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AMD joins transistor trend
September 10, 2002
Like Intel and IBM, Advanced Micro Devices says it's working on multiple-gate transistors, in a bid to boost chip performance.
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AMD, IBM tighten ties
August 15, 2005
Companies will continue their alliance through 2011 and expand it to include the development of new transistors, among other tech.
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IBM, AMD claim a better way to strain silicon
December 13, 2004
Chip performance is being improved by pulling silicon atoms apart, and in some cases pushing them closer together.
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AMD sneaks strained silicon into chips
August 19, 2004
The design twist will let the company increase the performance of its processors.
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Chip companies entering their metal period
January 27, 2007
Intel, IBM and AMD plan to unveil chips built using new materials, marking a historic shift away from traditional transistor ingredients.Intel shows off Penryn chips
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IBM, AMD further cut chip power consumption
December 6, 2005
At Washington conference next week, companies will outline strategies for enhancing processor performance.
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More memory coming to future IBM chips
February 14, 2007
Big Blue comes up with a way to cram more memory directly onto its processors, boosting performance starting in 2008.
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AMD launches its 65-nanometer chips
December 5, 2006
Chips consume 30 percent less energy than same ones produced on 90-nanometer process when running at same speed.
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Intel mulls metal over silicon for new chips
November 5, 2003
The chipmaker is looking at revamping two fundamental elements of its transistors--the transistor gate and the gate dielectric--to improve its chips' speed and performance.
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Year in review: Chipping away
January 7, 2004
The year represented a mixed bag for processor manufacturers as sales climbed, but so did costs.
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AMD's dual-core performance boost
October 5, 2004
Although about the same size, the forthcoming dual-core Opteron will be up to 55 percent faster than today's single-core chips, AMD says.
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A fab construction job
January 22, 2003
When IBM wanted to start making tiny chips on 300-millimeter wafers, the first thing it had to do was raise the roof on an existing facility--all 4 million pounds of it.
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A peek at faster Power6, Cell chips
December 29, 2006
At a chip show, IBM to tout 5GHz-topping Power6 and next-gen 6GHz Cell. Intel to detail a 4GHz, 80-core prototype.
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New life for Moore's Law
April 19, 2005
Emerging technologies could extend the life of the famous principle whose demise has been predicted repeatedly.
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