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IT Pro News In Review: Zoom microphone bug, new Google Chrome OS, Intel acquires Tower Semiconductor
Video Catch up on the biggest headlines of the week in just two minutes
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Intel to acquire Tower Semiconductor for $5.4 billion
News The chipmaker says the deal will unlock new opportunities in an era of "unprecedented demand" for semiconductors
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AMD completes acquisition of FPGA pioneer Xilinx
News The acquisition will strengthen AMD’s foothold in the CPU, GPU, FPGA, and adaptive SoC markets
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Cost of NAND flash expected to rise 10% following Western Digital plant contamination
News Two of the company's units in Japan have been contaminated, affecting around 6.5 exabytes in flash storage availability
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Top ten semiconductor buyers upped spending by 25% in 2021
News Ongoing shortage and COVID-19 pandemic fuelled hike in chip costs, Gartner finds
By Daniel Todd Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: Intel vs AMD
IT Pro Podcast The two rival chipmakers gear up for one of their most intense bouts yet
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Podcast transcript: Intel vs AMD
IT Pro Podcast Read the full transcript for this episode of the IT Pro Podcast
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Nvidia warns rivals are exploiting uncertainty surrounding Arm’s future
News The company claims Intel and AMD have been getting ahead due to the drawn-out regulatory process
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Canon to sell chip-free printer cartridges as semiconductor shortage bites
News The company has also revealed how to get around DRM warnings on its products
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Managing digital transformation during the chip crunch
In-depth With the silicon shortage likely to last until 2023 at the earliest, digitisation plans may not be linear this year, and IT leaders will need to find workarounds
By Rich McEachran Published
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Intel claims its new Core i9 CPU outperforms Apple's M1 Max
News The Intel Core i9-12900HK will be the most powerful mobile processor on the market, the chipmaker said during its CES 2022 launch announcement
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AMD unveils Ryzen 6000 laptop processors with RDNA2 graphics
News The company has also revealed a new desktop processor that features its stacked 3D cache storage for added performance
By Danny Bradbury Published
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