
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
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.

Polaris GPUs are shipping
Sooner than expected
While AMD recently announced its fourth generation GCN architecture, known as Polaris, at the CES 2016, it was keeping quiet on a launch date.

TSMC buys more gear
Expansion in the works
TSMC appears to be planning another huge chip exansion and written cheques to the value of $700 million on semiconductor capital equipment in recent weeks.

Toshiba confirms it is thinking of chip split
Is it really worth it?
Troubled Japanise outfit Toshiba is considering splitting off part of its chip business in a bid to help it raise the cash it lost on its accounting scandal.

Toshiba comes up with single-chip wireless power receiver
Can operate at 15 watts
Toshiba America Electronic Components (TEAC) has come up with what it claims is the first single-chip wireless power receiver that can operate at 15 watts and is compliant with the wireless charging Qi v1.2, standard.

Beginning of a new Chip giant
Tsinghua Unigroup's glorious five year plan
Move over Qualcomm there is a new chip giant in town and it will be number three in five years.

Intel tweaks its Atoms
Nothing nuclear
Chipmaker Intel has made a small update to its low-power Atom chip lineup.

Foundry market growing
Six percent growth in a flat market
The overall semiconductor market is going to be flat or slightly down this year, but the foundry market is forecast to grow 6.1 per cent.

Samsung slashes chip spending
20 per cent cut
Samsung plans to cut investment in semiconductors by up to 20 percent next year to prevent further price falls.