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AMD and IBM expand alliance
News Research and development alliances between large chip companies have gone from being somewhat unusual six years ago to part of a normal way of life, because of the onerous expenses and technical difficulties associated with designing modern-day...
[August 16, 2005, 10:00]
Tiny transistor could cut supercomputer size
News Transistors are electronic circuits that make up most semiconductors, a global market worth $115bn (£66bn) in 2002. Japan's computer giant NEC said it has developed the world's smallest transistor, in a breakthrough that could make it possible to...
[December 10, 2003, 8:55]
Radeon graphics board gets speed boost, price cut
News See Chips Central for the latest headlines on processors and semiconductors. ATI Technology has slashed the price and increased the core clock speed just before it releases the high-end Radeon 8500 graphics board.
[October 11, 2001, 11:14]
Sony's Stick wins another partner
News End-users will then be able to share, exchange and record content on a multitude of consumer devices," Leon Husson, executive vice president of Philips Semiconductors, said in a release. Philips Electronics is the latest major consumer electronics...
[August 20, 2003, 11:49]
IBM bets on CIGS with solar-cell deal
News We have the skills that we have developed in other areas — standard silicon semiconductors, materials chemistry — and we're looking to utilise those skills in the photovoltaic space and develop IP [intellectual property] and know-how that other...
[June 16, 2008, 8:49]
techMARK puts spotlight on high-tech companies
News Participants aren't limited to online companies, however, originating from such sectors as biotechnology and semiconductors as well as software, Internet and fibre-optics.techMARK is part of our long-term drive to support younger, fast growing...
[November 4, 1999, 12:39]
HP picks academic institutions for research funding
News According to HP, a number of projects will focus on the science of photonics, which has potential applications in optical fibre communications and could one day spell the death of copper connections in blades and semiconductors.
[August 15, 2008, 15:12]
Chip sales bounce back in August
News The group noted that incentive programmes for energy-efficient products, such as cars and home appliances, have increased the demand for the semiconductors that are key components of technology that reduce energy consumption.
[October 5, 2009, 14:17]
US News: Intel delay Xeon to fix bug
News Although Intel spends millions of dollars a year in processor testing and verification, errata are very common in semiconductors as complex as microprocessors. The 450NX chip set was originally expected to be released next week, along with the...
[June 23, 1998, 15:13]
Via unveils update to mobile C3 chip
News See Chips Central for the latest headlines on processors and semiconductors. Via Technologies launched a new version of its Via C3 processor for portable computers, Thursday, at the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany.
[March 15, 2002, 14:22]
The Day Ahead: Transmeta's story still has a way to go
News The fabless chip maker's pitch is that it can make semiconductors that run cool and conserve energy without sacrificing performance. Commentary: At a recent chip trade show, Transmeta chief executive David Ditzel was yapping about how he made Intel...
[November 6, 2000, 13:05]
IBM to spend $5bn on chipmaking
News The new plant will allow the company to be the first chipmaker to mass-produce semiconductors at microscopic line-widths below 0.10 micron -- 1,000 times thinner than a human hair and much thinner than the 0.18 micron technology used today.
[October 10, 2000, 15:01]
Philips sees technology upturn
News The company said it was also receiving more orders for its handset screens, and semiconductors for consumer products. City investors are hopeful that the technology slump could be coming to an end after Philips said it was seeing improved sales for...
[April 16, 2002, 15:06]
Mobile Internet and Bluetooth boost Parthus
News The companies who manufacture semiconductors for mobile devices, such as Texas Instruments, Nokia, Ericsson, Intel and others, may have been landed with the chip industry's worst-ever year, but they have no plans to cut their research and...
[July 24, 2001, 14:42]
Intel readies Centrino Wi-Fi upgrade
News The 802.11b radio will come from Philips Semiconductors, Francisco said. A much-anticipated Wi-Fi part from Intel is finally available for high-volume shipments, and the company's next-generation part is being sampled by major customers.
[October 29, 2003, 12:00]
Fujitsu takes on US e-business
News The company makes everything from semiconductors and disk drives to specialized software and network equipment to PCs and mainframes. Japanese industrial giant Fujitsu is using its clout in the computer hardware business to enter the profitable...
[June 13, 2001, 10:00]
ARM improves video, memory
News See Chips Central for the latest headlines on processors and semiconductors. ARM Holdings hopes to improve how handhelds and cell phones access memory and run video with its new chip architecture unveiled at the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose...
[October 18, 2001, 12:40]
Tiny firm takes on Intel
News Patriot has said that its intellectual property has been incorporated into $150bn worth of semiconductors. Patriot Scientific, an eight-employee semiconductor designer, has filed lawsuits alleging that five computer makers infringed its patents by...
[February 11, 2004, 10:35]
VC tech investments see worst Q4 in a decade
News Venture investments in communications and networking start-ups fell 32.3 percent to $1.68bn in 2008, while investments in semiconductors dropped 23.5 percent to $1.25bn year-over-year. Venture-capital investments in IT companies plunged 40 percent...
[January 19, 2009, 8:24]
Concern over semiconductor slowdown
News That would be a surprise, since demand for semiconductors -- the basic building blocks of everything from mobile phones to Internet servers -- is in the midst of a cyclical boom. New figures from the semiconductor industry underscore a potential...
[October 26, 2000, 9:57]
