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India may soon house ARM's largest chip design center
(News) Chip designer ARM has extended its design center in Bangalore, India, adding room to double the number of staff there to 700 from the 350 it currently employs.
(News) Chip designer ARM has extended its design center in Bangalore, India, adding room to double the number of staff there to 700 from the 350 it currently employs.
IBM researchers build supercomputer-on-a-chip
(News) Supercomputers may soon be the same size as a laptop if IBM brings to market research detailed on Thursday, in which pulses of light replace electricity to make data transfer between processor cores on a chip up to one-hundred times faster.
(News) Supercomputers may soon be the same size as a laptop if IBM brings to market research detailed on Thursday, in which pulses of light replace electricity to make data transfer between processor cores on a chip up to one-hundred times faster.
Arm saves battery life with new multicore design
(News) Arm Ltd. 's new Cortex A9-MPCore design for a cellular processor with up to four cores aims to deliver better performance to smartphones and mobile devices while consuming minimal battery life.
(News) Arm Ltd. 's new Cortex A9-MPCore design for a cellular processor with up to four cores aims to deliver better performance to smartphones and mobile devices while consuming minimal battery life.
Tile is the next hot multicore chip design
(News) Knowing that there's a limit to how many cores can be put on a chip, processor designers are looking to a tiled architecture as the next generation of chip design.
(News) Knowing that there's a limit to how many cores can be put on a chip, processor designers are looking to a tiled architecture as the next generation of chip design.
Chartered hints at 45nm Xbox 360 processor
(News) Singaporean contract chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. will produce a 45-nanometer (nm) processor designed for video-game consoles, probably an upcoming version of the processor used in Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.
(News) Singaporean contract chip maker Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. will produce a 45-nanometer (nm) processor designed for video-game consoles, probably an upcoming version of the processor used in Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360.
Intel to give future processors new tasks
(News) For years, the guts of a PC remained largely unchanged. In one product generation after another, Intel Corp. processors connected to a chipset that consisted of a memory controller and an I/O controller. That's about to change.
(News) For years, the guts of a PC remained largely unchanged. In one product generation after another, Intel Corp. processors connected to a chipset that consisted of a memory controller and an I/O controller. That's about to change.
TSMC to start making 45nm chips by September
(News) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will start making chips with transistors and other components as tiny as 45-nanometers by September, enabling smaller, more powerful and energy efficient chips.
(News) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will start making chips with transistors and other components as tiny as 45-nanometers by September, enabling smaller, more powerful and energy efficient chips.
TSMC offers way to make faster, cheaper chips
(News) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, is offering companies a way to make chips that are faster, consume less power and cost less than is possible with 65-nanometer (nm) process technology.
(News) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, is offering companies a way to make chips that are faster, consume less power and cost less than is possible with 65-nanometer (nm) process technology.
IBM speeds chips with DRAM memory
(News) In an upgrade that could improve chip performance for gamers and multimedia users, IBM Corp. plans to double the performance of its microprocessors in 2008 by using smaller, more efficient memory, according to a paper presented at the ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits Conference) trade show in San Francisco Wednesday.
(News) In an upgrade that could improve chip performance for gamers and multimedia users, IBM Corp. plans to double the performance of its microprocessors in 2008 by using smaller, more efficient memory, according to a paper presented at the ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits Conference) trade show in San Francisco Wednesday.
HP Develops New Chip Technology
(News) Company researchers describe FPNI, a method that will allow more transistors on a chip, leading to faster computing and lower power use.
(News) Company researchers describe FPNI, a method that will allow more transistors on a chip, leading to faster computing and lower power use.
Intel Strives for Increased Integration in Future Chips
(news) Intel Strives for Increased Integration in Future Chips
(news) Intel Strives for Increased Integration in Future Chips
Chip Makers Set Sights on Digital Video Recorders
(news) Chip Makers Set Sights on Digital Video Recorders
(news) Chip Makers Set Sights on Digital Video Recorders
Intel Offers Few Details on Dual-Core Plans
(news) Chip giant says it will move to new design by next year, but leaves many questions unanswered.
(news) Chip giant says it will move to new design by next year, but leaves many questions unanswered.
A 64-Bit Computer: Your Next PC?
(news) The next generation of desktop PCs is coming, perhaps sooner than you think.
(news) The next generation of desktop PCs is coming, perhaps sooner than you think.
Are You Ready for a 64-Bit PC?
(news) The next generation of desktop computers is coming, and here's why it matters.
(news) The next generation of desktop computers is coming, and here's why it matters.
Does Anybody Understand AMD's New Chip Names?
(news) Athlon XP model numbers puzzle salespeople, but they're not deterred from recommending AMD over Intel chips.
(news) Athlon XP model numbers puzzle salespeople, but they're not deterred from recommending AMD over Intel chips.
Where's Transmeta?
(news) Manufacturing delays and slow U.S. acceptance leave upstart maker of low-power chip undaunted.
(news) Manufacturing delays and slow U.S. acceptance leave upstart maker of low-power chip undaunted.
Intel Pushes Technology to Speed PC Performance
(news) CPUs rule, but faster interfaces and dependable wireless connectivity makes a difference, Intel says.
(news) CPUs rule, but faster interfaces and dependable wireless connectivity makes a difference, Intel says.
AMD: Megahertz Isn't Everything
(news) As Intel pushes to 2 GHz, AMD argues performance, not speed, is what matters.
(news) As Intel pushes to 2 GHz, AMD argues performance, not speed, is what matters.
The PC at 20
(reviews) The road from 1981's IBM PC to today's systems--and all the revolutions, evolutions, and stumbles in between.
(reviews) The road from 1981's IBM PC to today's systems--and all the revolutions, evolutions, and stumbles in between.
Intel Releases 1.6-GHz and 1.8-GHz Pentium 4
(news) Intel introduces two new members into its family of Pentium 4 chips
(news) Intel introduces two new members into its family of Pentium 4 chips
Intel Shows Off 2-GHz Pentium 4
(news) Company demos high-speed chip as it ramps up battle with AMD's Athlon.
(news) Company demos high-speed chip as it ramps up battle with AMD's Athlon.
Intel Ramps Up P4 to 1.7 GHz--Worth the Price?
(news) HP, Gateway ship speedy systems that still get competition from the 1.33-GHz Athlon.
(news) HP, Gateway ship speedy systems that still get competition from the 1.33-GHz Athlon.
Future Chips: Headed for Heat Problems
(news) Engineers' challenge is to keep pushing the speed without causing overheating, says Intel's Gelsinger.
(news) Engineers' challenge is to keep pushing the speed without causing overheating, says Intel's Gelsinger.
Intel's Tiny New Transistors Portend 10-GHz PCs
(news) Future Tech: Miniscule transistors will power chips in portable supercomputers of tomorrow.
(news) Future Tech: Miniscule transistors will power chips in portable supercomputers of tomorrow.
Pentium 4 Will Improve With Age, Analyst Says
(news) Athlon and even PIII challenge P4 now, but wait for 2 GHz, MicroDesign analyst says.
(news) Athlon and even PIII challenge P4 now, but wait for 2 GHz, MicroDesign analyst says.
Intel Demos Low-Power Chip, 1-GHz PIII
(news) High speed chip takes backseat to ultra-low power Transmeta challenger.
(news) High speed chip takes backseat to ultra-low power Transmeta challenger.
Speed Secrets
(howto) When you're looking for a new PC, deciding between Intel and AMD is only the beginning. Here's how to master the spec sheets and choose a genuinely speedy machine.
(howto) When you're looking for a new PC, deciding between Intel and AMD is only the beginning. Here's how to master the spec sheets and choose a genuinely speedy machine.
AMD Revs Ahead With 1.2-GHz Athlon
(news) Gateway, others ready systems with newest Athlon while Intel's Pentium stalls at 1 GHz.
(news) Gateway, others ready systems with newest Athlon while Intel's Pentium stalls at 1 GHz.
Intel readies 1-GHz Mobile Pentium III
(news) Chip giant will offer high-speed products and low-power CPUs next year.
(news) Chip giant will offer high-speed products and low-power CPUs next year.