Atom server chips might be toast
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Friday, 10 June 2016 14:30

Atom server chips might be toast


Intel is walking away like Craig David

The dark satanic rumour mill is suggesting that Intel is about to kill off its Atom’s for server programme.

ARM announces 10nm chip
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Friday, 20 May 2016 13:13

ARM announces 10nm chip


Artemis on board

ARM's colaboration with TSMC has finally born some fruit with the tapeout of a 10nm test chip to show off the company's readiness for the new manufacturing process.

ARM buys imaging and embedded computer vision outfit
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Apical worth $350 million

British chip maker ARM has acquired Apical which is an imaging and embedded computer Vision Company in a $350 million cash deal.

Intel scraps Broxton
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Monday, 02 May 2016 12:33

Intel scraps Broxton


Also kills off SoFIA mobile SoCs

Intel has scrapped development of the Broxton Atom processor family. For those who came in late, this was the chip which was supposed to put Intel into high-end smartphones and tablets.

AMD's Chinese server deal could be x86
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Thursday, 28 April 2016 15:43

AMD's Chinese server deal could be x86


Lisa Su, AMD's CEO confirms

Ever since AMD announced a Chinesejoint joint server venture, people have been asking around to get a bit more details. Now AMD's CEO has confirmed the technology involved is both x86 and ARM.

ARM working with TSMC on 7nm process
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 10:44

ARM working with TSMC on 7nm process


Low power high performance chips

ARM has teamed up with TSMC to develop a 7nm process technology to produce low-power, high-performance chips for next-generation networks and data centres.

Qualcomm works with Red Hat
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Monday, 14 March 2016 12:27

Qualcomm works with Red Hat


Enterprise Linux Server for ARM

Qualcomm wants to port Red Hat’s Enterprise Linux Server for ARM which will allow developers to write applications for Qualcomm's server chips.

ARM’s Cortex-A32 could bring in major changes
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Smaller boards

ARM’s new ultra-compact processor core could be exactly the sort of cheap tech that the internet of things is waiting for.

ARM Cortex-R8 processor design is out
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Thursday, 18 February 2016 13:58

ARM Cortex-R8 processor design is out


Aiming for modems and storage device

ARM has released the new Cortex-R8 processor design which it says can provide low latency and high performance for modem and storage device chips.

ARM shrugs off poor Apple sales
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Wednesday, 10 February 2016 11:52

ARM shrugs off poor Apple sales


Profits up

Chip-designer ARM appears to have shrugged off a slump in smartphone sales that damaged everyone, even Apple and is reporting profits up 17 per cent on last year.