8th May 1999 Archive

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Intel hand seen behind SIA roadmap shift

When is .15 micron .13 micron?

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), which is a trade body for chip firms, has revised its roadmap and shown every sign of playing follow my leader. The organisation, which exists to lobby governments and promote its membership, said yesterday that .15 micron process has been "eliminated, shortening the time needed to …

Business 8 May 1999, 04:41
Why Halla's head should be on the block

Cyrix debacle sorry tale with bitter end

We first met Jerry Rogers, who co-founded Cyrix, about nine years ago at an Etre conference, in a bar. He's a tough boy. The Texan, who formerly worked for Texas Instruments, had some strong ideas about microprocessor design and was finding venture capital to put those ideas into practice. The guy has guts and also a sound …

Business 8 May 1999, 05:15
Intel's 550MHz PIII comes in a week's time

And watch out for other price reductions

As predicted here earlier on this year, Intel will debut a 550MHz Pentium III at $744 on May 16, while other members of the PIII family experience price reductions. The 550MHz part will arrive on platform Pentium III, unless there are overheating problems that Intel has not yet fixed. (Story: 550MHz Pentium III has overheating …

Business 8 May 1999, 05:29
Sun switches Java standards efforts from ISO

It's gone for another standards outfit it prepared earlier instead...

Alan Baratz, Java Software president, announced yesterday that Sun has decided to standardise Java through the Geneva-based ECMA rather than through the ISO directly. The JTC1 (Java Technical Committee) changed the rules in January, so that the committee would have responsibility for Java enhancements. Sun had the status of a …

Business 8 May 1999, 06:25