Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a 32Gbit/s data transmitter and receiver with loss equalisation circuits, which it says can be used in the fastest data links between microprocessors. “It is possible to roughly double data ...
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Semi-conductor giant Intel has invested about $6.5m (£4.1m) in software-defined networking (SDN) firm Big Switch Networks, as it looks to diversify its portfolio away from PCs and servers. The investment by Intel comes in Big ...
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Micro server shipments are expected to triple this year, says IHS. 291,000 micro servers will be shipped this year an increase of 230% from the 88,000 units of 2012. Shipments of micro servers commenced in 2011 with just 19,000 ...
Atmel says it is shipping production quantities of the its SAMA5D3 series microprocessor, which is based on the ARM Cortex-A5 core with an on-chip floating point unit. The SAMA5D3 microprocessors are fabbed on a 65nm process technology ...
After a number of rumours last week surrounding Microsoft's and Sony's chosen hardware for their next-generation game consoles, a new report from Eurogamer's Digital Foundry states that both machines will contain AMD Jaguar processors. ...
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The company has invested about €7.5 billion since it set up its Ireland base in 1989. Intel has secured planning approval from Ireland's planning agency to build a $4bn chip manufacturing plant in Leixlip, near Dublin. The new ...
Tablets and smartphones will give a much-needed boost this year to the worldwide microprocessor market, which is undergoing a fundamental change with a shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC ...
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New Firefox phones - the first in a slew of new smartphones based on operating system alternatives to Android, iOS, BlackBerry 10 and Windows Phone - will be launched in February. Created by a Spanish startup called Geeksphone, the ...
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The worldwide microprocessor market will be given a boost by tablets and smartphones in 2012, amidst a fundamental shift to low-power processors used in energy-efficient devices, research firm IC Insights said this week. Worldwide ...
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Tablet processor sales are expected to grow 50% in 2013. , while cellphone application processor sales by 28% Improvement in global PC demand and continued growth in mobile SoC processors are expected to drive sales of microprocessors ...
After a number of rumours last week surrounding Microsoft's and Sony's chosen hardware for their next-generation game consoles, a new report from Eurogamer's Digital Foundry states that both machines will contain AMD Jaguar processors. ...
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Microprocessor sales are expected to grow 12% to $65.3bn after only 5% growth in 2012 because of weakness in standard PCs, says IC Insights. However, the microprocessor market will gain strength between 2013 and 2016 with modest growth ...
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Hybrid Memory Cube (HMC) technology is poised to take a bow in the high-performance computing space as a potential answer to the problem of one of the main bottlenecks in computing - the poor relative-performance of memory. After that, the ...
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Many companies who manufacture electronics require contingency plans for their products. If a memory device is discontinued, we switch to a competing device. If our circuit board supplier goes bankrupt, we have an alternate vendor on speed ...
Intel's sales and profits have slumped as the world's biggest computer chip manufacturer feels the impact of a decline in PC sales. The company's fourth quarter report shows year-on-year net income fell 27 per cent to $2.5bn, ...
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