Intel, NEC team up to flex supercomputing might
Both companies will jointly develop high-performance computing systems based on Intel processor to extend products to wider audience, say executives.
Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
At the Supercomputing 2009 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
'Pragmatic' Intel seen in AMD deal
Intel's settlement with AMD avoids costly and lengthy legal battles and signals Intel looking to reduce reliance on PC and server markets, says analyst.
Does Intel hold the edge in antitrust case?
Dramatic chip-price drops could confound antitrust complaints by New York State, AMD, and U.S. Federal Trade Commission--despite Intel's alleged payments to PC makers.
Ceasefire in the China-Taiwan chip war?
After years of legal feuding between Taiwan's TSMC and China's SMIC, chipmakers' latest round of fighting may be coming to an end.
Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality
Intel and Numonyx announced practical advancements they believe will make phase-change memory meet its performance and capacity promise.
ARM ups speed, drops power with new chip
World's most popular processor architecture continues to push its performance while aiming for mobile Internet dominance over Intel.
Researchers tout 'wimpy nodes' for Net computing
Carnegie Mellon researchers believe flash memory and feeble processors can do what conventional servers can't: power Internet sites at low power and low cost.
Chip sales bounce back in August
Global semiconductor sales showed a small jump on July figures thanks to energy-efficiency programs and the rise of netbooks.
ARM to wrestle x86 as low-cost PCs thrive
By end-2011, ARM will become a significant PC processor architecture chipping away at x86's dominance in the industry, says Gartner.
Japanese researchers downplay super CPU effort
Alliance aims to create software standard for multicore chips in devices, including mobile phones and car navigation systems.
IBM's 35 atoms and the rise of nanotech
Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps in pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing.
AMD responds to details of Intel's antitrust violations
Chipmaker AMD has predicts that other cases against Intel will take place, starting with its civil suit.
Toshiba brings out business-card-size solid-state drives
New solid-state drives, which feature capacities of up to 62GB, are designed for notebooks and Netbooks.
AMD delivers its own server platform
Low-power platform, formerly codenamed Fiorano, offers server builders combination of six-core Opteron with choice of three chipsets from AMD.
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