Broadcom rakes in VMware cash and bets big on AI
Turns out that threatening customers for using software they paid for works
Broadcom’s decision to swallow VMware and then do its best to infuriate its suppliers and customers seems to have paid off with the outfit posting $15 billion in second quarter revenue, up 20 per cent from last year.
Chipzilla still chasing TSMC with 18A foundry push
Intel bangs the drum on 18A node
Troubled Chipzilla is still flogging its foundry turnaround plan, this time at its annual Direct Connect bash, where CEO Lip-Bu Tan and his top brass tried to convince the world that Intel Foundry Services is back on track.
Coracer slaps graphene thermal pad on AMD AM5 chips
Claims 130 W/m·K conductivity miracle
A mysterious outfit calling itself Coracer has chucked a new graphene thermal pad into the AM5 processor ring, claiming it’s a better option than thermal paste or liquid metal.
Qualcomm spurns Apple as modem deal nears expiry
We are just so over this relationship
After more than 15 years of flogging modem chips to the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, Qualcomm seems to be limbering up for life without its biggest drama prone customer.
Job's Mob and Google accused of dragging their feet to protect profits
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Google are getting a proper earful from furious British MPs for stalling a basic anti-theft fix that could stop criminals cashing in on stolen smartphones.
