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US Considers Blocking Chip Shipments To Huawei – Report
Taiwan's TSMC could be ordered to halt shipments of silicon chips to Huawei under potential new US restrictions
Unified Silicon Architecture Touted With Cisco Silicon One
First-ever single, unified silicon architecture launched with Cisco Silicon One, as foundation for all routers going forward
AWS Developing Powerful Data Centre Chip – Report
Second generation data centre chip is being designed by Amazon Web Services, based on ARM technology
Intel Mulls Sale Of Connectivity Chip Division – Report
Intel said to be considering sale of its connected home division, as it reportedly seeks a buyer for the unit
GlobalFoundries And TSMC Settle Patent Infringement Differences
Kiss and make up. Legal hostilities between GlobalFoundries and TSMC have been settled
ARM Will Continue To Supply Huawei With Chip Tech
British chip designer ARM will continue to supply Huawei with chip designs, after ruling the designs do not contain any US tech
Intel Sues Fortress Investment Over Patent Lawsuits
Lawsuit from chip giant Intel, alleges that investment company is a semiconductor patent troll
Broadcom Ordered To Halt Exclusivity Deals By EC
Chip giant ordered to halt exclusivity deals after European watchdog utilises powers last used 18 years ago
Samsung Display Confirms Plans For $11 Billion Screen Investment
Despite a global oversupply of screens, Samsung confirm plans to plough huge investment into production of more advanced displays
US Adds More Chinese Firms To ‘Entity List’
Another 28 Chinese companies have been added to US blacklist over alleged mistreatment of Muslim minorities
US Supreme Court Rejects Wisconsin’s Apple Patent Appeal
Victory for Apple after rejection of patent challenge, but a Midwestern university is not giving up its legal fight against the tech giant just yet
Samsung Display To Invest $11 Billion In LCD Plant – Report
Huge investment is planned by Samsung to upgrade its display panel production facilities in South Korea
Speedy USB4 Specification Confirmed
Specs for next generation USB connections will deliver greater speeds and Thunderbolt compatibility
Cerebras Delivers World’s Largest Computer Chip For AI
New chip is the size of an iPad and contains 400,000 cores to handle machine learning challenges
Samsung Display Mulls LCD Production Suspension Amid Oversupply
Panel maker considers suspending one liquid crystal display (LCD) production line amid oversupply
Samsung Profit Halves Amid Flagship S10, Memory Chip Slowdown
Galaxy S10’s sales momentum is ‘weak’, but slow sales of memory chips is also not helping matters
Apple Spends $1bn To Acquire Intel Modem Biz
Chip independence? Apple makes its second ever largest acquisition with Intel modem unit purchase
Apple In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Intel Modem Business
Another report has suggested that Apple is close to acquiring Intel’s smartphone modem business
Qualcomm Fined £217m By EU For ‘Predatory Pricing’
Chip giant used 'predatory pricing' to drive a British competitor out of the market for 3G phone hardware
Exports To Huawei Still Subject To ‘Highest Scrutiny’
Easing Huawei blacklisting? Not really, as US Commerce Dept insists it will apply highest national security scrutiny
Apple Poaches Top ARM Engineer
One of ARM's top chip engineers has been hired by Apple as it seeks to expand its inhouse expertise
Broadcom Faces EU Antitrust Probe
European regulators to investigate whether it operated monolopy for modem and TV chipsets
Apple Explores Purchase Of Intel’s Modem Unit – Report
So long Qualcomm? Apple is reportedly mulling a purchase of Intel’s smartphone modem business
Qualcomm Seeks Antitrust Enforcement Delay, Ahead Of Appeal
Chipmaker disputes US judge ruling, and asks her not to enforce the antitrust order until it can appeal
Intel Finally Reveals First 10th Gen Core Processors
After many years delay, Intel finally reveals its 10 nanometer” 'Ice Lake' processors for tablets and laptops
US Judge Rules Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law
US judge rules Qualcomm's policies strangled competition for years, but an appeal against the ruling is planned
ARM Memo Tells Staff To Halt Huawei Work – Report
ARM becomes latest chip firm to distance itself from Chinese firm after memo tells staff to halt co-operation
Google Faces Italian Antitrust Probe Over Smart Devices
Alleged smart device domination by Google is under investigation by Italy's competition watchdog
Intel ‘Zombieload’ Fix Prompts Processor Slowdown Fears
Meltdown and Spectre flashback? Researchers warn of data centre processor slowdown from Zombieload fix