Nvidia in Advanced Talks to Buy SoftBank’s Chip Company Arm
(Bloomberg) — Nvidia Corp. is in advanced talks to acquire Arm Ltd., the chip designer that SoftBank Group Corp. bought for $32 billion four years ago, according to people familiar with the matter. The two parties aim to reach a deal in the next…
AMD Gains Chip Market Share at Intel’s Expense; Shares Surge
(Bloomberg) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is gaining share in the lucrative market for server chips, the latest sign it’s benefiting from close ties to a major Taiwanese factory partner to win orders from larger rival Intel Corp. Shares surged in…
AMD Gives Bullish Forecast, Boosted by Server Chip Sales
(Bloomberg) — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. gave strong forecasts, suggesting the company is winning orders from larger rival Intel Corp. in the lucrative market for server chips. AMD shares jumped more than 9% in extended trading.Third-quarter…
Intel ‘Stunning Failure’ Heralds End of Era for U.S. Chip Sector
(Bloomberg) — Intel Corp.’s decision to consider outsourcing manufacturing heralds the end of an era in which the company, and the U.S., dominated the semiconductor industry. The move could reverberate well beyond Silicon Valley, influencing global…
After Intel Shares Pounded On Chip Guidance, Earnings Eyes Turn To Amazon, Apple, Other Big Tech
Considering the effects the coronavirus has had on U.S. and world markets in 2020, it might be understandable to long for the “simpler times” of 2019. However, there’s one major storyline from last year we might wish to forget—trade policy and…
Intel’s stock plunges as work on new computer chip bogs down
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Intel is falling further behind in the race to build faster and more powerful computer chips, a nagging problem that may force the Silicon Valley pioneer to seek help from other manufacturers as it scrambles to catch up in the…
Elon Musk claims his brain chip can stimulate your pleasure center
Neuralink‘s mission has never quite been clear. We know it’s working on a chip designed to be surgically inserted into the human skull called a brain-computer interface (BCI), but exactly what and who it’s for remains a bit of a mystery. As best we can…