SoCs made more reliable
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Thursday, 10 September 2015 12:57

SoCs made more reliable


On-Chip error correction is the way forward

UK-based silicon IP firm UltraSoC has come up with a way of making SoC's more reliable using on chip error correction.

AMD expands FM2+ chip lineup
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Thursday, 10 September 2015 12:35

AMD expands FM2+ chip lineup


Three new parts


AMD will expand its socket FM2+ chip lineup with three new parts – the A10-7890K and A8-7690K APUs, and the Athlon X4 880K CPU.

Oracle shows off SPARC details
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Tuesday, 25 August 2015 11:56

Oracle shows off SPARC details


Sonoma ready for the big time

Oracle has been sharing a few details about its SPARC processor code-named Sonoma. Sonoma is not a sleeping Italian mama at all but a place where Americans grow wine that Europeans will not touch.

AMD adds new processor to Godavari line
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Tuesday, 21 July 2015 15:11

AMD adds new processor to Godavari line


A8-7670K is now with us

AMD has added the A8-7670K to its Godavari APU lineup which has four Steamroller CPU cores clocked at 3.6GHz.

Nintendo signs up for AMD in latest model
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Now AMD has the full set

The last of the console makers is ready to sign up to AMD chips, according to the latest rumour 

Chinese Micron take-over will be tricky
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Wednesday, 15 July 2015 14:11

Chinese Micron take-over will be tricky


Analysts warning

The takeover of the chipmaker Micron by a Chinese government controlled outfit is going to be extremely tricky, warned analysts.

ASML profits bode well for chip  industry
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Wednesday, 15 July 2015 13:31

ASML profits bode well for chip industry


$6.44 billion in sales

Dutch outfit ASML Holding, the world's second largest maker of semiconductor production equipment has managed to flog more than $6.44 billion worth of gear.

AMD Radeon R9 Fury Pro revealed
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Wednesday, 08 July 2015 12:00

AMD Radeon R9 Fury Pro revealed


Or at least rumoured

AMD mentioned that the AMD Radeon R9 Fury STRIX graphics card was coming out at the 'New Era of PC Gaming' presentation but we did not  see anything. 

GlobalFoundries completes IBM sale
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Thursday, 02 July 2015 14:07

GlobalFoundries completes IBM sale


GlobalFoundaries now a significant force

GlobalFoundries has signed off on the purchase of IBM's chip business making it one of chip industries key players and actually filling its bank acount.

Sofia, Bulgaria
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Have they looked down the back of the SoFIA?

Chipzilla has been hinting that the design for its Intel's 28nm SoFIA 4G application processor is ready for mass production but a rumour from the Far East suggests that it will not be launched until the beginning of next year.