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The coming merger of Netbooks and handhelds

Intel is rolling out a new line of Atom chips, which power most Netbooks, for mobile devices. With Android moving into Netbooks, you can expect a merger between the Netbook and mobile form factor very soon. How soon? Try months. Intel...

Tags: Merger, Handheld, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-03

Intel and TSMC reach Atom deal

Intel and TSMC reach Atom dealAn important step in the war against Arm. Intel must get the Atom intomore SOC designs in order to limit Arm in the Netbook segment. Intel knows that Arm is coming, and Arm will have success in this category.But, in any case, ya gotta love...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Intel and TSMC reach Atom deal

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. TSMC today announced a collaboration involving Intel's Atom processor. Under the deal, Intel will port Atom CPU cores to TSMC's technology platform, a move intended to expand its market for Atom System-on-Chip SoC processors. In a statement, the company said: With this joint...

Tags: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-02

China taking orders for iPhone nano?

DigiTimes is usually a reliable first source for stories, but a curious story came online today proclaiming, "TSMC and UMC likely to receive orders for iPhone nano, says paper." TSMC, as in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and UMC, as in United Microelectronics Corporation, that is. DigiTimes reports...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Chip, DigiTimes, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Xbox 360 to use TSMC's 90-nm DRAM

Xbox 360 to use TSMC's 90-nm DRAMStarted?Ummm.. what about the 1,000,000 units sitting out there with the old technology? They screwed?How so?Is that any different from any technology or item?Just like any device that upgrades during it's life cyclePS3, computers, toaster ovens, . . . yes. Unless it's...

Tags: Game players, Memory, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., DRAM, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2007-08-16

Taiwan's TSMC plugs into Xbox

Taiwan's TSMC plugs into XboxOutsourcing the OutsourcingSomething is wrong with this picture. Outsourcing your Outsourcing to another company. Then in turn, they outsource the work to another company.Where is the wonderful cost savings, this is no different than having several middlemen to go through. Building products, software, ect, [in house]...

Tags: outsourcing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2004-04-06

Additional Resources

Top 45 patent recipients in the US in 2005

Intellectual Property Owners Association published a list of top patent recipients in the US for 2005. The top 45 patent recipients in 2005 are: International Business Machines Corp. - 2941 Hitachi, Ltd. - 1918 Canon K.K. - 1875 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. - 1813 Hewlett-Packard Co. - 1808 Samsung...

Tags: patent recipient

Blog posts 2006-07-15