Semiconductors
IBM to pay Globalfoundries $1.5 bn to take over its chip unit
20 Oct 2014
IBM Corp will pay government of Abu Dhabi-owned contract-chipmaker Globalfoundries Inc $1.5 bn, to take over its loss-making semiconductor unit
Google to launch quantum computing initiative in association with NASA and USRA
03 Sep 2014
A research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will join Google to start work on a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics
German chipmaker Infineon to acquire International Rectifier for $3 bn
21 Aug 2014
The acquisition combines two semiconductor companies with leadership positions in power management technology
Intel to buy Avago Technologies’ networking business for $650 million
14 Aug 2014
Intel, which is a supplier of the majority of chips in servers and PCs, is now eyeing other growth markets like mobile devices and networking
IBM announces $3 bn for chip research for cloud, big data systems
12 Jul 2014
IBM says these investments will push it's semiconductor innovations into advanced technology leadership required for the future
Qualcomm buys chipmaker Wilocity
03 Jul 2014
EU upholds 2009 penalty against Intel
13 Jun 2014
As a result of the ruling, Intel will have to pay a record €1.06 billion fine, the highest anti-trust penalty levied on a single company by the EU
US audio chips supplier Cirrus Logic to buy British rival Wolfson Microelectronics for $468 mn
29 Apr 2014
Intel's PC chips rise after record slump
16 Apr 2014
Intel Corp’s main personal-computer processor business is slowly picking up after a record industry slump, though the company’s push to get into faster-growing mobile-phone chips has hit hurdles
IBM seeks buyers for semiconductor unit
07 Feb 2014
The semiconductor market remains one of the most competitive in the world, and IBM has recently seen its profits shrink in this division
ARM revenues take a hit on slow smartphone sales
06 Feb 2014
Chip materials supplier Entegris to buy rival ATMI for $1.15 bn
05 Feb 2014
The merger will combine two key suppliers in the semiconductor industry to create a technology leader in advanced process materials
Intel to cut 5,000 jobs in 2014
18 Jan 2014
Computer chip giant Intel Corp is set to slash its global workforce by around 5 per cent this year in order to boost its earnings as revenue and profit fell for the second consecutive year
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