| AMD aims for embedded APUs
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2011-03-16 |
| Advanced Micro Devices renews its focus on non-PC applications with the recent unveiling of three new low-power processors aimed at the embedded space. |
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| NVIDIA, Samsung collaborate on Android tablet
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2011-02-16 |
| NVIDIA and Samsung have developed the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Honeycomb tablet computer featuring a dual-core CPU Plus an NVIDIA GeForce GPU running on the Android 3.0 user interface |
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| Crossover SoCs enable new business models
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2011-02-07 |
| Xilinx CTO feels that heterogeneous multi-core SoCs with FPGA fabric are set to change the IC landscape. The only thing missing are the standards to enable it |
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| Microsoft calls for multi-core datacenter server SoCs
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2011-02-01 |
| Speaking at the Linley Tech Data Centre Conf., Microsoft's datacenter group engineer said that a new class of multi-core SoCs were required to drive lower-power servers in datacenters |
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| Sony adopts ARM Cortex-A9 for NGP game console
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2011-01-31 |
| Sony plans to launch its next-generation portable entertainment system (codenamed NGP) adopting ARM's four-core Cortex-A9 processor and Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX543MP4+ graphics core |
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| Intel remains positive in the face of criticism
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2011-01-19 |
| Intel remains positive about its immediate and long-term prospects despite analysts' criticisms on its lack of an ARM-based CPU offering, poor traction in smartphones and continued reliance on x86 cores |
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| Analyst: Intel ahead of ARM
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2011-01-13 |
| With ARM Holdings plc and Intel Corp. each trying to grab a share of the other's market segments, analysts feel that Intel has a good head start. |
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| Samsung adopts AMD solutions for Microsoft Surface
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2011-01-11 |
| Samsung's SUR40-powered Microsoft Surface demonstrated at CES 2010 is said to contain AMD's Athlon II X2 embedded processor and Radeon HD 6700M Series graphics for added performance. |
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| Design for tomorrow's smart connected devices
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2011-01-07 |
| As devices get internet-connected and interconnected with other smart devices, they are demanding high-performance, low-power CPUs and open source software platforms, says MIPS President Art Swift. |
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| Multimedia product trends demand
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2011-01-04 |
| As the industry recovers and the market demands innovative differentiated products, semiconductor companies can license building blocks to immediately catch up with emerging technology trends. |
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| Renesas, Green Hills enhance real-time control apps
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2010-12-13 |
| Renesas Electronics and Green Hills have announced a joint partnership for virtualisation software support in real-time control applications. |
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| ISSCC showcases processor built with plastic foil
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2010-11-30 |
| The ISSCC will have researchers showcasing a simple microprocessor built from two thin sheets of plastic foil as well as a 5.2GHz IBM CPU and Intel Itanium chip packing 54MB cache |
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| Broadcom's dual-thread CPU scores over competition
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2010-11-29 |
| Broadcom revealed a MIPS-compatible CPU for its broadband SoCs with optimised power and cost dual-thread design that gives it an edge over competition |
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| Huawei scouts for CTO for processors
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2010-11-09 |
| Huawei is in need of a chief technology officer for its processor technology group who can help the company cut down the processors it uses to two or three chips. |
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| Intel aims to reign supreme over tablet market
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2010-10-20 |
| The Intel CEO has declared that the company has set its sights on winning the tablet segment and will use all the assets at their disposal to reign supreme. |
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| Nvidia CEO: ARM smartphones will trump x86 PCs
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2010-09-30 |
| The PC of the future will be made by new OEMs, sold through new distributors and use a new instruction-set architecture, said Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, speaking at the company's annual conference. |
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| AMD unleashes Zacate APU in North America
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2010-09-15 |
| AMD unleashes public demonstrations of "Zacate", its AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) in North America which is a dual-core, 18W TDP processor that possesses discrete-level graphics capabilities on die |
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| HP, Hynix to commercialise memristors
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2010-09-03 |
| HP and Hynix have agreed to jointly develop materials and process integration technology to shift memristors from R&D to commercial resistive RAM (ReRAM). |
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| Analysts' views on Intel-Infineon
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2010-09-03 |
| Here are some comments from analysts regarding Intel's purchase of Infineon's Wireless Solutions Business for Rs.6,537.44 crore ($1.4 billion) in cash. |
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| Peek into HP, Samsung next-gen smart phone display plans
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2010-07-16 |
| In a bid for a bigger slice of the growing mobile-systems pie, Hewlett-Packard, Qualcomm and Samsung talked about their next-generation displays and courted application developers at the MobileBeat 2010 conference. |
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| Intel details resilient memories for low-power CPUs
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2010-06-23 |
| Intel Corp. has detailed low-voltage resilient memories that will enable ultra low-power circuits in processor designs at the 2010 Symposium on VLSI Circuits. |
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| ASUS tech boosts Unlocked Intel Core processors
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2010-06-04 |
| ASUS launched the Turbo Unlocker for Unlocked Intel Core processors on the Computex show floor. The technology optimises CPU ratios and boosts performance whenever added workload handling is needed |
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| Renesas joins Symbian Foundation
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2010-06-03 |
| Renesas has joined the Symbian Foundation in a bid to expand its mobile platform business into the smartphone market outside Japan. |
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| Does Renesas' roadmap worry rivals?
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2010-05-13 |
| Renesas Electronics Corp. has outlined its microcontroller roadmap, revealing plans to deluge the market with a variety of products based on its new architecture. |
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| Multicore SoCs proliferate embedded space
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2010-04-20 |
| Multicore SoCs are hugely popular as indicated by their widespread acceptance resulting into a trend that is easy to spot. |
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| Virage Logics has sub-systems on its radar
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2010-04-19 |
| Virage Logic plans on a makeover as it intends on becoming a supplier of 'sub-systems' that can be quickly embedded in SoCs for its licensees instead of just a provider of a collection of IP cores. |
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| Tips for choosing virtualisation solution
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2010-03-29 |
| Here's a list of 10 important questions that can help an embedded system designer to choose the right virtualisation technology in their applications for cost savings, isolation and footprint reduction benefits. |
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| Mavrix gets MIPS tech for Android based mobile devices
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2010-03-01 |
| MIPS Technologies Inc. and Mavrix Technology Inc. are working together to develop a MIPS-based applications processor for Android based mobile devices. |
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| Mali graphics core gain popularity
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2010-02-15 |
| ARM Mali graphics cores are gaining popularity as the company has signed up two more licenses for it bringing the total number of licenses to 27. |
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| Intel, AMD tech lock horns at ISSCC
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2010-02-11 |
| Intel Corp. and archrival Advanced Micro Devices locked horns at International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) by presenting their various papers on new tech. |
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