Cloud computing
AMD to buy chip maker Xilinx for $35-billion
Semiconductor designer AMD said on Tuesday it would buy Xilinx in a US$35-billion all-stock deal, intensifying its battle with Intel in the data centre chip market.
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Consumer electronics
Intel has lost its mojo – and investors are losing faith
With no short-term catalyst for gains on the horizon, Intel shareholders are now forced to ponder its long-term fundamental prospects, and they frankly remain bleak, even as its rivals prosper.
Consumer electronics
Intel’s margins tumble as customers shift to cheaper chips
Intel on Thursday reported that margins tumbled in the latest quarter as consumers bought cheaper laptops and pandemic-stricken businesses and governments clamped down on data centre spending. Its shares tumbled.
Consumer electronics
Huawei objects to Nvidia’s $40-billion ARM acquisition
Chinese technology companies including Huawei have expressed strong concerns to local regulators about Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of ARM, potentially jeopardising the $40-billion semiconductor deal.
Consumer electronics
SK Hynix to buy Intel’s NAND business for $9-billion
Intel has agreed to sell its NAND memory chip business to SK Hynix for US$9-billion in an all-cash deal that would propel the South Korean chip maker to second in the global rankings.
Consumer electronics
How TSMC became the new Chipzilla
The story of TSMC’s industry dominance steamed ahead unabated on Thursday, with record earnings on the back of booming demand for chips used in smartphones and servers.
Cloud computing
Nvidia takes aim at Intel with new chip design
Nvidia on Monday laid out a multi-year plan to create a new kind of chip for data centres aimed at siphoning off more functions from its chief rival Intel.
Consumer electronics
Intel gets US licences to supply products to Huawei
Intel has received licences from US authorities to continue supplying certain products to Huawei Technologies, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.
In-depth
The Musk Method: Learn from partners, then go it alone
Elon Musk and his team are preparing to outline new steps in Tesla’s drive to become a more self-sufficient company less reliant on suppliers at its “Battery Day” event on 22 September. It’s part of a well-established pattern.
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