Dutch hi-tech group ASML notches up 'fantastic year'

Dutch computer chip maker and global hi-tech bellwether ASML Wednesday reported "a fantastic" 12 months with year-on-year profits almost doubling in 2017, sales on the increase and thousands of new jobs being created.

Flawed computer chips and how to fix them

As tech giants race against the clock to fix major security flaws in microprocessors, many users are wondering what lurks behind unsettling names like "Spectre" or "Meltdown" and what can be done about this latest IT scare.

ASML microchips to buy Taiwan's HMI for 2.7 bn euros

Dutch computer chip maker and global hi-tech bellwether ASML announced Thursday it will buy Taiwanese chip inspection firm HMI in a multi-billion-euro deal, as it planned to speed up advanced microchip manufacturing.

Slow PC, smartphone demand saps SK Hynix 4Q profit

Slowing global demand for personal computers and smartphones slashed the profits of South Korean semiconductor giant SK Hynix by half in the fourth quarter, the company said Tuesday.

Qualcomm opts not to split company

US chip maker Qualcomm on Tuesday said it will not split in two despite pressure by an activist investment fund.

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