Scientists test drugs on tiny, artificial lungUS researchers have begun testing drugs using a microchip lined with living cells that replicates many of the features of a human lung, a technology that may one day help improve drug testing and reduce researchers' dependence on animal stud More… |
ATIC eyes profit in 2015; UAE plant on holdAbu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) expects to earn its first profit by 2015 as it scales up operations overseas, but plans to set up a chip manufacturing facility at home remain on hold, said its chief executive. More… |
Samsung loses $10bn value on Apple orderShares in Samsung Electronics Company slumped more than 6 per cent on Wednesday, wiping $10 billion off the electronics giant's market value, on a report that Apple placed huge chip orders with troubled Japanese chip rival Elpida. & More… |
Micron CEO killed in plane crash, industry stunnedMicron Technology chief executive and chairman Steve Appleton died in a small plane crash on Friday, a major loss for a US memory chipmaker already struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices. The 51-year-old Appleton, a t More… |
LG, Intel in smart TV alliance dealLG has entered into a strategic alliance with chipmaker Intel to adopt and jointly promote the Intel wireless display (WiDi) technology for enhancing the content accessibility in its Cinema 3D Smart TVs. As per the deal, Intel WiDi will be More… |
Asian chipmakers see gloomy Q4Asian chipmakers, including the world's top contract chipmaker TSMC, reported sharply worsened quarterly earnings and braced for another uncertain quarter as a weak global economy hits demand for computers. On Thursday, Taiwan's TS More… |
Abu Dhabi to invest $6bn more in chip plantsGlobal Foundries, majority owned by Abu Dhabi, plans to invest some $6 billion by the end of 2012 to boost manufacturing capacity after spending a similar amount this year, the company said on Thursday. The company also More… |
Abu Dhabi to invest $6bn more in chip plantsGlobal Foundries, majority owned by Abu Dhabi, plans to invest some $6 billion by the end of 2012 to boost manufacturing capacity after spending a similar amount this year, the company said on Thursday. The company also More… |
BMI Bank in new card chip dealBMI Bank, has signed an agreement with Sinnad, who will be responsible to issue the new chip enabled Diners Club credit cards. It will also implement a comprehensive system to monitor and manage the risk associated with the cards electroni More… |
SanDisk launches new nanometer technologySanDisk Corporation has launched a new nanometer technology that enables it to produce embedded and removable storage devices with the high capacities and small form factors used in mobile phones and tablet computers. The new 64-gigabit (G More… |








