Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, reported a sixth straight quarter of record sales, thanks to…
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Power restored at TSMC’s plant in southern Taiwan after outage
TSMC said on Wednesday power had been restored at a major manufacturing site in southern Taiwan after an outage earlier in the day…
Intel to spend up to $20 billion on U.S. chip plants in Arizona
Intel plans to spend as much as $20 billion to build two chip fabs in Arizona and to open up its fabs to outside customers…
Global chip shortage ‘affecting everybody except Apple,’ Android phones face delays
Samsung today warned that there is a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors causing a global chip shortage that could delay…
How the world ended up with an acute chip shortage
The world is facing an acute chip shortage. Numerous companies, including the auto sector, are facing an inability to get semiconductors…
Nvidia, SoftBank strike a $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd.
NVIDIA agreed to buy SoftBank Group Corp.’s chip division Arm Ltd. for $40 billion, taking control of some of the most widely used…
Nvidia seeks to acquire chip designer ARM Limited from SoftBank
SoftBank’s ARM Limited is attracting takeover interest from Nvidia in what could become the biggest-ever semiconductor deal…
Apple is not planning a bid on SoftBank’s sale of ARM Limited
SoftBank recently approached Apple to gauge Cupertino’s interest in bidding for chip design firm ARM Limited. The two firms had preliminary discussions…
How much is Arm Holdings really worth?
In 2016, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son paid $32 billion for the Cambridge UK-based Arm Holdings, a 43% premium over the stock’s price and a multiple…
SoftBank hires Goldman Sachs to explore sale of Arm Holdings
SoftBank has hired Goldman Sachs to advise it on a potential IPO or sale of chip designer Arm Holdings which it acquired in 2016 for about $32 billion…
TSMC: We could fill order gap if unable to sell chips to Huawei due to U.S. ban
TSMC could quickly fill any order gap should U.S. restrictions against Huawei prevent sales of chips to the Chinese firm, the company…
Wife finds missing husband’s body using Apple’s Find My iPhone app
A woman found her missing husband’s body before police were able to by using the Find My iPhone app…
As Microsoft and Qualcomm work on ARM-based PCs, the stage is set for Apple A-series Macs
Qualcomm today announced that it is working with Microsoft to bring support for Windows 10…
Apple could transition to ARM chips in Macs, but probably won’t
With every release of a new iPhone powered by another cutting-edge processor designed by Apple…
Will Apple’s next-gen iPads be faster than Macs?
Apple has added support for an ARM chip to macOS Sierra, igniting another wave of speculation…
macOS Sierra code suggests Apple could dump Intel processors in Macs for Apple A-series chips
Could Apple be working on next-generation Mac hardware that would be powered by an in-house designed processor…
Hello, Apple? It’s Mac. Have you forgotten me?
Apple has continuously been leaving its Mac line dusty and old…
The iPhone’s new A10 Fusion chip should worry Intel
Apple’s latest generation of smartphone processors has basically caught up with Intel’s laptops CPUs…
Apple’s remarkable new A10, S2, W1 chips alter the semiconductor landscape
Apple is very well known for developing its own semiconductor IP when it finds it necessary to improve…
When will Apple put Intel’s Kaby Lake chips inside new Macs?
Claims Intel’s latest Kaby Lake processors may not appear in new Macs until next year…
Apple’s MacBook Pro not likely to sport Intel Kaby Lake processors this year
At today’s Intel Developer Forum, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich and other Intel execs showed off its 7th Generation Core…
Apple A10-powered Macs on the way? Decoding Apple’s WWDC 2016 media invitation
If you think Apple’s been slow with Mac innovation you are not alone…
Why Intel’s problem won’t be Apple’s problem
This week, beleaguered Intel announced that it was laying off 12,000 employees
Apple’s emphasis on security makes ARM-powered Macs ‘inevitable’
Apple will offer Macs equipped with an ARM processor, the same silicon used in the iPhone and iPad…
Intel axes 12,000 employees, 11% of its workforce
Intel expects the program to deliver $750 million in savings this year and annual run rate savings of $1.4 billion by mid-2017…
Moore’s law is dead
Moore’s law has died at the age of 51 after an extended illness…
Mac sales to grow in enterprise with new Apple A-series-powered Mac
A full-fledged Mac OS X running on an Apple A-series processor…
Apple is a semiconductor powerhouse; expect the first ARM-based Macs to appear in 2016
Apple has become one of the largest semiconductor makers in the world…
Intel CEO characterizes relationship with Apple as ‘strong’
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich says…
Five barriers that might keep Apple from moving Macs to custom ARM chips
Shortly after Apple introduced its first custom A4 Application Processor in 2010…
Apple A-series-powered Macs are not only feasible, they may be inevitable
Apple would begin to put its custom ARM-based processors in new Mac OS X systems…
Why Apple dumping Intel processors would be disastrous
Apple will drop Intel processors to better manage the launch cycle…
Why Apple might dump Intel’s x86 for their own A-series chips in future Macs
Such a move is certainly in Apple’s DNA…
KGI: Apple is designing its own processors for Mac
Apple will begin using its own processors for Macs in the next 1-2 years…
With its smartphone business on the wane, Samsung bets $14.7 billion on new chip facility
Samsung Electronics plans to spend $14.7 billion on a new chip facility…
Semiconductor Advisors: Apple’s 64-bit A8 processor exposes Intel’s shortcomings
Apple made some significant design improvements with A8 on top of just the hardware shrink…
Why Apple will switch to ARM-based Apple A-series-powered Macs
Somewhere on Apple’s campus, ARM-based Macs are already running OS X…
Apple’s Macs might be poised for a massive change
Ever since Apple started to make its own processor chips for iPhones and iPads…
Why Apple won’t dump Intel x86 for its own ARM chips in MacBooks and the Mac Pro
Yes, Apple’s newest A7 Cyclone SoC is a beast…
Intel-powered Macs: The end is nigh
When Apple announced its 64-bit A7 processor…
Intel’s Broadwell chips further delayed; not shipping for most Macs until early-mid 2015
Intel’s line of 14-nanometer Broadwell chips have been further delayed…
Apple will never reveal this iPhone 6 secret
Each year, Apple launches a brand new set of iOS-based products…
