computer chips

New material could lead to faster chips

harminka — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:38:50 -0500

New research findings at MIT could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications systems that can transmit data much faster.

Clear future of electronics

harminka — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:55:24 -0600

A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. The new technology, called transparent resistive random access memory (TRRAM), is described in this week's issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics.

IBM Cools 3-D Chips with H2O

harminka — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:45:19 -0500

In IBM’s labs, tiny rivers of water are cooling computer chips that have circuits and components stacked on top of each other, a design that promises to advance Moore’s Law in the next decade and significantly reduce energy consumed by data centers.

Potato - and Computer Chip - King Dies

harminka — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:57:48 -0500

Billionaire J.R. Simplot, whose wealth earned him the title of "spud king" of America, passed away Sunday at his Boise home (where else but Boise for the "spud king") at the age of 99.

Review Of Intel Atom Brand for Low-Power Chips

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:50:05 -0600

Rice computer chip makes Technology Review's top 10

harminka — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:54:14 -0600

Rice University's technology for a "gambling" computer chip, which could boost battery life as much as tenfold on cell phones and laptops while slashing development costs for chipmakers, has been named to MIT Technology Review's coveted annual top 10 list of technologies that are "most likely to alter industries, fields of research, and even the way we live."

Researchers design copper connections for high-speed computing

harminka — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:03:24 -0600

As computers become more complex, the demand increases for more connections between computer chips and external circuitry such as a motherboard or wireless card. And as the integrated circuits become more advanced, maximizing their performance requires better connections that operate at higher frequencies with less loss.

Intel creates new chip

seher — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:46:35 -0600

Intel Corporation announced at a technical conference this week that it has built a new computer chip with a record 2 billion transistors. Intel code-named it Silverthorne, the chip draws about a tenth of the power used by the company's chips for laptop computers.

Scientists find genes that may level engineering hurdle

harminka — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:09:12 -0600

Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously, these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in computer chips.

Researchers advance process to manufacture silicon chips

harminka — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:41:03 -0600

The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University.

Intel's Transistor Design Extends Moore's Law, Computing Performance

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:27:21 -0600

Intel's Sixteen Eco-Friendly, Faster and 'Cooler' Chips Incorporate 45nm Hafnium-Based High-k Metal Gate Transistors.

New computer program automates chip debugging

harminka — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:19:03 -0600

Fixing design bugs and wrong wire connections in computer chips after they've been fabricated in silicon is a tedious, trial-and-error process that often costs companies millions of dollars and months of time-to-market.