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Chip Shortage Blamed For Looming Job Losses At VauxhallChip Shortage Blamed For Looming Job Losses At Vauxhall

Chip Shortage Blamed For Looming Job Losses At Vauxhall

Hundreds of job losses are on the cards at Vauxhall's home town of Luton, due to knock-on affects of the…

4 years ago
Intel Chips Already Being Made By TSMC – ReportIntel Chips Already Being Made By TSMC – Report

Intel Chips Already Being Made By TSMC – Report

Manufacturing outsourcing move. Intel chips are already being manufactured by TSMC, amid inhouse issues for US firm

4 years ago
Aussies Claim Coding Breakthrough For Quantum ComputingAussies Claim Coding Breakthrough For Quantum Computing

Aussies Claim Coding Breakthrough For Quantum Computing

Aussie researchers claim coding breakthrough to bring functional quantum computer one step closer

9 years ago
Texas Instruments To Cut 1,100 Jobs Despite Q4 ProfitsTexas Instruments To Cut 1,100 Jobs Despite Q4 Profits

Texas Instruments To Cut 1,100 Jobs Despite Q4 Profits

US chipmaker to cut 3 percent of total workforce in spite of profitable year

11 years ago
AMD Touts Custom Chip Unit To Battle PC DeclineAMD Touts Custom Chip Unit To Battle PC Decline

AMD Touts Custom Chip Unit To Battle PC Decline

AMD is expanding beyond its PC origins with a custom-chip unit, which already makes tech for the Playstation 4

12 years ago
Apple Drops Samsung Chips From Devices – ReportApple Drops Samsung Chips From Devices – Report

Apple Drops Samsung Chips From Devices – Report

Apple is reportedly migrating away from using the chips of arch rival Samsung for its iPads and iPhones

12 years ago
Texas Instruments Signals Smartphone Retreat With 1700 Job CutsTexas Instruments Signals Smartphone Retreat With 1700 Job Cuts

Texas Instruments Signals Smartphone Retreat With 1700 Job Cuts

Texas Instruments is the latest tech firm to announce job cuts as it signals a retreat from the mobile chip…

12 years ago
TSMC Invests £850m Into Future Chip TechnologyTSMC Invests £850m Into Future Chip Technology

TSMC Invests £850m Into Future Chip Technology

TSMC Follows Intel in a quest for 10-nanometer microprocessors

13 years ago
Broadcom Snaps Up NetLogic For £2.4bnBroadcom Snaps Up NetLogic For £2.4bn

Broadcom Snaps Up NetLogic For £2.4bn

Broadcom has paid £2.4bn in cash to acquire embedded processor specialist NetLogic

14 years ago
Qualcomm Makes £2bn Wi-Fi Move With Atheros BuyQualcomm Makes £2bn Wi-Fi Move With Atheros Buy

Qualcomm Makes £2bn Wi-Fi Move With Atheros Buy

Qualcomm has begun the New Year with a multi billion pound acquisition of Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros

14 years ago
Random Chip Errors Can Improve PerformanceRandom Chip Errors Can Improve Performance

Random Chip Errors Can Improve Performance

Mistakes in silicon chips could help computers continue to get more powerful, according to US researchers

15 years ago