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Intel Cutting Notebook Chip Prices
News The California chip maker is preparing several new mobile offerings, including a 433MHz Celeron chip and its first Mobile Pentium III chips, which will ship this fall. The 400MHz Pentium II chip was reduced from $530 (£323) to $358 or about 32...
[September 8, 1999, 8:58]
Intel, AMD Chop Chip Prices
News Although the chip reductions have led to cheaper prices on performance PCs, both companies have felt an effect on the bottom line. AMD made more conservative price moves, dropping the list price of its Athlon XP 1800+ chip from $252 to $223, a 12...
[October 30, 2001, 8:46]
Chipmakers Lower Processor Prices
News Prices on AMD desktop chips aren't likely to move until it brings out an Athlon XP 3200+ chip, which is expected at midyear. It lowered the chip's list price by 8 percent, from $637 to $589, about £388 to £360.
[February 25, 2003, 10:02]
AMD Unveils New Chips, Cuts Prices
News AMD's latest chip to this point, the Athlon XP 2200+, came out in June and could be bought the same day it was announced on computers from Hewlett-Packard, among others. And given a new round of price cuts, the 2400+ chip will list for only...
[August 21, 2002, 16:09]
Intel Cuts Chip Prices -- Again
News AMD has also reduced prices, cutting up to 25 percent off its K6-2 and K6-III desktop chips last week.AMD's K6-2 475MHz desktop chip received the largest cut, falling 25 percent from $152 to $114. Intel reduced desktop chip prices on 23 August.
[September 14, 1999, 9:24]
Pentium 4 Launches Monday
News The company plans to accomplish that by committing a large amount of manufacturing capacity to the new chip, by cutting prices, and by licensing its technology to third-party chip set vendors. Initially, Pentium 4 PCs will require Intel's 850 chip...
[November 15, 2000, 7:58]
AMD Cuts Prices To Match Intel
News When it comes to cutting chip prices, Intel historically has had an advantage over AMD. With new, faster versions of the chip coming, Intel will cut prices in order to motivate PC makers to move up to the new chips.
[May 30, 2002, 16:21]
Jesse Berst: Shattering Chip Myths
News For the second time in a month, Intel just axed desktop chip prices. Most users can't afford to buy a new PC every time Intel or AMD cranks out a faster chip. Click here to tell the Mailroom your favourite chip myths.
[September 17, 1999, 11:04]
A Year Ago: Intel Steps Up Price Cut Pace
News Intel has lowered prices on its Pentium II Xeon processor before the new chip has even shipped. The company's latest pricing actions reflect the company's strategy to serve several markets with different chip architectures.
[June 22, 1999, 6:08]
Earnings Beat Expectations At Intel
News The company has sold several peripheral business units, such as its communications chip business, and announced plans to cut 10,500 jobs during the next year mostly from sales and marketing. Intel was unable to ship its Broadwater chipset with...
[October 18, 2006, 10:05]
Tech Companies Try Cutting Costs - Without Layoffs
News Chip-equipment maker, Applied Materials has asked its North American employees to take off most Fridays until at least the end of April, without pay, the San Jose Mercury News reported Thursday. According to Aylesworth, TI's wireless customers are...
[February 9, 2001, 10:31]
Intel Unveils Pentium 4 Chips, Trims Prices
News The 2.8GHz chip will sell for $508 (£325) in 1,000-unit quantities, while the 2.66GHz and 2.6GHz will sell for $401 in volume quantities. The 2.5GHz chip will sell for $243. The 2.8GHz and 2.66 chips come with a 533MHz bus, a data path that...
[August 27, 2002, 7:37]
ATI Delays Radeon 9600
News It is based on the same technology as the earlier Radeon 9700 chip but uses a more advanced manufacturing process, meaning that it can be sold at lower prices. ATI said it will be set to launch its delayed Radeon 9600 graphics processor later this...
[April 2, 2003, 14:30]
Intel Vs AMD: Get Ready For Round Three
News While it has been a month since AMD's last chip launch and nearly two months since Intel's, the bell is about to ding for Round Three. Intel will be the first to land a punch this quarter, with the announcement of a faster desktop chip.
[July 19, 2000, 13:40]
Intel Closes In On 2GHz
News AMD's fastest Athlon chip tops out at 1.3GHz, giving Intel a substantial margin in speed, a gap that will continue in the third quarter when Intel comes out with a 2GHz Pentium 4 and AMD releases 1.5GHz and higher Athlons.
[April 9, 2001, 9:07]
Intel Hits Dismal Targets
News The company also shipped its one millionth Pentium 4 chip. Intel also saw slow desktop chip sales because of higher than normal inventories at PC manufacturers. As a result, Intel said it would reduce its work force by six percent, or 5,000 jobs...
[April 18, 2001, 8:11]
AMD Says Good Times Can Last
News AMD suffered over its own fumbles, but also because Intel was able to cut prices on the low-end and hurt AMD's momentum with the Celeron chip. However, AMD's Athlon chip, which should now top 800-MHz, allows the chipmaker to compete with Intel on...
[January 20, 2000, 11:33]
AMD Increases Sales, Reduces Market Share
News The chipmaker is prepping a new Athlon XP 3200+ chip for desktops and is on track to launch its next-generation chip, the Athlon 64, in September, company representatives have said. It could well be that the Athlon XP chip becomes AMD's new value...
[May 13, 2003, 8:35]
Intel Vows Deeper Price Cuts
News Looking ahead, Intel's Otellini said the chip maker is on track to release its new Pentium III mobile chips later this month, code-named Tualatin, that are built using a more advanced manufacturing process that will enable mobile chips to move...
[July 18, 2001, 15:48]
Intel Reveals Flash Card Plan
News Products coming in 2005 include "Sibley", a flash memory chip that can store 2 bits of data per memory cell and operate much faster than current Intel flash. The company will also come out with "Sixmile", a chip for consumer electronics that will...
[March 3, 2005, 7:50]
