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Alienware Gets into Game Console Business

Using Intel and Nvidia semiconductors, the Alienware Alpha connects PCs to TVs through a smaller-than-average game box.

Intel Tips 256-Gbit 3D-NAND Memory

Intel is getting ready to sell a 256-Gbit 3D-NAND flash memory that could be extended to a 384-Gbit capacity, but it will mainly sell the memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs).

NXP Buys Wearable, Bluetooth Business

Dutch chip company NXP has added Bluetooth wireless capability to its range of Internet of Things wireless offerings as well as wearables customers through the purchase of Quintic Corp.

Atmel Launches Digital Temperature Sensor Family

New line of devices that offer an expand voltage range to lower the BOM in systems in the consumer, industrial, computer and medical markets.

Big Holiday Season Seen for Consumer Electronics

Nearly 70 percent of all consumers say they will buy a consumer electronics product – smartphone, tablet, laptop, TV or game console – during the holiday selling season

Fairchild COO Departs Over Leadership Differences

Fairchild has lost its chief operating officer, Ullal Vijay, over a difference of opinion about "effective, sustainable leadership."

Microchip Expands 8-Bit MCU Safety Portfolio

Chip firm targeting the appliance market with a line of microcontrollers that will reduce latency and power while increasing system efficiency and safety.

Qualcomm Set To Enter Server Market

Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf, has said he will leverage his company's position in smartphones to get into the server market.

Samsung Adopts AMD’s FreeSync Technology

The technology will allow for refresh rates to be synchronized to the frame rate of graphics cards and APUs to reduce latency and eliminate “screen tear."

Industrial Chip Market on Pace for 13% Growth

Strength in China and a resurgent U.S. economy propelling industrial semiconductor market to second consecutive year of double digit growth, according to IHS.

Marvell Adds Octacore to LTE Mobile Processor Range

Marvell has added two more application processors with integrated LTE modem as it seeks to compete in both high- and low-end of smartphone and tablet computer markets.

SanDisk Invests in LTE-Only Altair

SanDisk Ventures has invested an undisclosed sum in long-standing LTE-only chipset pioneer Altair Semiconductor.

SunEdison Enters the Wind Market

Along with TerraForm Power, the $2.4 billion acquisition has made SunEdison revise its installation guidance for 2015 to the tune of 2.1 GW to 2.3 GW.

ARM MCUs to Shine at ISSCC 2015

A Cortex-M0+ MCU core that can operate at 0.25V and another that can be powered by a solar cell on a speck of silicon are two of the stand-out presentations scheduled for ISSCC 2015 in February.

IBM, Altera Team on FPGA-Accelerated Platform

The FPGA-accelerated POWER8 systems will be used to bring new levels of performance and efficient to new compute offerings.

Intel, Rockchip Offer Two-Chip ARM Platform

The first results of an Intel-Rockchip collaboration in chips for smartphones and tablets has yielded an ARM-based design rather than something based on the Intel Atom processor.

Notebook Shipments Rise, Tablets Fall in Q3

Strong sales in North America and Western Europe contributed to a rise of 10 percent year-over-year while tablet PCs suffered as a result of notebook expansion dropping 8 percent.