Stories by Douglas F. Gray

AMD launches Athlon MP 1900+, new chip set

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) raised the bar on its processors for servers and workstations Wednesday, by bringing the multiprocessor version of its Athlon up to a clock speed of 1.6GHz.

Analysts: PC chip recovery isn't here just yet

The two largest makers of PC microprocessors in the U.S. inched up revenue expectations for the fourth quarter on Thursday, celebrating a return to normal PC buying trends. But industry analysts aren't suggesting semiconductor manufacturers break out the champagne just yet.

Intel inches up Q4 forecast

Intel inched the bar higher for fourth-quarter revenue expectations Thursday, citing better than expected demand for its PC processors during the quarter.

Judge tosses out another Intel claim against Via

Via Technologies appears to have chalked up another victory this week in its ongoing chip-set patent infringement legal battle with Intel, but it did so by changing a product so as not to infringe on the patent, Intel said Thursday.

Ellison donates ID software to U.S. government

Oracle Corp. has followed through on an offer from Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison, made in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks on the U.S., to supply the government with free software to create a national ID card system, he acknowledged in his Tuesday keynote talk at the OpenWorld conference.

Motorola launches hybrid chip family

A range of devices including MP3 audio players and IP (Internet Protocol) phones will cost less and take less time to build following the unveiling of a family of hybrid chips from Motorola Inc., the company said Monday.

Intel unveils its first chip for embedded devices

Intel Corp. on Tuesday announced the first in a family of chips aimed specifically at the embedded device market, and made the reference design available immediately. Chips are scheduled to be available next month, the company said.

Chip circuits shrinking faster than expected

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the 2001 edition of its International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) on Wednesday, calling for a more aggressive push to smaller circuit sizes than previously planned.

Linux inches toward acceptance on PDAs

Over the past few years, advocates of the Linux operating system have mounted several failed offensives to try and conquer the desktop, but at the same time a less visible battle has been going on in the PDA (personal digital assistant) market. The difference between them? Linux may actually have a chance on PDAs.

DataPlay to debut tiny media next quarter

DataPlay Inc., which has developed a new type of storage for digital media players and recorders, is planning to see both its postage-stamp-sized discs and gadgets that use them on store shelves in the first quarter of 2002, company executives said this week.

AMD updates roadmaps, forecast to analysts

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) executives updated roadmaps for desktop, mobile and server lines of processors through the end of 2003, as well as giving insight into the volatile flash-memory market in a Web broadcast Thursday of a meeting with financial analysts.

Chip group sees recovery starting this quarter

The global semiconductor industry is set to begin recovering this quarter, driven by sales of PCs, mobile phones and other consumer products, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said in its annual forecast, released Wednesday.

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