[March 8, 2010] Semiconductor Sales Recovery Loses Steam
The semiconductor industry is looking like it will settle into modest but steady growth in 2010, a far cry better from the pain of much of last year, but it won't be the rocket ride that was hinted in the fourth quarter, either.[March 8, 2010]
The x86 chip that comes closest to a RISC processor in terms of mission-critical support and capabilities is finally coming to market. What's the impact on Itanium?
[March 5, 2010] SIA Reports Chip Sales Up Slightly in January
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported that January sales posted a 0.3 percent rise over December when most industry pundits were expecting a loss.
[March 4, 2010] Intel Introduces Atom-Based SMB Server Platform
The Atom's surprising power and its minimal energy draw -- low enough to support a fanless design -- position the netbook-friendly processor as Intel's latest hope to target the small-business server market.
[February 23, 2010] AMD Unleashes 8- and 12-Core Opterons
A week after an eBay merchant blows the big surprise, AMD unleashes the largest multi-core processors yet. They bear a similarity to old Intel designs, but the two should not be confused.
[February 19, 2010] AMD Gains on Intel in Q1 PC Slowdown
Thanks to its recent acquisition of Lenovo as a customer, AMD is poised to gain some market share on its larger rival.
[February 19, 2010] Intel Brings Nehalem to Embedded Xeon
Intel has begun shipping its latest embedded Xeon processor, the C5500/C3500 series, designed for embedded systems in markets such as communications, networking, and data storage products.
[February 12, 2010] AMD's Ambitious 'Fusion' Processor on Track
AMD opened the International Solid-State Circuits Conference with a disclosure of its first chip under the "Fusion" banner, a project that introduces a new core design along with the graphics processing it acquired with ATI Technologies in 2006.
[February 10, 2010] HP Launches First Quad-Core Itanium Systems
Intel launched what will be its largest server and storage refresh beginning with the introduction of the Itanium 9300 line, the long-delayed "Tukwila" family of quad-core Itanium processors.
[February 5, 2010] Intel Introduces Core vPro Family, Aims to Woo SMBs
Intel formally introduced its next-generation of vPro security and PC management technology, shipping the technology as part of a new processor line.
