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Intel raises the bar in server chips with Nehalem

Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance computing tasks, analysts said.

Lenovo offers workstations with Intel's Nehalem chips

Lenovo on Tuesday became the second major PC maker to announce workstations based on Intel's upcoming quad-core Nehalem chips, which are due for release next week.

Dell promises Nehalem servers, new services news this week

Dell plans to announce in the next few days new servers and services offerings, the company's chief executive said Tuesday.

Intel freezes salaries across the company

Intel on Monday said it has frozen salaries of employees across the company, including top executives, in an effort to reduce spending and control costs.

Intel readying new chips for inexpensive ultraportables

Intel reaffirmed on Friday that it was readying new ultra-low-voltage chips, due in the second quarter, for inexpensive ultraportable laptops.

Chip orders revive TSMC production lines

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has ended unpaid leave for employees due to rising chip orders, the company said in a statement Friday.

GlobalFoundries needs to pay for x86 license, Intel says

GlobalFoundries, the former manufacturing arm of rival Advanced Micro Devices, needs to pay Intel for a license to manufacture x86 processors, an Intel spokesman said Tuesday.

AMD to Intel: Fine, let's make the cross-license deal public

Advanced Micro Devices agreed to an Intel offer to make public the terms of a cross-license agreement at the heart of a dispute between the two companies. But there's one condition: in return, AMD wants Intel to lift a demand that evidence submitted ...

Qimonda to wind down DRAM plants by end of March

Embattled German DRAM maker Qimonda will cease chip production by the end of March as it continues to seek ways to avoid liquidation.

Intel warns AMD about patent breach

Chip maker Intel on Monday sent a notice to rival Advanced Micro Devices that it violated a patent cross-licensing agreement when it spun off a manufacturing arm into a separate company.

Nvidia spent $43.6 million to replace faulty graphic chips

Graphics chip vendor Nvidia spent US$43.6 million during its last fiscal year to cover warranty and product replacement claims related to graphics chips that were manufactured and sold with a weak packaging material, the company said on Friday.

Intel kept global chip crown in 2008, AMD fell from top ten

Microprocessor maker Intel retained its title of world's largest chip maker last year, while rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell from the top ten, according to market researcher iSuppli.

Apple jump-starts Nehalem launch for Intel

Apple on Tuesday jumped ahead of Intel in launching the chip maker's quad-core Xeon chips, announcing two workstations that carry the upcoming processors.