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Last modified: September 11, 2007 10:34 AM PDT

Core competencies for chipmakers

It's a big day for AMD, which is launching its Barcelona chip at last. Then Intel comes along with an earnings surprise.

Intel 45-nanometer fab to open in 45 days

Intel's first manufacturing facility for producing 45-nanometer processors in high volume will open in October in Chandler, Ariz.
September 11, 2007

Barcelona is finally here, as AMD parties

Company reveals a new performance tidbit, missing from initial materials, as formal launch party for Barcelona gets under way.
September 10, 2007

Intel butts into Barcelona Day with earnings surprise

The third quarter is looking better than expected--which gives Intel an excuse to tweak AMD on its smaller rival's most important day of the year.
September 10, 2007

AMD's Barcelona not a savior, yet

After a delay, Barcelona is here, but is it the clear winner the chipmaker promised it would be? That's uncertain.
September 9, 2007

Intel sued over 'dual-core' branding

Ultramobile PC maker DualCor accuses Intel of misappropriating its trademark, which it was granted last year.
September 6, 2007

AMD nurtures open-source graphics

Overcoming its ATI's earlier objections, AMD is actively cooperating on open-source software to support its graphics chips.
September 6, 2007

High-end Xeon goes quad-core with 'Tigerton'

The Tigerton chips bring Intel's Core architecture to high-end x86 servers, replacing the last of the Netburst lineage.
September 5, 2007

Ex-AMD sales chief lands at Freescale

Henri Richard starts a job similar to the one he left at Advanced Micro Devices, where regional sales executives now report directly to the office of the CEO.
September 5, 2007

Intel promises quick reply to regulators on STMicroelectronics

With European Commission approval already secured for the merger, Intel expects U.S. regulators to respond rapidly, once information is provided.
September 5, 2007

AMD reorganizes sales, loses middleman

Rick Hegberg, senior vice president of worldwide sales, is leaving the chipmaker just weeks after sales chief Henri Richard's departure.
September 5, 2007

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