Intel updates CPU roadmap for 1Q13

Nov 28, 21:54

Intel is set to upgrade its entry-level desktop Pentium and Celeron product lines in the first quarter of 2013 with the launch of Ivy Bridge-based 22nm Pentium G2130, G2020 and G2020T...

Intel pushes Celeron, Atom CPUs to defend the entry-level desktop market in 2013

Sep 18, 01:05

Intel plans to maintain supply of its Atom D2550 and D2500 as well as Celeron 847 and 807 processors to defend the entry-level desktop market in 2013 with the CPUs' life-cycles set...

Lenovo and Motorola delay launch of Intel-based tablets

Jul 26, 01:25

Although Intel has been aggressively promoting the combination of its Medfield platform with Android for the smartphone and tablet PC markets, the recent decisions of the company's...

Netronome to build flow processors on Intel 22nm

Apr 6, 16:17

Network flow process developer Netronome has announced an extension of its strategic relationship with Intel in which Netronome's next-generation flow processors will be manufactured...

FPGA startup contracts Intel for 22nm chips

Feb 22, 15:52

FPGA startup Tabula has confirmed previous speculation that it is implementing a family of 3D programmable logic devices (3PLDs) manufactured by Intel using its 22nm manufacturing...

Notebook shipments expected to rise significantly in 2H12

Feb 2, 01:10

Notebook shipments, benefiting from the recovery of hard drive shortages and launch of Windows 8 in the third quarter, are expected to rise significantly in the second half, compared...

Intel to unveil 22nm Ivy Bridge processors on April 8, say Taiwan PC makers

Dec 28, 16:48

Intel plans to release a total of 25 models of its 22nm Ivy Bridge processors, including 17 CPUs for desktops and eight for notebooks and ultrabooks on or around April 8, 2012, according...

Intel drops Sandy Bridge CPU prices

Dec 22, 01:10

Intel has recently notified its partners of plans to reduce prices of the existing Sandy Bridge-based processors with some Core i3 and i5 series processors to see a drop of 10-15%,...

Windows-on-ARM platform to join notebook competition in June 2013

Nov 29, 13:48

Windows on ARM (WoA), a combination of Windows 8 and ARM-based processors, is expected to make an official appearance at the end of 2012 and will try to compete in the notebook market...

Intel expected to unveil 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs in March 2012

Oct 21, 01:40

Intel is expected to unveil its 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs in March 2012 at the earliest, with initial offerings focusing on dual- and quad-core models, according to sources at motherboard...

IDF 2011: Intel to enter 14nm process in 2014

Sep 15, 01:10

Intel CPUs will enter 14nm processing by 2014, according to Steven Smith, vice president and head of netbook, tablet PC business speaking at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Fran...

Intel investment reduction plans may affect PC and semiconductor players

Sep 1, 01:15

Intel, facing weak PC performance, reportedly is considering to temporarily halt its plans to upgrade to a 22nm process at Fab 24, and has decided to delay the launch of its next-generation...

Intel set to release 7 series-based Z, H and Q series chipsets in 2Q12

Jul 13, 15:45

Intel plans to launch three new 7 series chipsets – Z77, Z75 and H77, supporting its upcoming 22nm Ivy Bridge-based CPUs and the existing 32nm Sandy Bridge-based CPUs, in March...

Intel announces new 3D transistor structure

May 5, 13:58

Intel has announced a breakthrough in the evolution of the transistor. For the first time since the invention of silicon transistors over 50 years ago, transistors using a three-dimensional...

Motherboard prices to see second wave of increases in May

Mar 31, 01:15

Motherboard prices, affected by upstream component shortages caused by the Japan earthquake, are set to rise for the second time this year after mid-April, according to sources from...

Intel to unveil 22nm Ivy Bridge CPUs at Computex 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 8, 13:22

Intel reportedly has completed the design of its 22nm Ivy Bridge processors and will showcase the new CPUs at Computex Taipei 2011 in June, according to a Chinese-language Commercial...

Ranks of leading-edge chip foundries dwindle, says iSuppli

Jan 24, 10:23

By the end of 2011, there may be only three remaining sources for high-volume and leading-edge semiconductor foundry manufacturing: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC),...

TSMC not afraid of possible Intel threat

Nov 2, 02:25

FPGA startup Achronix Semiconductor's recent announcement that Intel will make 22nm chips for it has sparked speculation that the chip giant is looking to share the higher end segment...

Globalfoundries adds new 28nm technology offering, unveils 22/20nm roadmap

Sep 2, 11:40

Globalfoundries has announced the addition of a new technology offering based on its 28nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) technology, and revealed for the first time its manufacturing timeline...

TSMC to skip 22nm, moving directly to 20nm

Apr 14, 09:55

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it will skip the 22nm manufacturing process node and move directly to a 20nm technology, and TSMC is expected...

TSMC to begin trial production on 22nm process in 3Q12, says R&D head

Feb 25, 11:11

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to enter trial production on its 22nm high performance process node in the third quarter of 2012, and then move to the...

TSMC maintains 18-inch wafer tape-out in 2012

Oct 2, 12:30

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will maintain its plans to begin trial production on 18-inch wafers in 2012 despite a conservative outlook prevailing across most...

UMC focusing R&D on 28nm, 22nm processes

Sep 30, 14:23

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) currently focuses its R&D on 28nm and 22nm processes and related key technologies as well as 18-inch wafers, according to company central...

IDF San Francisco: Moore's Law marches on at Intel

Sep 23, 17:08

Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini has displayed a silicon wafer containing its first working chips built on 22nm process technology. The 22nm test circuits include both SRAM memory...

KLA-Tencor extends reticle inspection systems to 2Xnm

Sep 15, 14:04

KLA-Tencor has introduced the Teron 600-series reticle defect inspection system to address a major transition in mask design at the 2Xnm logic (3Xnm half-pitch memory) node. The new...

Globalfoundries calls for renewed focus on 300mm

Jul 14, 15:20

The semiconductor industry has long been preoccupied with smaller transistors and larger silicon wafers, in its effort to meet the ever-increasing demands of consumer technology....

TSMC joins CEA-Leti program on multiple e-beam lithography

Jul 6, 17:03

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced it will join a three-year program led by the CEA-Leti research institute on electron-beam (e-beam) maskless lithography...

TSMC to base European R&D at IMEC

Jun 4, 15:05

IMEC, an Belgium-based nanoelectronics research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, has signed an expanded research agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

TSMC sees delay in e-beam equipment delivery

May 18, 12:08

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen a delay in the delivery of 300mm multiple electron-beam (e-beam) maskless lithography equipment from Mapper Lithography...

TSMC beefs up R&D, moving to 22nm by 2011

Apr 23, 11:06

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said it is on track to increase manpower within its R&D and design service units by 30% and 15%, respectively, while proceeding...