AMD Talk

Zonk wrote an interesting post today on
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Intel Corp. and Micron Technology Inc. have unveiled a high-speed and souped-up NAND flash-memory interface technology that is said to boost the data transfer rates by up to five times over current devices.

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TOM HAGY . . . . . . . wrote an interesting post today on
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The highly miniaturized version of the Core 2 Duo made by Intel specifically for the MacBook Air could end up spurring a raft of Windows-based competitors.

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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Contract chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. Thursday posted a quarterly profit that rose from a year ago, helped by gains in its communications and consumer sectors, yet
partially offset by weakness in the computing industry.

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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The IBM-led Power.org group overseeing the Power CPU architecture is about to start an internal effort to define interface standards to link chip models with simulation tools for cores used in Power CPU-based designs, something the broader industry needs to lower design costs and shorten time-to-market, said and IBM executive.

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BradA wrote an interesting post today on
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Tessera Technologies Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FotoNation Inc., a provider of embedded imaging solutions for digital still camera and mobile phone applications.

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BradA wrote an interesting post today on
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Motorola Inc., theworld’s No. 3 mobile phone maker, said it is exploring strategic alternatives including a possible separation of its mobile devices business from other units.

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BradA wrote an interesting post today on
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Investment banking firm Riley Investment Management LLC has expressed an interest to acquire troubled Transmeta Corp. for $15.50 in cash.

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Ina Fried wrote an interesting post today on
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Certified Wireless USB aims to bring to wireless products the simplicity, functionality, and intuitive user experience of wired USB.

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Ina Fried wrote an interesting post today on
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Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., the world’s largest independent provider of IC packaging and testing services, reported net revenues of NT$28.976 billion ($901.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2007, up 28 percent year-over-year and up 4 percent sequentially.

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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Applied Materials Inc. has acquired Baccini S.p.A., a supplier of automated metallization and test systems for manufacturing crystalline silicon solar cells.

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