The ARMv8 chip architecture will bring ARM into closer competition with Intel and AMD in server and PC markets
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ARM Unveils Big.Little, Low-Power Cortex-A7 Plan
ARM’s new Cortex-A7 is a key part of the company’s new Big.Little load-sharing mobile architecture
Ultrabook Partners Look For Cut In Intel Chip Prices
Acer and Compal say again it will be difficult price ultrabooks under $1,000 unless Intel cuts chip prices
IBM Chip Prototypes Mirror The Human Brain
IBM's prototype “cognitive computing” chips act like a brain, collecting and analysing information
AMD Leak Reveals Hondo Tablet Chip
Leaked AMD marketing slides show the company’s ‘roadmap’ for Fusion APUs for tablets to coincide with Windows 8
AMD Launches First APU For Desktop PCs
AMD rolls out the Fusion A-Series, its first APU's for desktop users looking for a high-end graphics experience
Does HPC Belong In The Cloud?
The cloud makes high performance computing more widely available - but introduces several problems of its own, says John Hengeveld
IBM Uses Graphene Nano-Chips For Wireless Devices
Minute graphene-based integrated circuits for wireless devices offer better performance for much lower prices
Intel Foundry Relationship With Apple Rumoured
Speculation Intel may become a foundry partner for Apple’s mobile chips, fuelled by Citigroup report
LG Licenses ARM Cortex Mobile Processor Designs
LG is licensing mobile chip designs from ARM, bringing it into greater competition with other chip makers
Intel’s Oak Trail Processor Wrestles ARM In Tablets
Intel's Atom Z670 processors are thin and efficient, but most importantly they can run Windows on tablets
Japan Disasters Will Not Hurt Chip Production
Intel and Qualcomm say their operations' geographical spread will insulate them from Japan's shortages
UKCA Tries To Block Chip & PIN Hack Research Paper
The UK Card Association tried to block a university Chip & PIN report showing how the system can be fooled
Qualcomm Restyles Snapdragon Chip For Phones And Tablets
Qualcomm has redesigned the Snapdragon chip to deliver five times the performance at 75 percent less power
Broadcom Releases Samples Of Its 100Gb Ethernet Silicon
Broadcom unveiled the BCM88600 chip for 100GbE switches to meet the growing demands of data and video network traffic
AMD ‘Llano’ APU Chip Shows Off Its Paces
AMD showed off its upcoming “Llano” APU, which integrates compute and graphics capabilities for notebooks and desktop PCs
Low Power Bluetooth Chips Coming For Smartphones
CSR predicts new applications for the new low-energy Bluetooth standard, working alongside classic Bluetooth
CEO Otellini Says Intel Will Be Major Player In Tablet Market
Intel will be a dominant player in the rapidly-growing tablet market, riding on the strength of its Atom chips, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said
Broadcom Unveils New EEE Silicon Chips
Deploying end-to-end silicon in data centres can bring energy savings of more than 70 percent, according to Broadcom
IBM Enters The Power Management Chip Business
Wireless integrated on a power management chip promises to help the drive towards sustainable power and smart buildings
Intel’s Otellini Talks Up ‘Sandy Bridge’
As devices proliferate, Intel wants its technology to form the basis for everything from smartphones to servers
ARM Announces 2.5GHz Cortex Processor
Chip maker ARM announces the Cortex-A15 MPCore which claims five times the speed of current smartphone processors at 2.5GHz
Intel Rolls Out Parallel Computing Tools
Intel has launched Parallel Studio 2011, a new version of its tool set for building applications for parallel systems
HP, Hynix To Manufacture Memristors
Memristors could replace traditional memory technologies such as Flash and hard drives, as well as CPUs
ARM Taking Aim At Green Server Space
Chip designer ARM is looking to move into the low-end server space through virtualisation support
AMD To Unveil Bulldozer And Bobcat Chip Details
AMD is to use the Hot Chips Conference at Stanford University to discuss the technical details of its "Bobcat" and "Bulldozer" processors
Intel’s McAfee Acquisition Means Chip-Level Security
Intel is buying software security firm McAfee for $7.9 billion. It’s now time to bake security into the hardware rather than layer it on, says Eric Lundquist
Chip Market Grows As Intel Dominates, IDC Finds
Worldwide sales and shipments of PC microprocessor units saw uncharacteristic growth during the second quarter of 2010, IDC has found
Chip Start-Up Focuses On Probability Processing
Many now ubiquitous applications are not looking for the yes/no answers, but rather the best guess answer from among a number of possibilities
Researcher Warns Of Memory Chip Shortage
A new report has warned that a high demand for DRAM chips, coupled with supply bottlenecks, could lead to a DRAM shortage