Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Monday it has withdrawn from a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta, in a setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chipmaking plans for India. Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, and
Micron Technology, a leading global provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, has announced its plans to invest up to $825 million in a new chip factory in Gujarat, India. This significant investment reaffirms
The largest producer of smartphone processors, Qualcomm Inc., released quarterly earnings that indicated progress in the chipmaker’s drive into new industries, such as computers and automobiles, which helped lessen the effects of
Those lucky enough to work from home will probably tell you that one of the best things about it is the time saved by not commuting to the office. Inside a computer,
Us chipmaker Qualcomm Inc forecast third-quarter profit below analysts estimates as it expects to ship fewer chips, including those for smartphones, its biggest business. The company’s shares dropped 3% to $50.50 in
Researchers the California Institute of Technology have developed a camera chip that could give smartphones the ability to take 3D scans of everyday objects, a sought-after feature in the 3D-printing world.
Intel has quietly launched four new ‘Braswell’ System-on-Chips for low-end laptops and desktops based on its 14nm process. While three chips fall under the Intel Celeron brand, the fourth one comes under
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has completed its probe on how International Business Machines Corp (IBM) reports revenue from its cloud computing business and does not intend to recommend any
Intel Corp’s first-quarter net profit exceeded Wall Street’s estimates as the chipmaker wrestles with slow demand for personal computers and its chief executive officer said an ambitious goal to stake out market
Mobile chip giant Qualcomm on Monday introduced two next-generation Snapdragon chips for smartphones and tablets, the Snapdragon 808 and Snapdragon 810. Both 64-bit Snapdragon processors bring improvements in low power consumption, processor
India has approved the setting up of semiconductor wafer plants, commonly known as fab units, by two consortia costing a total of Rs. 63,410 crores. India, which wants local production of chips
AMD announced its 2013 Elite A-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) for desktops, codenamed “Richland,” which delivers a superior PC solution with increased computational performance, discrete-level graphics and an easy upgrade infrastructure. At
