IBM plans a big announcement at its earnings call on Monday. Bloomberg has it that IBM has come to terms with GlobalFoundries on taking over its money-losing commercial silicon business. Read more »
According to venture legend John Doerr, Google is designing its own silicon for its data centers. But he stopped short of confirming rumors that the search giant was designing ARM-based chips… Read more »
Qualcomm’s(s qcom) Snapdragon processors are already the dominant app engines in smartphones and tablets, but the company is now targeting a much larger device: the automobile. The silicon vendor announced at… Read more »
Qualcomm is promoting its new CEO from within, handing the reins to 20-year executive Steve Mollenkopf, who has headed up Qualcomm’s core semiconductor group and most recently served as COO. Read more »
Researchers were able to grow graphene directly on a silicon wafer, reducing the number of steps it takes to manufacture graphene electronics. Read more »
Qualcomm has a huge lead in LTE silicon, but Intel made up a lot of ground today. It’s multimode LTE modem is now commercially available, giving 4G device makers the voice… Read more »
Altair has now racked up nearly $100 million. The company is trying to become the LTE specialist creating a pure 4G chip for the tablet and connected gadget market. Read more »
New research enables silicon sensors to be inserted into the body for routine diagnostic tests, such as checking if transplant patients will reject an organ. Read more »
Despite being late to the market, Nvidia is showing it can keep up with the latest technological advances in LTE technology. But like it’s exaggeration-prone competitors, Nvidia is falsely labeling its… Read more »
Quantenna has developed a 802.11ac chipset that uses multiple antennas and multiple frequencies to deliver up to 2 Gbps of bandwidth. The partnership with STMicro will expand Quantenna’s scope beyond home… Read more »