Tuesday’s ‘One More Thing’ launch event sees Apple reveal the first MacBook Air and other Macs with its inhouse designed CPU
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SMIC In ‘Complete Shock’ Over US Sanctions Threat
Shares in Chinese chip maker SMIC have plummeted over concerns it will get dragged into US-China tech cold war and put on a trade blacklist
Neuralink Chip Implanted In Pig’s Brain
Elon Musk and his Neuralink team implant a computer chip in the brain of a pig, in the first stage of a human-machine interface
Nvidia Overtakes Intel To Become Most Valuable US Chipmaker
Move aside Intel. Nvidia is now the most valuable chipmaker in the United States, despite not actually making any of its own chips
Apple To Replace Mac Intel Chips With In-House Processor – Bloomberg
Fresh media report suggests Apple is just a week away from official announcement of the replacement of Mac Intel processors with its own chips
Intel Hardware-Based Cryptography ‘At Risk’ From New Flaw
Flaw in Converged Security Management Engine could allow attackers to remotely extract root cryptographic key, leading to ‘utter chaos’, researchers warn
Intel Chip Aims To Make Quantum Computers Scalable
‘Horse Ridge’ chip simplifies qubit control systems, paving the way toward practical, commercially viable quantum computers
AWS Developing Powerful Data Centre Chip – Report
Second generation data centre chip is being designed by Amazon Web Services, based on ARM technology
Intel Finally Reveals First 10th Gen Core Processors
After many years delay, Intel finally reveals its 10 nanometer” ‘Ice Lake’ processors for tablets and laptops
Chipmaker ASML Admits IP Theft, But Rejects China Claim
Dutch chipmaker says workers in US stole intellectual property, but rejects Chinese espionage implications
Samsung Issues Shock Profit Warning, Amid Slowing Chip Demand
Another sign of tech slowdown? Samsung warns weak chip demand will keep profits subdued
Samsung Profits Slip As Galaxy S9 Misses Sales Targets
Smartphone slowdown. South Korean giant feels the pressure from cheaper Chinese handsets
Alexa Chip Takes Aim At The Internet Of Things
DSP’s ultra-low-power Alexa-enabled voice processor aims to put Amazon’s assistant into battery-powered gadgets
Intel Chips ‘At Risk’ To Eight New Spectre-Style Flaws
The chaos caused by Spectre earlier this year was not a one-off, report claims
ARM Chip Safeguards IoT Physical Security
The Cortex-M35P chip protects against proximity-based attacks that can target critical infrastructure
Samsung Starts Mass Production Of 512GB Flash Chip
That is a lot of photos. Samsung begins mass production of 512GB storage chip for mobile devices
Intel Touts 17-Qubit Quantum Computing Chip
Tech giant officially enters quantum computing race after it delivers new 17-Qubit chip to Dutch partner
Google Titan Security Chip Looks To Protect GCP Data Centre Hardware
Titan Security chip is size of stud earring and is already installed on thousands of servers within Google data centres
Unpatched Smartphones ‘At Risk’ From Broadpwn Bug
Android and iOS already issued patches for bug that could result in the spread of unstoppable malware
Samsung Predicts Record Q2 Profit Amid Strong Chip Demand
Return to strength for Samsung as demand for memory chips helps drive profits at electronics giant
Google Touts Speedy Custom AI Chips That Trounce GPUs And CPUs
Chip boast – Google claims its own AI chips remove the need to increase the number of its data centres
Apple ‘Develops’ In-house Chip To Reduce Reliance On Intel
More bad news Intel? Apple reportedly working on ARM-based chip to improve Macbook battery life
Qualcomm Targets Data Centres With 10nm 48-core Server CPU
Are you watching Intel? Qualcomm trumps rival with commercial sampling of ‘world first’ 10nm server chip
Apple Launches £146 Service To Fix iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch Disease’ Flaw
An issue in the installation of a touchscreen controller chip has been identified as the core of the flaw
Report: ARM Targets Supercomputers With New Chip Design
New chip design to extend ARM’s ambitions from the data centre and into supercomputer territory
Is Intel Now Plotting A Hostile Bid For Altera?
A report suggests Intel’s stalled pursuit of Altera could soon be renewed with a hostile takeover bid
MIT Develops Picowatt Radio Chip For Internet Of Things
University releases new research that could help alleviate the vampiric thirst of connected devices for power
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 810 Developer Devices
The mobile chip maker wants to give device and software makers a look at the upcoming ARM-based 64-bit SoCs aimed at smartphones and tablets
IBM Fails To Offload Semiconductor Biz – Report
IBM and Globalfoundries walk away from a deal for IBM’s semiconductor unit, after a disagreement over price
ARM Acquires Duolog For SoC Expertise
ARM continues to cherry pick technologies after acquiring an Irish IP integration tools provider