items tagged with Semiconductors
Intel SSD goes 34nm
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Storage
2009-07-22 17:01:55
Intel has announced a new version of its X25-M 2.5in SATA solid state drive (SSD) that uses a 34nm process for better performance and lower prices.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Storage
2009-07-22 17:01:55
Intel has announced a new version of its X25-M 2.5in SATA solid state drive (SSD) that uses a 34nm process for better performance and lower prices.
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AMD digs the knife into Intel over EU fine
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-13 23:56:04
Number two microprocessor player AMD is gleefully digging the knife into its much larger rival Intel over the US$1.45 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for antitrust activities. AMD, which has never had much higher than 20% market share is playing the EC ruling for all its worth, stating every single case where Intel is said to have abused its dominant market position.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-05-13 23:56:04
Number two microprocessor player AMD is gleefully digging the knife into its much larger rival Intel over the US$1.45 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for antitrust activities. AMD, which has never had much higher than 20% market share is playing the EC ruling for all its worth, stating every single case where Intel is said to have abused its dominant market position.
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Apple hires graphic chip wiz
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 01:28:11
Not content with hiring ex-IBMer Mark Papermaster to head up its devices operation, Apple has now signed ATI and AMD alumnus Bob Drebin as a senior director.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-28 01:28:11
Not content with hiring ex-IBMer Mark Papermaster to head up its devices operation, Apple has now signed ATI and AMD alumnus Bob Drebin as a senior director.
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Intel wants to put an Atom in your phone- and car too!
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-02 20:58:37
Chip heavyweight Intel has announced a new line-up of its low power Atom processors specifically designed for in-car devices as well as Internet phones. The move comes as widespread processor usage spreads out of compute specific environment to Internet edge devices.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-03-02 20:58:37
Chip heavyweight Intel has announced a new line-up of its low power Atom processors specifically designed for in-car devices as well as Internet phones. The move comes as widespread processor usage spreads out of compute specific environment to Internet edge devices.
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iPhone nano heading for Asia?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2009-01-13 19:48:53
Rumour and speculation about the supposed iPhone nano continue with reports that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are in line to supply Apple with chips for the mooted handset.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2009-01-13 19:48:53
Rumour and speculation about the supposed iPhone nano continue with reports that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are in line to supply Apple with chips for the mooted handset.
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IBM blocks exec's defection to Apple
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-11-04 17:33:53
Apple has formally announced that it has hired ex IBM vice president Mark Papermaster as its senior vice president of devices hardware engineering. But IBM's efforts to enforce a no-compete clause in Papermaster's contract could throw a spanner in the works.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-11-04 17:33:53
Apple has formally announced that it has hired ex IBM vice president Mark Papermaster as its senior vice president of devices hardware engineering. But IBM's efforts to enforce a no-compete clause in Papermaster's contract could throw a spanner in the works.
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Canadian physicists stumble upon new state of matter in a 'transistor'
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-27 21:30:51
McGill University researchers say they have discovered a previously unknown state of matter that might have a momentous impact on creation of new electronic devices.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-27 21:30:51
McGill University researchers say they have discovered a previously unknown state of matter that might have a momentous impact on creation of new electronic devices.
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Ericsson / STMicro JV to shake up wireless chipset market
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-20 22:56:23
STMicroelectronics and Ericsson are to merge their respective cellphone chip and cellphone software (platform) businesses into a 50/50 joint venture that they say have will the industry's strongest product offering in semiconductors and platforms for mobile applications.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-20 22:56:23
STMicroelectronics and Ericsson are to merge their respective cellphone chip and cellphone software (platform) businesses into a 50/50 joint venture that they say have will the industry's strongest product offering in semiconductors and platforms for mobile applications.
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Flat screen TVs: giving the world's climate a roasting?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-03 21:10:47
Is that shiny new LCD or plasma TV in your house a major contributor to global warming? A new research paper is making a shocking claim that's nothing to do with power consumption, but some critics think it's just some outrageous scaremongering and nary but a load of hot air!
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2008-07-03 21:10:47
Is that shiny new LCD or plasma TV in your house a major contributor to global warming? A new research paper is making a shocking claim that's nothing to do with power consumption, but some critics think it's just some outrageous scaremongering and nary but a load of hot air!
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Apple buys chip designer
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-04-23 17:37:21
Apple has acquired semiconductor design firm PA Semi.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-04-23 17:37:21
Apple has acquired semiconductor design firm PA Semi.
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Coming soon: Bluetooth devices with 10 year battery life
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-04-14 19:06:45
UK-based chip maker CSR has demonstrated the first ultra-low power bluetooth chip. The technology, previously known as Wibree, promises to enable wireless data communications from small devices powered by button sized batteries typically used in wrist watches with standby battery life of up to ten years.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-04-14 19:06:45
UK-based chip maker CSR has demonstrated the first ultra-low power bluetooth chip. The technology, previously known as Wibree, promises to enable wireless data communications from small devices powered by button sized batteries typically used in wrist watches with standby battery life of up to ten years.
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Ten times more energy-efficient microchip recharges itself
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-03-17 04:49:59
Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have designed a new chip that they claim could be up to 10 times more energy-efficient than the current generation. The power consumption in the new chip is so low that devices using them may even be able to be recharged by human body heat.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Sustainability
Category: Green IT
2008-03-17 04:49:59
Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have designed a new chip that they claim could be up to 10 times more energy-efficient than the current generation. The power consumption in the new chip is so low that devices using them may even be able to be recharged by human body heat.
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IBM, Hitachi team to shrink semiconductors
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-03-10 15:12:38
A two-year research agreement between IBM and Hitachi is aimed at further reducing the size of semiconductors.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2008-03-10 15:12:38
A two-year research agreement between IBM and Hitachi is aimed at further reducing the size of semiconductors.
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Cisco tantalises with mystery chip and mystery event
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-02-25 23:22:06
Cisco has announced a new chip: the fruits of half a decade of research by a team of 100 engineers hailing it as "the most advanced piece of networking silicon in the world," but giving no indication what it intends to do with the device. However it could just be a prelude a big Cisco announcement scheduled for 4 March.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2008-02-25 23:22:06
Cisco has announced a new chip: the fruits of half a decade of research by a team of 100 engineers hailing it as "the most advanced piece of networking silicon in the world," but giving no indication what it intends to do with the device. However it could just be a prelude a big Cisco announcement scheduled for 4 March.
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NICTA’s new chip promises true wireless revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-22 02:18:58
A new Australian chip small enough to be embedded into home and office equipment promises wireless audio and video transfer at up to 5 gigabits per second, ten times faster than today’s solutions at only one-tenth the cost!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-22 02:18:58
A new Australian chip small enough to be embedded into home and office equipment promises wireless audio and video transfer at up to 5 gigabits per second, ten times faster than today’s solutions at only one-tenth the cost!
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Cash starved AMD's chief lashes out at "monopolist" Intel
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-12-02 20:34:08
Two years ago Hector Ruiz was talking about grabbing 30% market share in the computer processor space. Today the AMD CEO, in the midst of a company cash squeeze and a plummeting share price, is bitterly complaining about the "monopoly" held by its larger rival and Silicon Valley neighbour Intel.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-12-02 20:34:08
Two years ago Hector Ruiz was talking about grabbing 30% market share in the computer processor space. Today the AMD CEO, in the midst of a company cash squeeze and a plummeting share price, is bitterly complaining about the "monopoly" held by its larger rival and Silicon Valley neighbour Intel.
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Intel combines 45nm and Hi-k in 16 new CPUs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-11-11 22:18:58
A pair of technologies that boost performance by up to 20 percent and reduce power consumption by as much as 30 percent underpin the 16 new CPUs introduced today by Intel.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-11-11 22:18:58
A pair of technologies that boost performance by up to 20 percent and reduce power consumption by as much as 30 percent underpin the 16 new CPUs introduced today by Intel.
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Google's phone plan finally revealed
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-11-05 13:52:53
Despite all the rumours, there is no Gphone. Instead, Google and an impressive list of partners have released a new, open source, mobile phone platform called Android.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2007-11-05 13:52:53
Despite all the rumours, there is no Gphone. Instead, Google and an impressive list of partners have released a new, open source, mobile phone platform called Android.
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IBM repurposes scrap silicon
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-10-30 16:36:23
IBM has come up with a way of 'erasing' silicon wafers rejected as scrap during the manufacturing process so they can be used to make solar panels.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-10-30 16:36:23
IBM has come up with a way of 'erasing' silicon wafers rejected as scrap during the manufacturing process so they can be used to make solar panels.
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Government doles out $5 million to keep laid off chip researchers in Australia
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-10-29 01:52:35
A few weeks out from the federal election, The Australian Government has contributed an extra $4.8 million over two years to NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence. According to NICTA, the additional funds will enable retention of a team of world-class chip design researchers in Australia.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-10-29 01:52:35
A few weeks out from the federal election, The Australian Government has contributed an extra $4.8 million over two years to NICTA, Australia’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence. According to NICTA, the additional funds will enable retention of a team of world-class chip design researchers in Australia.
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