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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. TAGS: transistor, AMD, chip company, semiconductor, IBM Corp., technique, researcher, Intel

AMD sneaks strained silicon into chips

August 19, 2004 The design twist will let the company increase the performance of its processors. TAGS: silicon, AMD, transistor, electron, semiconductor, representative, Intel, IBM Corp., researcher

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. TAGS: transistor, gate, Silicon-on-Insulator, silicon, semiconductor, metal, AMD, Intel, AMD Athlon, chip company, IBM Corp.

IBM, AMD further cut chip power consumption

December 6, 2005 At Washington conference next week, companies will outline strategies for enhancing processor performance. TAGS: transistor, AMD, power consumption, Silicon-on-Insulator, silicon, Semiconductor Manufacturing, manufacturing, semiconductor, technique, IBM Corp., AMD Opteron, conference, Intel, process

FAQ: Forty years of Moore's Law

April 1, 2005 Gordon Moore's famous law has been around for four decades. Not bad for an idea he thought wouldn't last. Photos: Moore and his law TAGS: Gordon Moore, transistor, article, AMD, law, FAQ, Intel Itanium, semiconductor, co-founder, manufacturing, Intel, electronics

Intel moves into volume with new chips

October 27, 2005 Intel's had a tough time, but the manufacturing machine is still churning away in good order. TAGS: AMD, nanometer, transistor, manufacturing, semiconductor, production, facility, Oregon, Intel, Intel Itanium, volume, PC company, chip company, process

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. TAGS: wafer, fab, roof, facility, semiconductor maker, IBM Corp., equipment, AMD, transistor, semiconductor, New York, server

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