News tagged with processor chip

Rambus, Nvidia sign patent licensing deal

Technology licensing company Rambus Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a licensing agreement with chip maker Nvidia Corp. to settle a long-running patent dispute.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Jumpstarting computers with 3-D chips

EPFL scientist are among the leaders in the race to develop an industry-ready prototype of a 3D chip as well as a high-performance and reliable manufacturing method. The chip is composed of three or more processors ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

First Intel-powered smartphone to debut in China

US chip titan Intel on Tuesday announced it will move into the booming smartphone market with a China debut of a handset made by Chinese computer powerhouse Lenovo.

Electronics / Hardware

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Multi-purpose photonic chip paves the way to programmable quantum processors

The fundamental resource that drives a quantum computer is entanglement—the connection between two distant particles which Einstein famously called 'spooky action at a distance'. The Bristol researchers ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Intel unveils Knights Corner - 1 teraflop chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rajeeb Hazra, Intel’s general manger of technical computing, surprised a group attending this year’s SC11 conference, at a steak house in Seattle this past week, by holding up ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 24 | with audio podcast report

Broadcom to acquire NetLogic for about $3.7B

(AP) -- Broadcom Corp. said Monday it has agreed to acquire NetLogic Microsystems Inc. for about $3.7 billion in cash.

Technology / Business

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US gets chance to catch up on credit card security

The next time you swipe your credit card at check-out, consider this: It's a ritual the rest of the world deems outdated and unsafe.

Technology / Other

created Sep 09, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 17

Better 'photon loops' may be key to computer and physics advances

Surprisingly, transmitting information-rich photons thousands of miles through fiber-optic cable is far easier than reliably sending them just a few nanometers through a computer circuit. However, it may soon ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Taiwanese group introduces new MorPACK, stacked chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taiwan's National Chip Implementation Center (CIC) has announced a new chip bundling design that they claim can cut development costs in half while also reducing the time it takes to bring a new chipset to ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Getting a sneak peek at Qualcomms new processors

(PhysOrg.com) -- A reporter over at MobileTechWorld happened upon an internal presentation, written by Qualcomm, that tells the story of its upcoming system-on-a-chip technology. It outlines four new chipsets ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Nvidia releases the Kal-El quad-core mobile chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nvidia has announced their brand new quad-core mobile processor at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new processor was given the interestingly superheroic name Kal-El. Just in ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 16 | with audio podcast weblog

will.i.am teams up with Intel

Technology fan will.i.am, the frontman of The Black Eyed Peas, is teaming up with US computer chip giant Intel.

Technology / Business

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel to pay $1.5B to Nvidia in patent settlement

(AP) -- Intel has agreed to pay $1.5 billion over five years to Nvidia to settle a lawsuit over a key computer technology. Nvidia shares jumped.

Technology / Business

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft developing Windows for phone chips

Microsoft Corp. confirmed Wednesday that it is developing a version of its main Windows operating system that will run on cell phone chips, providing an alternative for the first time to the chips based on ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New Intel chip a coup for Hollywood

US chip giant Intel introduced Wednesday a speedy new generation of chips that thwart film piracy and enable quick handling of data-rich video and games.

Electronics / Hardware

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