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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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Last week MIPS and Ingenic Semiconductor, announced worldwide availability of the world's first tablet based on Google’s Android 4.0, known as 'Ice Cream Sandwich' (ICS). It’s retailing for less than $100 in China.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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On Wednesday, AMD announced preliminary third quarter results which significantly lowered the expectations for the third quarter ending on October 1st.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS, RUMORS
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Irish rumors are that Intel will hold off for a year on their promised updates to Fab14. The subcontractors, who were hired to do the refurbishing, are now saying they will not see any Euros from that project for a long while.
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BUSINESS
NEWS
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One of the first GTC 2011 announcements emphasizes the collaboration which GlobalFoundries is fostering. With Samsung Electronics Foundry, they are jointly offering a new 28nm HKMG technology called 28nm-LPH.
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HARDWARE
ANALYSIS
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Recently, Intel held a 22nm Manufacturing Update event in Munich, Germany. The company proudly presented the new Tri-Gate (a.k.a. 3D) transistor which will be the base for building Ivy Bridge CPUs.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Intel just announced that the company will invest $2.7 billion to invest in its Israeli Fab, in order to prepare it for 22nm production. At the same time, Intel is reopening its Fab 14 fab in Ireland.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Less than ten months ago, Jim Ballingall, sat with BSN* and showed their plans to build an ARM Cortex-A9 on a 28nm node. There were only three of us in the room as Ballingall went through a step-by-step process to reach that goal.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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GRAPHICS, HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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In a recent interview with Middle-Eastern website ITP, President and CEO of AMD re-iterated company's decision to initiate GPU production in GlobalFoundries.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
ANALYSIS
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AMD Financial Analyst Day 2009 GlobalFoundries showed they were serious about ARM at TechCon3. On Wednesday, Doug Grose, CEO of GlobalFoundries, and Bruce McDougall, CFO, gave an update on their progress.
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HARDWARE, BUSINESS
NEWS
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Following up on their 10 billion USD commitment, TSMC announced the details of their investment plan: 6B USD investment, two Fabs to fight GlobalFoundries.
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