Intel: £4.2bn deal to buy Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor lapses on China stall Intel Intel and Israeli chipmaker Tower Semiconductor have “mutually agreed” to call off their $5.4bn (£4.2bn) deal due to regulatory hurdles from China. In a statement on Wednesday, leading semiconductor manufacturer Intel said it will pay a termination fee of $353m to Tower after the merger failed to get approval from regulators by its 15 August deadline. [...]
UK government’s letter to Visa, Deloitte and Allianz prompts rebuke from Olympic chiefs Bach off! Olympic chiefs have issued a rebuke to the UK government over its lobbying of sponsors including Visa, Deloitte and Allianz for Russia to remain banned from sport. The UK has been among the most vocal and active opponents of the International Olympic Committee’s plan to lift the suspension of Russia and its ally Belarus. Culture [...]
Intel to cull thousands of jobs amid sales slowdown intel job cuts Intel is set to cull thousands of staff as the chipmaker attempts to fight off a sales slowdown. According to initial reports from Bloomberg, the layoffs will be announced as early as this month, slimming back its 113,700 global headcount. Sources told the publication that the sales and marketing teams could see as many as [...]
Mobileye gears up for Nasdaq return after Intel files for US float March 7, 2022 Chipmaker Intel said its self-driving car unit, Mobileye, has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the US. As first reported by Reuters, US technology giant Intel did not give further details about the potential float of Mobileye, but did state that there was an increasing pressure on Intel chief exec Pat Gelsinger to spin [...]
Samsung and Intel weather chip shortages hitting record sales January 27, 2022 Samsung and Intel recorded another quarter of record sales in the final three months of 2021, as both companies weather the supply chain storm. South Korean giant Samsung’s profit climbed 65.13 per cent from the previous year, reflecting the expanded sales of premium smartphones, including foldable phones, as well as TVs and home appliances. Operating [...]
12 years later: EU court annuls Intel’s £886m antitrust fine January 26, 2022 Intel has won an appeal against a €1.06bn (£886m) EU antitrust fine that was handed to the company 12 years ago in a momentous win for tech firms.
Intel jumps into the metaverse with enhanced computing powers December 13, 2021 In its first public comments on its strategy for tapping into the "metaverse," Intel execs said the firm is working on software that will help laptops tap into computing power from other devices, including chips from its rivals, acccording to Reuters this evening.
UK not under consideration by Intel for chip factory October 7, 2021 Intel boss has said the chipmaker is not considering UK anymore for setting up its factories because of Brexit. The island nation was clearly an option for setting up of chip building units, but post-Brexit the idea was dropped in favour of Europe, Pat Gelsinger said. “Post-Brexit… we’re looking at EU countries and getting support [...]