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Pour yourself a silicon solar panel

October 12, 2007 Start-up claims it can create crystalline silicon solar cells with liquid, cutting manufacturing costs in half. TAGS: solvent, cell, silicon, photovoltaics, sunlight, electricity, LCD panel, manufacturing, LCD

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. TAGS: silicon, transistor, AMD, manufacturing, Intel, process, notebook computer, IBM Corp., server

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, cell, silicon wafer, wafer, plant, factory, shortage, equipment, semiconductor, manufacturing, chip company

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: cell, silicon, efficiency, factory, manufacturing, process, CEO

Intel to throttle power by enhancing silicon

August 30, 2004 Power consumption continues to climb, so Intel will reach into the bag of tricks to keep Moore's Law going. TAGS: transistor, silicon, power consumption, AMD, manufacturing, Intel, generation, process

Picture getting clearer on mobile phones

March 22, 2006 High-end display makers turn attention to mobile phones as technology advances ease small-screen manufacturing. TAGS: DisplaySearch, silicon, display manufacturer, mobile phone, pixel, organic light-emitting diode, technique, LCD, flat panel, display, resolution, Motorola Inc., manufacturing, TV, PC

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, power consumption, Silicon-on-Insulator, AMD, silicon, Semiconductor Manufacturing, semiconductor, manufacturing, technique, IBM Corp., AMD Opteron, conference, process, Intel

Big Blue gives 90-nano boost to PowerPCs

February 13, 2004 IBM plans to announce that it has started mass-producing the chips using the new 90-nanometer process, which promises to improve speed and energy efficiency. TAGS: Silicon-on-Insulator, IBM PowerPC, silicon, IBM Corp., layer, transistor, manufacturing, power consumption, chief technology officer, process, Intel, server

Microsoft moves into chip world with Xbox

November 10, 2003 The software giant will more actively participate in the creation of the chips that go inside the next version of its Xbox gaming console. TAGS: Silicon Integrated Systems, silicon, Microsoft Xbox, game console, console, semiconductor, IBM Corp., manufacturing, chipset, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., chip company, ATI Technologies, PC, games

Solar industry chases a cheaper kilowatt

March 9, 2006 After decades of promise, solar power is starting to pay off via more efficient and affordable tech. Photos: The many faces of the solar power TAGS: photovoltaics, solar energy, electricity, silicon, venture capital, manufacturing

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 TAGS: transistor, silicon, AMD, material, gate, chip company, Intel, IBM Corp., manufacturing

The stuff of dreams

October 20, 2003 Nanotubes are stronger than steel and as flexible as plastic, conduct energy amazingly well and can be made from unexotic raw materials. But can they live up to their promise? TAGS: nanotube, Carbon Nanotechnologies Inc., silicon, material, manufacturing, semiconductor, professor

Intel chip aims to cut optical costs

February 11, 2004 A prototype processor the company produced could take a lot of the manual labor out of manufacturing optical equipment toward the end of the decade. TAGS: optical fiber, electron, fiber, Martin Reynolds, optical technology, alignment, laser, silicon, Intel, fiber-optics, manufacturing, Gartner Inc., equipment

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., cell, plant, silicon, factory, glass, TFT, semiconductor, equipment, ton, manufacturing, LCD
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