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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.