Opteron Climbs Supercomputer Rankings While Intel Goes Down

June 23rd, 2006 It has been estimated (Kurzweil) that our brains can calculate at 10 petaflops per second, based on the number of neurons and the average number of connections per neuron. Riken has developed a supercomputer that it says achieves maximum theoretical performance of 1 petaflops (1,000 teraflops).

March 10th, 2006 The company said the new chip for server computers, called Woodcrest, would offer an 80 percent performance improvement and require 35 percent less power; the Conroe chip for desktop computers, which will be released later in the year, will offer 40 percent performance improvement and require 40 percent less power. The foundation for the chips is derived from the company's popular Pentium M chip for notebook computers, the company said.

April 25th, 2008 Sun Microsystems (JAVA) bought Montalvo System, a Silicon Valley semiconductor startup which is still in stealth mode. Montalvo Systems succintly describes itself as a "well funded fabless semiconductor startup funded by prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms".

June 24th, 2009 World's major computer manufacturers have been battling it out to build the most powerful computer on Earth. Any guesses for the world's fastest computer? Well, the Big Blue virtuosos have made it again.

July 14th, 2006 Intel said that it would lay off 1,000 managers which is about 1 percent of its work force. Last month, Intel said it would sell its money-losing communications chip business to Marvell Technology Group for $600 million.

September 22nd, 2009 Intel shows how it's branching out with softwareSAN FRANCISCO — As Intel Corp. branches beyond its core business of microprocessors for laptop and desktop computers, the chip maker is doubling as a software company.

September 13th, 2005 “The company conveyed to the government last week that it would not be able to make the investment as the project would not be viable without the tax concessions. The company, however, said it would explore opportunities in the future,” an unnamed Intel official told Business Standard.

May 19th, 2006 Dell Computers (DELL) announced that it will start using AMD's processors, breaking its long-standing, single-source relationship with Intel (INTC) and giving AMD yet another victory over Intel. AMD shares surged 12% to $35.10 in late trading, while Intel shares dropped 5% to $17.80.

June 4th, 2009 Intel to buy Wind River Systems for $884MSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Chip maker Intel plans to buy testing and development software maker Wind River Systems for $884 million.

March 17th, 2009 Intel and AMD may well be breaking off permanently and never see each other again. Well, its hard to find an instant where two of the closest competitors help each other in technology sharing agreement.

June 7th, 2006 Intel officially launched its first Broadwater chipset, the P965 Express. It is pitched at the upcoming Core 2 Duo dual-core processor - 'Conroe' operating on a 1066MHz frontside bus.

June 18th, 2009 Intel has announced the brand name for its new core series of processors. In 2003, Intel had introduced the first x86 chip platform for PCs/laptops branded as Centrino.

August 25th, 2009 Analyst says Intel 2010 prospects 'look good'NEW YORK — A Raymond James analyst said Tuesday that Intel Corp.'s prospects for 2010 "look good," and kept an "Outperform" rating on the chip maker. Analyst Hans Mosesmann said in a note to investors that an enterprise upgrade cycle — that is, businesses upgrading their computers and other technology products — "is in the cards over the next one to two years in our view." The analyst added that adoption of Intel's Atom chip in netbooks "continues to be good and has stabilized, with cannibalization not the issue anymore." Atom is Intel's first microprocessor for "netbooks," which are mini-laptops that do less than regular laptops, but are very popular because they also cost less.

June 4th, 2009 Intel to buy software maker Wind River for $884MSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel Corp.

June 23rd, 2009 Intel, Nokia work on new pocket computer project Intel Corp. and Nokia Corp.