of transport reciprocity via quantum interference in asymmetric nonlinear devices
Structural asymmetry combined with optical nonlinearity often leads to nonreciprocal light transport. We explore the mechanism by which 1-photon interference effects can revive reciprocity in such nonlinear models. To this end, we study correlated 2-photon scattering where an artificial atom is asymmetrically (a) side-coupled to an infinite waveguide at two spatially separat...
Analytical Series Expansion for Efficient Gradient Evaluation in Multi-Qubit Optimal Control
The open-loop optimization of quantum dynamics using gradient-based quantum optimal control methods involves calculating the time-ordered propagator and its gradient. In this Letter, we present a unifying framework for gradient-based quantum optimal control with respect to any general pulse parameterization by deriving the formal solution from first principles. For the case...
Enforcing IID structure on time-bin encoded QKD protocols via coarse-graining
Many security proofs for quantum key distribution (QKD) require Bob's measurement to have a tensor-product structure across protocol rounds, with some techniques requiring the stronger independent-and-identically-distributed (IID) condition. Time-bin encoded protocols often rely on interferometers whose detector outcomes depend on the interference between optical modes from...
High-fidelity multiqubit gates with Rydberg atoms via level-crossing-free Rapid adiabatic passage
We propose a rapid adiabatic passage (RAP) scheme based on level-crossing-free pulses for deterministic generation of multiqubit entangled states in Rydberg atom systems. Unlike conventional RAP protocols that rely on level crossings, our approach uses an antisymmetric Rabi frequency and an even-symmetric detuning, enabling robust population transfer without passing through...
Coherent electric field manipulation of nuclear spin qudit
Spins in condensed matter, especially well-isolated nuclear spins, offer attractive quantum degrees of freedom for computing, sensing, and networking because of their long coherence times. The possibility of electric-field control is an important feature for practical scalable quantum technologies, but, typically, nuclear spins couple only weakly to electric fields in conven...
Quantum model reduction based on Oja's flow
We propose a novel approach to numerically derive approximate reduced dynamical models for Markovian quantum open systems without perturbative iterations, projecting the evolution to the subspace associated to their slowest degrees of freedom. The two algorithms we develop are based on Oja's continuous-time principal component flow: the first returns the optimal reduction to...
Critical non-thermal fixed point and the dynamical condensation phase transition
Using a non-perturbative quantum kinetic framework, we develop a unified description of the far-from-equilibrium dynamics of three-dimensional Bose gases following cooling quenches across the Bose-Einstein condensation transition. By tracking the spatio-temporal evolution of the momentum distribution, we show that the equilibrium condensation threshold simultaneously acts as...
QKD-Integrated Quantum Noise Stream Cipher: An Overview
Quantum Noise Stream Cipher (QNSC) has emerged as a physical-layer encryption technique that exploits quantum noise and non-orthogonal coherent-state modulation to secure optical communication. However, the security of QNSC relies exceedingly on the secrecy and freshness of its seed key. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), on the other hand, provides information-theoretically se...
The Growing Quantum Security Challenge Facing Bitcoin and Digital Assets
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EY Announces On-Site Quantum Computing
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IQM Quantum Computers Registers 183,619 New Shares Following ESOP 1 Subscriptions
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Israel Pushes For National Quantum R&D Center to Unite Industry
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AI Finds New Weaknesses in Cryptographic Algorithms, Anthropic Says
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Chips
45 chip stack items collected on 2026-07-30; memory, packaging, compute, and foundry signals routed.Compute Accelerators
NAVER Expands AI Infrastructure With NVIDIA to Serve Surging Global AI Demand
NVIDIA and NAVER today announced that NAVER will expand sovereign AI infrastructure, starting at 55 megawatts with plans to move to gigawatt scale using the NVIDIA DSX™ platform to rapidly design, build and scale full-stack, end-to-end AI platforms that can serve enterprises, industries and government.
NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers With Blackwell Coming to World’s Most Popular Enterprise Systems
NVIDIA today announced that the NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU is coming to the world’s most popular enterprise servers, speeding the shift from traditional CPU systems to accelerated computing platforms.
NVIDIA Builds World’s First Industrial AI Cloud to Advance European Manufacturing
NVIDIA today announced it is building the world’s first industrial AI cloud for European manufacturers. This Germany-based AI factory will feature 10,000 GPUs, including through NVIDIA DGX™ B200 systems and NVIDIA RTX PRO™ Servers, and enable Europe’s industrial leaders to accelerate every manufacturing application, from design, engineering and simulation to factory digital...
NVIDIA DGX Cloud Lepton Connects Europe’s Developers to Global NVIDIA Compute Ecosystem
NVIDIA today announced the expansion of NVIDIA DGX Cloud Lepton™ — an AI platform featuring a global compute marketplace that connects developers building agentic and physical AI applications — with GPUs now available from a growing network of cloud providers.
Europe Builds AI Infrastructure With NVIDIA to Fuel Region’s Next Industrial Transformation
NVIDIA today announced it is working with European nations, and technology and industry leaders, to build NVIDIA Blackwell AI infrastructure that will strengthen digital sovereignty, support economic growth and position the continent as a leader in the AI industrial revolution.
NVIDIA Announces DGX Cloud Lepton to Connect Developers to NVIDIA’s Global Compute Ecosystem
NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA DGX Cloud Lepton™ — an AI platform with a compute marketplace that connects the world’s developers building agentic and physical AI applications with tens of thousands of GPUs, available from a global network of cloud providers.
Foxconn Builds AI Factory in Partnership With Taiwan and NVIDIA
NVIDIA and Foxconn Hon Hai Technology Group today announced they are deepening their longstanding partnership and are working with the Taiwan government to build an AI factory supercomputer that will deliver state-of-the-art NVIDIA Blackwell infrastructure to researchers, startups and industries.
NVIDIA Tesla P100 Supercharges HPC Applications by More Than 30X
ISC16 - To meet the unprecedented computational demands placed on modern data centers, NVIDIA today introduced the NVIDIA® Tesla® P100 GPU accelerator for PCIe servers, which delivers massive...
Memory and Advanced Packaging
Flat Enough? Warpage Management Gets Harder In Advanced Packaging
<p>As packages get larger and thinner, warpage is becoming a process-control problem rather than a simple flatness spec. </p> <p>The post <a href="https://semiengineering.com/flat-enough-warpage-management-gets-harder-in-advanced-packaging/">Flat Enough? Warpage Management Gets Harder In Advanced Packaging</a> appeared first on <a href="https://semiengineering.com">Semicondu...
<p>Rethinking AI compute; DFI 6; 3D-IC reliability; local AI in browser; surface prep and cleaning.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://semiengineering.com/blog-review-july-29-3/">Blog Review: July 29</a> appeared first on <a href="https://semiengineering.com">Semiconductor Engineering</a>.</p>
Foundry, Tools, and Capex
Compute Clusters Break Out Of National Labs To Scale AI
<p>For compute-intensive applications, clusters of nodes that act as a single computer offer a way to scale performance and provide a workaround for organizations that lack access to leading-edge AI chips.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://semiengineering.com/compute-clusters-break-out-of-national-labs-to-scale-ai/">Compute Clusters Break Out Of National Labs To Scale AI</a>...
<p>Researchers from University of Houston, Toyota, and Imperial College London published a technical paper titled “Deployable 3D Architectures from Wafer-Fabricated Precursors.” The paper shows that “standard wafer fabrication can produce free-standing, mechanically stable, doubly-curved 3D structures with prescribed Gaussian curvature — a capability not previously achieved...
Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 28
<p>HW methods to throttle AI; M3D DRAM; interconnect signal-integrity analysis; 3D mask effects in high/hyper-NA EUV litho; compute-in-interconnect and memory; NbAs nanowire interconnects; and 3D conformal thin-film patterning.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://semiengineering.com/chip-industry-technical-paper-roundup-july-28/">Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: July 28</...
Unrouted Items
SK Group and NVIDIA Expand Strategic Partnership Across AI Factories and Next-Generation Memory
SK Group and NVIDIA today announced plans for a $500-billion-plus comprehensive partnership to establish AI infrastructure serving the surging demand for global compute. The two sides signed letters of intent to formalize the agreement, which spans from AI factory construction to AI memory supply.
NVIDIA and SK hynix Announce Multiyear Technology Partnership to Advance Memory for AI Factories
NVIDIA and SK hynix today announced a multiyear technology partnership to advance next-generation memory for the global AI factory buildout and accelerate semiconductor design and manufacturing.
SK Telecom and NVIDIA Build AI Infrastructure to Power Korea’s AI Innovation
NVIDIA and SK Telecom today announced that SK Telecom plans to build a gigawatt-scale AI Cloud in Korea using the NVIDIA DSX™ platform, with the first AI factory coming online in 2027.
NVIDIA and Global Telecom Leaders Commit to Build 6G on Open and Secure AI-Native Platforms
NVIDIA today announced a commitment — together with Booz Allen, BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, MITRE, Nokia, OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation, ODC, SK Telecom, SoftBank Corp. and T-Mobile — to build the world’s next generation of wireless networks on AI-native, open, secure and trustworthy platforms.
NVIDIA today announced a collaboration with Palantir Technologies Inc. to build a first-of-its-kind integrated technology stack for operational AI — including analytics capabilities, reference workflows, automation features and customizable, specialized AI agents — to accelerate and optimize complex enterprise and government systems.
NVIDIA Partners With Novo Nordisk and DCAI to Advance Drug Discovery
NVIDIA today announced a collaboration with Novo Nordisk to accelerate drug discovery efforts through innovative AI use cases. The work supports Novo Nordisk’s agreement with DCAI to use the Gefion sovereign AI supercomputer.
Siemens and NVIDIA Expand Partnership to Accelerate AI Capabilities in Manufacturing
Siemens and NVIDIA announced today an expansion of their partnership to accelerate the next era of industrial AI and digitalization and enable the factory of the future.
NVIDIA Partners With Europe Model Builders and Cloud Providers to Accelerate Region’s Leap Into AI
NVIDIA GTC Paris at VivaTech—NVIDIA today announced that it is teaming with model builders and cloud providers across Europe and the Middle East to optimize sovereign large language models...
NVIDIA Powers Europe’s Fastest Supercomputer
NVIDIA today announced that the JUPITER supercomputer, powered by the NVIDIA Grace Hopper™ platform, is the fastest in Europe — delivering a more than 2x speedup for high-performance computing and AI workloads compared with the next-fastest system.
NVIDIA RTX PRO Servers Speed Trillion-Dollar Enterprise IT Industry Transition to AI Factories
NVIDIA today announced it is speeding the trillion-dollar IT infrastructure transition to enterprise AI factories with NVIDIA RTX PRO™ Servers and a new NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory validated design for building data centers that deliver universal acceleration for AI, design, engineering and business applications.
NVIDIA Launches AI-First DGX Personal Computing Systems With Global Computer Makers
NVIDIA today announced that Taiwan’s leading system manufacturers are set to build NVIDIA DGX Spark and DGX Station™ systems.
NVIDIA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) today announced partnerships to transform the country into a global powerhouse in AI, cloud and enterprise computing, digital twins and robotics.
HUMAIN and NVIDIA Announce Strategic Partnership to Build AI Factories of the Future in Saudi Arabia
HUMAIN, the new full AI value chain subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, today announced a landmark strategic partnership with NVIDIA, the world leader in AI computing infrastructure, to drive the next wave of artificial intelligence development.
NVIDIA Introduces HGX-2, Fusing HPC and AI Computing into Unified Architecture
GTC Taiwan—NVIDIA today introduced NVIDIA HGX-2, the first unified computing platform for both artificial intelligence and high performance computing.
How Architecture Firm WBCM Is Moving to 100% Virtualization
<p>Small IT teams often have to play big to keep up with their firm’s global operations. That’s the case at Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC (WBCM), an architecture, engineering and construction services group that designs and builds projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens, Lockheed Martin, the Ritz-Carlton and […]</p> <p>The post...
Rendering Made Easy: Iray Server Makes Light Work of Complex Designs
<p>Ever wish you could harness the power of an entire network of workstations to make light work of your most complex designs? Now you can, with Iray Server, our distributed rendering software. Available for a free 90-day trial starting today, Iray Server coordinates a network of machines as a “cluster” to speed the creation of… <a href="http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/20...
More Users, Better Performance: NVIDIA GRID Boosts Blast Extreme in VMware Horizon
<p>What IT department wouldn’t want to be able to do more with their current infrastructure? With NVIDIA GRID, they can. NVIDIA GRID acceleration of Blast Extreme — a new protocol for optimizing the mobile cloud — is now supported in VMware Horizon 7. What’s that mean for IT managers? Reduced latency. Improved performance. And up… <a href="http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/...
How Virtual Reality Is Making the Leap into Everyday Life
<p>Headlines about virtual reality often focus on how it’s upending the world of gaming. But VR is also revolutionizing fields across everyday life — areas like medicine, architecture, education, product design and retailing. A great example is Audi’s new virtual showroom where you can explore each of their models in vivid detail through VR. The German… <a href="http:/...
AAI 2026: AMD Delivers Full-Stack Compute for the Agentic AI Era
AMD Commits up to £2 Billion to Accelerate AI Innovation and Research in the United Kingdom
AMD Announces More Than $10 Billion in Taiwan Ecosystem Investments to Accelerate AI Infrastructure
Hybrid Memory Combines NAND Flash And DRAM For Faster Data Transfer (U. of Seoul)
<p>Researchers from University of Seoul published a technical paper titled “NAD Memory: A Hybrid Memory Device Combined with NAND Flash Memory and DRAM.” The paper proposes “a hybrid memory architecture, termed NAD, which tightly integrates DRAM and NAND flash to enable direct and parallel data transfer. By eliminating intermediate components such as I/O buffers and......
<p>Researchers from Stanford University and Hanyang University published a technical paper titled “Bridging the p-type gap in oxide electronics with 2D semiconductors.” “The review assesses manufacturing-aligned pathways to high-performance 2D p-channel transistors, covering transfer-free low-temperature growth, clean van der Waals contacts, gentle p-doping, and mitiga...
<p>Researchers from NMIMS Hyderabad, IIT Roorkee, and BITS Pilani published a technical paper titled “Benchmarking LLMs for Verilog Design Flows.” Abstract Excerpt: The paper presents “aa reproducible benchmarking platform that evaluates open-source LLMs on Verilog RTL generation across 50 curated tasks consisting of combinational, sequential, finite state machine (FSM), and...
Power
24 power layer items collected on 2026-07-30; data center load, grid, generation, and cooling signals routed.Data Center Power Demand
New York imports more electricity from Canada after high-voltage transmission line opens
On July 3, 2026, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) imported 52 gigawatthours (GWh) of electricity from Canada, the most traded between the two areas since January 2025. Some of the imported electricity flowed along the new Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line between Quebec, Canada, and New York City, which officially reached commercial oper...
Metered electricity demand in the New York ISO falls midday because of small-scale solar
An increase in electricity generation from small-scale solar in New York has decreased the midday demand for metered electricity, amid overall declining load in the state. The trend is particularly notable in the early spring (March and April), when solar generation has an outsized impact because demand is relatively low and conditions for solar generation are favorable.
ENKA and GE Vernova mark the start of commercial operation of Türkiye’s first HA-powered plant
Kırklareli, Türkiye - (May 12, 2026) ENKA and GE Vernova Inc (NYSE: GEV) today announced the start of commercial operations at the 852 megawatts (MW) Kırklareli power plant in Kırklareli, about 20 miles from the Bulgarian border in Türkiye. The facility is the first HA-powered plant
Grid and Generation
Solar generation in CAISO surpassed natural gas in the first five months of 2026
In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar generation surpassed natural gas generation in CAISO. Solar electricity generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) over the first five months of 2026 increased 21% compared with the same period in 2024, and natural gas generation decreased by 60%, data from our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor shows.
Largest wind farm in the United States slated to begin commercial operations
The SunZia Wind Project, the largest wind farm in the United States, is slated to begin commercial operations this month. The wind farm, located in New Mexico, has a total net summer generating capacity of 3,650 megawatts (MW) and is composed of 916 wind turbines. SunZia's capacity is more than three times larger than the next two largest wind farms, Alta Wind in Southern Ca...
China's nuclear power capacity nearly doubled since 2016
From 2016 to 2024, China's nuclear generation capacity increased 76% (24 GW), based on our International Energy Statistics (IES) data. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Power Reactor Information System (PRIS), China added an additional 1.1 GW of nuclear power capacity in 2025 and 2.2 GW in 2026 (through May). China is continuing to build out its nuclear g...
HONOLULU, (July 20, 2026) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced it has secured a contract with Hawaiian Electric (HECO), the electric public utility in Hawaii, to supply six LM6000VELOX* aeroderivative package units to repower the aging oil-fired steam turbines at its Waiau
GE Vernova to deliver SF₆-free grid hubs for Stromnetz Berlin
BERLIN, Germany, (16 July 2026): GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced it has been awarded two contracts by Stromnetz Berlin GmbH for the design, delivery and installation of two new high-voltage electrical substations in Wittenau and Neukölln. These grid nodes form part of Berlin’s high
GE Vernova modernizes its R&D lab in Italy to support more reliable electric grids
NOVENTA DI PIAVE, Italy —June 30, 2026— GE Vernova today announced the completion of the modernization of its high-voltage research and development (R&D) laboratory at its Noventa di Piave site, near Venice, Italy. The lab tests equipment that helps electricity move safely from where it is
GE Vernova secures H-class equipment order for EVN’s Quang Trach II LNG Power Plant in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam - June 23, 2026 – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today announced it has secured an order for two 9HA.02 gas turbines and two H78 generators for Vietnam Electricity’s (EVN) Quang Trach II LNG Power Plant in Vietnam. The new combined-cycle power plant is expected to generate
Cambridge, MA (June 17, 2026) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today released its 2025 Sustainability Report, demonstrating continued progress toward its mission to electrify the world to thrive and decarbonize, with an emphasis on moving bold and innovative breakthrough
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Energia Costa Azul, Mexico's second LNG terminal, shipped first cargo
Energia Costa Azul, the second liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Mexico, shipped its initial cargo from Phase 1 of the terminal on July 8, according to the project developer. The completion of the project adds 0.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of nominal export capacity from a single train, tripling Mexico's LNG export capacity. The facility is the first te...
Global liquefied natural gas trade volumes reached record high in 2025
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade volumes increased 5.4% to a record 56.3 billion cubic feet per day last year (Bcf/d), driven largely by U.S. LNG export capacity expanding to meet growing demand, according to a recent report from the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL). Global LNG trade has slowed this year following the closure of the key...
U.S. refining capacity decreased during 2025
U.S. operable atmospheric distillation capacity, the primary measure of refinery capacity, totaled 18.2 million barrels per calendar day (b/cd) on January 1, 2026-down over 250,000 b/cd (about 1%) compared with January 1, 2025-according to our latest annual Refinery Capacity Report.
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories have decreased in June
For the week ending June 19, 2026, U.S. refineries processed 17.1 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil, down 81,000 b/d from the previous week, and they operated at 96.1% capacity utilization. Gasoline production averaged 9.5 million b/d, and distillate production increased to 5.2 million b/d.
UAE's exit from OPEC+ reduced the group's share of crude oil production and capacity
On April 28, 2026, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced that it was leaving OPEC, effective on May 1. OPEC was formed in 1960 by Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela, with the stated objective to "coordinate and unify petroleum policies among Member Countries." OPEC is best known for its effect on global crude oil prices.
U.S. natural gas storage capacity increased slightly in 2025
Underground working natural gas storage capacity in the Lower 48 states increased slightly in 2025, according to our latest data, with growth concentrated in the South Central and Mountain regions. Underground natural gas storage provides a source of energy when demand increases, balancing U.S. energy needs. We calculate natural gas storage capacity in two ways: demonstrated...
Paris, FRANCE (July 28, 2026) — First Hydro Company (joint venture between ENGIE and La Caisse), and GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV), announce the next phase of the modernization/replanting of the Dinorwig pumped storage hydropower plant in North Wales, UK. Under the agreement, GE Vernova is
GE Vernova modernizes its Veresegyház hub to boost energy independence and lean production lines
VERESEGYHÁZ, Hungary – July 27, 2026 — GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is proud to mark the 25th anniversary of its Veresegyház facility this year, celebrating a quarter-century of excellence as the company’s largest Gas Power manufacturing base outside the United States. To honor this milestone, the
GE Vernova powers Africa’s industrialisation with integrated energy solutions
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (June 17, 2026) – In line with the Africa Energy Forum’s theme, ‘Building Africa’s industrialized Future,’ GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) today showcased its comprehensive portfolio of technologies engineered to translate large-scale infrastructure ambitions into operational
GE Vernova to deliver pumped-storage technology for India’s 1.35 GW Upper Sileru hydropower plant
VADODARA, INDIA (May 4, 2026) – GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) announced today that it has secured an order from Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) to deliver nine 150 MW pumped-storage units for the 1.35 GW Upper Sileru hydropower plant, located in the state of
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