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Japan's Elpida files for bankruptcy

Japan's Elpida files for bankruptcy

...will delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Japan's last remaining memory chipmaker Elpida has filed for bankruptcy. Image credit: Elpida The company had failed... Read more

28 February, 2012 by Kevin Kwang

AMD makes job cuts of 10 percent

...by new chief executive Rory Read, who took the helm of the chipmaker in August."Reducing our cost structure and focusing our global workforce on... Read more

4 November, 2011 by Steven Musil

Intel profit jumps 48 percent

...for its enterprise products, specifically server chips. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker announced on Thursday that its fourth-quarter revenue of $11.5bn (£7... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

AMD chief Dirk Meyer resigns

...and will be replaced by chief financial officer Thomas Seifert while the chipmaker looks for a permanent replacement. His departure, announced in a statement from... Read more

11 January, 2011 by Jack Clark

AMD sheds stake in GlobalFoundries

...partnership with GlobalFoundries, the semiconductor fabrication operation that spun out of the chipmaker in 2009. As part of the deal, AMD will no longer have... Read more

6 March, 2012 by Larry Dignan

Enterprises drive Intel to record earnings

...Sandy Bridge Cougar Point chipset flaw. On Tuesday, the Santa Clara-based chipmaker reported first financial quarter revenues of $12.9bn (£7.89bn), with an... Read more

20 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

AMD woos developers for its Fusion chips

...which will then access the capabilities of its built-in GPU. The chipmaker is looking to attract more developers to its Fusion platform, which will... Read more

20 October, 2010 by Liau Yun Qing

AMD's third-quarter results better than expected

...for the third quarter of 2010 as its results topped estimates. The chipmaker had warned that its third-quarter sales would be lighter than projected... Read more

15 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Microsoft eyes 'dramatic' smartphone price cuts in 2012

Andy Lees, president of the Windows Phone division, has said that smartphones running Microsoft's mobile OS could drop in price by as much as 50 percent in 2012 Read more

13 July, 2011 by Jay Greene

Broadcom buys 4G chipmaker for $316m

The company has announced its acquisition of 4G chipmaker Beceem Communications, with a view to combining its 3G and wireless networking... Read more

14 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan
AMD beats expectations despite loss

AMD beats expectations despite loss

...Chipmaker AMD reported mixed results for its first quarter, but beat expectations. AMD... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan

Smartphones carry Qualcomm to strong second quarter

...outlook was light due to supply chain issues. On Wednesday the mobile chipmaker reported second-quarter earnings of $2.23bn (£1.4bn), or $1.28... Read more

19 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan

AMD wraps up £209m purchase of SeaMicro

Chipmaker AMD has completed its $334m (£209m) acquisition of server maker SeaMicro... Read more

26 March, 2012
AMD acquires Intel partner SeaMicro

AMD acquires Intel partner SeaMicro

...buy server maker SeaMicro, which has had a longstanding relationship with the chipmaker's rival Intel. The $334m (£209m) acquisition was announced by Sunnyvale, California... Read more

1 March, 2012 by Jack Clark
Intel digs deeper into mobile plans

Intel digs deeper into mobile plans

...and Orange's Yves Maitre. Image credit: Roger Cheng/CNET News The chipmaker has also given details of new high-end and low-end mobile... Read more

28 February, 2012 by David Meyer

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