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Upstate NY bets on GlobalFoundries plant, chip rebound

Upstate NY bets on GlobalFoundries plant, chip reboundGo Upstate New York! Yeah Yeah.nt

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Upstate NY, GlobalFoundries, chip

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

AMD's new dawn: 'Tickled pink' about GlobalFoundries deal; Challenges remain

AMD's new dawn: 'Tickled pink' about GlobalFoundries deal; Challenges remainThe Word is out ! AMD is owned by the nicest people on Earth.AMD is all I use and talk about . Even the computer manufactures are using their graphics cards the 4850 is the most popular high-end graphics card today....

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Globalfoundries, new dawn, graphics, dawn

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

AMD's new dawn: 'Tickled pink' about GlobalFoundries deal; Challenges remain

AMD has closed the spin-off of its manufacturing assets, received a much needed cash injection, created product lineup that is competitive and set course for a more focused future. These moves, however, come amid a sharp decline in PC and server demand. Where is AMD headed? For...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., GlobalFoundries, Nehalem, Manufacturing, Litigation, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-09

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News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mainframes, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Servers, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal

Former AMD CEO Hector Ruiz steps down as chairman of GlobalFoundries, a spin-off of AMD. Ruiz is reportedly the source of a leak of confidential information in the Galleon Group insider trading scandal. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Insider, Chairman, Scandal, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Ruiz, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Intel: 32nm is just the beginning

Intel hasn't released its 32nm Westmere processors yet, but executives spent the first day of the Intel Developer Forum IDF talking about technology even farther down road. In his keynote, executive VP Sean Maloney gave a glimpse of a desktop running Sandy Bridge, the new microarchitecture that comes after Westmere,...

Tags: Graphics, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Westmere, Sandy Bridge, Process Technology, Larrabee, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-23

AMD, Intel battle for the mainstream - how low can quad-core go?

Two stories about AMD jumped out at me this week. First, market researcher iSuppli reported that Intel had increased its share of the worldwide PC processor market, by revenues, to more than 80 percent--a level it hasn't reach in nearly four years. AMD lost share not because it is selling...

Tags: AMD Athlon, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Athlon II X4, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-17

News to know: Twitter DOS attack; Cisco and IBM, Clunkers, Win 7 chart; Murdoch; CTO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist Larry Dignan: Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Larry Dignan, CTO, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Ryan Naraine, Twitter, Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Upstate NY bets on GlobalFoundries plant, chip rebound

When people think of Saratoga Springs, they usually think of horses, but now that area is going from horses to high-tech. As John Bentley reports, a billion dollar semi-conductor manufacturing plant is in the works. Watch CBS Videos Online by Larry Dignan

Tags: Horse, Chip, Corporate Communications, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble

The newly-launched AMD Opteron 24xx and 84xx server CPUs have six processor cores. Unlike Intel's Nehalem, which requires entirely new and unproven mainboards, systems, chipsets and sockets, the "Istanbul" is based on existing, mature AMD chipsets and uses the existing 1207-pin Socket F, allowing current Quad-Core...

Tags: Istanbul, Quad-core, Server, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Chip, Nehalem, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-01

AMD: Tough first quarter; Ready for Intel encroachment for thin, light notebooks

Advanced Micro Devices reported a first quarter net loss of $416 million, or 66 cents a share, on revenue of $1.17 billion, down 21 percent from a year ago. However, CEO Dirk Meyer said Tuesday that AMD is "more nimble" following the spin-off of its manufacturing assets, but the company...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Notebooks, Operational Accounting, Network Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Finance, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-21

AMD says "Fusion" chip looks good, but is 2011 too late?

AMD appears to be on track to release its first "Fusion" processor that combines an x86 CPU core with a graphics processor on a single silicon chip sometime in 2011. The first so-called APU, or Accelerated Processing Unit, is code-named Llano and will be manufactured using 32nm process technology. ...

Tags: Notebook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Chip, GPU, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-04-21

IBM's chip gang touts 28-nanometer advancement

An IBM consortium that includes chip manufacturing players Chartered, GlobalFoundries, Infineon, Samsung and STMicroelectronics said Thursday it is developing 28-nanometer low power semiconductors. The consortium also extended technology pacts between its members. The manufacturing processes for 28nm chips are in place for so-called "early risk production"---real early...

Tags: Consortium, IBM Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Intel engages in chest-beating, threatens to yank AMD's x86 license in 60 days

Intel has formally accused AMD of breaching the terms of a 2001 cross-licensing agreement by spinning off the fabrications plants and forming GlobalFoundries. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Intel X86, Agreement, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-03-16

AMD, Intel patent squabble intensifies

AMD said Monday that it has been notified by Intel that it is breaching a 2001 patent cross license agreement. In a regulatory filing, AMD said Intel is alleging that the creation of the GlobalFoundries is a material breach of the patent pact. Intel has threatened to terminate AMD's...

Tags: Patent, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Company, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-16

News to know: Homebrewing, Google options, Windows, Smartphones, Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Extreme PCs and homebrew systems are here to...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-03-10

News to know: Homebrewing, Google options, Windows, Smartphones, Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Perlow: Extreme PCs and "Homebrewing": Rest in Peace Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Extreme PCs and homebrew systems are here to...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Camcorder, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Software As A Service (SaaS), E-mail, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Online Communications, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-03-10