Silicon Valley’s pioneers gather for screening of PBS’s American Experience documentary

History came to life last night as PBS hosted a screening of Silicon Valley, the latest film in the American Experience documentary series.

Move over, Raspberry Pi — here comes the $13 single-board computer

While the $35 Raspberry Picomputer gets a lot of kudos for being a cheap way to get into hardware hacks, Texas Instruments' $13 Stellaris LaunchPad could soon take the spotlight.

Kindle smartphone rumors surge as Amazon considers TI processor buy

Are Amazon's smartphone phone plans at the heart of its rumored purchase of Texas Instruments OMAP chip line? It sure looks that way.

The iPod’s A5X vs. the iPhone 5′s A6: Does it matter for games?

Apple's new A6 processor is hitting the iPhone 5, but the older A5X is going into the new iPod Touch. Which processor is better for gaming?

Aiming to “revolutionize the display experience,” ViewSonic unveils Android-based Smart Display

Is it a computer or a display? The Android-based Smart Display from ViewSonic is both.

Quantance’s tiny power amplifiers could dramatically improve your smartphone’s 4G data rates

Most people won’t care about Quantance‘s tiny qBoost power amplifiers. But these efficient little chips should capture your attention because they could speed up 4G data rates by 2 to 5 times.

Quantance is handing out samples of its finished …

Broadcom breaks into top five for smartphone chip suppliers

Broadcom is now one of the top five suppliers of chips for smartphones, according to a third quarter report by market research firm Strategy Analytics.

The Irvine, Calif.-based chip maker joins Qualcomm, Samsung, Texas Instruments and Marvell as one of …

Feds close huge chip counterfeiting case (exclusive)

VisionTech Components sold a large amount of semiconductor chips to more than 1,100 customers from its office in Clearwater, Fla. Unfortunately, federal prosecutors allege, the chips were counterfeits. In this case, the perpetrators were brought to justice when authorities uncovered …