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Intel's next-gen memory closer to reality
News Intel and Numonyx announced practical advancements they believe will make phase-change memory meet its performance and capacity promise.
Thursday, October 29 2009 10:56 AM
Tags: Memory, Personal Computers, Processors, Intel Corp., Computer, Chip, Storage, Memory, processor, hard drive
ARM targets Intel with 2GHz multicore chips
News ARM is preparing new enterprise partnerships as its Cortex-A9 processor goes fast and multicore, pitting it against Intel's x86 and IBM's PowerPC chips.
Thursday, September 17 2009 10:33 AM
Tags: Processors, ARM, Intel Corp., Chip, Dual-core, JIT, performance, processor, high-performance, Processors
S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
News Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
Monday, September 07 2009 06:45 PM
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Chartered Semiconductor, Microsoft Xbox, Abu Dhabi, United Microelectronics Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Fitch Ratings
Samsung upbeat about memory chip recovery
News The company, confident it widened its gap with rivals during the downturn, expects supply of both DRAM and NAND chips to fall short of demand in 2010.
Friday, October 30 2009 11:14 AM
Tags: Memory, Storage, revenue, mobile, Memory Chip, Semiconductor, Chip, NAND, Korean company, printing
Freescale aims Android at embedded kit
News A new Power Architecture port has taken Google's Linux-based operating system into the world of embedded devices.
Friday, October 30 2009 04:36 PM
Tags: Google Android, Smart phones, Google Inc., IBM Corp., Mentor Graphics Corp., open-source mobile operating system, RISC, Power Architecture, MPC8536E PowerQUICC III, Google Android
ARM ups speed, drops power with new chip
News World's most popular processor architecture continues to push its performance while aiming for mobile Internet dominance over Intel.
Thursday, October 22 2009 10:19 AM
Tags: Processors, ARM, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Flash Player, Insight 64, software, Chip, Video, performance, processor
Chip market shows signs of life
News Analyst firm Future Horizons suggests chip market could be about to break a key psychological barrier, after last year's "severe overreaction" to financial uncertainty.
Tuesday, July 14 2009 09:28 AM
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Chip, Europe, Sales, Notebook, financial, job, notebook computer, Netbook
UK online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News As Internet banking fraud jumps 55 percent in the first half of 2009, banking industry body warns that cybercriminals are "never going to shut up shop".
Thursday, October 08 2009 11:40 AM
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International
Report: Apple tablet will have PA Semi chips
News Chip company purchased last year by Apple has been split into two teams, one focusing on a touch-screen tablet.
Tuesday, July 14 2009 11:18 AM
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, ARM, Apple Inc., Tablet, Chip, Apple Macintosh, Notebook, processor, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone
Samsung's Q3 earnings may herald rosy days ahead
News Samsung's forecast of a record third-quarter profit attests to success of the Korean electronics maker's aggressive growth strategy during the economic slump.
Thursday, October 08 2009 11:53 AM
Tags: Components, Consumer Technology, Peripherals, Hyundai, LCD Panel, Quarter, Profit Guidance, Hyundai Securities, TV, Memory Chip
Chip sales bounce back in August
News Global semiconductor sales showed a small jump on July figures thanks to energy-efficiency programs and the rise of netbooks.
Tuesday, October 06 2009 09:13 AM
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Computer, netbook computer, chip sale, Semiconductor Industry Association, Chip, Sales, notebook computer, incentive program
S'pore looking to improve online security
News Monetary Authority of Singapore exploring new guidelines to enhance security for online transactions and credit card payments, says Visa exec.
Friday, October 16 2009 04:24 PM
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, credit card payment, Security, Noka, Payment Structure, bank, Authentication and encryption
Fujitsu unveils USB 3.0 silicon
News New chip, intended for external storage devices, includes transfer rates up to 5Gbps and a built-in encryption engine.
Tuesday, July 28 2009 08:52 AM
Tags: Components, Chip, Storage, USB, Silicon, AES, hard drive, Fujitsu Ltd., USB 2.0, 32-bit
S'pore forms group to boost 3D chips
News New consortium seeks to advance Singapore's 300mm wafer manufacturing capabilities by focusing on through-silicon via for 3D integrated circuit packages.
Tuesday, September 08 2009 05:08 PM
Tags: Processors, R&D, Integrated Circuit, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip, Singapore, 3D, consortium, transistor
How Intel's supercomputer almost used HP chips
News In the 1990s, Intel seriously considered building the world's fastest supercomputer with a rival's processors, but the Pentium Pro arrived in time after all.
Wednesday, September 23 2009 10:55 AM
Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Virtualization, Virtual Machine, Chip, Server, processor, supercomputer






