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Chip industry looks to 2GHz in 2001

...look beyond 2GHz, said Steve Leibson, vice president and chief analyst at MicroDesign Resources (MDR), at a MDR awards ceremony in San Jose. Senior Analyst... Read more

19 January, 2001 by Will Knight

'The microprocessor is dead' says Sun

...in the future," said Kevin Krewell, an analyst and general manager of MicroDesign Resources. Krewell was also bullish on Sun's throughput computing: "I think... Read more

15 October, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

ATI extends graphics to chipsets

...said. "We're offering a lot more for the same price." But MicroDesign Resources analyst Peter Glaskowsky said it's hard to compete on anything... Read more

14 March, 2002 by David Becker

Nvidia splits PC market with new chips

...to bring to both chips," Sims said. Peter Glaskowsky, an analyst at MicroDesign Resources, said a two-pronged product release makes sense as Nvidia competes... Read more

6 February, 2002 by David Becker

No jackpot yet for Itanium

Intel has spent millions and nearly a decade developing the server chip, but sales have been slow so far Read more

12 December, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

AMD rewrites chip rules with Hammer

AMD's 64-bit processor, coming next year, may face an uphill battle for commercial acceptance despite its advanced design Read more

17 October, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

IDF: Intel demonstrates largest ad-hoc network

...technology instead of, say, biotechnology," said Peter N. Glaskowsky, an analyst with MicroDesign Resources. He said it was difficult to see Intel processors ever making... Read more

28 August, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

IDF: Pentium 4 fails to light a spark

...two years from now was telling," said analyst Peter N. Glaskowsky of MicroDesign Resources. "They could only say 'who knows what you'll be doing... Read more

28 August, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

AMD takes on myth of megahertz

...the lower frequency," said Kevin Krewell, senior analyst with MDR/Instat (formerly MicroDesign Resources) of San Jose, California. The Athlon trails in clock speed, and... Read more

9 August, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Intel's mobile chip plan revealed

...the desktop PC market. According to Kevin Krewell, an analyst for Instat/MicroDesign Resources, Intel's product line will consist of the mobile Tualatin processor... Read more

20 July, 2001 by Mark Hatchman

Legal woes, stock drop mar Rambus' future

It has been a rocky three months for Rambus. But things are likely to get worse Read more

13 July, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Chip wars: Now it's best of three

Compaq's transfer of its Alpha chip technology to Intel means a shake-up in the competition for the high-end server niche. Eyeing the redrawn battlefield are the three remaining processor rivals: Intel, Sun and IBM Read more

26 June, 2001 by Joe Wilcox and Stephen Shankland

Intel: Pentium 4 to clock up 1.8GHz

...unique clock speed and pricing," said Kevin Krewell, a senior analyst at Microdesign Resources. The minor performance boost offered by the extra 100MHz isn't... Read more

19 June, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Intel feels cool response to Pentium 4

The Pentium 4 is not selling as well as it should, and some analysts believe that Intel may fill only half its quota for this year Read more

1 June, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Itanium vs UltraSparc: first tests

...was just phenomenal, but the SpecInt (integer) number was very weak," said MicroDesign Resources analyst Kevin Krewell. "Intel has not been able to provide a... Read more

31 May, 2001 by Stephen Shankland

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