Michael Singer

Keeping up with the wireless craze, AMD Tuesday ushered in three new processors that take advantage of the latest 802.11 technology. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based semiconductor maker said its Athlon XP-M processors 2800+, 2000+ and 1900+ are compatible with current graphics and wireless solutions, including 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. All three 0.13 micron processors feature 512KB […]

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Tuesday said it plans to impose strict export fees on South Korean chipmakers after it found that the Korean government paid subsidies to make dynamic random access memory (DRAM) . As previously reported, Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology claimed South Korea gave multi-billion-dollar bailout packages and loan subsidies to Hynix […]

Always one to point to its success, Intel Tuesday underlined its current chipmaking milestones while highlighting its future roadmap. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm said it is on track to deliver a new business-class chipset, code-named “Canterwood-ES,” this fall. The unit is designed for single processor Intel Pentium 4 based server systems and will include […]

A smaller player in the semiconductor arena Monday secured a key patent for embedded memory chips. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Catalyst Semiconductor said it has been awarded a U.S. patent (number 6,518,737) for its low dropout (LDO) linear voltage regulator design. The new circuit technique is core to the company’s programmable EEPROM technology and mixed-signal design into […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. — IBM Monday unveiled plans to increase its made-to-order chip-building business by offering pre-configured components with enough room for customers to customize to their needs. To that end, the Armonk, N.Y.-based company opened its Customized Control Processor (CCP) service for networking systems and their corresponding sectors. Currently, IBM has manufacturing deals with […]

Internet security company SonicWALL Friday announced plans to restructure its company and focus more on new product development. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based firm said it will cut 15 percent of its staff to reinforce its new focus as well as the indirect selling of those products through the company’s resellers and distributors. The company was not […]

Chipmaker Transmeta this week expanded its presence outside U.S. borders this week with significant partnerships in China and Europe. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm said it has entered into an agreement to allow Chinese 2000 Holdings Ltd. to develop and market Transmeta’s Midori Linux version of the Linux operating system for mobile and embedded devices […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Never let it be said that Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy holds back his feelings. The 48-year-old leader of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based networking computer maker said he is tired of getting beat up in the marketplace by critics of the Java programming language. “We spent 8 years developing and defending our […]

Oracle Friday released a new Web services interoperability tool designed for corporate portals. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software giant’s new Oracle Portal Verification Service is structured around its 9i Application Server platform and includes the current draft specifications for the Web Services for Remote Portals (WSRP) from the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information […]

SAN FRANCISCO — The man who invented the Java programming language said even after eight years of working the code, he is still awed by its potential. “Seeing what people are doing with it blows my mind,” quipped James Gosling during a breakfast meeting with reporters Thursday. The Sun Microsystems Fellow and vice president of […]

Quark Inc. this week said it will finally ship the latest version of its desktop publishing software designed specifically for Apple Computer’s OS X operating system. Available for Macs and PCs, QuarkXPress is a page layout tool used by graphics designers to arrange text and images for books, newspapers, magazines, and other publications. A crowd […]

Two Silicon Valley chipmaking heavyweights Thursday went toe to toe over which company has the most advanced transistors. At a technology conference in Kyoto, Japan this week, Intel and Advanced Micro Devices outlined their progress in building low-power, high-speed components for various types of computers. The debate only fuels the flames between two bitter rivals. […]