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Apple’s £21bn Patent Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Arrives In Court
The row focuses on Qualcomm's lucrative licensing practices for patents and its dominant smartphone modems
Weeks After US Ban Lifted, ZTE Production ‘Back To Normal’
ZTE is set to accelerate its investment in critical parts such as chips after the US supply embargo nearly put it out of business
Fujitsu Gives First Details On ARM-Powered Supercomputer Chip
Fujitsu's custom chip, the first to use supercomputing extensions to the ARMv8-A instruction set, is set to come into operation with the post-K supercomputer around 2021
Nvidia Unveils First High-End Chips Based On ‘Turing’ Architecture
Turing's real-time rendering advances could appear in Nvidia's gaming chips, set to be announced as early as next week
Qualcomm Expects $1bn From IoT Sales This Year
Qualcomm's figures underscore the rapid expansion of connected gadgets into all areas of life, even as smartphone sales level off
Details Emerge Of Qualcomm’s ARM-Based Desktop Chip
The 'Snapdragon 1000' aims to take on Intel in laptops and desktops with smaller chips that use less power
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
Operating Systems Hit By Major Security Flaw
Windows, macOS, Linux, VMware, Xen, KVM and others are affected by issues caused by their misinterpretation of chip documentation
Samsung Takes Chip Top Spot From Intel After 25 Years
Memory prices boost Samsung to the top of the chip market, while the Internet of Things makes a 'significant' impact on revenues
AMD And Microsoft Release Spectre Fixes
The latest patches include operating system and processor microcode updates to protect users from Spectre Variant 2
Qualcomm Makes First Purpose-Built Chips For Smart Cameras
The new Vision Intelligence Platform features dedicated hardware for image capture, as well as built-in AI
New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws
Hardware changes in chips shipping later this year aim to replace performance-draining software patches
Start-Up Warns Of AMD Chip Flaws In Unusual Publicity Campaign
A small security firm has warned of embarrassing flaws affecting AMD chips, giving the chipmaker only 24 hours to respond
Ex-Intel Executives Launch New Arm Server Chip Company
Former Intel President Renee James is heading up Ampere, which is using the Arm architecture for processors aimed at private and public clouds
Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities
ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored “information embargo”
Broadcom Offers £99bn For Qualcomm In Biggest-Ever Tech Deal
The $130bn offer would create a dominant mobile chip player, but some say it's an opportunistic move taking advantage of Qualcomm's legal woes
Samsung Electronics Chip Unit Set To Dethrone Intel Amidst Record Growth
Profits were led by strong demand for smartphone and server memory, while Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 8 boosted handset growth
New Intel Core Chips Offer Speed Boost For Desktop PCs
Intel claims the 6-core, 12-thread Core i7-8700K boosts framerate by 25 percent and multitasking by even more over the previous generation
Major Hyper-Threading Flaw in Intel Kay Lake And Skylake CPUs Could Wipe Data And Crash Systems
The major flaw, discovered by Debian developers, can be stopped by disabling Hyper-Threading
AMD Epyc Server Chips Take The Data Centre Fight To Intel Xeon
32 core processors, 2TB of memory support and 128 lanes of PCIe are on offer with the Eypc chips
IBM Reveals World’s First 5nm Chip With 30bn Transistors
Big Blue has moved away from FinFET to produce the tiny chip architecture
Intel Releases Patch For Nine Year Flaw In Workstation And Server Chips
Users with affected computers will need a firmware fix from the machine's vendor
Samsung Predicts Record Profits Despite Galaxy Note 7 Disaster
One of the biggest product safety scandals in history doesn't seem to have had an immediate impact on Samsung's fortunes
Intel Reveals Credit-Card Sized Computer For Bringing Processing Power To IoT
CES 2017: The Compute Card features Intel's Kaby Lake processors and flexible connectivity options
Qualcomm Bug Bounty Offers Up To £12,000 For Snapdragon Flaws
Qualcomm is offering up to $15,000, approximately £12,000, to people who spot bugs in its modems and processors.
Intel Outlines AI Push With Lake Crest Chip And Google Partnership
The chip maker is keen to pursue the development of artificial intelligence and machine learning
Samsung Pushes Deeper Into IoT With Expanded ARTIK Platform
The ARTIK 0 and ARTIK 7 target both the high and low-power ends of the Internet of Things spectrum
Qualcomm Considers Buying Chip Maker NXP Semiconductors
Qualcomm may be about to purchase NXP Semiconductors in a multi billion dollar acquisition
Intel To Build 10nm Mobile Chips For ARM
The chip-making rivals have reached a deal that will help Intel grow its foundry business while giving ARM another top manufacturer for its mobile processors