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Deep Tech & HardwareStatePublished Observed runs250 Run dates12 Observed domains277
Published segment leaderboard
Deep Tech & Hardware: How buyers choose in the Machine Relations Index
This leaderboard uses only the Deep Tech & Hardware / How buyers choose segment denominator: 250 observed answer runs across 12 dates.
Segment-specific denominator. Not the overall domain denominator.
Release floor: 7 dates.
Only released domains with evidence in this exact segment.
Leaderboard
Segment-specific cited sources
Rates, runs and rank are the producer's segment-specific values. Overall domain rates and engine breadth are not used as category rates.
| Rank | Source | Source role | Citation rate | Cited runs | Observed runs | Run dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 of 277 | Anysilicon.comanysilicon.com | Other observed source | 35.60% | 89 | 250 | 12 |
| #2 of 277 | Semiengineering.comsemiengineering.com | Other observed source | 22.40% | 56 | 250 | 12 |
| #3 of 277 | Redditreddit.com | Community and social platform | 16.80% | 42 | 250 | 12 |
| #4 of 277 | EEJournaleejournal.com | Editorial publication | 13.60% | 34 | 250 | 12 |
| #5 of 277 | Electronic Designelectronicdesign.com | Editorial publication | 13.20% | 33 | 250 | 12 |
| #6 of 277 | EE Timeseetimes.com | Editorial publication | 11.60% | 29 | 250 | 12 |
| #7 of 277 | Ieee.orgieee.org | Academic and government source | 11.20% | 28 | 250 | 12 |
| #8 of 277 | Edn.comedn.com | Other observed source | 10.00% | 25 | 250 | 12 |
| #9 of 277 | Siliconanalysts.comsiliconanalysts.com | Other observed source | 10.00% | 25 | 250 | 12 |
| #10 of 277 | Faststreamtech.comfaststreamtech.com | Other observed source | 9.60% | 24 | 250 | 12 |
| #11 of 277 | LinkedInlinkedin.com | Community and social platform | 9.60% | 24 | 250 | 12 |
| #12 of 277 | Wevolver.comwevolver.com | Other observed source | 8.80% | 22 | 250 | 12 |
| #13 of 277 | Swindonsilicon.comswindonsilicon.com | Other observed source | 8.00% | 20 | 250 | 12 |
| #14 of 277 | Uspto.govuspto.gov | Academic and government source | 7.60% | 19 | 250 | 12 |
| #15 of 277 | Imeciclink.comimeciclink.com | Other observed source | 7.20% | 18 | 250 | 12 |
| #16 of 277 | Arxiv.orgarxiv.org | Academic and government source | 6.40% | 16 | 250 | 12 |
| #17 of 277 | Ecrionix.orgecrionix.org | Other observed source | 6.00% | 15 | 250 | 12 |
| #18 of 277 | Synopsys.comsynopsys.com | Other observed source | 6.00% | 15 | 250 | 12 |
| #19 of 277 | Semiconductor Digestsemiconductor-digest.com | Editorial publication | 5.60% | 14 | 250 | 12 |
| #20 of 277 | Design-reuse.comdesign-reuse.com | Other observed source | 5.20% | 13 | 250 | 12 |
| #21 of 277 | Intel.comintel.com | Other observed source | 5.20% | 13 | 250 | 12 |
| #22 of 277 | Tompwservice.comtompwservice.com | Other observed source | 5.20% | 13 | 250 | 12 |
| #23 of 277 | Vlsishuttle.comvlsishuttle.com | Other observed source | 5.20% | 13 | 250 | 12 |
| #24 of 277 | Wikipediawikipedia.org | Academic and government source | 5.20% | 13 | 250 | 12 |
| #25 of 277 | Esa.intesa.int | Other observed source | 4.40% | 11 | 250 | 12 |
| #26 of 277 | Patsnap.compatsnap.com | Other observed source | 4.40% | 11 | 250 | 12 |
| #27 of 277 | Researchgate.netresearchgate.net | Academic and government source | 4.40% | 11 | 250 | 12 |
| #28 of 277 | Semiconductors.orgsemiconductors.org | Academic and government source | 4.40% | 11 | 250 | 12 |
| #29 of 277 | Utmel.comutmel.com | Other observed source | 4.40% | 11 | 250 | 12 |
| #30 of 277 | Vik's Newsletterviksnewsletter.com | Editorial publication | 4.40% | 11 | 250 | 12 |
| #31 of 277 | Newelectronics.co.uknewelectronics.co.uk | Other observed source | 4.00% | 10 | 250 | 12 |
| #32 of 277 | Semiconductorx.comsemiconductorx.com | Other observed source | 4.00% | 10 | 250 | 12 |
| #33 of 277 | Pcbsync.compcbsync.com | Other observed source | 3.60% | 9 | 250 | 12 |
| #34 of 277 | Siemens.comsiemens.com | Other observed source | 3.60% | 9 | 250 | 12 |
| #35 of 277 | Techlabssemi.comtechlabssemi.com | Other observed source | 3.60% | 9 | 250 | 12 |
| #36 of 277 | Cadence.comcadence.com | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #37 of 277 | Colab.wscolab.ws | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #38 of 277 | Diva-portal.orgdiva-portal.org | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #39 of 277 | Electronics For Youelectronicsforu.com | Editorial publication | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #40 of 277 | Fmaxtech.comfmaxtech.com | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #41 of 277 | Github.iogithub.io | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #42 of 277 | Iczhiku.comiczhiku.com | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #43 of 277 | Intechhouse.comintechhouse.com | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #44 of 277 | Qbaylogic.comqbaylogic.com | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #45 of 277 | Scribd.comscribd.com | Other observed source | 3.20% | 8 | 250 | 12 |
| #46 of 277 | Acm.orgacm.org | Academic and government source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #47 of 277 | Allpcb.comallpcb.com | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #48 of 277 | Cern.chcern.ch | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #49 of 277 | Element14.comelement14.com | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #50 of 277 | Icalps.comicalps.com | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #51 of 277 | Pcbcool.compcbcool.com | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #52 of 277 | Tessolve.comtessolve.com | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #53 of 277 | Totalphase.comtotalphase.com | Other observed source | 2.80% | 7 | 250 | 12 |
| #54 of 277 | Asicnorth.comasicnorth.com | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #55 of 277 | Geeksforgeeks.orggeeksforgeeks.org | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #56 of 277 | Moschip.commoschip.com | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #57 of 277 | Nptel.ac.innptel.ac.in | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #58 of 277 | Rcrtech.comrcrtech.com | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #59 of 277 | Semiwiki.comsemiwiki.com | Community and social platform | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #60 of 277 | Testflowinc.comtestflowinc.com | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #61 of 277 | Usi.chusi.ch | Other observed source | 2.40% | 6 | 250 | 12 |
| #62 of 277 | Absolutedigitalpublishers.comabsolutedigitalpublishers.com | Other observed source | 2.00% | 5 | 250 | 12 |
| #63 of 277 | Leadsoc.comleadsoc.com | Other observed source | 2.00% | 5 | 250 | 12 |
| #64 of 277 | Mediummedium.com | Community and social platform | 2.00% | 5 | 250 | 12 |
| #65 of 277 | Samsung.comsamsung.com | Other observed source | 2.00% | 5 | 250 | 12 |
| #66 of 277 | Epocrafter.comepocrafter.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #67 of 277 | Goelectronic.orggoelectronic.org | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #68 of 277 | Inovasense.cominovasense.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #69 of 277 | Keysight.comkeysight.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #70 of 277 | Lesswrong.comlesswrong.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #71 of 277 | Logic-fruit.comlogic-fruit.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #72 of 277 | Mfgcalcs.commfgcalcs.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #73 of 277 | Mit.edumit.edu | Academic and government source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #74 of 277 | Sentiention.comsentiention.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #75 of 277 | Siliconpatterns.comsiliconpatterns.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #76 of 277 | Substack.comsubstack.com | Community and social platform | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #77 of 277 | Tech Timestechtimes.com | Editorial publication | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #78 of 277 | Ti.comti.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #79 of 277 | Tue.nltue.nl | Academic and government source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #80 of 277 | Uam.esuam.es | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #81 of 277 | Unm.eduunm.edu | Academic and government source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #82 of 277 | Vemeko.comvemeko.com | Other observed source | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #83 of 277 | Y Combinatorycombinator.com | Community and social platform | 1.60% | 4 | 250 | 12 |
| #84 of 277 | Alibaba.comalibaba.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #85 of 277 | Chipfoundryservices.comchipfoundryservices.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #86 of 277 | Cmu.educmu.edu | Academic and government source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #87 of 277 | Eastechic.comeastechic.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #88 of 277 | Electronic Specifierelectronicspecifier.com | Editorial publication | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #89 of 277 | Embeddedcomputing.comembeddedcomputing.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #90 of 277 | Ethernet.edu.etethernet.edu.et | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #91 of 277 | Europractice-ic.comeuropractice-ic.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #92 of 277 | Fujitsu.comfujitsu.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #93 of 277 | Hal.sciencehal.science | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #94 of 277 | Iastate.eduiastate.edu | Academic and government source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #95 of 277 | Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Managementjisem-journal.com | Editorial publication | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #96 of 277 | Kynix.comkynix.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #97 of 277 | Mechcodex.commechcodex.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #98 of 277 | Microwave Journalmicrowavejournal.com | Editorial publication | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #99 of 277 | Mouser.commouser.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
| #100 of 277 | Mst-sg.commst-sg.com | Other observed source | 1.20% | 3 | 250 | 12 |
Showing the first 100 rows from 277 observed domains.
Cite this
Citation
Machine Relations Index (MRI), Machine Relations Research — machinerelations.ai. Deep Tech & Hardware / How buyers choose: 277 observed source domains in the leaderboard, measured on 250 observed runs across 12 distinct run dates, 2026-05-10 to 2026-11-02. Release mri_score_v2.1+2026-11-02+f9aaeca0db15. https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/deep-tech-hardware/how_choose. CC BY 4.0.APA
Parrott, J. (2026). Deep Tech & Hardware / How buyers choose in the Machine Relations Index (Version mri_score_v2.1+2026-11-02+f9aaeca0db15) [Data set]. Machine Relations Research. https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/deep-tech-hardware/how_choose https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23652423BibTeX
@misc{parrott2026mrideeptechhardwarehowchoose,
author = {Parrott, Jaxon},
title = {Deep Tech \& Hardware / How buyers choose in the Machine Relations Index},
year = {2026},
version = {mri\_score\_v2.1+2026-11-02+f9aaeca0db15},
publisher = {Machine Relations Research},
url = {https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/deep-tech-hardware/how_choose},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23652423},
license = {CC-BY-4.0},
note = {Machine Relations Index (MRI), Machine Relations Research — machinerelations.ai}
}Release and boundary
What this segment measures
Published November 2, 2026. The observation window runs May 10, 2026 to November 2, 2026. Methodology v2.1.
MRI measures observed root-domain citations inside monitored prompts. Segment rates are conditional on this sample and do not claim recommendation quality, traffic, placement availability, or commercial performance.