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Intel Buying Fellow Chip Maker Altera In Nearly $17B Deal

By Kamal Nayan - Jun 01, 2015 11:42 AM EDT

Intel is buying fellow chip maker Altera in an all-cash transaction valued at approx. $16.7 billion, USA Today reported. The deal will allow Intel to expand chips for personal computers into smart cars and other newfangled technologies.

Chipmaker Nvidia Launches Tegra X1 Processor To Make Automobiles Smarter

By Kamal Nayan - Jan 05, 2015 04:58 AM EST

Chipmaker Nvidia has launched a new "mobile super chip" aimed at powering high-end graphics on car dashboards in cars and making self-driving cars smarter. The new Tegra X1 processor will help driverless cars recognize objects, signs, images and lanes.

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