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ChipGuy

  1. MIPS plants a new family tree with three Aptiv processors. bit.ly/JweimQ 11:07 AM May 16th via web
  2. Windows 8 to come with a built-in Nook app; Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble's e-reader. A precedent for Win8. 8:38 AM Apr 30th via web
  3. Windows 8 on ARM (WoA) won't be called Windows 8 at all. Hello, Windows RT. And it won't run any existing Windows apps at all. 1:52 PM Apr 17th via web
  4. ARM has two different CPUs called Zero. Less is more, or or less. bit.ly/HxSIYM 2:12 PM Apr 11th via web
  5. Microchip and Express Logic offer even smaller options. bit.ly/HhnlS2 1:54 PM Apr 5th via web
  6. AMD buys low-power mini-server maker SeaMicro for $334 million. Switch from Intel Atom to AMD Opteron in the cards. 2:39 PM Feb 29th via web
  7. When Things Start to Think: Redpine Signals makes machine-to-machine (M2M) communication dead-easy. jimturley.com/news-blog/44-e… 1:19 PM Feb 22nd via web
  8. Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility is approved by European Union; US approval still pending. 10:38 AM Feb 13th via web
  9. Want Windows-on-ARM applications? You'll have to download them from Microsoft's own AppStore, a la iPhone. Microsoft pre-approval required. 9:53 AM Feb 13th via web
  10. ARM-based Windows 8 machines will come bundled with Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote). PCs likely won't, for antitrust reasons. 9:49 AM Feb 13th via web
  11. Windows 8 on ARM chips (WoA) will be branded differently than Windows for PCs to avoid customer confusion, says Microsoft exec. 9:47 AM Feb 13th via web
  12. Open source or closed and proprietary? One leads to a better user experience. silicon-insider.com. 10:10 AM Feb 9th via web
  13. Looking for a PhD in physical chemistry with semiconductor and magnetics experience? I know just the guy. 11:43 AM Jan 24th via LinkedIn
  14. Tough times ahead for AMD, as Intel and ARM squeeze from both sides. silicon-insider.com 12:46 PM Jan 12th via web
  15. Intel Faked Its Ultrabook Demo at CES - brightsideofnews.com/news/2012/1/9/… via @AddThis 4:53 PM Jan 10th via Tweet Button
  16. Get an original Intel 4040 processor chip on sale at eBay -- for almost $1 million. bit.ly/zhAkj9 9:12 AM Jan 6th via web
  17. Silicon Labs' new MCU for smart utility meters is great, but may face an uphill battle from Luddites. bit.ly/urRIro 10:41 AM Dec 14th, 2011 via web
  18. I'm hosting an online "virtual" conference on 32-bit microcontroller chips tomorrow (Thursday). Check it out here tinyurl.com/stvc2011. 7:58 AM Dec 7th, 2011 via web
  19. When can you use "ARM chip" and "web server" in the same sentence? bit.ly/rqjH7B 3:12 PM Nov 26th, 2011 via web
  20. Rambus loses antitrust case; stock tanks. on.wsj.com/vmRQeg 5:28 PM Nov 16th, 2011 via web