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Apple to Acquire Audio Chip Maker Cirrus Logic - Rumor

Rumors that Cirrus Logic could be acquired by Apple have led to an increase in share price for the integrated circuits company, according to a Barron’s report citing a subscription-based market news service.Cirrus Logic shares are reporteldy trading higher in the pre-market session on rumors that the company is...

3 September 2010
09:32 GMT

Apple Spokesperson Confirms Acquisition of Chip Maker Intrinsity

Following rumors of Apple planning to acquire yet another chip maker, several reports now confirm the move, with Apple spokesperson Steve Dowling issuing an official statement to Bloomberg. The spokesperson did not provide any specifics, but did confirm the transaction, statesman.com relates. The report in question t...

28 April 2010
04:35 GMT

Intel and AMD Shake Hands in US$1.25-Billion Settlement

The rivalry between the world's leading processor makers, Intel and AMD, looks to have reached a new milestone, as the two companies jointly announced today that they had reached a new agreement that would enable them to focus on the development of future technologies and products, leaving behind their legal dis...

12 November 2009
10:43 GMT

AMD Releases Documents on Its 'Green' Initiatives

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has announced today that it has released two reports demonstrating its dedication in reducing its impact on the environment, thanks to the adoption of new production technologies and the implementation of energy conservation projects at all of the chip maker's m...

26 August 2009
09:08 GMT

EU Commission Decision Against Intel Criticized by EU's Ombudsman

Earlier this year, in May, the EU Commission ruled against the world's leading chip maker, the Santa Clara, California-based Intel, in a rather extensive antitrust case. According to the former's decision, the latter was to pay a record fine of US$1.45 billion, which Intel was quick to disapprove, stating t...

10 August 2009
03:39 GMT

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Finally Breaks Ground on New York Fab 2

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices and newly founded GLOBALFOUNDRIES have just announced that the new foundry company has officially broken ground on the construction of Fab 2, its new semiconductor manufacturing facility scheduled to become operational in 2012. Located at the Luther Forest Technology...

24 July 2009
11:13 GMT

Intel Increases Its Stake in Imagination Technologies

As it prepares itself for the inevitable launch of the first product based on the much-hyped Larrabee chip, Santa Clara, California-based Intel further strengthens its stake in Imagination Technologies, increasing it by an additional 25 million shares. The world's leading chip maker now owns 13.99 percent of the...

19 June 2009
06:30 GMT

AMD Reportedly Plans to Showcase Tigris During Computex 2009

World's second largest vendor of computer processors, AMD, is expected to unveil its highly anticipated notebook platform, codenamed Tigris, during this year's Computex show. The Sunnyvale, California-based chip maker will target this next-generation platform at mainstream portable systems featuring screen ...

18 May 2009
02:58 GMT

EU Slaps Intel with Record US$1.45 Billion Antitrust Fine

Santa Clara, California-based Intel, the world's leading vendor of computer processors, has been found guilty of illegal practices by the European Commission, which has imposed a record US$1.45 billion fine on the chipmaker. The commission also ordered Intel to cease any illegal rebates and other practices that ...

13 May 2009
07:06 GMT

AMD and ATI Become One

Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices announced on Wednesday having completed the final stage of its acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI. Following this stage, the company has decided to take a series of measures to optimize its operations in order to deliver industry-leading performance on the graphi...

7 May 2009
11:05 GMT

Intel Takes NVIDIA to Court, NVIDIA Responds

Santa Clara, California-based Intel filed a complaint on Monday, in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, against graphics chip maker NVIDIA, according to which Intel is negating that the four-year-old chipset license agreement between the two companies doesn't extend to Intel's future generation ...

18 February 2009
09:38 GMT

More Bad News for Intel, Chip Giant to Post First Loss in 21 Years

Last Friday, Santa Clara, California-based Intel posted its 2008 fourth quarter financial results, with the company recording an $8.2 million revenue and a profit of 4 cents a share, or a 90-percent drop from the $2.3 billion recorded in the fourth quarter of 2007. On that note, according to a recent report on Bloomb...

21 January 2009
10:58 GMT

AMD's Chief Executive Talks About Going Fabless

Dirk Meyer, chief executive officer and president of Advanced Micro Devices, implied in an interview that the company had plans of selling off its manufacturing facilities in the idea of turning to a fabless model of operation. Although there were no specific details disclosed, the fact that the idea surfaced implies...

10 September 2008
05:11 GMT


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