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EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe

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(AP) -- European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc. after mobile phone companies withdrew complaints about high royalty fees.


Observers wary of 'truce' between Intel, AMD

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, Silicon Valley's version of the long-squabbling Hatfields and McCoys, really get along?


Touch screen gamble: which technology to use

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Prompted partly by the iPhone's phenomenal popularity, consumers are demanding and likely to get a wider range of touch screens on many more electronic devices.


Intel CEO: PC sales could rise in 2009

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The worldwide personal-computer market is pulling out of its slump quickly and could defy predictions by growing this year, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday.


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SKorea's Hyosung group bids for Hynix: report

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A minor business conglomerate in South Korea looks set to buy a major stake in the world's second biggest memory chip maker after becoming the only firm to submit a bid, a report said Tuesday.


HP 3Q profit drops 19 pct, weak PC, ink sales (AP)

Sluggish PC, ink sales hurt HP; results still beat

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created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s 19 percent drop in quarterly profit shows that the company still relies heavily on printer ink and the troubled personal computer market, despite the aggressive transformation ...


A US computer chip giant Intel factory is pictured in Leixlip, near Dublin, Ireland in July 2009

EU defends action against Intel after report leaked

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created Aug 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The EU Commission on Saturday defended its record-busting anti-trust action against Intel, following a report that it missed evidence which could have boosted the US computer chip giant's case.


Infineon said it had managed to limit its quarterly loss but warned that full-year asset writedowns would be larger

Chip maker Infineon trims loss, sees larger writedowns

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Troubled German semi-conductor maker Infineon said Wednesday that it had managed to limit its quarterly loss but warned that full-year asset writedowns would be larger than expected.


Hynix Semiconductor's net loss sharply narrows

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created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip maker, said Friday its net loss narrowed sharply in the second quarter as a global supply glut eased.


Texas Instruments 2Q profit falls 56 percent

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Chip maker Texas Instruments says its second-quarter earnings fell 56 percent from a year ago, clipped by a weak economy that the company expects will "take some time" to strengthen.


Intel shares soar as company beats soft forecast (AP)

Intel shares soar as company beats soft forecast

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Intel Corp. offered support Tuesday for its assertion that the computer business is rebounding, even as other parts of the industry throw off mixed signals. Intel's results and outlook were much better ...


Intel to buy software maker Wind River for $884M (AP)

Intel, an infrequent acquirer, snaps up Wind River (Update)

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Intel Corp. is biting off its biggest acquisition in nearly a decade with an $884 million takeover of Wind River Systems Inc., a software maker with a colorful past.


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Intel CEO: 'So far, so good' in 2Q

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s CEO says chip orders have been "a little better than we expected" so far in the second quarter.


The Wall Street Journal said Apple has been hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry

Apple 'to design own computer chips'

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Apple is building the capability to design its own computer chips in a strategic shift aimed at cutting its reliance on outside suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.


Qualcomm posts 2nd-qtr loss on legal settlement

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Qualcomm Inc. posted a fiscal second-quarter loss Monday on a hefty payment to rival chip maker Broadcom Corp. to end legal disputes that spanned several continents.