N.Y. AG accuses Intel of antitrust violations Nov 5, 2009
Suit says Intel used illegal threats to dominate microprocessor market ... Intel Corp was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused the world's largest chipmaker of scheming to maintain worldwide monopoly power in the market for microprocessors ... He said the company has for several years extracted agreements from large computer makers, including Dell and Hewlett-Packard Co for the exclusive use of its microprocessors, in exchange for "billions of dollars"... (MSNBC -- Business)
FTC also likely to target Intel Nov 5, 2009
The stack is about to get even higher now that New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has weighed in with a suit of his own, charging Intel with using "bribery and coercion" to further its domination of the global microprocessor market. Bring it on, Intel has responded. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Cash, threats let Intel thrive, suit says Nov 5, 2009
owns 80 percent of the world s microprocessor market; rival AMD essentially has the rest ... NEW YORK - New York s attorney general hit with an antitrust lawsuit yesterday, claiming the company used illegal threats and collusion to dominate the market for computer microprocessors. (Boston Globe)
Seven early predictions for electronics in 2010 Nov 5, 2009
Microprocessor revenue was up 25 percent from the second quarter and expected to complete the year at just under $30 billion. DRAM finished the third quarter at just over $6 billion, a 34 percent increase from the second quarter. (EETimes)
Is Nvidia devising x86 processor? Nov 4, 2009
-- The rumors have once again surfaced that Nvidia Corp. may enter the x86-based microprocessor market. For some time, there have been reports that Nvidia would enter the x86-based fray to protect its bread-and-butter graphics chip business. (EETimes)
Ruiz resigns as Globalfoundries chairman Nov 3, 2009
According to the allegations, Ruiz had forwarded information regarding microprocessor manufacturer AMD's plans to spinoff its manufacturing activities and bring them into a joint venture with capital investor Advanced Technology Investment Co (ATIC). Ruiz eventually became chairman of the joint venture, Globalfoundries. (EETimes)
Computer museum clicks Nov 1, 2009
The average car has 46 computers, microprocessor chips that control everything from the side-view mirrors to the electric seats, he said ... "In my lifetime, I saw technology go from relatively simple electro-mechanical devices to extremely sophisticated microprocessor-based devices. I just felt it would be kind of neat to explain how all this happened." Keremedjiev was born in Caracas, Venezuela. (Montana Standard, MT)
Exec details ST's ARM Cortex-A9 licensing choice for HDTVs Oct 30, 2009
The Cortex-A9 microprocessor core can contain up to four independently-configured cores carrying out multiple tasks on each one in parallel. A uniprocessor software model is possible by utilizing one of the many SMP-aware operating systems, ARM said. (EETimes)
Viewpoint: In defense of Hector Ruiz Oct 30, 2009
Only one year after negotiating a significant deal that gave Advanced Micro Devices Inc. a chance to finally improve its overall financial and competitive position, the ex-chairman and CEO of the microprocessor and graphics IC vendor is back in the news, this time for to a "defendant in the Galleon Group insider-trading case.". Interestingly, regulators, criminal investigators and AMD have not confirmed Ruiz as the person who disclosed the information to the Galleon insider trading defendants. (EETimes)
* AMD cautious on Ruiz reports Oct 29, 2009
8 billion in revenue last year, is small compared to its rival Intel Corp, which owns about 80 percent of the worlds microprocessor market. Before word of Ruizs possible involvement surfaced, the highest-ranking corporate executive ensnared in the insider-trading scheme was an IBM Corp senior vice president, Robert Moffat, who was once considered a possible candidate for CEO. Moffat was put on leave after the allegations surfaced and no longer serves as an officer of the company. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Stock futures down ahead of earnings, data Oct 28, 2009
A former chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N) became the biggest name to be linked to the Galleon Group insider-trading scandal, when the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that he leaked information about the microprocessor maker in 2008 to a hedge fund manager. Shares of E*Trade Financial Corp (ETFC.O) fell in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported quarterly results, while shares of Apollo Group Inc (APOL.O) plunged in extended trading on Tuesday after the... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Stanford Endowment Loss Prompts Silicon Valley Chief to Suspend Smoothing Oct 27, 2009
He founded a designer of microprocessor chips, during a sabbatical year in 1984. At MIPS, he said he fired about 25 workers out of 175 to 200 in 1986 to stay in business after expanding too quickly. (Bloomberg)
What's Holding Back Tech Oct 27, 2009
Microprocessor maker Intel () says it's garnering more orders than it expected, including for its new processors for corporate server computers. It's ramping up inventories. (BusinessWeek)
US may file complaint against Intel Oct 24, 2009
Intel, whose microprocessors power more than 80 percent of the world's PCs, believes "that our business practices are lawful and ... (work) to the benefit to consumers," Int 00004000 el spokesman Chuck Mulloy said on Friday ... In June 2008, South Korea fined Intel some $26 million, finding it offered rebates to PC makers in return for not buying AMD microprocessors ... In 1999, the FTC and Intel settled charges that the chip maker used its market power to defend its dominance of the... (India Times)
Analysis: Solid Q3 for AMD, Intel; now for the hard part Oct 20, 2009
The two dominant microprocessor suppliers each had something to celebrate in the third quarter but with pent up consumer demand likely to fade after the holidays, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. will soon have to engage a more discriminating group of customers when the corporate IT market rebounds in 2010 ... microprocessor and graphics IC company managed to hold its position and even improved revenue performance in the recently ended quarter ... While the corporate IT equipment... (EETimes)
AMD shares slide after loss Oct 16, 2009
9 per cent of global microprocessor revenue in the second quarter, according to industry tracker iSuppli. But Intel controls most of the remaining sales and should benefit more from any sector rebound. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
AMD Q3 net loss narrows despite 22% sales plunge Oct 16, 2009
"Growth in microprocessor and graphics unit shipments drove an 18 percent sequential revenue increase, while improved factory utilization rates, higher microprocessor average selling price and an increase in 45nm product shipments resulted in a gross margin improvement from the prior quarter," added Meyer. AMD said it sees fourth quarter revenue rising "modestly" from the preceding quarter. (EETimes)
Next Microsoft Xbox Console to Use AMD GPU? Oct 15, 2009
CVG , calling the AMD part an "ATI-built Xeons GPU." Last I checked, Intel's server-class x86 microprocessor family had nothing to do with either Microsoft or AMD.. Time to slow down a bit here guys. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Intel Crushes Expectations in Strong Q3 Oct 15, 2009
For the quarter, the company's Mobility group saw revenue rise 19 percent, the Digital Enterprise Group was up 14 percent and Intel Atom microprocessor and chipset revenue was up 15 percent, all sequentially ... The company also said that average selling prices (ASP) for microprocessors were slightly down sequentially and inventories dropped $315 million sequentially. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Analysis: Happy days are here again for Intel Oct 14, 2009
6 percent of global microprocessor market share as of the second quarter. Page 2. (EETimes)
Intel profit falls but outlook upbeat, stock jumps Oct 14, 2009
The world's No. 1 microprocessor maker said Tuesday that profit and sales both fell 8 percent in the July-September period, as the company was hurt by sluggish demand from businesses and lower prices for its chips. Intel has insisted things are improving, however, and offered better-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter, sending its shares up nearly 5 percent. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Intel profit down but outlook relatively upbeat Oct 14, 2009
Microprocessor giant reports profit, sales fell 8 percent in third quarter ... The worlds No. 1 microprocessor maker said Tuesday that profit and sales both fell 8 percent in the July-September period, as the company was hurt by sluggish demand from businesses and lower prices for its chips ... Making computer chips can be prohibitively expensive, and Intel has had to get each microprocessor cheaper to produce. (MSNBC -- Business)
Paranoid survivor Oct 11, 2009
When the two left Fairchild to found Intel in 1968 initially to make memory chips, not microprocessors they took the young Dr Grove with them ... One reason is market success: under his tenure, Intel came to dominate the microprocessor industry and its market capitalisation rocketed (making it, at one point, the world s most valuable company) ... The firm s roots and most of its profits lay in making memory chips; Intel s microprocessor group was just a small niche. (The Economist)
AMD appoints former Qimonda exec CFO Oct 9, 2009
MUNICH, Germany Microprocessor vendor Advances Micro Devices has announced to appoint former Qimonda executive Thomas Seifert as Chief Financial Officer. The CFO position has become vacant since its incumbent Robert Rivet has been promoted to Chief Operations Officer. (EETimes)
Plastic Logic e-book reader to target business users Oct 7, 2009
com - Plastic Logic eBook reader to target business users. Plastic Logic eBook reader to target business users. (EETimes)
Foundry shakeout seen despite upturn Oct 6, 2009
(10/05/2009 2:17 PM EDT). -- The IC downturn is likely to reduce the ranks of the top-tier, pure-play foundry suppliers down to just three major players in the future, according to iSuppli Corp.. (EETimes)
Intel, foundation settle suit Oct 6, 2009
Last year, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) filed a patent suit against Intel over microprocessor technology. The foundation's complaint identified the Intel Core2 Duo microarchitecture as infringing WARF's U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752, entitled "Table Based Data Speculation Circuit for Parallel Processing Computer.". (EETimes)
What is the cost of fabs and R&D at 22-nm? Oct 3, 2009
Chartered will be folded into GlobalFoundries, the former manufacturing division of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. floated as a separate entity earlier this year by ATIC, which injected funds into the company under a joint venture deal with the microprocessor and graphics IC vendor. Pooling resources from Chartered and GlobalFoundries will enable the new company to better compete in the tough wafer supply industry with market leader TSMC.. (EETimes)
IDF 09: More speed on the go Oct 2, 2009
The Clarksfield is the best quad-core, dual-core, and single-core microprocessor, because we always take the extra headroom and move it to the cores. The quad-core chips will be available in two flavours for the standard edition, and only one for the Extreme edition. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Updated: Nvidia announces next-gen graphics chip Oct 2, 2009
"Fermi is a true game-changer for GPU computing, allowing NVIDIA to compete directly against Intel and AMD processors in markets such as high performance computing and financial analysis," said Peter Glaskowsky, a microprocessor analyst. "I think we'll have to wait and see how Fermi stacks up against ATI graphics for gaming," Glaskowsky added. (EETimes)
Smartphone Review: The Palm Pre Oct 2, 2009
Palm has not officially published the identity of the microprocessor used, but it is fairly reliably reported to be an ARM Cortex A8-based chip, a generation beyond the ARM-11 series processors used in current iPhones and other high-end multimedia smart phones. The ARM Cortex A8 chips reportedly operate at double the speed of ARM-11 predecessors with the same battery draw. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Why Apple Should Put iTunes Inside Your TV Sep 30, 2009
Apple could build and design an iTunes module using a microprocessor designed by PA Semi, the chip company it acquired in 2008, and the other chips necessary to embed iTunes software directly into the TV. Throw in some flash memory for storage, a network interface for wireless and wired connections, and offer the whole package as an add-on to TV manufacturers. At this point you're probably thinking Apple is giving away more than it should. (BusinessWeek)
Opinion: EC's antitrust supremo fights against time . . . Sep 25, 2009
Earlier this week, Paul Otellini could not but welcome a Q and A opportunity at the Intel Developers Forum to hammer home that the microprocessor giant plans to fight all the way in the against the Commissioner's ruling of using anticompetitive practices, and fining Intel a record $1. 45 billion. (EETimes)
Intel Ports Linux Netbook OS to Desktops Sep 25, 2009
Intel is trying to use Moblin to push the Linux OS in more devices based on its Atom microprocessor. The previous release of the OS was a beta of Moblin 2. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
AMD Changes the Game with ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series DirectX® 11-Compliant Graphics Cards, Harnessing the Most Powerful Processor Ever Created1 Sep 23, 2009
72 TeraFLOPS, more than any other known microprocessor as of September 23, 2009. FLOPS is not necessarily an indicator of leading performance in every application as AMD GPUs are designed and built to excel specifically in applications involving massively parallel calculations. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Report: Intel Announces New Chips at Developer Forum Sep 23, 2009
The company also announced Larrabee, which combines graphics with a microprocessor and Jasper Forest, a chip which combines a Nehalem processor with PCI Express 2. 0 virtualization, and RAID 6 to create a power-efficient processor designed for networking and communications, according to a report in PC Magazine. (Fox News)
Intel accuses EC of mishandling antitrust evidence Sep 22, 2009
Intel rebates to HP from November 2002 to May 2005 were offered on the condition that HP meet no less than 95 percent of its microprocessor needs for business desktops from Intel ... Intel also said AMD's microprocessor sales to PC makers increased between 2002 and 2007, an indication that the rival actually did better business during the period in which Intel was accused of anticompetitive behavior ... In addition, the EC failed to consider that AMD faced some struggles in certain areas of the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Gaming milestone for Elite game Sep 22, 2009
"This was a game we wrote many years ago for an ancient computer called the BBC Micro. "We did this while we were at university and never expected it to be popular, let alone such a life-changing event," he added. Ian Livingstone, creative director at games firm Eidos, said Elite was a "milestone in gaming history". "This was one of the premier British titles that put UK development on the map and was very influential in inspiring people to get into gaming," he told BBC News. Compact... (BBC News -- Technology)
Commentary: ARM's Osprey broadens the battle front with Intel Sep 17, 2009
LONDON ARM Holdings plc (Cambridge, England) has fired off the latest salvo in a battle against Intel Corp. for domination of the world's microprocessor slots and sockets. The launch of a dual-core Cortex A9 processor hard-macro called , ready for manufacture by TSMC in a 40-nm general-purpose process, with plenty of comparisons to the current generation of Intel Atom processor, signposts ARM's aspirations to take Intel on in its traditional performance domain. (EETimes)
Apple hires Intel's former top lawyer Sep 16, 2009
Sewell has extensive experience in corporate legal affairs and served in various capacities at Intel for about 14 years during which he helped manage the microprocessor vendor's legal affairs in more than 30 countries. Apple said Sewell handled issues such as antitrust compliance, licensing and intellectual property at Intel. (EETimes)
Betting big on Indian R&D when chips are down Sep 11, 2009
To boot, Intels India centre has designed the global majors first six-core x86 microprocessor, the Xeon 7400 series ... Sources say this was the first time a microprocessor was created in a design laboratory in India but an e-mail questionnaire to Intel remained unanswered. (India Times)
Texas Instruments Raises Estimates on Smartphone Demand Sep 11, 2009
A few weeks ago, microprocessor maker Intel raised its third-quarter revenue guidance to US$9 billion, plus or minus $200 million, compared to its previous guidance of $8. 5 billion, plus or minus $400 million, fueling hopes the computer sector is bouncing back from the recession. (BusinessWeek)
Bringing HD Into Focus Sep 10, 2009
But it took a while to get customers comfortable with the fact that you have a microprocessor telling the lens where to focus and for them to realize we were not there to get rid of the camera operator. It also took a while, two or three years, before we got the software, not so much the hardware, right. (Multichannel News)
ASUS Introduces Hybrid Motherboards that Deliver Fast Performance and Uncompromising Stability Sep 9, 2009
With its new Hybrid Processor, the P7P55D Series lets users achieve superior overclocking performance with the latest Intel CPU and the ASUS TurboV EVO, which functions like a second microprocessor. Both novice and hardcore overclockers can easily boost system performance with TurboV EVO's intuitive interface. (JCN Network, Japan)
Organic Electronics A Two-way Street, Thanks To New Plastic Semiconductor Sep 8, 2009
26, 2007) The fan in your computer is there to keep the microprocessor chip from heating to the point where its component materials start to expand, inducing cracks that interrupt the flow of electricity. (July 30, 2007) Scientists have developed a new technique that could lead to the development of inexpensive, biodegradable and versatile electronic components, which are made of single layers of organic. (Science Daily)
Beyond the Crisis: Sustainable Growth and a Stable International Monetary System, Speech by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Sep 4, 2009
Advances in green technology could even become the microprocessor revolution of tomorrow while at the same time helping address global climate change. C. Exit policies. (IMF News)
Press Release: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Sees Renewed Stability But Remains Cautious About Global Economic Recovery, Notes Need For Continued Policy Actions Sep 4, 2009
Mr. Strauss-Kahn underlined that international policy coordination has been an essential part of the response to the crisis and that "coordination of exit strategies will be just as important. Thanks to concerted and forceful policy actions, the crisis had been contained, he said. He focused on three policy areas essential to ensure a sustainable recovery: 1. Identifying New Sources of Growth On the demand side, the baton will eventually need to be passed from the public to the private sector,... (IMF News)
MEMORIES: How 20 popular websites looked when they launched... Sep 4, 2009
Bill Gates and Microsoft got its start selling an (allegedly partly pirated) Basic to run on Apple II 8-bit computers (among other 6502 microprocessor machines) in the 1970's. I guess one day some clueless souls will wonder how people sent email before cellphones were invented. (The Drudge Report)
Patient, 76, with self-contained artificial heart dies Sep 2, 2009
AbioCor, made of titanium and plastic, also contains a microprocessor that sends radio signals to a computer monitoring the patient s health. In addition to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, two other hospitals - Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and St. Vincent Indianapolis - have been approved and trained by Abiomed to implant AbioCor in end-stage patients. (Boston Globe)
Trintech to Celebrate Launch of New Unity Xtensible Financial Reporting Tool at the NASDAQ Stock Market Aug 31, 2009
Unity solutions are used by many "#1" businesses across the globe, including category leaders in business and consumer software, microprocessor manufacturing, online search, big-box retail, hospitality, convenience stores, telecommunications, IT security and more. To find out more about Trintech's "#1" customers, visit today. (PR Newswire)
Comment: A cold corporate hand chills Hot Chips Aug 28, 2009
Once upon a time to present your microprocessor at a major technical conference, you had to clear high hurdles ... The microprocessor sector has collapsed into a handful of companies and a few well funded startups that can afford major silicon design work ... Marc Tremblay, a former microprocessor architect from Sun Microsystems, made the trek down from Bellevue, Washington and his new gig at Microsoft to stay in touch with this community. (EETimes)
Chief questions Aug 28, 2009
Would you like to ask Mr Otellini a question about the current state of the art or the future of microprocessor chips. Interested to hear his thoughts on just how Intel will break into the mobile space. (BBC News -- Technology)
Next-Gen Server Chips Emphasize Scalability Aug 26, 2009
The summer show, aimed at the fastest spinning propellerheads out there, is usually a deep dive into microprocessor technology. AMD (NYSE: AMD), playing catch-up to Intel in server processors, discussed its Magny-Cours (M-C) 12-core processor, due next year. (SmallBusinessComputing)
IBM's Power7 heats up server competition at Hot Chips Aug 26, 2009
IBM Corp. may walk away from this week's conference with bragging rights to having the most muscular microprocessor with its Power7. The eight-core, 45nm chip is expected to set new watermarks in parallelism and cache that could translate into leading-edge performance for servers using it. (EETimes)
Ex-CEO of Broadcom pleads not guilty Aug 25, 2009
- Co-founder Henry T. Nicholas III of Broadcom Inc. pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug and securities fraud charges alleging wrongdoing inside and outside the microprocessor company. The 48-year-old billionaire entered the pleas to 21 counts contained in two indictments unsealed June 5. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Virage Logic to buy ARC International Aug 19, 2009
"Through both our organic and inorganic growth initiatives, we have significantly expanded our portfolio of standard products. With approximately $24 million in revenue for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2009 and over 150 customers, ARC would contribute meaningful scale to our business. Furthermore, ARC would significantly expand our market opportunity to include microprocessor cores, the largest segment of the semiconductor IP market.". "In our engagements with well over 300 existing... (EETimes)
ASUS Delivers Ultimate Performance with Leading Motherboard Innovations Aug 14, 2009
The ASUS TurboV EVO acts like a second onboard microprocessor, helping every level of overclocker-from novices to hardcore enthusiasts-boost system performance. An intuitive interface lets users perform overclocking without changing the BIOS setup, knowing any technical terms, or making sure that the system's voltage and frequency are within safe limits. (JCN Network, Japan)
Speeding up Development on the Industry's Fastest SAS/SATA Protocol Analyzer Aug 13, 2009
Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Flash Memory Summit 8/12/2009 - , with its advanced line of Serial Attached SCSI () analyzers and Serial ATA (SATA) analyzers, is improving on its already with the addition of several major features: First, the new InstaSearch feature uses the latest MicroBlaze microprocessor technology to search through large trace buffers in seconds. Second, automatic re-starting of the capture allows the BusXpert to take multiple traces without user intervention. (PR Newswire)
EU said to have missed vital evidence in Intel antitrust case Aug 11, 2009
LONDON The EU Commission has fought back against allegations that its record-busting anti-trust action against Intel missed evidence that could have boosted the microprocessor maker's case. EU antitrust regulators a record 1. (EETimes)
10 Evil Movie Corporations Aug 8, 2009
They used the future-tech to create a powerful new microprocessor and become a major military contractor. It's pretty much all downhill from there. (IGN FilmForce)
* Nvidia stock advances on higher revenue forecast Aug 8, 2009
Intel, also based in Santa Clara, sells its semiconductors as part of other products, such as microprocessor sets. Nvidia competes more directly with Advanced Micro Devices Inc, based in Sunnyvale, California, in the market for separate graphics chips used in computer cards. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Phoenix Technologies President and CEO Woody Hobbs Featured in Wall Street Reporter Interview Aug 6, 2009
These statements involve risk and uncertainties, including: demand for our products and services in adverse economic conditions; our dependence on key customers; our ability to enhance existing products and develop and market new products and technologies successfully; our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow from operations; our ability to meet our capital requirements in the future; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; product and price competition... (PR Newswire)
How Toumaz Is Building a Complete Ecosystem for the Networked Body Aug 5, 2009
"If you look at pacemakers or even electronic watches, those devices use low levels of power, but they're able to perform only one specific function. The Sensium is an interface that lets developers create body-monitoring devices that are just as small but can do so much more, using orders of magnitude less power than Bluetooth or an Intel microprocessor. For example, Iraq war veterans are learning how to walk with prosthetic limbs using Sensium. They choose which sensors to plug into the... (FastCompany)
Globalfoundries more advanced than TSMC, analyst says Aug 1, 2009
Globalfoundries recently has signed a manufacturing contract the first one for the company which otherwise depends on microprocessor manufacturing orders from AMD, one of the company's two parent companies. Johnson said the fact that GF's wafer fab is based in Europe could have contributed to ST's decision, since the short distance facilitates communication. (EETimes)
ST, Globalfoundries sign manufacturing contract Jul 31, 2009
Globalfoundries, a California-based joint venture of microprocessor manufacturer AMD and financial investor ATIC, will manufacture the devices for ST in its 300-mm Fab 1 located in Dresden (Germany). The information was rather unspecific in terms of the volume intended. (EETimes)
