Mobile and media consumption device markets contributed for the hybridisation trend Hybrid processors that include two or more different types of cores make up half of the $111bn processor market revenue, according to a new report by IMS ...
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The two companies had bid over $1bn each to secure access to TSMC products. Apple and Qualcomm have failed in their separate attempts to invest in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) which would have ensured them secure chips for ...
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The BCM56545 series delivers application level visibility on a single switch chip Broadcom, a semiconductor applications firm for wired and wireless communications, has introduced new stackable enterprise switch series with integrated ...
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The new devices delivers an additional 70% reduction in power consumption while networks are active and up to 95% during downtime Semiconductor company Broadcom has introduced new System on a Chip (SoC) devices which can deliver the ...
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Hackers of the world,unite!You have nothing to lose but the lousy stock firmware your routers shipped with. Apart from smartphones,routers and wireless base stations are undoubtedly the most widely hacked and user-modded consumer ...
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PC World-HP has long been a contributor to Linux and open-source software,but on Monday it ratcheted up its support another notch. Specifically,the company announced at the LinuxCon Europe event going on this week in Barcelona that it has ...
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IDG News Service-British chip designer Imagination Technologies plans to acquire the operating business of processor maker MIPS Technologies,as well as some of its patents,in an effort to strengthen its position on smartphones.At the same ...
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IDG News Service-ARM on Tuesday introduced its first 64-bit Cortex-A50 series processor designs as the company tries to preserve its dominance in smartphones and tablets while catching up with Intel in servers. The new ARM ...
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Chip designer ARM has unveiled a new series of 64-bit microprocessors intended to drive the company into the server market. The launch comes a day after Intel's rival in desktop and server computing microprocessors, AMD, revealed its plans ...
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Taipei,Oct.18,2012--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)has set up complete manufacturing eco system for Apple's application-specific IC(ASIC)contracts,in which Intel Corp.is also reportedly interested,according to Taiwan's industry ...
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Taipei,Oct.9,2012(CENS)--MediaTek Inc.became the world's No.3 supplier of smartphone processors in the first half of this year mostly thanks to strong market for low-priced smartphones of mainland China,where the Taiwanese fabless company ...
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC)and Kinsus Interconnect Technology Co.,Ltd.would become the primary winners of Apple's added contracts for iPhone 5 chips,according to industry sources. Apple's supply chains have reportedly ...
STMicroelectronics is the third largest spender on R&D in the semiconductor industry and has the second highest ratio of R&D spend to sales revenue among the major players,reports IC Insights. ST came third after Intel and Samsung in ...
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Warren East,CEO of chip designer ARM(pictured),has warned that sales growth will slow in the second half of 2012 due to increasing global economic uncertainty and,in particular,the rising expectation of recession and renewed financial ...
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It's been quite the all-star cast of companies joining the Linux Foundation over the past year or so, and next week will see the addition of another doozy. Following in the footsteps of Broadcom, Nvidia and Samsung -- all of which joined ...
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