Qualcomm settles sex discrimination case before it gets to court
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$20 million because its reigning men

Qualcomm has written a $20 million cheque to make a gender discrimination case go away.

TSMC wants Chinese off Taiwanese boards
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 07 June 2016 11:31

TSMC wants Chinese off Taiwanese boards


Chang worried about Intellectual Property theft

While Taiwan should welcome Chinese investors into the island's protected chip sector, they should not be allowed to become directors so that prized intellectual property is not nicked, claims TSMC.

ARM announces 10nm chip
Published in PC Hardware
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.

Qualcomm buries the hatchet with LG
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Monday, 25 April 2016 13:33

Qualcomm buries the hatchet with LG


LG agrees to pay more for its chips

Qualcomm has buried the hatchet with LG after the smartphone vendor agreed to pay more for its chips.

Galaxy Note 6 gets the Snapdragon 823
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 12 April 2016 12:26

Galaxy Note 6 gets the Snapdragon 823


Qualcomm’s Unreleased most powerful chip

The Galaxy Note 6 will feature Qualcomm's most powerful mobile chip — the so-far unseen Snapdragon 823.

Apple set to buy Imagination
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Tuesday, 22 March 2016 12:02

Apple set to buy Imagination


Apparently it has a shortage

The Dark Satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn that claims the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is about to write a cheque for the British chip design company Imagination Technologies.

Intel talks about getting back to Moore's Law
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Back to advancing every two years

Chipzilla has been explaining how it hopes to claw back the missing six months which it lost in chip development and return to Moore’s Law increases of every two years.

AMD might call Zen chips "Zeppelin"
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Wednesday, 03 February 2016 14:18

AMD might call Zen chips "Zeppelin"


Nothing to suggest that Zen will crash and burn

Leaks are starting to emerge about an AMD Zen part which has the unfortunate name of Zeppelin.

Intel works with Chinese on servers
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Thursday, 21 January 2016 12:22

Intel works with Chinese on servers


Tackling fears of spy technology

Chipzilla is joining an increasing number of western companies who are forming partnerships with Chinese outfits to help address concerns about the security of imported technology.

Intel releases security on a chip features
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016 11:18

Intel releases security on a chip features


Stop tricky emails

Intel has announced a chip technology that the company said was designed to foil hackers who use fake emails to trick employees into revealing their usernames and passwords.