27 posts and columns on microprocessor
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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.Waiting for Windows 8
Walt answers a reader’s question on whether to wait for Windows 8 before buying a new computer.Federico Faggin on the First 40 Years of the Microprocessor — And the Next 40 (Video)
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.China Supercomputer Uses Homegrown Chips
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.The Problem With Those Rumors of an AMD Buyout
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.Could a Settlement Between Intel and Nvidia Happen Today?
Could their dispute over a 2004 agreement end today? [UPDATE: Yes, they settled, in a new $1.5 billion licensing deal.]Voices
AMD to Start Shipping "Fusion" Chips
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.Voices
Intel Chief Chips Away at Plan Beyond PCs
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.Voices