Chips

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

3 years ago

US Regulator Demands New Hearing On Qualcomm Decision

US Federal Trade Commission asks appeals court to reconsider decision that struck down landmark Qualcomm antitrust injunction

4 years ago

ARM Sold To Nvidia As Critics Blast Deal

Labour urges government to step in to ensure ARM retains its British headquarters as SoftBank agrees sale to Silicon Valley-based…

4 years ago

Apple To Sell Macs With In-house Processors From 2021 – Report

Apple will reportedly utilise its own in-house processors in its Mac computer portfolio next year, in a transition away from…

4 years ago

Chip Makers Demand A Say On Proposed US Export Restrictions

Industry groups react to proposed US export changes that would prevent the sale of certain chips and other silicon technology…

4 years ago

US Considers Blocking Chip Shipments To Huawei – Report

Taiwan's TSMC could be ordered to halt shipments of silicon chips to Huawei under potential new US restrictions

4 years ago

Qualcomm Confirms EU Antitrust Probe Of 5G Chips

Not again. Qualcomm admits it is facing an EU antitrust investigation over sales of its 5G modem chips, as it…

4 years ago

Intel Mulls Sale Of Connectivity Chip Division – Report

Intel said to be considering sale of its connected home division, as it reportedly seeks a buyer for the unit

4 years ago

Huawei Sets Blacklist Cost At £8bn As It Introduces Latest AI Tech

Huawei introduces Ascend 910 AI chip and MindSpore framework as national security blacklist spurs efforts to reduce reliances on US…

5 years ago

Apple Spends $1bn To Acquire Intel Modem Biz

Chip independence? Apple makes its second ever largest acquisition with Intel modem unit purchase

5 years ago

France Plans 5G Launch For Next Year In Spite Of Trade Turmoil

The country says it is not planning to ban Huawei or any other company, but will make decisions based on…

5 years ago

Apple’s £21bn Patent Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Arrives In Court

The row focuses on Qualcomm's lucrative licensing practices for patents and its dominant smartphone modems

5 years ago

Weeks After US Ban Lifted, ZTE Production ‘Back To Normal’

ZTE is set to accelerate its investment in critical parts such as chips after the US supply embargo nearly put…

6 years ago

Fujitsu Gives First Details On ARM-Powered Supercomputer Chip

Fujitsu's custom chip, the first to use supercomputing extensions to the ARMv8-A instruction set, is set to come into operation…

6 years ago

Nvidia Unveils First High-End Chips Based On ‘Turing’ Architecture

Turing's real-time rendering advances could appear in Nvidia's gaming chips, set to be announced as early as next week

6 years ago

Qualcomm Expects $1bn From IoT Sales This Year

Qualcomm's figures underscore the rapid expansion of connected gadgets into all areas of life, even as smartphone sales level off

6 years ago

Details Emerge Of Qualcomm’s ARM-Based Desktop Chip

The 'Snapdragon 1000' aims to take on Intel in laptops and desktops with smaller chips that use less power

6 years ago

Qualcomm To Refocus Server Chip Business On Large Cloud Players

Despite rumours of a possible sale of its server chip division, Qualcomm insists it isn't going anywhere

6 years ago

Operating Systems Hit By Major Security Flaw

Windows, macOS, Linux, VMware, Xen, KVM and others are affected by issues caused by their misinterpretation of chip documentation

6 years ago

Samsung Takes Chip Top Spot From Intel After 25 Years

Memory prices boost Samsung to the top of the chip market, while the Internet of Things makes a 'significant' impact…

6 years ago

AMD And Microsoft Release Spectre Fixes

The latest patches include operating system and processor microcode updates to protect users from Spectre Variant 2

6 years ago

Qualcomm Makes First Purpose-Built Chips For Smart Cameras

The new Vision Intelligence Platform features dedicated hardware for image capture, as well as built-in AI

6 years ago

New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws

Hardware changes in chips shipping later this year aim to replace performance-draining software patches

6 years ago

Start-Up Warns Of AMD Chip Flaws In Unusual Publicity Campaign

A small security firm has warned of embarrassing flaws affecting AMD chips, giving the chipmaker only 24 hours to respond

6 years ago

Ex-Intel Executives Launch New Arm Server Chip Company

Former Intel President Renee James is heading up Ampere, which is using the Arm architecture for processors aimed at private…

6 years ago

Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities

ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored…

6 years ago

Broadcom Offers £99bn For Qualcomm In Biggest-Ever Tech Deal

The $130bn offer would create a dominant mobile chip player, but some say it's an opportunistic move taking advantage of…

6 years ago

Samsung Electronics Chip Unit Set To Dethrone Intel Amidst Record Growth

Profits were led by strong demand for smartphone and server memory, while Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 8 boosted handset growth

7 years ago

New Intel Core Chips Offer Speed Boost For Desktop PCs

Intel claims the 6-core, 12-thread Core i7-8700K boosts framerate by 25 percent and multitasking by even more over the previous…

7 years ago

Major Hyper-Threading Flaw in Intel Kay Lake And Skylake CPUs Could Wipe Data And Crash Systems

The major flaw, discovered by Debian developers, can be stopped by disabling Hyper-Threading

7 years ago