SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15, 2008 (AFP) - Intel on Monday rolled out its first chip with six brains, unveiling a 'multi-core' microprocessor that boosts computing muscle while cutting back on electricity use.

The world's leading computer chip maker's new Xeon 7400 series microprocessor is tailored for businesses that want to boost server performance while conserving on space and energy.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 13, 2008 (AFP) - The computer chip industry on Friday celebrated the 50th birthday of the integrated circuit, a breakthrough that set the stage for the Internet and the Digital Age.

EINDHOVEN, September 12, 2008 (AFP) - Dutch semi-conductor manufacturer NXP said on Friday that it would cut 4,500 jobs worldwide and sell factories in four countries owing to the tough economic climate.

EINDHOVEN, September 12, 2008 (AFP) - Dutch semi-conductor manufacturer NXP said on Friday that it would cut 4,500 jobs worldwide and sell factories in four countries.

SAN JOSE, August 28, 2008 (AFP) - Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a 'visual computing era.'

Dutch medical and consumer electronics giant Philips said on Thursday it had sold its last 383 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 2008 (AFP) - Intel on Monday revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video game lovers, multi-taskers, and people that want power-sipping computers adapted to increasingly mobile lifestyles.

BERLIN, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - German semi-conductor group Infineon posted a sharp quarterly loss on Friday and announced the loss of 3,000 jobs.

'It will be necessary to reduce headcount by a gross figure of approximately 3,000 employees,' a company statement said.

'This figure refers to all sites, functions and levels across the company.'

BRUSSELS, July 18, 2008 (AFP) - European regulators have filed fresh anti-trust charges against the world's largest chip maker Intel, accusing it of abusing its dominant position in the market to squeeze out its main rival.

BRUSSELS, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission said on Thuesday it suspected US chip giant Intel of fresh instances of unfair competition.

The Commission said it had sent a letter to Intel outlining several new complaints about the way the US company had abused its dominant position in the chip market to the disadvantage of its chief rival, Advanced Micro Devices.

BRUSSELS, July 17, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission said on Thursday it suspected US chip giant Intel of further instances of unfair competition.

The Commissioin said it had sent a letter to Intel outlining several new complaints about the way the US company had abused its dominant position in the chip market to the disadvantage of its chief rival, Advanced Micro Devices.

SEOUL, June 5, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said Thursday it had fined US giant Intel, the world's biggest semiconductor company, 25 million dollars for unfair practices.

Shares in troubled German semiconductor maker Infineon plunged more than eight percent on Thursday after it cut sales and earnings forecasts for its division making chips for mobile phones.

Revenues in the division in its third quarter ending in June are expected to be at the same level as in the previous quarter, while operating income will fall, it warned in a statement.

The European Commission said on Wednesday it will rule in its antitrust case against Intel 'as soon as possible,' but firmly dismissed a press report that it would decide against the company in the coming months.

The European Commission wants to stop what it considers abusive trade practices by US microchip giant Intel, a German press report said Wednesday.

FRANKFURT, May 26, 2008 (AFP) - Embattled German chipmaker Infineon said Monday that chief executive Wolfgang Ziebart was to resign due to 'different opinions on the future strategic orientation of the company.'

Ziebart will step down on June 1 and and will be replaced by management board member Peter Bauer, the Munich-based firm said in a statement.

SEOUL, May 26, 2008 (AFP) - Samsung Electronics Co, the world's largest computer chip maker, said Monday it has developed a new solid-state drive which is expected to replace hard disk drives in laptop computers.

FRANKFURT, May 16, 2008 (AFP) - The chief executive of troubled German chipmaker Infineon, Wolfgang Ziebart, is to quit after losing the confidence of the board, a newspaper report said Friday.

FRANKFURT, April 23, 2008 (AFP) - The German electronic components maker Infineon reported Wednesday a sharp net loss in the second quarter of its fiscal year, in large part owing to its loss-making chip unit Qimonda.

BERLIN, April 22, 2008 (AFP) - German chipmaker Infineon said it is writing down by one billion euros (1.6 billion dollars) the value in its books of Qimonda, the heavily loss-making memory chip unit that it wants to sell.

AMSTERDAM, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML warned Wednesday that sales this year could be down 10 percent after a weaker performance in the first quarter.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15, 2008 (AFP) - Intel Corporation announced Tuesday a dip in profit despite record-high revenues of 9.7 billion dollars in the first three months of 2008.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2008 (AFP) - US computer chip maker Advanced Micro Devices said Monday it will cut 10 percent of its global workforce in the face of sagging revenues.

AMD said it will cut approximately 1,650 jobs beginning this month.

The announcement came as AMD warned its first-quarter earnings report due for release April 17 will show sales below expectations.

SEOUL, April 6, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said Sunday it has developed what it calls the fastest data-processing one-gigabit memory chip for cellphones and other mobile applications.

Hynix, the world's number-two chipmaker, said the new chip can process data at 800 megabits per second, which it said outstrips existing chips on the market.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - The world's biggest computer chip maker Intel unveiled on Wednesday a set of tiny 'Atom' processors it says will give mobile devices desktop computing power.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 18, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft and Intel said Tuesday they are teaming with US universities to unleash the mighty potential of multi-core computer chips.

PARIS, Feb 27, 2008 (AFP) - The French government said Wednesday it had decided to buy a 2.85 percent interest in the Franco-Italian computer chip maker STMicroelectronics from Italy's Finmeccanica.

The French president's office put the value of the acquisition at 260 million euros (391 million dollars).

WASHINGTON, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - US semiconductor giant Intel Corporation plans to produce a chip for the low-cost computer market, a spokesman for the group said Friday, confirming media reports.

The world's leading chip maker likely will make the official announcement in early March, the spokesman said.

FRANKFURT, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - Some members of German chip maker Infineon's supervisory board want to remove chief executive officer Wolfgang Ziebart owing to the company's poor performance, a press report said on Friday.

'We've had enough,' the Sueddeutsche Zeitung quoted an unnamed board member as saying.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4, 2008 (AFP) - Intel announced on Monday that it has created a two-billion-transistor computer chip that will give supercomputers 'a leap in performance and capabilities.'

TAIPEI, Jan 30, 2008 (AFP) - Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corporation said Wednesday its net profit in the three months to December fell sharply to 1.36 billion Taiwan dollars (42.23 million US) due to sluggish demand.

The figure compared with 9.23 billion in the previous quarter, according to the world's second biggest contract microchip maker.

SEOUL, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - The world's two largest memory chip manufacturers will work together to develop next-generation semiconductors so South Korea can stay ahead of its rivals, the government said Thursday.

FRANKFURT, Jan 23, 2008 (AFP) - Shares in German semi-conductors giant Infineon plunged Wednesday after its troubled memory chip unit Qimonda posted a quarterly loss that exceeded sales.

Infineon shares showed a loss of 5.23 percent at 6.16 euros in midday trading, making it the biggest loser on the DAX index of blue-chip shares, which was down by 1.76 percent overall.

TAIPEI, Jan 22, 2008 (AFP) - Inotera Memories Inc, a joint venture between Taiwan's Nanya Technology Corp. and Germany's Qimonda AG, said Tuesday it swung to a loss in the fourth quarter of 2007 due to an extended decline in the prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips.

NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2008 (AFP) - New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday an antitrust probe into semiconductor giant Intel Corp. for possible illegal actions that hurt its main rival, Advanced Micro Devices.

BRUSSELS, Jan 7, 2008 (AFP) - EU competition regulators are 'carefully' studying Intel's response to their antitrust charges against the world's biggest computer chipmaker, a European Commission spokeswoman said Monday.

'We have received a reply. We are going to study it carefully,' the spokeswoman said.