Intel to detail new chips at conference
The new multicore processors are expected to emerge in 2006 and, sources say, will sport greater energy efficiency and manageability.August 11, 2005, 9:00 PM PDT
Consortium to pool radio-tag patents
Group of companies that make RFID tags and related software plan to pool their patents in a venture that will provide one-stop licensing.The New York Times
August 10, 2005, 5:47 AM PDT
IBM doubles speed of silicon germanium chips
New generation of processors can help cell phone operators handle higher bandwidth speeds.August 4, 2005, 10:19 PM PDT
Nvidia adds CIO to its team
Graphics-chip maker names first-ever chief information officer, ON Semiconductor veteran George Stelling.August 4, 2005, 12:16 PM PDT
AMD cuts prices on many chips
Chips for servers and notebooks, as well as single- and dual-core Athlon processors, get price cuts in time for back-to-school buying.August 1, 2005, 3:55 PM PDT
Stacking up the chips
roundup It's all about design as the chipset market booms, China gains strength and researchers grapple with nanotubes.August 1, 2005, 12:25 PM PDT
New demands boosting chipset market to $10 billion
The PC core-logic chipset market to benefit from arrival of multicore processors and other advances, In-Stat says.August 1, 2005, 12:25 PM PDT
China emerging as chip design center
Already a solid player in semiconductor manufacturing, China will rank third in the world for chip design in 2005, says iSuppli.August 1, 2005, 6:09 AM PDT
AMD releases budget dual-core Athlon
Release of a new version of chipmaker's dual-core desktop processor comes as the back-to-school buying season heats up.July 31, 2005, 9:30 PM PDT
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