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Intel quietly strikes 22nm deals with niche chipmakers

...Intel is granting niche semiconductor makers access to its advanced 22nm chip manufacturing technology, a move that could yield more efficient reprogrammable chips. Intel... Read more

24 February, 2012 by Jack Clark

Intel said to halt upgrade to Irish fab

...with the plant, Intel has suspended a planned upgrade to its Irish chip manufacturing plant, Fab 24. Barron's quoted analyst C J Muse from... Read more

31 August, 2011

Art remastered for Intel's London show

...question for those of us who are more familiar with Intel's chip manufacturing, but there are some pieces with some popular appeal. Like many... Read more

11 March, 2011
Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

...Paul Otellini said on Thursday that it will invest in a new chip manufacturing plant at its Chandler, Arizona facility. The investment will be in... Read more

21 February, 2011 by Sam Diaz

AMD reports flat earnings, but sees future in Fusion

...property. The other category represents benefits from the deconsolidation of AMD's chip manufacturing spinoff GlobalFoundries, intangible assets and the earnings of the handheld business... Read more

21 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

Intel hits out against IBM terabit chip claims

...have the benefit of the economies of scale that IBM's single-chip manufacturing process does. On Thursday, Intel told ZDNet UK that it believes... Read more

2 December, 2010

New platform gives ARM-based chips a leg up

...of semiconductor companies including IBM, ARM and Samsung has introduced a custom chip-manufacturing platform for 32- and 28-nanometre products. The five company-strong... Read more

15 June, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Intel to open chip plant in China

...place in Beijing in mid-April. To date, Intel has concentrated its chip manufacturing facilities in the US, Israel and Ireland while putting testing facilities... Read more

26 March, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

Taiwan sees Athlon shortage

Report: Chip manufacturing zone can't get enough of its own product Read more

18 January, 2000 by Matthew Broersma

Intel may start making chips in China

Reports suggest the company is planning to expand its manufacturing business into China Read more

14 March, 2007 by Tom Krazit

IBM and AMD form chip alliance

In the semiconductor industry's latest joint venture, IBM is to work with AMD on the development of chip technology Read more

9 January, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Motorola mixes up chip chemistry for faster circuits

Researchers combine silicon with gallium arsenide to create durable, cost-effective optical chips for the first time Read more

4 September, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

AMD splits off its chip-manufacturing business

The company says it will focus its investment on plants in New York and Germany, as it gets backing from the United Arab Emirates Read more

7 October, 2008 by Colin Barker

Intel unveils new chip manufacturing technology

Fruits of £8bn investment include 90-nanometre production process and introduction of 'strained silicon' technique Read more

13 August, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

Tech firms urged to focus on electromagnetics

...compared to £250m for non-intrusive imaging, £3bn a year for miniature chip manufacturing, and £4bn per year for smart medical tags. Optical communications, in... Read more

4 May, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

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