Chip

Companies

Behind  Samsung’s $116 billion bid for chip supremacy

Samsung is a relative underdog in this growing fieldThe South Korean company is investing heavily in the next step in miniaturizing semiconductors, a process called EUV

4 min read23 Dec 2019
Technology

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845: All you need to know about the latest chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip's processor is faster yet more power efficient than before, and there is focus on better photography and faster artificial intelligence processing

1 min read7 Dec 2017
Opinion

Apple's double-edged supplier sword needs blunting

Having in-house technology and control over procurement are often two conflicting things, especially when iPhone maker Apple is near the leading edge

2 min read4 Apr 2017
Mint-lounge

Qualcomm bets big on new Snapdragon chip

Heating issues in previous generation chips had worked against Qualcomm, as it lost ground to rivals

2 min read14 Aug 2015
Tech-news

Google teams with Infineon on chip to detect gestures, people

The chip is small enough to be put in watches or wristbands and can detect gestures and recognize individuals

1 min read30 May 2015
Tech-news

Samsung said to win Apple orders to make chips for next iPhone

Samsung will start making Apple A9 processor chips at its Giheung plant in South Korea, the people said

2 min read20 Apr 2015
Companies

The price of getting Apple's attention: $12 billion

TSMC plans to spend $12 billion on factories to counter Samsung investments to win chip orders from Apple and Qualcomm

6 min read17 Feb 2015
Videos

Curie: Intel's new wearable tech chip unveiled. Watch video...

Intel vice president of new devices Mike Bell discusses wearable tech with Bloomberg's Brad Stone from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on 'Money Clip'

9 Jan 2015
Videos

Will a new ‘brain-like' computer chip save IBM? Watch video...

IBM's engineers have come up with a way computer chips can think more like humans

11 Aug 2014
Industry

Christie's to auction the chip that Jack Kilby built

The auction is to demonstrate Kilby's invention of IC on a single chip, a move that helped spawn modern computing era

3 min read23 May 2014