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Nvidia delays a gaming chip for the first time in thirty years

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Nvidia delayed a new gaming chip for the first time in three decades because of the AI memory shortage, while Western Digital outlined 60-TB HAMR drives aiming at 140 TB in the 2030s.

Reported metric: 60 TB → 140 TB

Reporting date: 2026-02-06 (not necessarily the event date)

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Nvidia delays a gaming chip for the first time in thirty years
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Reporting date: 2026-02-06
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-02-06-nvidia-delays-a-gaming-chip
Claim: Nvidia delayed a new gaming chip for the first time in three decades because of the AI memory shortage, while Western Digital outlined 60-TB HAMR drives aiming at 140 TB in the 2030s.
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- Welcome to February 6, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-february-6-2026
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