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Graphene-based chips a step closer, say researchers

...make it more stable, and claim it could be a step towards new chip architectures Read more

11 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

CES: Nvidia licenses ARM tech for supercomputer chip

...Nvidia will license chip architecture from ARM for a new chip, code-named Project Denver, that is targeted at high-performance computing... Read more

6 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

Samsung unveils quad-core chip for Galaxy 'S3'

...drive a WXGA 1366 by 768-pixel display. The company said the new chip is "pin-to-pin" compatible with the previous Exynos 4 Dual... Read more

26 April, 2012
AMD A8-3850

AMD A8-3850

...performance for its price of $135 (£84). We can recommend AMD's new chip for multithreaded applications and as a low-cost gaming platform, but... Read more

4 July, 2011 by Rich Brown

Remembering Jack Tramiel, father of the Commodore 64

...Zilog Z80. The 16/32-bit Motorola 68000 processor quickly became the new chip of choice: Apple used it in the Lisa and Macintosh, Commodore... Read more

12 April, 2012

ARM reveals Mali GPU for next-generation devices

...its well-reviewed graphical capabilities and was recently licensed to LG. The new chip can have up to eight cores and is compatible with the... Read more

11 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

Three offers HSPA+ MiFi hub for faster mobile wireless

...its predecessor, even in areas not covered by HSPA+, thanks to a new chip. "A natural evolution from the previous model, the E586 MiFi provides... Read more

5 September, 2011

Chipmakers tool up for Windows 8

...addition to its OMAP 4 system-on-a-chip (SOC) family. The new chip — the OMAP 4470 — is a multi-core arrangement with... Read more

2 June, 2011

Nvidia earnings lift off with Tegra growth

Nvidia's first-quarter earnings show an upswing in sales of its Tegra mobile device chip, while the company expects the growth in mobile devices and its Icera acquisition to drive future earnings Read more

13 May, 2011 by Jack Clark

US DoD bestows $14.5m on spintronics and QC research

...the aim of "integrating atoms, photons, and electron spins in diamond for new chip-scale quantum technologies". The remaining $7million will fund research by Kwang... Read more

3 May, 2011
Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

Intel to invest $5bn in Arizona plant

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

21 February, 2011 by Sam Diaz

Intel shows off Sandy Bridge processor

...To be called the 2nd Generation Intel Core Processor when launched, the new chip is due for volume production in early 2011. Intel said that... Read more

14 September, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Start-up sets sights on probability chip

...Start-up Lyric Semiconductor has developed a new chip architecture that promises to speed up the computation of big data... Read more

18 August, 2010 by Jack Clark
Ocarbot 1.0

Ocarbot 1.0

...brain-melting levels in over five different zones. It features a brand-new chip tune soundtrack by Pixelh8 and is the second puzzle game from... Read more

9 October, 2011

Photos: Apple iPad 2 unveiled by Steve Jobs

...and slightly lighter. It has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor - a new chip called the A5, which Apple said will have up to double... Read more

2 March, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

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