101 posts and columns on chip
Forget Trendy Coffee Beans — Now Seaweed Innovation Gets Techie Money
As they say in Silicon Valley: Move fast and break things — though, in this case, not the chips.News Byte
Apple Tapped Samsung to Build Its New A7 Chip
Much as it would probably like to, Apple hasn’t yet been able to shift the manufacturing of the A7 processor that powers its new iPhone 5s away from Samsung. The research firm Chipworks confirmed Friday that the chip is indeed being fabricated by Apple’s nemesis. Evidently nothing much came of that rumored deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, so Apple must continue to rely on Samsung for important components like these despite the nasty rivalry between the two companies.Apple Confirms Acquisition of Passif Semiconductor
The company’s low-power communication chips could play a role in the development of future wearable devices like the rumored iWatch.Voices
Two Views From Samsung About its “Octa” Chip
At the Consumer Electronics Show in January, Samsung described an unusual eight-brained processor as a major step above competing chips. Now that U.S. buyers will be late to get it, the company is playing down the differences.NFC: What You Need to Know
You’re probably hearing “NFC” more often, as it appears in more mobile phones. Here’s what you need to know about Near Field Communication.Viral Video: Will Qualcomm’s Paul Jacobs Bring Adorkable “Born Mobile” Toddler to CES?
The massive annual tech gathering truly goes mobile in 2013.Voices
AMD-SeaMicro Deal Shows Strange Server Bedfellows
Companies that need to catch up to competitors sometimes try what seem like odd ideas. The deal by chip maker Advanced Micro Devices to buy server maker SeaMicro seems to fit the pattern, and it isn’t the only option that was considered.News Byte