chip http://www.itworld.com/chip xx Taiwan keeps door to China closed for chip maker UMC http://www.itworld.com/hardware/70190/taiwan-keeps-door-china-closed-chip-maker-umc Taiwan will have to revise chip-industry regulations before United Microelectronics (UMC) can invest in China, an official said Friday. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/70190/taiwan-keeps-door-china-closed-chip-maker-umc#comments Hardware News chip Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:15:30 -0400 ITworld staff 70190 at http://www.itworld.com Apple snapping up chip designers http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67251/apple-snapping-chip-designers A year after buying low-power-processor designer PA Semi, Apple is looking for yet more chip design expertise. The company has been recruiting at a very senior level for its chip design team, and also has almost 20 lower-level jobs related to semiconductor design open. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67251/apple-snapping-chip-designers#comments Business Hardware News Apple chip personnel processor Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:45:33 -0400 ITworld staff 67251 at http://www.itworld.com NEC in talks with Renesas to create third-largest chip maker http://www.itworld.com/business/66989/nec-talks-renesas-create-third-largest-chip-maker Japanese chip makers NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology have entered merger discussions. http://www.itworld.com/business/66989/nec-talks-renesas-create-third-largest-chip-maker#comments Business News chip m&a NEC processor Renesas Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:19:09 -0400 ITworld staff 66989 at http://www.itworld.com PC makers embrace Core i7 chips in new desktops http://www.itworld.com/hardware/57964/pc-makers-embrace-core-i7-chips-new-desktops PC makers on Monday launched desktops that incorporate the latest technologies to work alongside Intel's new Core i7 chips, which have received praise for their speedy performance. http://www.itworld.com/hardware/57964/pc-makers-embrace-core-i7-chips-new-desktops#comments Hardware News chip Core i7 cpu Intel Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:50:02 -0500 ITworld staff 57964 at http://www.itworld.com Applied Materials to cut 12 percent of global workforce http://www.itworld.com/business/57779/applied-materials-cut-12-percent-global-workforce Applied Materials said it would lay off 1,800 employees as it reported a drop in revenue and wider losses. http://www.itworld.com/business/57779/applied-materials-cut-12-percent-global-workforce#comments Business News Applied Materials chip layoffs restructuring Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:06:24 -0500 ITworld staff 57779 at http://www.itworld.com