News tagged with computer chip industry
Quantum tunneling results in record transistor performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling power consumption in mobile devices and large scale data centers is a pressing concern for the computer chip industry. Researchers from Penn State and epitaxial wafer maker IQE ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Dell expects disk drive shortage to hurt revenue
Dell is likely to be hampered for a couple quarters by an industry-wide shortage of computer storage drives resulting from the recent flooding in Thailand, the computer maker said Tuesday.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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EU approves Samsung-Seagate hard disc business sale
European anti-trust regulators approved Wednesday the sale of Samsung Electronics' hard-disc-drive business to US firm Seagate Technology for $1.375 billion (995 million euros) in cash and stock.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Thailand flooding could affect PC supplies, prices
(AP) -- The personal computer industry, already reeling from depressed demand, has been dealt another setback: Massive flooding in Thailand has curtailed production of a critical component - computer storage ...
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Dutch tech company ASML posts profit rise
Dutch company ASML, a key global supplier of computer chip-making systems, said Wednesday net profits had jumped 32 percent in the third quarter and maintained its outlook to achieve record sales by the end of 2011.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Energy harvesters transform waste into electricity
Billions of dollars lost each year as waste heat from industrial processes can be converted into electricity with a technology being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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May 16, 2011 |
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For computer chip builders, only one way to go: Up
In the race to build a faster computer chip, there is literally nowhere to go but up. Today's chip surfaces are packed with the tiniest electronic switches the laws of physics allow, but Intel Corp. says it ...
May 05, 2011 |
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'Chaogates' hold promise for the semiconductor industry
In a move that holds great significance for the semiconductor industry, a team of researchers has created an alternative to conventional logic gates, demonstrated them in silicon, and dubbed them "chaogates." The researchers ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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UK wants Olympic site to rival Silicon Valley
(AP) -- Britain's prime minister wants London's Olympic Park to rival California's Silicon Valley as a place where world leading technology companies can do business, and on Thursday outlined ambitious plans to lure investors ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Apple's chip plans stir industry speculation
One intriguing mystery surrounding Apple's iPad centers on something few consumers will ever see: the microprocessor that serves as its brain.
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Analysts warn that FTC suit could damage Intel
The Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Intel Wednesday -- the most far-reaching in a string of recent regulatory actions -- poses a huge threat to the Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant and could reshape the semiconductor ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Intel hit with more antitrust charges in FTC suit
(AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission piled on new antitrust charges against Intel Corp. on Wednesday, seeking to end what it described as a decade of illegal sales tactics that have crippled rivals and kept ...
Dec 16, 2009 |
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New 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Chip sales down 30 pct in March: SIA
Global semiconductor sales fell nearly 30 percent in March compared with a year ago but improved slightly over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Friday.
May 01, 2009 |
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Apple 'to design own computer chips'
Apple is building the capability to design its own computer chips in a strategic shift aimed at cutting its reliance on outside suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Apr 30, 2009 |
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