Chip shortage is hurting Intel laptop sales now, too
Intel has reported its third-quarter earnings which included a note that its laptop PC business was hurt by a shortfall of unidentified components.
Intel has reported its third-quarter earnings which included a note that its laptop PC business was hurt by a shortfall of unidentified components.
VMware and Nvidia have announced an effort to make VMware's software for managing data centers work better with Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) chips.
Broadcom on Thursday forecast current-quarter revenue, the midpoint of which was slightly below analysts' estimates as its chip business took a hit from supply chain disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus.
With more employees working from home to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, demand is surging for laptops and network peripherals as well as components along the supply chain.
Samsung flagged a smaller-than-expected fall in quarterly operating profit, indicating that memory chip prices bottomed out quicker than analysts had anticipated.
Micron Technology sees a recovery in the memory chip market coming and reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates.
Toshiba has completed the US$18 billion sale of its chip unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital, with the Japanese tech giant repurchasing a substantial stake in the business.
Samsung in talks with several smartphone makers to supply mobile processor chips, a move that will create direct competition with larger rival Qualcomm.
A clamor for more video content from consumers is underpinning buoyant sales for memory-chip makers.
As part of Qualcomm's effort to determine whether Apple worked with Samsung to focus regulatory scrutiny on the chipmaker.
Intel has raised its full-year profit forecasts, driven by the biggest-ever quarterly jump in its data centre business and steady growth in its PC business.
Strong chip margins and the early launch of the Galaxy S9 likely masked broader weakness in the mobile market.
Apple is planning to use its own chips in Mac computers beginning as early as 2020, replacing processors from Intel, Bloomberg has reported.
Toshiba could have more options for its chip unit after China said it was still reviewing a proposed US$18 billion acquisition by a Bain Capital-led consortium.
However, it's unknown whether potential attacks on AMD's Ryzen arising from the claimed vulnerabilities will prove to be significant.