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Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 4 at 9:42 am PT
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.
Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on January 4 at 6:24 pm PT
Walt answers a reader’s question on whether to wait for Windows 8 before buying a new computer.
Ina Fried in News on November 16, 2011 at 3:42 am PT
Speaking on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Intel 4004 processor he created, Federico Faggin reflects on that first chip, and where technology is heading in the next 40 years.
Don Clark in News on October 29, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT
China has for the first time unveiled a supercomputer using domestically developed microprocessor chips, the latest in a series of developments showing the country’s new competitiveness in a field long dominated by U.S. technology.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 16, 2011 at 7:30 am PT
Rumors are rumors, but the ones that emerged yesterday that chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices is ripe for a buyout don’t take into consideration the numerous complications that stand in the way of such a deal getting done. AMD’s relationship with Intel is a big one.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 10, 2011 at 12:59 pm PT
Could their dispute over a 2004 agreement end today?
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UPDATE: Yes, they settled, in a new $1.5 billion licensing deal.]
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Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 9, 2010 at 11:32 am PT
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it has begun shipping its first chips that combine microprocessor and graphics circuitry on the same piece of silicon, fulfilling the promise of a costly 2006 acquisition that reshaped the company.
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Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 9, 2010 at 12:02 am PT
Intel Corp. Chief Executive Paul Otellini is making acquisitions to compete beyond PCs.
Mr. Otellini pulled off three deals this summer aimed at building Intel’s business outside computing, where its microprocessor chips dominate.
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Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on July 16, 2010 at 12:03 pm PT
Well, the new era of good feeling for Advanced Micro Devices shares didn’t last very long.
AMD spikes in after hours trading after the company posted better-than-expected revenues and profits for the second quarter, the stock has reversed and is trading meaningfully lower this morning, as attention turns to a noteworthy production delays for a much-anticipated “Fusion” chip code-named Llano that combines a microprocessor with a graphics processor.
John Paczkowski in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 3:25 pm PT
Qualcomm may not be a household name, but it probably should be. The company commercialized the CDMA mobile standard and its chips can be found in many of today’s smartphones. Though if things play out as Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs would like, they’ll soon be showing up in a wide variety of consumer electronics devices as well.
