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  • June 2008

    • FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation of Intel

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 6, 08 2:47 PM CDT

      FTC Opens Antitrust Investigation of Intel

      The FTC has opened a formal investigation of Intel over allegations of monopolistic business practices, the Wall Street Journal reports. The world's biggest semiconductor company, which denies any wrongdoing, received a subpoena this week. Intel also learned that it faces a $25.4 million antitrust fine from South Korea, even as it prepares to fight competitor AMD’s private antitrust lawsuit in Delaware’s District Court. More »

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      South Korea  • Intel  • antitrust  • competition  • microprocessors  • monopoly  • Advanced Micro Devices  • monopolistic practices

  • March 2008

    • Intel, Microsoft Fund Multicore Research

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 17, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Intel, Microsoft Fund Multicore Research

      Intel and Microsoft will fund researchers at two universities working on new programming techniques for multicore chips, sources told the Wall Street Journal . The companies will reportedly provide $2 million annually for five years, to speed the development of chips that can contain dozens—or even hundreds—of microprocessors of multiple types. One of the grants is expected to go to UC Berkeley. More »

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      Microsoft  • Intel  • computer chip  • UC Berkeley  • microprocessors  • computer programming  • computer science

    • Intel Testifies in EU Antitrust Hearings

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 12, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      Intel Testifies in EU Antitrust Hearings

      Intel officials testified before an EU antitrust commission yesterday in Brussels; the chipmaker is suspected of unfairly dominating the European market. Competitor Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and consumer groups are testifying today, reports the Wall Street Journal . The commission will consider whether rebates Intel offered to retailers that didn’t stock AMD products hurt consumers. More »

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      Microsoft  • European Union  • Intel  • antitrust  • AMD  • microprocessors

    • Intel Pushes 'Atom' Chips

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 3, 08 12:20 PM CST

      Intel Pushes 'Atom' Chips

      Intel will push its tinest new chips behind the brand name Atom in an effort to create demand for two emerging types of computing devices. The Atom line includes chips already announced by the company, reports the Wall Street Journal . One, formerly known as Silverthorne, is aimed at cellphone-sized devices that Intel calls “MIDs”—mobile mobile Internet devices. More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • microprocessors  • mobile Internet  • Silverthorne  • Diamondville  • low-end computers  • Atom

  • February 2008

    • Intel Makes Smaller, Cheaper Chip

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 22, 08 1:10 PM CST

      Intel Makes Smaller, Cheaper Chip

      Intel is working on a tiny, inexpensive microprocessor aimed at very low-end computers. Code-named Diamondville, the chip is for computers priced under $250, especially portable ones that Intel calls Netbooks. Manufacturers are creating such machines for emerging markets, as well as for industrialized countries, where they’re often bought as additional family computers, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • microprocessors  • emerging markets  • Netbooks  • low-end computers  • Silverthorne  • Diamondville

    • EU Raids Intel's German Offices

      newser  |  BBC  |  Feb 12, 08 12:05 PM CST

      EU Raids Intel's German Offices

      EU investigators raided Intel’s German office today, searching for evidence that the chip maker has broken antitrust laws, the BBC reports. The European Commission has already opened a case against Intel for monopolistic business practices, but officials said the surprise raid was the first step in its investigation, signaling that the company could face other allegations of misconduct. More »

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      European Union  • Intel  • computer chip  • European Commission  • AMD  • microprocessors

  • January 2008

    • AMD Gets Closer to Profitable

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 18, 08 11:48 AM CST

      AMD Gets Closer to Profitable

      Advanced Micro Devices pleased investors with its fourth-quarter financial report yesterday, as it neared profitability despite a big loss that included its acquisition of graphics chip maker ATI Technologies. AMD execs said they expect to break even early in the second half of 2008, reports the New York Times . AMD shares jumped 35 cents to $6.69 on the news in after-hours trading, and to $6.97 by midday today. More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • AMD  • microprocessors

  • December 2007

    • Programmers Can't Keep Up With Ever-Faster Chips

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 17, 07 3:15 PM CST

      Programmers Can't Keep Up With Ever-Faster Chips

      Fast new microprocessor chips are outstripping the computer industry's ability to build software to take advantage of them. Some industry planners believe that software designed for new chips with many processors could make certain computing tasks 100 times faster. The problem: computer scientists haven't found an easy way to program such chips, reports the New York Times . More »

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      software  • microprocessors  • parallel computing

    • Could the Silicon Chip Max Out?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Dec 16, 07 10:23 AM CST

      Could the Silicon Chip Max Out?

      It’s been 60 years since three Bell Lab scientists invented the transistor, launching an electronics revolution that changed the way we live. Engineers have miniaturized the powerful on-off switches—eventually integrated onto silicon chips—about as far as they can. Now, companies are pouring billions of dollars into research aimed at finding other ways to speed up the devices, reports the AP. More »

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      Intel  • microprocessors  • transistor  • Moore's Law

    • Breakthrough Speeds Up, Shrinks Chips

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 6, 07 4:11 PM CST

      Breakthrough Speeds Up, Shrinks Chips

      IBM scientists have reached a “significant milestone” in chip technology, using optical signals to speed up and shrink the largest multicore processors. The breakthrough controls light pulses with a device called a wave-guide, a wire-like structure on the chip that communicates among processors; hybrid electronic-optic chips could reduce refrigerator-sized supercomputers to the size of laptops within five years, the Journal reports. More »

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      IBM  • computer chip  • microprocessors

  • November 2007

    • Math Flub Could Doom Online Safety

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 17, 07 11:57 AM CST

      Math Flub Could Doom Online Safety

      A small glitch in a computer chip—hypothetical so far—could allow hackers to steal private information from millions of PCs, a renowned cryptographer warns colleagues. Adi Shamir, an Israeli professor who helped design software guarding e-commerce transactions, wrote that a simple math mistake could cause a computer’s security software to be “trivially broken,” the New York Times reports. More »

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      Israel  • Intel  • microprocessors  • Microsoft Excel  • cryptography

    • Chip Maker AMD Gets Emirate Cash

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 16, 07 4:39 PM CST

      Chip Maker AMD Gets Emirate Cash

      The government of Abu Dhabi, through its investment arm, bought an 8.1% stake in Advanced Micro Devices for $622 million. It will receive 49 million newly-issued AMD shares, but won't get any board representation. The computer chip maker desperately needs the cash after a $396 million loss during the third quarter, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      Intel  • finance  • Silicon Valley  • computer chip  • Abu Dhabi  • microprocessors  • Advanced Micro Devices

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