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Fourth-quarter results also come in ahead of estimates. Data-center sales helped offset decline in demand for PC chips.

Intel and AMD remain locked in a battle to lead the data center semiconductor chip industry. Bloomberg says AMD's stock will get a 19% boost this year.

TSMC is set to boost investment in Arizona with a second facility. Apple and AMD will source advanced chips made by TSMC in the U.S.

Fast, power-efficient chip is designed for cloud providers, enterprises and organizations that require high-performance computing.

The largest deal in semiconductor history promises exciting times for FPGA technology.

Buying Xilinx, a maker of programmable silicon, will take AMD into areas such as automotive and communications networking, while bolstering its offerings in the lucrative market for cloud data center components.

Pitching supercomputing power at a reasonable price.