Posts tagged “Semiconductors ”
Chip breakthrough: NCSU researchers improve performance 20%
The team develops a technology that enables graphics processing units and central processing units to collaborate on a single chip. On current chips mounting GPUs and CPUs operate separately.
Cree misses Street on revenues, earnings; shares tumble 7 percent
The Durham-based light emitting diodes and chip technology firm reports revenues under analysts' expectations. Earnings miss by a penny. CEO says "business environment remains challenging."
New $4.6B plant begins producing chips for IBM
Big Blue blog: GlobalFoundries Inc. and IBM announced a deal Monday to manufacture chips at the new GlobalFoundries plant in N.Y. Plus:
Intel tells data center customers they can turn up the heat
By using new software and hardware to get a more detailed picture of what's hot and what's not, data centers can spread work around to different computers to keep them cool - evn at 100 degrees, Intel says. But will customers listen?
Tar Heel Traveler profiles NCSU semiconductor pioneer
Jay Baliga, a professor who invented a semiconductor chip that has transformed society, seemed born for engineering greatness. He recently was honored for his achievements with a National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Lenovo turns ThinkPad Tablet into globetrotter with Qualcomm chip
By adding Qualcomm Gobi, Lenovo says its ThinkPad Tablet will operate across multiple carriers and technologies.
State of tech sector: What PC, chip, services earnings report are saying
IBM, Lenovo, Apple, EMC, Dell, Intel, AMD, Microsoft, others provide a snapshot of the IT sector's heatlh.
iPhone No. 1 with workers; HP plans ultrabook; Meebo IM reaches 250M; AOL execs bail; Intel's supercomputer chip
Bulldog blog: iPhone tops BlackBerry in enterprise survey; HP takes on Apple with ultrabook; Meebo now reaches 250 million uniques a month; Intel packs supercomputing power in a palm-sized chip.
NCSU lands $1.5M grant from Intel to develop a 3D-based chip
N.C. State Researchers aim to develop a three-dimensional chip structure with the goal of boosting energy efficiency. They aim to have a prototype by 2014.
Former IBM, Lenovo exec Rory Read's first big move at AMD: 1,400 layoffs
The ex president of Lenovo says the chip maker will cut 12 percent of its workforce while also shifting products to faster growing markets.
Tech briefs: Digitalsmiths, Viamet, SciQuest, Clinipace, Ziptronix
Digitalsmiths adds video discovery tool; Viamt names chief medical officer, SciQuest lands new client; Clinipace promotes an exec; Ziptronix reports chip distortion advance.
Semiconductor material could boost biomedical implants
Researchers at N.C. State and Purdue find that gallium nitride is non-toxic and is compatible with human cells.
'It's a sell, sell, sell' for Cree shares - Stock dives 12%
Shares in the light emitting diode and semiconductor technology company fall 12 percent - the most in nine months - after Cree said earnings and gross margin this quarter will be below analysts' estimates.
Cree's LED prototype 60-watt bulb replacement
Cree quarterly revenues up slightly but profits fall sharply
The light emitting and semiconductor technology firm reports revenues of $269 and earnings of 25 cents per share after one-time expenses and other items.
Cree's latest LED light bulb
Intel tops Street expectations for revenues, earnings
The numbers are likely to provide some comfort for investors jittery about the weak state of the global computer market. But they don't change the underlying dynamics likely to keep PC demand depressed.
