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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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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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?
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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.
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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.
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