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AMD ships first Fusion chip ahead of schedule

10 November 2010, 11:25

It’s been a very long time coming, but AMD is finally realising the vision behind its acquisition of ATI.

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MIPS throws down the gauntlet to Intel and ARM with new processor

27 September 2010, 14:00

New multicore IP is aimed at the CE sector, but could herald a third player in the smartphone chip market.

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Intel launches a bunch of mobile CPUs

27 September 2010, 10:51

After AMD made its move in desktops, Intel counter-attacks in notebooks.

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New AMD CPUs – official pricing

21 September 2010, 05:22

Find out what prices the new AMD processor-in-a-box prices are going into the channel.

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ARM takes on Google TV with its own set-top box platform

10 September 2010, 17:16

A busy week for the low-power chip designer as it combines with Trident Micro to take on Google TV.

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Qualcomm CEO talks tablets, Mirasol and AR

9 September 2010, 15:55

Paul Jacobs addressed the European press at Qualcomm’s IQ 2010 event.

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EXCLUSIVE: ARM unveils next gen processor – promises 5x performance increase

9 September 2010, 08:19

Codenamed Eagle, ARM says the Cortex-A15 MPCore is the biggest thing it’s ever done.

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GeForce GTX 460 prices slashed

7 September 2010, 14:38

Rumoured price-drops materialise as cards start retailing for as little as £116.

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GlobalFoundries optimizes 28nm process for ARM Cortex A9

2 September 2010, 00:30

The semiconductor fab sees dual-core SoCs at 28nm as its key market and reveals its 20nm roadmap.

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Intel targets Qualcomm with Infineon Wireless acquisition

31 August 2010, 10:08

The $1.4 billion acquisition of Infineon’s wireless division will help Intel offer complete mobile chipset solutions.

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Intel halves price of Core i7 950

27 August 2010, 11:15

Previously pointless chip will soon be available for under £200 ex VAT.

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Microsoft talks up its own CPU/GPU hybrid chip

24 August 2010, 10:48

The chip inside the latest Xbox 360 is an SoC combining the previously separate processors on a 45nm process.

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ARM and partners invest in server chip start-up

16 August 2010, 10:25

Smooth-Stone is designing low-power ARM server chips to provide another alternative to Intel.

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Imagination Technologies to bring Flow technology to more devices

12 August 2010, 16:27

Following the launch of FlowSongs, the UK chip-maker plans to bring the cloud into the home.

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Intel releases pricing for new Core i7, i5 and Atom CPUs

19 July 2010, 12:56

It was a busy weekend for the Intel processor price list, with new desktop CPUs across the whole range.

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First AMD Fusion chip brought forward to Q4 2010

16 July 2010, 17:39

The Ontario APU will ship in the 4th quarter, with systems expected to be available early next year.

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Nokia sells modem business to Renesas for $200 million

6 July 2010, 10:38

As Nokia tries to revitalise its handset fortunes, it forms and alliance with the chip giant to develop LTE.

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Some electronic components in critically short supply

5 July 2010, 10:57

Researcher iSuppli is reporting that lead times have doubled for many types of electronic component.

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TI to launch OMAP4 tablet development platform

25 June 2010, 16:12

Texas Instruments looks to capitalise on the tablet craze for its next generation SoC.

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Intel launches six new mobile CPUs

21 June 2010, 16:56

The chip giant once more updates its price list on the quiet with some frequency boosts.

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ARM and partners launch next-gen SoC platform

14 June 2010, 18:00

IBM, Samsung, GlobalFoundries and Synopsis lower the barriers to entry to the 32/28nm manufacturing nodes.

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GlobalFoundries moves to strengthen its position in the SoC market

10 June 2010, 13:17

Chip foundry launches the GlobalSolutions partner ecosystem to speed up manufacturing process.

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Imagination Technologies demonstrates embedded 3D graphics, launches new GPU

10 June 2010, 11:53

Embedded graphics continues to evolve in line with its larger counterparts.

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Texas Instruments launches new 1 GHz ARM chip

9 June 2010, 13:05

The AM37x Sitara MPUs crank-up the Cortex A8 design for performance increases in embedded applications.

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ATIC invests big in GlobalFoundries, Abu Dhabi

2 June 2010, 01:54

Plans for a new semiconductor ecosystem in the Middle East, with GlobalFoundries at the heart.

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Qualcomm launches first dual-core CPU Snapdragon

1 June 2010, 10:04

The MSM8x60 SoC has two Scorpion cores and has started sampling to customers, but don’t expect to see it soon.

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NVIDIA CEO slates Tegra competitors

25 May 2010, 14:38

Jen-Hsun Huang was his usual uninhibited self in assessing other SoCs in a recent interview.

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NVIDIA refocuses on Android for Tegra 2, targets Apple A4

14 May 2010, 10:41

NVIDIA earnings beat expectations on Fermi ramp and it sees its mobile future with Google, not Microsoft.

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Intel launches its first smartphone chip

5 May 2010, 09:22

The arrival of the ‘Moorestown’ Atom-based SoC brings the world’s biggest chip-maker into the phone game.

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Apple buys low-power chip designer – not ARM

28 April 2010, 09:49

Instrinsity has a technology that allows low-power microprocessors to run at higher frequencies.

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AMD launches new embedded platform

26 April 2010, 10:39

Low-power processor platforms designed for use in industrial devices – paves the way for Fusion platforms.

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Tegra 2 smartphones to launch by Q4

8 April 2010, 12:34

At NVIDIA’s recent analyst day, Tegra boss Mike Rayfield offered a glimpse of what’s to come.

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AMD launches ATI Fire Pro V8800

7 April 2010, 11:05

New family of professional graphics cards offers support for its Eyefinity multi-display technology.

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