Peratech unveils technology for larger touch screens

UK firm claims its QTC Clear material can replace resistive and capacitive screens

Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor

Acquisition to create a semiconductor giant

Semiconductor revenue falls for first time in two years

IHS iSuppli says revenues were still 11.9 per cent up year on year

ViewSonic offers money-back guarantee on ViewPad 7

Lenovo launches first LePad tablet to Chinese market

Vendor aims to fight Apple with multiple models

Intel rolls out third-generation solid state drives

Series 320 range is faster, denser and cheaper

Britain gets Europe’s cheapest iPad 2

16GB Wi-Fi version selling for £399

First customers get their hands on iPad 2 at Apple's official UK launch

Apple fans cheer after 30-hour vigil

Chip sales hit $40bn with Intel still dominating

Intel held the lion's share of the market, despite the rise of devices like tablets

Japan takes ¥20 trillion hit as analysts warn of supply chain problems

Consumer electronics and telecoms likely to be affected

Analyst warns of DRAM and flash shortage after Japan earthquake

IHS iSuppli says 25 per cent of global silicon wafer production has been halted

Aftershocks disrupt Japan's post-earthquake semiconductor business

Powerful tremors still causing problems for manufacturers

Eurocom adds Intel SSDs to workstation line

Sold-state drives will be offered with mobile systems

Texas Instruments to suffer revenue hit after Japanese quake damages plant

Miho manufacturing facility suffered substantial damage

NAND and DRAM prices spike after Japanese earthquake

Japanese electronics industry down but not out

Tablet touch-screen sales to hit 60 million this year

Apple will account for most of the touch tablet market throughout this year and beyond

ARM servers planned with up to 480 cores

Calxeda details quad-core chips that consume just 5W

Apple to ship iPhone 5 with A5 dual-core processor

Likely to be one of the few hardware upgrades to smartphone, says analyst

EC approves Ericsson's Nortel acquisition

Competition regulators sanction deal despite monopoly concerns

Seagate unveils 3TB Barracuda XT hard drive

Company claims largest desktop capacity

AMD adds to G-Series embedded line and upping services

Sets up new partner program to give training and support