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Rohm’s 30Gbps Processor Works In THz Band
A processor is being developed in Japan that will penetrate skin and paper at speeds up to 30Gbps
AMD Grows Thanks to Notebook APU Traction
New figures from Mercury have pointed to a rise in AMD's processor share, but Intel dipped slightly
ARM Challenges Intel With 64-Bit PC And Server Chips
The ARMv8 chip architecture will bring ARM into closer competition with Intel and AMD in server and PC markets
Intel Launches Rival To AMD Bulldozer With i7-2700K
Intel has launched its fastest quad-core Core i7-2700K to take the fight to AMD's FX desktop chips
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
AMD Launches Fast FX ‘Bulldozer’ Desktop CPUs
Desktop PC users now have the opportunity to purchase AMD's new eight-core FX Bulldozer chips
Cool Technology Could Revive Moore’s Law
A California research team has found a way to increase power on chips without creating heat: micro-capacitors
Intel McAfee Launches DeepSafe Chip-Level Security
Intel McAfee's hardware-based security allows companies to integrate protection at the processor level
IBM Chip Prototypes Mirror The Human Brain
IBM's prototype “cognitive computing” chips act like a brain, collecting and analysing information
AMD Offers Up Fusion SDK For Developers
AMD is offering developers a SDK in order to the exploit the capabilities of its Fusion processors
Apple To Deploy Faster Processor For iPhone 5
More reports are emerging that Apple will offer a cheaper version of the iPhone 5 to tackle Android threat
Low Voltage Ultrabook Core Chips Rolled Out By Intel
Intel announces three low-voltage chips to power its “ultrabook” category of super-thin mobile computers
Intel Foundry Relationship With Apple Rumoured
Speculation Intel may become a foundry partner for Apple’s mobile chips, fuelled by Citigroup report
AMD Preps Chips For Tablet Devices
AMD is reportedly developing a CPU that is aimed squarely at the burgeoning tablet market
New Apple iMacs Feature Thunderbolt And Sandy Bridge
Apple has updated its iMac range to include Intel's Thunderbolt I/O and next-generation Intel chips
LG Licenses ARM Cortex Mobile Processor Designs
LG is licensing mobile chip designs from ARM, bringing it into greater competition with other chip makers
Rumoured Galaxy S II Chip Upgrade Before It Ships
The pre-launch Samsung smartphone has reportedly been updated with a 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 processor
Mobile Chip Unit Boss Quits Intel
The executive leading Intel's push into the smartphone market, Anand Chandrasekher, is to leave the company to pursue other interests
IDC Sees Slowing Growth Of PC Processor Shipments
IDC has reported a slowdown in PC processor shipments in Q4, but Intel still leads the market
MWC: Qualcomm Reveals Quad Core Snapdragon Processor
Qualcomm has used MWC to launch its quad-core flagship APQ8064 chipset for tablets and smartphones
Intel Resumes Chipset Shipments For Some Systems
Intel has resumed shipping chipsets that contain a design flaw, but only for PC configurations that aren't affected
IBM And ARM Team Up For Speedy Mobile Processors
IBM and ARM are extending their chip collaboration to develop the next generation of chips for mobile devices
AMD: ‘Bobcat’ Chip May Head For The Cloud
An AMD executive said the company's 'Bobcat' mobile processor could later be tailored for energy-efficient servers
Intel And AMD Target Integrated Chips On Embedded Market
During 2011, Intel Atom and AMD Fusion plan to release new x86-based processors for the embedded market
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
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
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
AMD Gains Modest Market Share Growth At Intel Expense
AMD has managed to grow its market share by a modest 1.6 percentage point, but Intel remains the undisputed chip sector goliath