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Economic downturn hits chip industry

...more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Disasters, economic malaise whack chip industry on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs... Read more

18 November, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

ARM arrives on servers with Calxeda's Ubuntu demo

...Ubuntu 12.04, a significant move that ratchets up competition in the chip industry. Calxeda has demonstrated Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin running on... Read more

8 May, 2012 by Jack Clark

Probability chip start-up bought by Analog Devices

...disclosed. Lyric Semiconductor's co-founders, ex-MIT student Ben Vigoda and chip industry veteran Dave Reynolds, are now ADI employees. "ADI and Lyric Semiconductor... Read more

15 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

Laid-off NXP workers to see ?1.8m EU payout

...and inclusion, in a statement. The European Commission noted that the European chip industry had lost ground to Asia, falling from 14.9 percent market... Read more

1 September, 2010 by Ben Woods

Intel's Barrett: PC market on the mend

The market for PC hardware is 'stabilising', particularly outside the US - but it's still a very uncertain world, the chip giant says Read more

26 February, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

Stirring things up in the US chip industry

...learn more about how it is encouraging the development of its own chip industry. He and his staff came away impressed with the gleaming new... Read more

10 July, 2006 by Tom Krazit

Gartner: Chip industry faces further decline in 2009

The semiconductor industry is expected to see a consecutive fall in annual revenues for the first time in its history, with a 16.3 percent decline next year Read more

16 December, 2008 by Colin Barker

Games boost chip industry

Amid sluggish sales from PC chip giants, the games business could offer a ray of hope Read more

19 April, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Chip industry looks to 2GHz in 2001

More speed and 3G will boost chip demand, say analysts Read more

19 January, 2001 by Will Knight

News Burst: Chip industry warned of imminent slowdown

Things have never been better for the semiconductor business, but it could all end in a few months, warns an analyst Read more

16 August, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Chip industry looking rosier

Everything's alright, it's fine... Read more

18 January, 2002 by Heather McLean

Euro chip sector faces leaner times

...further drop in sales in 2002, according to predictions from within the chip industry. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) -- a body made up of... Read more

26 October, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Semiconductor industry to see worst-ever downturn

...The new research underscores the dramatic nature of the downturn for the chip industry. IC Insights says the worldwide integrated-circuit market will shrink from... Read more

19 June, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Small problems make big trouble for next generation processors

Rupert Goodwins: The chip industry thrives on making things smaller, but nothing's guaranteed Read more

21 May, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

News Roundup: Computex takes over Taiwan

Trade show shines the spotlight on Taiwan's massive chip industry, and also highlights some major chip battles Read more

11 June, 2001 by ZDNet UK

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