Rumor: ATIC Interested in Taking Over Charted Semiconductor |
Still remember Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) who created the GlobalFoundry Company with AMD? According to the EETimes, ATIC has launched a $2.45 billion bid on Singapore’s Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. to buy Temasek Holding’s near-60 percent stake.
If the bid really goes through, ATIC will own two foundry vendors, which means GlobalFoundry would be more competitive when confronting with TSMC.
Microsoft Removes 3 Application Limit From Windows 7 Starter |
Microsoft has officially shared more details about Windows 7 Starter Edition, and the most refreshing news would be the company has decided to remove the 3 application limit from the Starter.
Asus to Introduce New Media Player at ComputeX |
Asus is going to show its new media player O!Play at ComputeX according to Hardware.info.
PhotoFast G-Monster-Promise SSDs Hit Retail |
AMD Athlon II X2 And Phenom II X2 Get Priced |
AMD is planning to launch two new dual-core processors during ComputeX 2009, Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition.
Athlon II X2 250 based on Regor core works at 3.0GHz, and features 1MB L2 cache per core. With built-in DDR2/DDR3 memory controller, the TDP is 65W. The best of all is it will sell at $87, which is really affordable.
