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Sun lays off workers in factory shuffle

January 15, 2004 The server maker is closing a California factory and shifting its product manufacturing workload to a site in Oregon, in a move that calls for hundreds of job cuts. TAGS: Hillsboro, Sun Microsystems Inc., storage system, factory, Oregon, California, worker, server

Inside Toyota's hybrid factory

October 10, 2006 The plant at Tsutsumi aims to build 1,900 cars a day. When there's a problem, the music gets downright cheery. TAGS: Toyota Prius, Toyota, factory, hybrid car, Japan, plant, worker, production, car, U.S.

Skyscraper design gets a new spin

April 20, 2007 Don't like the view? A 68-story building planned for Dubai could let you move your floor to catch both sunrise and sunset. Images: Building with a twist TAGS: Dubai, floor, construction, tower, factory

Inkjet printers start cranking out microchips

March 13, 2007 Spray-on electronics can be mass manufactured, and a new factory in Austria is doing just that. TAGS: silicon chip, semiconductor, microchip, polymer, factory, organic light-emitting diode, Austria, researcher, health

Solar-cell business poised for huge growth

October 18, 2006 Manufacturing plants to produce solar cells at a daily rate equal to the entire solar-cell production in 1980. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, plant, cell, equipment, semiconductor, manufacturing, factory, TFT, glass, ton, LCD

Green homes going mainstream

April 24, 2007 Built in a factory with energy efficiency in mind, these sunlit homes challenge the notion that living green means living in a hut.Photos: Building a foundation for green living TAGS: factory, foundation, Microsoft Windows

Week in video: The future of cinema, art and housing

August 31, 2007 From factory-constructed homes to digital cinema to "shifting" artwork, we offer a preview of what's to come. TAGS: cinema, Michael Kanellos, art, factory, image, movie, video

New solar technology hits snags

May 22, 2007 Companies hoping to sell an inexpensive solar technology have had to delay commercial production of their products or change their product line. TAGS: silicon, cell, efficiency, factory, manufacturing, CEO, process

Solar expert HelioVolt gets $77 million

August 16, 2007 The specialist in CIGS solar cells plans to use the money to build factories for producing the panels. TAGS: Abu Dhabi, cell, silicon, factory, production

Solar start-up snags $35 million as CIGS ignites

October 27, 2006 Will CIGS technology challenge silicon in solar panels? Venture capitalists are helping fuel the debate. TAGS: silicon, factory, cell, venture capital, material, Sharp Corp., start-up, Google Inc.

Boeing's Dreamliner becomes a reality

July 9, 2007 On Sunday, the aerospace giant opened the factory doors for its first all-new airplane in a decade, the 787. Photos: Dreamliner makes its debut Photos: In the factory TAGS: aerospace company, aerospace, factory, photograph

AMD starts getting chips out of Chartered

July 13, 2006 Company says deal gives it the chance to produce enough chips to command 30 percent of the market by 2008. TAGS: foundry, manufacturing, microprocessor, AMD, factory, IBM Corp., Intel

Intel set to showcase China operation

April 13, 2007 Chipmaker's decision to hold developer conference in Beijing next week emphasizes how important China is to its future. TAGS: China, Beijing, plant, Intel, factory, conference, chip company, operation, U.S., notebook computer, PC

Intel to produce chips in China

March 26, 2007 The chipmaker has labs and testing facilities in China. In a few years, it will make chips there too. TAGS: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China, chip company, plant, facility, intellectual property, manufacturing, chipset, factory, Intel, nation, equipment, process

Applied invests in solar-wafer maker

November 20, 2006 Chipmaking-equipment bigwig dips another toe into solar energy with $3 million investment in silicon ingot maker Solaicx. TAGS: Applied Materials Inc., silicon, silicon wafer, wafer, plant, cell, manufacturing, shortage, chip company, factory, equipment, semiconductor
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