News tagged with chip prototype

Jumpstarting computers with 3-D chips

EPFL scientist are among the leaders in the race to develop an industry-ready prototype of a 3D chip as well as a high-performance and reliable manufacturing method. The chip is composed of three or more processors ...

Technology / Semiconductors

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Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls

US chip giant Intel on Monday heralded a coming wave of affordable high-powered, thin laptops that could double as tablet computers and be controlled by gestures or spoken commands.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

IBM pursues chips that behave like brains

Computers, like humans, can learn. But when Google tries to fill in your search box based only on a few keystrokes, or your iPhone predicts words as you type a text message, it's only a narrow mimicry of what ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 18

Add-on device converts cell phones into wide-field fluorescent microscopes

UCLA researchers have developed a matchbox-sized attachment that converts a cell phone's camera into a fluorescent microscope.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Indian school children to test new, low-cost electronic notepad

Thanks to a partnership between Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Houston's Rice University and an Indian nonprofit, Villages for Development and Learning Foundation (ViDAL), some of the ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Dark silicon' to improve smartphone battery life

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new smartphone chip prototype under development at the University of California, San Diego will improve smartphone efficiency by making use of "dark silicon" - the underused transistors ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

UCLA engineer's telemedicine invention poised to begin trials in Africa

Cell phones are accumulating a Swiss Army Knife-esqe assortment of capabilities; substituting as cameras, providing internet access, and soon operating as medical labs if Aydogan Ozcan's plans come to fruition. This month's ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sony Develops Wireless Chip Connections

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has recently developed a wireless chip alternative to today’s chips that use conventional pin connections. This sets new limits on how small an electronic device can be.

Technology / Semiconductors

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