Intel’s upcoming Atom chips with new CPU architecture will be up to three times faster and five times more power …
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Qualcomm plans to reject Broadcom’s $103B acquisition bid
US chipmaker Qualcomm is reportedly drawing up plans to reject rival Broadcom’s $103 billion bid as early as this week.1 3327
AMD thinks beyond PCs with new custom chip business unit
Armed with a contract to build chips for Sony’s PlayStation 4 gaming console, Advanced Micro Devices has now officially established …
MediaTek to improve low-cost Android smartphone performance
Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost, Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572. MT6572 …
Details expected soon on Intel’s $200 laptop and tablet chip architecture
Intel is expanding into low-cost laptops and tablets starting at US$200 with new low-power Atom chips based on an architecture …
East steps down as ARM CEO, Segars poised to succeed
Simon Segars will become CEO of ARM when Warren East retires on July 1, the company said on Tuesday. Segars …
Intel IT uses Hadoop to slash chip testing times
Intel IT has developed a predictive analytics solution which, it claims, can reduce chip test time by 25 percent and …
Intel releases new ‘smartphone class’ server chip
It’s clear that Frank Frankovsky, VP of hardware design and supply chain at Facebook, didn’t study marketing in school. At …
Apple’s ‘ambitious processor plans’ to involve ditching Intel in future Macs?
Apple is investigating ways to ditch Intel chips in future Macs and replace them with its own ARM chips like …
AMD to lay off 15 percent of workforce
Chip company Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday said it would lay off 15 percent of its workforce as it tries …
Calxeda receives $55m to push ARM chips into data centre
Chip maker Calxeda has received an investment to the tune of US$55 million to develop low-power server chips with ARM …