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Intel Corp posted a 43 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its revenue forecast to above Wall Street expectations, sending its shares up 4 percent.

Stocks declined slightly on Wednesday as a broker's weak outlook on some chip makers weighed on the sector, while data showing continued growth in the services sector helped limit losses.

Stocks surged on Monday, sending the Dow to a record close on the first trading day of the fourth quarter, as investors bet that Wall Street may have seen the worst of the credit squeeze after three global banks detailed expected losses from the crisis.

Leading microchip maker Intel Corp will offer online training to help teachers incorporate technology into their lesson plans in a program it estimates is worth $300 million over four years.

Nvidia Corp is rolling out a graphics microchip that will be embedded in the main collection of components that make up a personal computer, as the company goes toe to toe with Intel Corp in the integrated graphics chip market.

KDDI Corp., Japan’s second biggest telecommunications operator, announced on Tuesday that it would inject capital into a WiMAX wireless broadband project, teaming up with local partners and Intel Corp.

Intel Corp, the world's largest chipmaker, will be able to make microprocessors with features as small as 32 nanometers within two years, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat in Europe on Monday, sending its shares down 2 percent in pre-market trade. A European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.

Intel Corp said on Friday it would buy Havok Inc, a provider of software and services to the games and movie industries, as the world's top chipmaker seeks to beef up its visual computing and graphics efforts.

South Korean regulators have sent a statement of objections to Intel Corp following a two-year investigation into whether the U.S. microchip company violated antitrust laws.

The chief of Advanced Micro Devices Inc said on Monday a new chip with four processing brains would help the underdog company win back market share from rival Intel Corp and does not see any sign consumers are holding back on new computers -- yet.

Stocks closed little changed on Monday as strength in semiconductor stocks tied to Intel Corp.'s higher sales outlook offset lingering concerns about the mortgage market. An afternoon rally fizzled when oil shot to within a whisker of a record, sparking fresh worries that high gasoline costs will squeeze consumer spending.

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD)launched its highly publicized server processor on Monday, hoping its new chip, featuring four cores, can help it regain ground lost to larger rival, Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC).

Intel Corp on Thursday introduced high-end processors for computer servers to compete with an upcoming new product from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.Intel Corp on Thursday introduced high-end processors for computer servers to compete with an upcoming new product from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

NXP will start shipping its single-chip solution for ultra-low-cost phones to Samsung from the fourth quarter of this year, Chief Executive Frans van Houten told Reuters on Friday.

Chip giant Intel Corp. is optimistic amid steady PC demand and a rollout of new products

Tilera Corp, a Silicon Valley semiconductor start-up, is launching a single microchip with 64 processing units, or cores, in a technological jump generations ahead of the mainstream.

A recent flurry of deals shows the cell phone microchip market may be about to shrink as some small players take a step toward the big leagues and others get squeezed out.

Symantec Corp and Intel Corp are jointly developing security products that could be built into tiny computer microprocessors, Symantec Vice President Rowan Trollope said on Tuesday.

Advanced Micro Devices’ share of the x86 chip market grew 4.2 percent in the second quarter versus a year ago, while Intel lost a similar amount in the same time frame, according to new data.

Toshiba Corp., NEC Electronics Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. are considering development of 32-nanometer advanced system to offset research costs and better compete with rivals the companies said on Wednesday.