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Chipmaker Intel just announced that CEO Paul Otellini, who has been on the job for eight years, will be retiring in May. People are going to wonder if Intel’s board is forcing Otellini out. They’ll point to Intel’s mandatory retirement age of 65. Otellini is only 62, and his predecessor Craig Barrett retired from the CEO job at 65 or 66. But apparently there’s no hard-and-fast rule at Intel. The legendary Andy Grove, the company’s third employee, served as its CEO from 1987 until 1997, retiring closer to age 61.

Advanced Micro Devices has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to explore options, which could include a potential sale, as the chipmaker struggles to find a role in an industry increasingly focused on mobile and away from traditional PCs, according to three sources familiar with the situation.

The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp. was the harshest yet against the world's biggest semiconductor maker, which has been battling regulators around the world over charges its tactics hurt consumers.

AMD’s new Thuban hexa-core CPUs come out swinging with prices that belie their size

Shares of Intel Corp rose 2.6 percent to $23.35 in extended trading on Tuesday after the company reported its first-quarter results.

Texas Instruments fourth-quarter profit soared on stronger sales and sharply higher margins, and the chip maker said its first quarter could surpass its fourth quarter, rather than the typical seasonal slowdown.

US chip maker Intel reports healthy figures, in a positive sign for the US technology market.

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Intel Corp., accusing the world's biggest chip maker of using its size to snuff out competition....

By agreeing to the payment and a set of business practice provisions, Intel resolved antitrust and patent disputes with Advanced Micro Devices.

Chip maker Intel posts results beating expectations - but it fails to provide an earnings forecast, citing economic uncertainty.