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Intel, lBM, AMD and Sun Microsystems will go coring mad next week as the vendors reveal some of their most impressive future chip designs at the ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits) Conference in San Francisco.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's Silicon Valley, which gave birth to high-tech giants Google Inc., Apple Inc. and Intel Corp., has rebooted its growth as it positions itself to be a leader on renewable energy and clean technology.

Intel's 45nm microprocessors will incorporate transistors constructed with metal gates and high-k dielectric materials, the chip maker revealed today. That said, it was tight-lipped about which materials will actually make up these components in its 45nm dual-core die, 'Penryn'.

AMD reported its first net loss in two years as its acquisition of ATI added to losses stemming from a crushing price war with Intel.

Sun Microsystems once again has eyes for Intel, and this time it's serious.

European Union investigators have recommended that competition commissioner Neelie Kroes formally charge Intel with thwarting competition in the chip market, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

European Commission investigators have called on the organisation to bring Intel to book over alleged anti-competitive business practices.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - European Union investigators have recommended that Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes formally charge Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) with thwarting competition in the computer-chip market, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.