Samsung drive may halt DRAM market recovery
News Hynix announced a 15 percent rise in DRAM prices in April but an expected production drive at Samsung may rule out a market turnaround [06 May 2008]
Intel, Samsung team up for next-gen silicon wafers
News Together with TSMC, the companies will co-operate to boost efficiency in chipmaking by moving from 12-inch to 18-inch silicon wafers [06 May 2008]
AMD touts importance of 'balanced' platform
News The company says the growing importance of a satisfactory visual computing experience means having an equally strong CPU, chipset and graphics component [30 Apr 2008]
AMD launches Business Class platform
News The chipmaker says the enterprise-focused platform, which comes with a new line-up of Phenom and Athlon processors, will offer guaranteed stability for at least two years [28 Apr 2008]
Chipmakers' directory to combat counterfeiting
News The Semiconductor Industry Association has released a directory of authorised dealers to prevent counterfeit components entering the supply chain [25 Apr 2008]
Apple snaps up chip designer PA Semi
News The purchase of PA Semi potentially bolsters Apple's ability to customise key parts of its iPhone, iPod and Mac product lines [24 Apr 2008]
Samsung: DRAM price rise unlikely before end-May
News The company sees continued difficulty in the DRAM memory chip market this year, and says if it does raise prices by June the increase will not be a significant one [17 Apr 2008]
AMD: The not-so-great pretender
Leader With its chief technology officer gone and no replacement in sight, the company is looking increasingly at risk [14 Apr 2008]
AMD tech chief resigns
News The chipmaker has announced the resignation of chief technology officer Phil Hester, adding it has no plans to find a replacement [14 Apr 2008]
IDF photos: MIDs and the world's smallest mobo 
Photo IDF kicks off with a look at the new Atom processor and the Mobile Internet Devices it will power, along with some more esoteric new technology. [02 Apr 2008]
AMD Phenom X4 9850
Review AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared to its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say; but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU. [28 Mar 2008]
Microsoft, Intel to sponsor multicore research
News The two companies are expected to launch a joint research initiative to tackle programming for multicore processors [17 Mar 2008]
IBM hopes to use DNA to build chips
News The company's research uses DNA molecules to arrange carbon nanotubes into a grid that might function as a data-storage device [20 Feb 2008]
- The Human Brain + Body + DNA Chips? - wiffledot
- Its all about Speed ! - chrishocking
Turing Award goes to error-checking researchers
News The judges claim the work done by the recipients of this year's prize should improve the long-term quality of computer systems [05 Feb 2008]
Photos: Intel's Silverthorne, Tukwila
Photo Intel has released details on its portable and enterprise processors, new memory technologies and wireless development. [05 Feb 2008]
Intel shows off Silverthorne and Tukwila
News A broadside of technical papers from the chipmaker gives details on its portable and enterprise processors, new memory tech and wireless development [04 Feb 2008]
Modern computing on the head of a pin
Photo In the 60 years since its invention, the transistor has shrunk from hulking origins to the point where more than six billion can fit in an area the size of a credit card [29 Jan 2008]
Via inches forward with 64-bit chips
News The chipmaker's Isaiah processor architecture is expected to double performance but consume same amount of energy [24 Jan 2008]
Air travellers unfazed by US lithium-battery ruling
News The impact of US regulations limiting the number of loose lithium batteries that can be carried on planes is expected to be minimal [22 Jan 2008]
Would the real Intel please stand up?
Leader Intel is a company with a complex personality. That complexity must not hide disorder [14 Jan 2008]
AMD delays two quad-core chips
News The chipmaker has confirmed the launch of two of its Phenom processors will be delayed until the second quarter of 2008 [11 Jan 2008]
