Hundreds of job losses are on the cards at Vauxhall's home town of Luton, due to knock-on affects of the chip shortage and pandemic
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Intel Chips Already Being Made By TSMC – Report
Manufacturing outsourcing move. Intel chips are already being manufactured by TSMC, amid inhouse issues for US firm
Aussies Claim Coding Breakthrough For Quantum Computing
Aussie researchers claim coding breakthrough to bring functional quantum computer one step closer
Texas Instruments To Cut 1,100 Jobs Despite Q4 Profits
US chipmaker to cut 3 percent of total workforce in spite of profitable year
AMD Touts Custom Chip Unit To Battle PC Decline
AMD is expanding beyond its PC origins with a custom-chip unit, which already makes tech for the Playstation 4
Apple Drops Samsung Chips From Devices – Report
Apple is reportedly migrating away from using the chips of arch rival Samsung for its iPads and iPhones
Texas Instruments Signals Smartphone Retreat With 1700 Job Cuts
Texas Instruments is the latest tech firm to announce job cuts as it signals a retreat from the mobile chip sector
TSMC Invests £850m Into Future Chip Technology
TSMC Follows Intel in a quest for 10-nanometer microprocessors
Broadcom Snaps Up NetLogic For £2.4bn
Broadcom has paid £2.4bn in cash to acquire embedded processor specialist NetLogic
Qualcomm Makes £2bn Wi-Fi Move With Atheros Buy
Qualcomm has begun the New Year with a multi billion pound acquisition of Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros
Random Chip Errors Can Improve Performance
Mistakes in silicon chips could help computers continue to get more powerful, according to US researchers