11 posts and columns on chipsets

Intel Earnings: Turning Around Or Turning Down?

in Enterprise on April 19, 2011 at 5:41 am PT

Intel gets the tech earnings season underway in earnest when the market closes today. Analysts are of two minds: Some cautiously optimistic, while others are downright pessimists.

Nokia’s Microsoft Partnership: Does the New Strategy Add Up?

in Mobile on February 11, 2011 at 4:02 am PT

Nokia has already announced the key piece of its strategy–a shift to Windows Phone for its future smartphones. Now the company is set to talk about the financial implications of that and go through the rest of its strategy, which includes a mix of Symbian and even a dash of MeeGo. Mobilized has live coverage of the event, which started at around 4 am PT, or noon here in London.

Intel Resumes Shipping That Troublesome Chip

in Enterprise on February 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm PT

Remember that support chip of Intel’s with the “design issues”? The one that might cost it $300 million in revenue this quarter? It turns out PC makers want it anyway.

Intel Will Pay Nvidia $1.5 Billion to "Maintain Patent Peace"

in Enterprise on January 10, 2011 at 1:36 pm PT

A cross-licensing agreement brings to an end what could have been an ugly and expensive trial.

Could a Settlement Between Intel and Nvidia Happen Today?

in Enterprise on January 10, 2011 at 12:59 pm PT

Could their dispute over a 2004 agreement end today? [UPDATE: Yes, they settled, in a new $1.5 billion licensing deal.]

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang Describes Mobile's Powerful Future at D@CES

in Media on January 7, 2011 at 4:21 pm PT

All of those tablets rolling out this week means lots of opportunity for chipmaker Nvidia, which used to specialize in graphics, but is now looking to power a whole new class of mobile devices. CEO Jen-Hsun Huang tells Mobilized’s Ina Fried how he sees the market shaking out, and what it means for his company and his competitors. We’ll also be looking for an update on Nvidia’s legal battle with Intel.

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Sales of Unbranded Chinese Phones Surge

in News on November 10, 2010 at 2:02 pm PT

Sales of low-cost Chinese cellphones helped fuel a global surge in handset shipments in the third quarter, research firm Gartner said, squeezing market leader Nokia Corp. at a time it facing pressure from Apple Inc.’s iPhone and other smartphones.

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Intel Cuts Ribbon on Billion-Dollar Plant in Vietnam

in News on October 29, 2010 at 10:20 am PT

In Ho Chi Minh City today, Intel officially opened what CEO Paul Otellini called “the largest and most sophisticated assembly test facility in Intel’s global manufacturing network.” The $1 billion plant began cranking up in June, making chipsets for mobile devices. Just Tuesday, Otellini presided over the opening of another big Asian investment–a $2.5 billion semiconductor manufacturing plant in Dalian, China. In a pre-emptive defense against criticism for exporting jobs, the chip giant said last week it planned to invest between $6 billion and $8 billion on future generations of manufacturing technology in its U.S. facilities.

Intel’s CES Chip Blitz

in News on January 7, 2010 at 4:10 pm PT

A city renowned for its excesses, Las Vegas provided the perfect backdrop for the chip bacchanalia held by Intel Thursday. At an event at the Consumer Electronics Show under way here, the chip maker unloaded a slew of new processors, chipsets and wireless adapters–many built with its latest 32-nanometer manufacturing process.
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Apple Inks Chinese iPhone Deal

in News on August 28, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

Intel Raises Outlook

in News, August 28, 2009 at 6:39 am PT