Arm wrestles control of Chinese joint venture back
Published in News


Wu claims he was wronged 

Arm has regained control of its Chinese joint venture according to Nikkei and Reuters.

ARM declares a special operation to get its China unit back
Published in PC Hardware


Wants to de-Wu its Chinese operation

Arm has moved to regain control of its renegade China unit and replace its chief executive Allen Wu, as the UK chip designer seeks to clear its path to a successful public listing.

Microsoft supports ARM on Azure
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Tuesday, 05 April 2022 12:47

Microsoft supports ARM on Azure


Virtually

Microsoft has announced a preview of Arm support on Azure virtual machines thanks to its work with Ampere Computing.

ARM fires 1000 staff
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Wednesday, 16 March 2022 11:56

ARM fires 1000 staff


Lead up to IPO

ARM has told 1000 of its staff to clear out their desks and get themselves onto a dole queue as it prepares itself for an IPO.

Tsar Putin says patent theft is ok if the inventor disagrees with him
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All US patents are now the property of glorious new Russia

Tsar Putin has officially authorised the use of patent theft by Russian companies if the technology comes from a country that does not bless his regime.

Spectre is back from the dead
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Thursday, 10 March 2022 12:20

Spectre is back from the dead


Harder to kill than Dracula

The embarrassing defect in Intel CPUs Spectre appears to have made a comeback.

Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express gets wide acceptance
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Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung sign up

Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung have signed up to a Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium.

Nvidia and SoftBank terminate acquisition of Arm
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Its officially over, Nvidia gets a 20-year license and SoftBank $1.25B

Back in September 2021, we have addressed that Nvidia's acquisition of Arm is very uncertain. Even back in September 2020, when the deal was officially announced, I raised serious concerns that the deal was good for Nvidia and bad for everyone else.

Nvidia close to abandoning ARM plans
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Wednesday, 26 January 2022 12:26

Nvidia close to abandoning ARM plans


SoftBank to prepare IPO

Despite denying it, Nvidia is preparing to give up on the $40 billion acquisition it had planned for British semiconductor company ARM.

Apple loses another chip expert
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 13 January 2022 12:39

Apple loses another chip expert


It just can’t keep them

While the Tame Apple Press claims that Jobs’ Mob is about to replace Intel as the world’s top chip maker, the fruity cargo cult can’t keep experienced personnel.