PC industry

Intel to cut up to 12,000 jobs as PC industry swoons

Intel Corp said on Tuesday it would cut up to 12,000 jobs globally, or 11 percent of its workforce, as it refocuses its business towards making microchips that power data centres and Internet connected devices and away from the declining personal computer industry it helped found.

Apr 20, 2016, 09:18 AM IST

Intel to buy Altera for $16.7 billion in its biggest deal ever

Intel Corp agreed to buy Altera Corp for $16.7 billion as the world`s biggest chipmaker seeks to make up for slowing demand from the PC industry by expanding its line-up of higher-margin chips used in data centres.

Jun 02, 2015, 06:57 AM IST

Chipmaker Intel to buy Altera for $16.7 billion

Intel Corp agreed to buy Altera Corp for $16.7 billion as the world`s biggest chipmaker seeks to make up for slowing demand from the PC industry by expanding its line-up of higher-margin chips used in data centers.

Jun 01, 2015, 21:19 PM IST

Taiwan's Acer shipments grew faster than industry average in Q2: CEO

Acer will report its second-quarter earnings in the coming weeks.

Jul 25, 2014, 14:03 PM IST

Intel woos Internet heavyweights with flexible server chips

Microsoft has already been experimenting with using programmable chips to help power its Bing web search engine.

Jun 19, 2014, 08:06 AM IST