IBM lets Quantum cat out of the bag
IBM has Quantum breakthrough
IBM has revealed a new quantum chip which may or may not exist.
UK University gets its own Fab
Students design chips instead of just living off them
The University of Westminster's Marylebone campus has opened a high tech fabrication lab in central London.
Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron call off merger
Anti-trust
The largest manufacturers of the machinery used to make semiconductors, Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron of Japan, have dumped a merger plans.
Qualcomm helps the Chinese
Helping to sell gear to West
US chipmaker Qualcomm is trying to establish ties with Chinese smartphone makers to help them launch their products abroad.
Strong ARM tactics yield results
Cash pile building
Chip designer ARM reported a 36 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit amid strong demand for its technology.
ARM buys two IoT outfits
Because you can never have too many
British chip designer ARM has been writing cheques to buy two outfits to give it an edge on the Internet of Things market.
Moore's Law did not turn 50 over the weekend
But I nearly am damnit
While the press is banging on about Moore's Law turning 50 over the weekend, like many things in the US press, it is completely wrong.
Shareholders spank Altera back to the negotiating table
Do stop mucking about
Several key Alteria shareholders have forced the company back to the negotiating table to discuss the merger with Intel.
Qualcomm chip business worthless
Spin it off warns sctivist investor
Qualcomm has been told to spin-off its "worthless" chip unit away from its patent-licensing business in order to boost sliding stock prices.
Semiconductor sales up eight percent
Intel still the market leader shokka
Sales of semiconductors were up eight per cent and reached $340bn according to a report by analyst house Gartner.