This week, Tom's Hardware Premium published a swath of new features, new roadmaps, and deep industry insights
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Key facts
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- Speaking of optical components, which are one of the hottest commodities in the chipmaking industry, the market is set to explode, estimated to reach an eye-watering $144.4 billion by 2030
- This week, LG reportedly entered the chip packaging business, shipping a Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) tool, a maskless machine especially designed for patterning interconnects
- Unless you've been living under a rock, you know component pricing has skyrocketed over the past 12 months
Summary
This week, Tom's Hardware Premium published a swath of new features, new roadmaps, and deep industry insights. First off, PC components expert Joe Shields lays down the law when it comes to shopping for a new motherboard. Within the article, Joe details exactly what you might want to pay for, and the things you don't need to focus on, like fancy 20+ phase MOSFET VRMs, or that slick RGB shroud, which pretty much sits there looking pretty while other components do the real work. How to choose a new motherboard without overpaying, scoping out the features you need, and what you might never use as component costs soar.