Samsung making 20nm 4Gb LPDDR3 DRAM for mobile devices

Apr 30, 15:48

Samsung Electronics has announced that it is now producing 4-gigabit (4Gb) low-power DDR3 (LPDDR3) mobile DRAM chips using 20nm-class process technology.

Intel reportedly speeds up development of low-power processors

Nov 22, 22:22

Intel is gearing up for a big comeback around mid-2013, accelerating the development of its next-generation, low-power mobile processor, according to sources in the PC industry.

IDF San Francisco: Intel says low-power processors to fuel future of mobile computing innovation

Sep 13, 01:20

Intel's chief product officer has described how its low-power processors, starting with the company's fourth-generation Intel Core processor family available in 2013, will set a new...

AMD introduces new low-power AMD Embedded G-series APU

Jun 26, 15:01

AMD has introduced the latest entry to the AMD Embedded G-series processor family with the AMD Embedded G-T16R accelerated processing unit (APU). The AMD G-T16R is targeted at very...

AMD readies Trinity APU in May and preparing more CPUs for later

May 8, 01:15

AMD is set to launch its latest A series APUs codenamed Trinity in May and will initially only release models for notebooks with models for desktops to wait until August, while the...

Intel and AMD low-power processors not price competitive with ARM, say notebook makers

Feb 8, 01:25

While Intel and AMD have been making efforts to develop low power processors for use in smartphones and tablet PCs, they cannot compete with solutions from ARM in terms of price,...

Intel to announce 40 new server processors in 1H12

Jan 3, 01:25

Intel is set to launch 40 new processors including those for its upcoming Romley platform, in the first half of 2012 with the company to release 20 models each quarter, according...

Kilopass, UMC extend collaboration

Dec 1, 01:10

Non-volatile memory (NVM) IP vendor Kilopass Technology and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have expanded their existing manufacturing license deal, according to the companies...

MIPS, eSilicon announce tape-out of 28nm MPU cluster

Oct 6, 14:13

Processor IP company MIPS Technologies and semiconductor value chain producer eSilicon have announced the tape-out of a high-performance, three-way microprocessor cluster on Globalfoundries'...

Samsung develops 1.25V DDR3 modules for servers

Sep 15, 14:33

Samsung Electronics announced on September 15 that it has developed DDR3 registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs) designed for use in low-power enterprise server systems at...

Intel vies to stave off ARM challenge with low-power tri-gate transistor technology, comments IHS iSuppli

May 11, 13:59

With its new tri-gate 3D transistor technology, Intel will have the low-power microprocessor ammunition it needs to assault the tablet and smartphone semiconductor market, and to...

CPT/Pixel Qi co-develop low-power transmission TFT-LCD panel to start mass production in 2Q11

Dec 24, 01:40

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has developed a low-power transmission TFT-LCD panel with Pixel Qi, and will showcase three sizes of the panel at CES held from January 6-9, 2011 in Las...

Altera to use TSMC low-power process for some 28nm FPGAs

Dec 7, 14:38

Altera has announced that it will also utilize low-power process technology from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for its low-cost and midrange 28nm FPGA chips in...

Chi Lin introduce E Ink-based e-tag products

Oct 22, 01:35

Eyeing the commercial display market for e-paper, Chi Lin Technology, a subsidiary of the Chi Mei Group, has launched a series of e-tag products based on E Ink Holding's (EIH's) EPD...

Winbond adopts SpringSoft Laker for mobile memory

Aug 25, 12:00

SpringSoft on August 24 announced Winbond Electronics has adopted its Laker layout tools and design flows for its mobile memory devices such as SDR, low power DDR and cellular RAM.

Nanya to volume produce mobile RAM chips in 3Q10

Jun 15, 15:29

Nanya Technology is scheduled to kick off production of mobile RAM chips in small volumes in the third quarter, according to the company. It will mainly offer low-power DDR and DDR2...

Socle to unveil new design platform for tablet PCs in 2H10

Apr 20, 11:05

SoC design service provider Socle Technology has revealed plans to launch a design platform built on Globalfoundries' 65nm low-power (LP) process technology for tablet PCs in the...

Intel details future low-power Xeon chips for communication and storage

Sep 15, 16:37

Intel executives have disclosed new information about next-generation Intel Xeon processors (Jasper Forest) for embedded, communications and storage applications, due in early 2010...

ARM announces ultra low-power physical IP technology for next-generation MCU devices

Jul 28, 15:46

ARM has announced the availability of ultra low-power physical IP libraries to drive the next generation of energy-efficient microcontroller unit (MCU) devices.

SMIC and Magma launch reference flow for low-power 65nm

Jul 20, 16:53

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Magma Design Automation on July 20 jointly announced availability of a low-power IC implementation reference flow...

Chartered offers 65nm RF process for wireless applications

Jul 15, 14:55

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has recently ramped up production of its 65nm low-power (LP) process, dubbed 65nm LPe, targeting battery-operated and cost-sensitive mobile applications...

AMD to move desktop CPU production to 45nm process in 3Q09

May 22, 16:47

AMD plans to move production of its desktop CPUs to its 45nm node process in the third quarter, helping to reduce costs, according to sources at motherboard makers.

JEDEC releases new standard for low-power memory in mobile devices

Apr 3, 17:01

Memory industry standards body JEDEC Solid State Technology Association has announced the publication of JESD209-2 LPDDR2 Low Power Memory Device Standard. The new standard offers...

SiS joins power forward initiative to assist in delivering power-efficient computing platforms

Mar 13, 13:58

Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced its joining of the Power Forward Initiative (PFI) and plans to offer common power format (CPF) design solutions for its chipset, motherboard,...

AMD rolls out low-power desktop CPUs for nettops and all-in-one PCs

Jan 7, 01:25

AMD has rolled out a set of low-power desktop CPUs targeted at nettops, all-in-one PCs and ultra-small form factor PCs, dubbed Ultra-Value Clients (UVCs) by the chip maker.

WinHEC 2008: VIA sticks to low-power solutions

Dec 26, 14:08

During the time when CPU players were searching for ways to break the highest frequencies possible, VIA Technologies decided to steer its CPU development in a completely different...

TI introduces highly integrated RF range extender for 2.4GHz low-power wireless networks

Oct 20, 11:32

Texas Instruments (TI) has introduced a highly integrated radio frequency (RF) range extender for 2.4GHz wireless applications, such as ZigBee networks, wireless sensor networks and...

AMD to launch two low-power desktop CPUs for low-cost PC market in November

Sep 5, 01:10

AMD is planning to launch two low-power desktop CPUs – Athlon 2650e and Athlon X2 3250e – under its UVC (Ultra-Value Client) product line targeting OEMs in November, according...