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Intel, AMD Battle over Evidence Retention

October 15th, 2009 | No Comments

Intel and AMD once again are feuding over the document retention policies that have been at issue since AMD filed its antitrust lawsuit against Intel four years ago. Both Intel and AMD claim the other is continuing to delete key documents that are hindering their abilities to develop their respective cases and are asking the federal court to sanction their opponents.
– Chip makers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are trading demands for sanctions relating to AMDs lawsuit against its larger rival.
Both AMD and Intel filed motions Oct. 14 in U.S. District Court in Delaware seeking sanctions against each other for failing to adequately retain evidence related to the…

AMD Spinoff Globalfoundries, Arm Partner for SoC Chips

October 6th, 2009 | No Comments

Globalfoundries, which AMD spun off earlier this year, and Arm are teaming up to enable mutual customers to develop processors for mobile products using Arm technologies and Globalfoundries 28-nm manufacturing process. The chips will be aimed at mobile devices such as smartphones and low-cost notebooks. The move comes as other chip makers, notably Intel, are looking to shrink the size of their products to fit into mobile devices.
– Globalfoundries, the manufacturing spinoff from Advanced Micro Devices, is teaming with Arm to help businesses design smaller processors for such devices as mobile phones and low-end notebooks.
In a partnership announced Oct. 6, the two companies said the partnership will enable mutual customers to…

Nvidia Fermi Marks Company’s Next-Generation GPU Architecture

October 1st, 2009 | No Comments

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang introduced Fermi, the companys next-generation graphics processing unit (GPU) architecture designed to accelerate supercomputer-caliber applications such as ray tracing and high-precision scientific computing. Fermi will utilize three billion transistors and 512 CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture) cores, and represents Nvidias next best hope for competing vigorously against Intel and Advanced Micro Devices.
– Nvidia plans on releasing its next-generation graphics processing unit architecture,
code-named Fermi, within the next few months. Fermi will incorporate more than three billion transistors and 512 CUDA
(Compute Unified Device Architecture) cores, Nvidia says, which will accelerate
its parallel-c…

Toshiba in talks with Chartered, Globalfoundries to outsource 28nm chips

September 7th, 2009 | 1 Comment

Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is in talks with Singapore’s Chartered Semiconductor (CSMF.SI) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N) spinoff Globalfoundries about outsourcing some production of next-generation 28-nanometre chips, two company sources said today.

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IBM, Sun Show Off Upcoming RISC Processors

August 26th, 2009 | No Comments

IBM and Sun Microsystems used the Hot Chips 21 show to give engineers a preview of the new RISC chips that are coming down the line. IBMs Power7 and Suns Â“Rainbow FallsÂ” are both due out in 2010. Intel and AMD also gave presentations on upcoming server chips, including Intels eight-core Â“Nehalem EXÂ” processor. AMD gave more details on its upcoming 12-core Â“Magny-CoursÂ” processor.
– IBM, Sun Microsystems and Advanced Micro Devices were among the
vendors using the Hot Chips 21 conference to give engineers an idea of
what to expect in upcoming processors.
Intel also gave attendees at the show, which ran Aug. 23-25 in Palo
Alto, Calif., a look at its upcoming Â“Nehalem EXÂ” proc…

Intel, AMD Watch x86 Chip Shipments Jump 10% in Q2

August 6th, 2009 | No Comments

IDC reports x86 processor shipments increased 10 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared with the previous quarter. Intel again dominated AMD in terms of market share, watching as its Atom processor shipments increased. However, IDC finds that demand for PCs has not returned yet.
– The good news for Intel, Advanced
Micro Devices and the rest of the x86 processor market is that chip
shipments increased 10 percent between the first quarter and the second quarter
of 2009.
However, IDC’s Aug. 6 report on the x86
chip market found that consumer and business demand for new PCs …

AMD Spinoff GlobalFoundries Inks STMicroelectronics

July 29th, 2009 | No Comments

A week after breaking ground on a new $4.2 billion manufacturing plant in upstate New York, GlobalFoundries signs a deal to manufacture products for STMicroelectronics. GlobalFoundries, which AMD spun off in March, will manufacture products that will go into wireless and handheld devices as well as consumer electronics.
– GlobalFoundries, the spinoff company from Advanced Micro Devices, will
manufacture processors for wireless and computer devices for
STMicroelectronics.
GlobalFoundries announced the deal with STMicroelectronics July 29, marking
the first non-AMD customer for the young
manufacturing company.
Th…

AMD Ships 500 Millionth Processor

July 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

AMD, coming out a somewhat disappointing second quarter, announced the shipment of the 500 millionth x86 processor during the companys 40 years in operation. To celebrate, AMD is running a contest in which customers can win one of four HP Pavilion notebooks. The announcement comes just days after AMD reported a $330 million loss, and just over a week after rival Intel posted strong second-quarter numbers.
– Officials with Advanced Micro Devices are celebrating the shipment of the 500 millionth x86 processor.
The announcement is part of AMDs ongoing touting of the companys 40th year of existence.
AMD is noting the milestone by giving customers the chance to win one of four Pavilion dv2z ultra-thin not…

Intel Appeals $1.45 Billion European Fine

July 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Intel officials are appealing the European Commissions $1.45 billion fine for antitrust violations, saying European regulators ignored the realities of a competitive processor market. The EC claimed that Intel practices around rebates an discounts violated European antitrust regulations and harmed rival AMD as well as European consumers.
– As Intel officials had promised, the giant chip maker is appealing the European Commissions $1.45 billion fine stemming from antitrust allegations leveled by rival Advanced Micro Devices.
Intel filed the appeal July 22, calling the ECs ruling wrong and did not take into account the realities of the…

AMD Posts Quarterly Loss, Hopes for Better Second Half

July 21st, 2009 | No Comments

AMD posts another quarterly financial loss, but the results show some improvement over AMD’s performance from a year ago. While AMD executives did not offer details, they say they expect a better second half of 2009. AMD plans to focus on its new Opteron processors for servers, as well as on new notebook platforms.
– Advanced
Micro Devices posted another quarterly financial loss July 21, but the chip
maker’s results were better than a year ago and the company plans to improve
its position with new Opteron processors for servers, as well as several new
laptop platforms.
Although AMD posted a loss in the seco…

Intel results beat expectations

July 14th, 2009 | No Comments

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US chipmaker Intel has reported a better-than-expected net profit of $1bn (£610m) for April to June, excluding a massive European Commission fine.

Including the fine, levied for anti-competitive practices in May, the company made a loss of $398m.

Revenue for the three months stood at $8bn, a 15% fall compared with $9.4bn for the same period last year.

Earlier on Tuesday, banking giant Goldman Sachs also reported strong second-quarter results.

"Intel’s second quarter results reflect improving conditions in the PC market segment, with our strongest first to second quarter growth since 1988 and a clear expectation for a seasonally stronger second half," said Intel boss Paul Otellini.

Intel was fined just over 1bn euros by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices.

The Commission found that between 2002 and 2007, it had paid manufacturers and a retailer to favour its chips over those of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Intel said it would appeal against the verdict. </p

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New Opterons Heat Up Competition Between AMD, Intel

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

AMDs release of two new models of its six-core Opteron processors is not only expanding the markets for itsÂ“IstanbulÂ” Opteron family, but also putting the industry on notice that AMD is pushing its competition with rival Intel. The new Opteron processors offer better performance and energy efficiency than their quad-core predecessors, and AMD officials are aiming them at HPC and cloud computing environments.
– With the release of two new models of its six-core Opteron processor, Advanced Micro Devices is not only expanding the reach of its Â“IstanbulÂ” family of chips, but also is putting more pressure on larger rival Intel.
AMD officials are looking to their six-core Opteron to compete not only with Intel…

AMD Announces Six-Core AMD Opteron Processors

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

AMD debuts three additions to the Opteron processors: Six-Core AMD Opteron HE processors that deliver up to 18 percent higher performance per watt and up to 18 percent lower platform-level power consumption.
– Technology giant and chip maker Advanced Micro Devices announced the
availability of three members of the Six-Core AMD
Opteron processor family that the company said address the rising demand for
balanced systems with increased performance but also greater power efficiency
for cloud computing an…