Samsung Electronics is unloading its graphics memory inventory by offering prices that are much lower than competitors’ production costs for the segment, according to industry sources. Samsung’s low-price move for graphics memory comes as a Continue reading “Samsung said to be slashing graphics memory pricing”.…more
Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday it would join a group led by International Business Machines Corp to develop system chips using 32-nanometre circuitry, as chip makers increasingly team up to cut development costs. he alliance Continue reading “Toshiba to join IBM, others on chip development”.…more
– Google Inc. is working on a new Internet encyclopedia that will consist of material submitted by people who want to be identified as experts and possibly profit from their knowledge. The concept, outlined late Continue reading “Google working on ad-based Web encyclopedia”.…more
Intel Corp., the world’s top chipmaker, is set to increase its share of a growing global semiconductor chip market this year to 12.2 percent, research firm Gartner said on Friday. Intel’s revenue grew more than Continue reading “Intel said to increase chip market lead”.…more
Apparently blessed with the best salary-negotiating skills in the universe, AMD CEO Hector Ruiz is getting a raise. After spending most of Thursday apologizing to financial analysts for AMD’s performance in 2007, the company revealed Continue reading “What bad year? AMD’s Hector Ruiz gets a raise”.…more