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Article | 30/10/2010 Intel, Toshiba, Samsung aim to halve chip circuitry size
Three unlikely bedfellows have joined forces to halve the size of the technology used to make NAND flash chips and microprocessors in an effort to vas...
Article | 30/10/2010 Microsoft buys chip company Canesta
Microsoft is acquiring Canesta, a company that has developed chips that allow natural user interactions with machines, furthering Microsoft's goal of ...
Article | 29/10/2010 Intel opens US$1 billion chip factory in Vietnam
Intel on Friday announced the opening of a massive US$1 billion chip testing and assembly facility in Vietnam, the biggest such facility for Intel any...
Article | 28/10/2010 Chip giants investigate more power efficient chip design
A number of chip manufacturers and European research institutions have banded together to figure out how redesign microprocessors so that they consume...
Article | 20/10/2010 Intel to invest up to $8B in U.S. chip plants
Intel Tuesday announced plans to invest between $6 billion and $8 billion to upgrade multiple computer chip manufacturing plants in the U.S., and to b...
Article | 20/10/2010 Intel attacking new markets with investments
Intel on Tuesday said it would kick off manufacturing a new generation of chips late next year, opening up new markets and opportunities.
Article | 19/10/2010 AMD announcing next-generation graphics cards this week
Advanced Micro Devices plans to announce its second-generation of DirectX 11 graphics cards this week, and also to show off its latest hybrid Fusion c...
Article | 16/10/2010 AMD waits for tablet dust to settle
In the wake of the success of the Apple iPad, there seems to be a virtually endless line of competing tablets on the horizon. Most of the attention is...
Article | 15/10/2010 AMD to target tablet market with its chips
Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it wants to put its chips in tablets, relenting after months of denying any interest in that market.
Article | 15/10/2010 AMD server CTO: Core wars will subside
While today AMD and Intel compete over which company's processors will have the most cores, this battle will not last indefinitely, according to Donal...
Article | 15/10/2010 AMD narrows loss in Q3 on improved chip sales
Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday posted a net loss for the third quarter, but reported a boost in microprocessor and graphics products sales as it i...
Article | 15/10/2010 AMD narrows loss in Q3 on improved chip sales
Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday posted a net loss for the third quarter, but reported a boost in microprocessor and graphics products sales as it i...
Article | 13/10/2010 Intel posts increased profit, sees bright future
Intel reported an increase in quarterly profits on Tuesday, brushing off weakness in the consumer market and predicting "healthy worldwide demand for ...
Article | 13/10/2010 Intel posts increased profit, sees bright future
Intel reported an increase in quarterly profits on Tuesday, brushing off weakness in the consumer market and predicting "healthy worldwide demand for ...
Article | 9/10/2010 Cell processor development hasn't stalled, IBM CTO says
Development around the original Cell processor hasn't stalled and IBM will continue to develop chips and supply hardware for future gaming consoles, a...
Article | 6/10/2010 nVidia starts selling its own graphics cards
It looks like nVidia is getting into the retail game, and is planning to manufacture and sell graphics cards under its own name, according to <a href=...
Article | 6/10/2010 Intel tool will convert iPhone apps to run on Intel chips
Intel is developing a tool that will make it easier for developers to port iPhone applications to Intel-based smartphones, tablets and other devices, ...
Article | 30/09/2010 TSMC allowed to upgrade chip technology in China
The Taiwanese government granted chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) permission to start using a more advanced chip technolog...
Article | 30/09/2010 Intel will not position the Atom for server markets
Intel will not position its Atom processor for the server market, even as some vendors are building servers around collections of hundreds of low-powe...
Article | 30/09/2010 Intel makes WiMax investment with South Korea's KT
Intel and South Korea's KT Corporation plan to work together to expand WiBro (Wireless Broadband) Internet service to several new areas of South Korea...

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