Chipping away
IBM touts a new PowerPC chip that just might give Apple some juice. Also: Intel's Itanium gets a slap on the wrist over patent issues.
IBM to unleash new PowerPC chip
Once again, the stage will be set for debates over gigahertz comparisons to Intel chips. Will Apple benefit?
October 13, 2002
Court: Itanium infringes patents
A federal court rules that Intel's Itanium processor violates patents owned by Intergraph and orders Intel to pay $150 million.
October 10, 2002
Chip fortunes, industry fate?
When Intel and AMD report third-quarter results this week, the focus will be on what they say about the last quarter of the year.
October 13, 2002
Venture fund seeks a few good chips
A new group starts a $180 million fund to invest in semiconductor companies, largely ignored this year.
October 13, 2002