News tagged with graphics chip

Nvidia shows off Kal-El -- new quad-core processing chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nvidia, well known for its graphics chips, has made a pretty big statement by releasing a video on Youtube showing the capabilities of its new quad-core processing chip for smartphones and ...

Electronics / Hardware

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Intel unveils Knights Corner - 1 teraflop chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rajeeb Hazra, Intel’s general manger of technical computing, surprised a group attending this year’s SC11 conference, at a steak house in Seattle this past week, by holding up ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 24 | with audio podcast report

Review: New iPad screen is eye-opening upgrade

(AP) -- Beware the new iPad, not because it's an inferior product, but because it's a superior one. Using one is like living the life of a millionaire for a day, then getting dumped back in your regular life. Your eyes are ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Intel's truce with Nvidia shows industry's shifts

Intel Corp.'s decision to pay Nvidia Corp. $1.5 billion for the right to its patents highlights the seismic shifts the semiconductor industry is undergoing.

Technology / Business

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Graphics chips speed up medical imaging

Beyond just jazzing up video games, one of the growing array of applications being found for the powerful graphics-oriented chips that Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices sell is in speeding up medical imaging, which can be ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Review: Prettier iPad retains familiar qualities

I have grown fond of my iPad 2 during the past nine months. So, I was curious if I would like my tablet computer any less once I saw Apple's new and improved iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Rambus, Nvidia sign patent licensing deal

Technology licensing company Rambus Inc. said Wednesday it has signed a licensing agreement with chip maker Nvidia Corp. to settle a long-running patent dispute.

Technology / Business

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

AMD names new CEO from Lenovo

(AP) -- Chipmaker AMD says its new chief executive will be Rory P. Read, the chief operating officer of Lenovo Group.

Technology / Business

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel to pay $1.5B to Nvidia in patent settlement

(AP) -- Intel has agreed to pay $1.5 billion over five years to Nvidia to settle a lawsuit over a key computer technology. Nvidia shares jumped.

Technology / Business

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nvidia, AMD shares jump after Intel scraps chip

(AP) -- Shares of Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. jumped Monday after rival Intel Corp. scrapped plans to make a new graphics chip that would have challenged both companies.

Technology / Business

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NVIDIA Unveils Next Generation CUDA GPU Architecture -- Codenamed 'Fermi'

NVIDIA Corp. today introduced its next generation CUDA GPU architecture, codenamed "Fermi". An entirely new ground-up design, the "Fermi" architecture is the foundation for the world’s first computational graphics processing ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

STMicroelectronics and ARM Team Up to Power Next-Generation Home Entertainment

STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s leading set-top-box chip makers, and ARM, announced today that ST has adopted the ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor, in addition to the Mali-400 graphics processor, for its upcoming set-top-box ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0