Components

Profits Slump At Samsung Due To Chip Sale Slowdown

Better times ahead predicts South Korean electronics giant after profits take a hit in the first quarter

6 years ago

Co-inventor Of Harwell Dekatron Computer Dies

Richard Barnes, co-creator of the world’s oldest working digital computer, has passed away

6 years ago

Samsung Not Involved After Alleged ASML Theft

South Korean giant says it respects intellectual property and is disappointed at certain media reports

6 years ago

Intel Exits 5G For Smartphones After Apple Settlement

No surprise. Intel confirms 5G smartphone modem exit, after Apple and Qualcomm kiss and make up

6 years ago

Chipmaker ASML Admits IP Theft, But Rejects China Claim

Dutch chipmaker says workers in US stole intellectual property, but rejects Chinese espionage implications

6 years ago

Nvidia Bolsters HPC Push With Mellanox Acquisition

American chip firm digs deep with £5.3bn acquisition of Israeli high performance chipmaker

6 years ago

Intel ‘Spoiler’ Chip Flaw Uncovered By Researchers

Return of the Spectre scare? Spoiler flaw could allow attacker to exploit how a PC's memory works

6 years ago

CES 2019: Intel Teams Up With Facebook For AI Chip

As Intel's car division opens up about its progress so far with self-driving cars

6 years ago

Huawei Launches Server Chipset To Lessen US Reliance

Chinese firm pledges to continue Intel partnership and insists chipset is complimentary, not competitive

6 years ago

US Bans Exports To Chinese Chip Firm Fujian Jinhua

Trade wars or national security? US government places Chinese chip firm on export ban list amid allegations of IP theft

6 years ago

Qualcomm Says Apple Owes It $7bn In Royalties

Legal battle continues as Qualcomm now says Apple owes it $7bn in overdue royalty payments

6 years ago

Intel Pleases With Profit, Revenue Growth

Positive third quarter results for chip giant thanks to data centre growth and PC demand

6 years ago

Intel CPUs At Risk From Foreshadow Flaw

Not again. Intel rocked by another data stealing vulnerability that affects the secure CPU enclave

6 years ago

EU Regulators Mull Action On Universal Smartphone Chargers

Frustrated at lack of progress towards universal phone charger, EU to consider whether to take action

6 years ago

Intel Delays 10nm ‘Cannon Lake’ Processors To Late 2019

Four years late. Fresh delay for next generation Cannon Lake processors, with mainstream release now only expected in late 2019

6 years ago

Qualcomm Abandons Bid For NXP After Chinese Refusal

Announces massive share repurchase program and agrees to halt pursuit of Dutch chipmaker

6 years ago

Apple To Drop Intel 5G Chip For 2020 iPhones – Report

Apple is reportedly to drop yet another chipset made by Intel in its future iPhone handsets

7 years ago

Qualcomm To Refocus Server Chip Business On Large Cloud Players

Despite rumours of a possible sale of its server chip division, Qualcomm insists it isn't going anywhere

7 years ago

Foxconn Investigates Amazon Echo Factory

Chinese factory that makes Amazon Echo speakers and Kindle readers probed for workforce violations

7 years ago

Apple To Use OLED Screens In 2018 iPhones – Report

Next generation of iPhones will utilise OLED panels, a decision that has impacted Apple's exiting screen suppliers

7 years ago

ZTE Asks America To Lift Component Supply Ban

Chinese firm submits application to US department asking for ban on software and components to be lifted

7 years ago

Facebook Building Team To Design Own Chips – Report

Artifical intelligence move? Facebook is reportedly building a team to design its own semiconductors

7 years ago

Intel Unveils First Ever Core i9 Processor For Laptops

The need for speed. New Core i9 processor for mobile market is Intel's highest-performance laptop processor

7 years ago

Apple To Drop Intel Chips From Macbooks – Report

Intel processors will reportedly no longer feature in Macs from 2020 as Apple plots inhouse CPUs

7 years ago

Apple Begins MicroLED Screen Development – Report

Watch out Samsung, Sharp etc, as Apple reportedly begins development of MicroLED screens in the US

7 years ago

Quicker Raspberry Pi 3 Arrives With Model B+ Launch

The new kit features an updated board, a faster processor, gigabit Ethernet, better thermal management - and the same $35…

7 years ago

Broadcom Lowers Qualcomm Offer To $117bn

Broadcom shaves 4 percent off its 'opportunistic' offer for Qualcomm, after objecting to raised bid for NXP

7 years ago

Intel Ships Revised Spectre Patches

Chip giant rolls out revised Spectre patches, after initial fix proved worse than the bug it was supposed to repair

7 years ago

Intel Confirms Newer Chips Impacted By Spectre, Meltdown Patches

Chip giant admits patches will cause reboot problems for newer chips and clarifies likely performance impact

7 years ago

Meltdown & Spectre: Intel Chip Exploit Also Impacts ARM, AMD Chips

'Not just us' says Intel, as ARM and AMD are also said to be vulnerable to one of the flaws

7 years ago