Chips

20 stories about Chips
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On Heels of Korean Court Win, Orbotech Shareholders Approve Acquisition by KLA-Tencor

12.07.18|CTech
Israel-based Orbotech, a developer of has been embroiled in a misuse of confidential customer information lawsuit in Korea since 2012
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Telit Facing Lawsuit From Liquidators of Former Business Partner

11.07.18|Asaf Shalev
The maker of wireless chips says it cannot yet determine the possible impact on the company’s financials
אייל ולדמן מלאנוקס

Mellanox CEO Downplays Drama of Starboard’s Attempt to Take Over Board

21.06.18|Dror Reich
On Tuesday, the two companies ended a seven-month control struggle for Mellanox’s board of directors
אייל ולדמן מלאנוקס

Mellanox and Starboard End Feud with Board Appointments

20.06.18|Lilach Baumer
Mellanox and Starboard have been clashing since November, when Starboard acquired a 10.5% stake in Mellanox
אייל ולדמן מלאנוקס

Mellanox Wins First Round in Struggle with Activist Shareholder Starboard

27.05.18|Dror Reich
On Thursday, shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of two governance proposals the chipmaker submitted ahead of July’s annual shareholder meeting
צילום אוויר של  מפעל אינטל ב קריית גת

Intel Submits Detailed Plan for $5-Billion Plant Expansion in Israel

15.05.18|Meir Orbach
The plan involves a major overhaul of the chip manufacturer's Fab 28 plant in the town of Kiryat Gat
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Tower Semiconductor Quarterly Financials Fall Short of Estimates

07.05.18|Dror Reich
The Israel-based company saw its revenue and net income drop from the same period last year
יניב גרטי מנכל אינטל ישראל

Intel to Receive $380 Million Grant from Israel for Expanding Local Chip Manufacturing

01.05.18|Golan Hazani
In February, Intel announced a two-year, $5 billion expansion plan in the country
סגן נשיא בכיר לטכנולוגיית חומרה אפל ג'וני סרוג'י

The Parallel Career Paths of Apple’s Johny Srouji and Tim Cook

04.04.18|Omer Kabir
Ten years ago, Mr. Cook took charge of a seemingly unglamorous aspect of Apple and drove the company to a dominant position in mobile phones. Mr. Srouji could be poised to do the same with Apple’s new chip plans
אמיר פיינטוך הישראלי הבכיר ב אינטל

Beyond Intel’s Tick-Tock Model Lies the Multi-Wave

01.04.18|Omer Kabir
Intel’s platform engineering chief Amir Faintuch says the company no longer adheres to its long-running one-punch two-punch chip design roadmap
ירון לוק זילברמן

Company Behind AMD Vulnerabilities Report Denies Ties to Short Selling Outfit

22.03.18|Raphael Kahan
Israel-based CTS Labs reported 13 security flaws in AMD processors last week after only giving the chipmaker 24 hours warning
שאול אלוביץ איש עסקים

CTech’s Daily Israeli Tech News Roundup

25.02.18|CTech
Amid probe, controlling family quits board of Israel’s biggest telecom provider. When multinationals think chip design, they look to Israel
ג'וני סרוג'י סגן נשיא בכיר לטכנולוגיית חומרה אפל

When Multinationals Think Chip Design, They Look to Israel

25.02.18|CTech
From Apple to Amazon, Intel, IBM, Broadcom and Qualcomm, multinationals come to Israel to expand their chip-design abilities
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Record Revenues Fail to Fortify Tower on Nasdaq

22.02.18|Lilach Baumer
The Israel-based chip company reported record numbers on all key metrics, but gave a cautious outlook for the next quarter
אייל ולדמן מנכל מלאנוקס

Activist Investor Starboard Piles Pressure on Mellanox

06.02.18|Dror Reich
For a third time in a month, Mellanox's largest shareholder sends a scathing letter, this time criticizing management's insider stock sales
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STMicroelectronics Launches Israel Startup Accelerator

31.01.18|Tofi Stoler
Dubbed ST-Up, the accelerator will select 3-5 local companies for its 18-month program by spring
דב פרוהמן לשעבר מנכל אינטל

A Grandmaster of Chipmaking Says Economic Growth is Doomed in a Post-Moore’s Law World

25.01.18|Keren-Or Grinberg
With the slowdown in semiconductor development, the “Startup Nation” bubble will burst, Intel veteran Dov Frohman says in an interview with Calcalist
אייל ולדמן מנכל מלאנוקס

Pushed by Activist Investor, Mellanox to Review Development Lineup

21.01.18|Dror Reich
In November, Starboard Value acquired a 10.7% stake in the chip company
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Italy Takes Fight over Telit’s Taxes to Supreme Court

15.01.18|Lilach Baumer
The Italian tax authorities are appealing a previous court decision received in favor of the Israel-based chipmaker's Italian subsidiary
מימין ד"ר יובל ירום ו דניאל גנקין רקע אינטל

Meltdown, Spectre, Will Change the Way Chips are Designed, Researchers Say

07.01.18|Yoav Stoler
The security design flaws revealed last week, can potentially enable hackers to glean passwords entered by users in real-time