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Chipset vendor Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is hiring Android driver development engineers, marking the company’s move into the tablet and smartphone space. The move may be a wise one indeed, considering that market research outfit Gartner expects tablet sales to jump from 70 million...

AMD | January 4, 2011| Press Release LAS VEGAS, Nev. —1/4/2011  AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced its next generation mobile graphics technology, the AMD Radeon™ HD 6000M series, delivering AMD’s highest performing notebook graphics for those who want to experience games, entertainment, and productivity on the go....

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is set to scoop up graphics card specialist ATI Technologies Inc. for around $5.4 billion, putting ATI's long-standing relationship with Intel Corp. and graphics-developer Nvidia at risk since a combined ATI and AMD would be able to offer...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is set to scoop up graphics card specialist ATI Technologies Inc. for around $5.4 billion, putting ATI’s long-standing relationship with Intel Corp. and graphics-developer Nvidia at risk since a combined ATI and AMD would be able to offer...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Intel Corp. is rumored to be exploring the sale of its communications chip business as it seeks to slim down its operations and focus on its leadership position in microprocessors for personal computers. Intel today said that it had announced in April...

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

Following are wireless company and industry ratings changes made by financial services and investment banking firms this week.In a telecom services report, Merrill Lynch said it expects Verizon Wireless will gain share during the second quarter, while Cingular's growth will remain solid but slower....

The following wireless companies' ratings were changed by financial services companies this week.Standard & Poor's Ratings Service raised its corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Agilent Technologies Inc. from BB to BB+, citing sustained improvements in the company's profitability and cash-flow generation....

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Chipmakers Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and STMicroelectronics suffered a beating on Wall Street following warnings of sluggish earnings and margins.AMD announced its revenues for the fourth quarter will be up slightly from the $1.2 billion it reported in the third quarter, but its...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-While warning that its third-quarter sales will be lower than projected, Advanced Micro Devices said it anticipates a $32 million net income increase compared to the second quarter.The company's second-quarter sales amounted $1.262 billion, said the company."Our gross margin and net income are...

Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings from governmental agencies.The once-hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players...

While market watchers sounded their disapproval of Nokia Corp.'s handset sales in the first quarter, the Finnish vendor witnessed sound activities in its infrastructure business, including a 16-percent increase in net sales to $1.68 billion, compared with $1.4 billion in the year-ago period. Meanwhile...

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. brought more cheer to the semiconductor industry with a first-quarter result featuring higher profits, revenue and sales in line with Wall Street expectations.The chipmaker reported net income of $367 million, or 21 cents a share, an increase of 214 percent...

The future market for mobile-phone memory will total almost $6 billion, according to some in the industry, and could surpass the potential of the massive desktop computer industry in just three years. Indeed, the amount of storage available in next year's high-end mobile phones...

While Intel Corp. was reorganizing its operations to adjust for disappointments in its chip business, Texas Instruments Inc. was presenting an upbeat picture for the fourth quarter last week.Looking forward, though, both companies say business is not bad. That is the metaphor for the...

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has recorded a negative first as it has dropped from the first place in flash memory sales to fourth place, according to market research firm iSuppli.The ranking is for the third quarter of 2003.The company, however, retains its premier position as...

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has recorded a negative first as it has dropped from the first place in flash memory sales to fourth place, according to market research firm iSuppli.The ranking is for the third quarter of 2003.The company, however, retains its premier position as...

NEW YORK-J.P. Morgan has downgraded three top semiconductor vendors, including Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments, owing to slow uptake of wireless products.In the eyes of the brokerage firm, Intel and AMD ratings dropped to "underweight," while Intel fell to "neutral."...

NEW YORK-Semiconductor companies like National Semiconductor Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. witnessed stock declines on the downgrade handed out by Morgan Stanley to that sector.In a research note, Morgan Stanley analyst Edelstone downgraded the sector to "in-line" from "attractive", raising doubts about recent...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-After announcing a third-quarter loss of $254 million, Advanced Micro Devices may announce a new round of layoffs to make it competitive in a tight economy, according to industry sources.Management has indicated that layoffs are necessary if the company succeeds in cutting $350...

DALLAS-Texas Instruments and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. posted quarterly losses, while warning of more losses in the next quarter.TI posted a net loss of $117 million, or 7 cents a share, compared with a net income of $676 million, or 38 cents a share,...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said its price war with Intel Corp. will make its third-quarter loss before charges greater than anticipated, expecting between $90 million and $110 million loss, or 26 cents to 31 cents per share.The company's shares slumped 49...

As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced spending and plant shutdowns.Some of the alliances are between NEC Corp. and Taiwanese Semiconductor...

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices will collaborate to develop an architecture for AMD's Flash memory devices and TI's digital signal processors-based Open Multimedia Application Platform.TI said the planned solutions will use AMD's and TI's process technology, manufacturing and chip packaging experience to...