News tagged with microsystems
'Printed chips' could be boon for consumers
Until now, creating the microchips that power all of our electronic gadgets has been a laborious, complex and time-consuming process costing billions of dollars. But if a Milpitas, Calif.-based startup succeeds, making them ...
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury
A jury ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the high-profile trial.
May 07, 2012 |
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Cystorm supercomputer unleashes 28.16 trillion calculations per second
Srinivas Aluru recently stepped between the two rows of six tall metal racks, opened up the silver doors and showed off the 3,200 computer processor cores that power Cystorm, Iowa State University's second ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Life after silicon: Using exotic materials to help microchips keep improving
(PhysOrg.com) -- The huge increases in the power and capacity of computers, cell phones and communications networks in the last 40 years have been the result of ever-shrinking silicon transistors. But silicon ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Amazon, Apple, Google, Yahoo! targeted in patent case
A US technology company which won a patent case against software giant Microsoft filed suit on Tuesday against nearly two dozen other high-profile firms accusing them of violating the same patent.
Oct 06, 2009 |
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EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun
(AP) -- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Intel, IBM roll out new computer network chips
US technology titans IBM and Intel have rolled out powerful new computer chips designed for businesses continually demanding more from networks and data centers.
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Intel launches high-performance chips for workstations
The world's biggest chip maker Intel rolled out a line of "revolutionary" chips designed as high-performance engines for datacenters, work stations and research computers.
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Sun Micro: We may have broken US anti-bribery law
(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. may have broken anti-bribery laws with its actions in an unspecified location outside the United States, a revelation that would-be acquirer Oracle Corp. knew about before inking ...
May 08, 2009 |
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Google-Fujitsu join 'smart objects' alliance
Internet powerhouse Google and Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu have joined an alliance to promote the ability of objects from appliances to cars to communicate with one another online.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Google cleared in Oracle suit on patents (Update)
Google won a major victory Wednesday as jurors sided with the Internet giant in a high-stakes court battle over patents with business software titan Oracle.
May 23, 2012 |
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Software giant Oracle buys Java whizz Sun
Business software giant Oracle announced Monday it was buying Sun Microsystems and its Java programming language for 7.4 billion dollars after IBM abandoned its bid for the struggling tech company.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Power from motion and vibrations
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, which traverses hundreds of miles of some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth, must be monitored almost constantly for potential problems like corrosion or cracking. ...
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Prepping for Oracle, Sun predicts weak results
(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. projected quarterly results below Wall Street estimates Tuesday, signaling it will clear some charges off its books ahead of its $7.4 billion acquisition by Oracle Corp.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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IBM could shake up Silicon Valley with Sun deal (Update 2)
(AP) -- If IBM Corp. scoops up Sun Microsystems Inc. for at least $6.5 billion in cash, as the companies are discussing, IBM would be making an opportunistic grab for a deep well of technology that Sun has ...
Mar 18, 2009 |
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