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Taiwan Bans Most Chip Exports To Russia, Belarus
More bad news for Putin, as Taiwan confirms strict ban on modern computer chips and chip-making equipment to Russia and Belarus
White House Takes On Silicon Shortage, Identifies Choke Points
Biden administration is ramping efforts to help car makers deal with chronic silicon shortage that is impacting production
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
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
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
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
Intel ‘Looks’ To Sell Off Security Unit
The chip maker is reportedly looking into unloading Intel Security amid rising demand from business
Intel Tightens Cloud Focus With New Xeon Chips, SSDs And Partnerships
Chip giant expands Xeon line with new processor models and partnerships to aid cloud workload migrations
3D Carbon Nanotube Chip ‘Boosts Performance 1000 Times’
Stanford researchers say carbon nanotubes make it possible to construct stacked 'skyscraper' chips
Intel Buys Altera In £11bn Chip Deal
Intel will acquire Altera for $54 per share in an all-cash transaction to drive into more profitable growth areas
Intel: Broadwell To Ship In PCs For Christmas
Intel's delayed next-generation chip will not ship in time for the back-to-school season, but should be on shop shelves in time for Christmas, the company said
AMD Extends ARM Roadmap
AMD has said it sees half of its revenues coming from non-PC markets by the end of next year, thanks to its ARM-powered 'ambidextrous computing' strategy
AMD Launches Third-Generation ‘Beema’ And ‘Mullins’ Tablet Chips
AMD is aiming on a high-end user experience to bring success in the market for tablets and low-power laptops
Intel Touts High-End Xeon Chips For Big Data
The updated Intel Xeon E7 chip lineup offers up to 15 cores and a number of performance improvements
Europe’s Semiconductor CEOs Back ‘Internet Of Things’ Research Drive
Chief executives of ARM, Infineon and STMicroelectronics want to double value of Europe's microprocessor industry by 2020
AMD Shows Off First ARM-Based Opteron Server Chip
AMD uses a keynote at the Open Compute Summit to reveal its first ARM-based server processor
Intel To Slash Workforce By 5 Percent
Intel is to cut 5,000 jobs worldwide, as its enterprise business continues to struggle
Google May Ditch Intel And Build ARM-Based Chips – Report
Life is not getting any easier for Intel, as Google reportedly thinks about making its own server chips
Smartphones, Tablets Drive Global Processor Shipments
Mobile devices replace PCs as the driving force behind the global chip business, says analyst firm
Green500 Supercomputer List Reveals Intel, Nvidia Surprise
Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs are used in the world's top 10 most energy-efficient supercomputers
Micron Reveals New Parallel Processing Architecture
A new computing architecture from Micron will outperform rival CPUs when dealing with unstructured data
AMD Unveils Mobile Roadmap To Take On Intel
AMD reveals more information about its mobile chip plans to challenge Intel and ARM next year
Intel Opens Parallel Computing Centres And Seeks Partners
Intel establishes Parallel Computing Centres around the world as it seeks to drive HPC hardware improvements
Intel Blames Broadwell Delay On Manufacturing Glitch
Intel said it has fixed a 'defect density issue', but problem will push Broadwell's launch back by a quarter
Intel Reports Server Chip Sales Growth
As the stagnant PC market continues to take its toll on Intel's profits, executives said they expect new chips to boost sales going forward
AMD Adopts Optimistic Stance After Tough Q2
The boss of AMD believes the company will return to profitability next quarter after it posted another loss
Report: Apple Signs New Samsung Chip Deal
Apple has committed to keep Samsung on as a manufacturer of its mobile processors, but may also bring in TSMC or Globalfoundries
Faster ARM Chips On The Way From TSMC, Globalfoundries
Upcoming 20-nm technology from ARM, as well as a debate over Intel 'Clover Trail+' benchmarks, demonstrates that competition is intensifying between ARM and Intel
Haswell-based PCs From Acer, Lenovo Unveiled
New computers based on Intel's Haswell processor arrive from PC makers Acer and Lenovo