Apple today announced new members of its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), expanding the company’s long-standing commitment…
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GlobalFoundries forecasts upbeat Q4 results on strong demand from iPhone supplier
GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, has raised its fourth-quarter revenue forecast, exceeding Wall Street…
U.S. Commerce Secretary: ‘Aggressive’ action on chip shortage needed
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday it is time to get “aggressive” in addressing the worsening chip shortage…
Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues U.S. chip rival GlobalFoundries for patent infringement
Apple Inc supplier TSMC has counter-sued smaller contract chipmaking rival GlobalFoundries Inc in the United States, Germany and Singapore…
GlobalFoundries sues TSMC for patent infringement, seeks U.S. and German import bans
In a move to highlight its investment in the United States amid an intensifying U.S. trade war with China over Beijing’s alleged unfair practices involving technology transfers and intellectual property…
Beleaguered Samsung’s future depends more on components than on copying Apple
While smartphone sales are sliding, Samsung’s chip business is powering its bottom line…
IBM announces world’s most powerful computer chips
IBM said on Thursday that it had made working versions of ultradense computer chips…
Apple’s iPhone 7 ratchets up intense competition among chip fabs
We aren’t anywhere close to the launch of the iPhone 6s…
Apple A9 chip likely driving Globalfoundries 14-nm expansion
Apple is likely driving the 14-nanometer ramp at Globalfoundries…
Apple makes ‘last-minute decision’ to use TSMC to stamp out 30% of next-gen ‘A9’ chips
Apple is said to have called an audible after partner GlobalFoundries continued to experience poor yield rates…
GlobalFoundries to make next-gen Apple chips in Malta, New York
Apple has awarded the contract for its next-generation A9 chips…
Samsung wins Apple A9 chip fab orders for next iPhone, iPad, sources say
Winning this order from Apple will helpSamsung electronics, the world’s second-largest chipmaker rebound…
The price of getting Apple’s attention: $12 billion
Lavishing $12 billion on…
Serial Apple-copier Samsung lands Apple A9 chip stamping deal
Apple is discovering it’s harder to split from Samsung than it would like…
Samsung and GlobalFoundries reportedly win majority of Apple A9 chip orders
Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured…
Samsung begins stamping out Apple A9 processors in 14nm FinFET in Texas
Samsung began production of Apple’s A9 in the Austin plant…
GlobalFoundries could stamp out Apple A9 processors in upstate New York
Globalfoundries is striving to be among Apple’s major contract chipmakers…
Apple inks multi-billion dollar chip fabrication deal with Samsung, sources say
From 2016, Samsung will supply 80 percent of APs used in Apple devices…
Apple’s shift to TSMC for A8 chip fab hurts Samsung profits
Samsung executives admitted on a recent conference call that the outlook isn’t so bright…
Bernstein: Why Apple Will Leave TSMC Next Year
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co….
Samsung/Globalfoundries, TSMC fight to land Apple A9 processor orders
The Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries team reportedly…
Samsung, Globalfoundries team up in challenge to TSMC
Samsung Electronics Co. and Globalfoundries Inc. are teaming up…
The strange thing about Apple’s recent hires
Over the past three years, Apple has hired at least thirty mid- to senior-level…
Analyst: No Apple custom baseband chips before 2015
Apple’s rumored custom iPhone baseband chip probably won’t be ready until 2015…
Apple hires two more senior RF engineers from Broadcom amid reports of new in-house baseband team
At least two high-level baseband hardware engineers have left wireless semiconductor company…
Apple to design its own LTE chips for iPhone 7; to be stamped by Samsung and GlobalFoundries, sources say
Apple reportedly plans to form a R&D team to develop baseband processors…
Samsung to use GlobalFoundries for ‘flex capacity,’ sources say
Samsung will still be the primary manufacturer of Apple’s chips for the iPhone and iPad…
GlobalFoundries to produce Apple A-series chips in Upstate New York fab
GlobalFoundries is preparing to make chips for Apple’s iPhone and iPad…
Apple exploring U.S.-based chipmaking deal with Globalfoundries
Apple is exploring a possible deal with chipmaker Globalfoundries…
Apple rumors bloom near Malta, NY: New speculation centers on GlobalFoundries as Cupertino’s chip maker
There is no reason GlobalFoundries couldn’t be the company that Apple wants…
GLOBALFOUNDRIES marks third anniversary by achieving full independence from AMD
GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced it has agreed to terms with AMD to acquire…