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Photo: See Cell run

February 7, 2005 Until now, the microprocessor that will power Sony PlayStation has been long on ambition but short on specifics. TAGS: Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, microprocessor, Sony Corp., photograph

Revisiting the 4004: Intel's accidental revolution

November 13, 2006 The chip package that debuted 35 years ago this week upended whole industries. Take a tour of hardware history. Images: 35 years of Intel chip design TAGS: microprocessor, revolution, Intel, photograph, hard drive

AMD in deal to build chip factory in New York

June 23, 2006 Nonbinding agreement with state calls for building a $3.2 billion microprocessor plant in Saratoga Springs. TAGS: microprocessor, manufacturing, agreement, AMD, New York, plant, Intel

IBM gives chips a cooling rinse

October 26, 2006 Researchers develop a system that squirts water over the surface of a processor to cool it--which could promise benefits for server farms. TAGS: Zurich, server farm, microprocessor, transistor, IBM Corp., researcher, semiconductor, channel, server

Fujitsu Siemens eyes nanotech for chips

March 10, 2005 With silicon being pushed to its limits, some see carbon nanotubes as the future of chips. TAGS: transistor, microprocessor, Fujitsu Siemens, Hannover, nanotechnology, signal, Germany, Intel

Sun extends UltraSparc reach

August 6, 2007 With its new microprocessor, Sun Microsystems hopes to sell chips to telecom firms, storage manufacturers. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, T2, Sun Microsystems Inc., microprocessor, Jonathan Schwartz, server market, storage company, T1, server, telecommunications, networking

Intel and AMD: A long history in court

June 28, 2005 Monday's suit doesn't mark the first time AMD has accused Intel of antitrust violations. We look back at the companies' legal tangles. TAGS: Intergraph Corp., antitrust, AMD, microprocessor, monopoly, x86 processor, Intel, Intel x86, suit, court, history, AMD Athlon, Japan, agreement, IBM Corp., PC

Intel opens 65-nanometer plant in Ireland

June 23, 2006 Its third such chip plant, the facility will help the company push ahead with a new line of multicore goods. TAGS: multi-core, Ireland, chip company, Intel, microprocessor, Intel Xeon, Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD

Can these running shoes outsmart you?

March 18, 2005 Adidas delivers its athletic footwear of the future, a shoe designed around a microprocessor. Photos: Watch them run TAGS: shoe, microprocessor, sensor

Cell chip: Hit or hype?

February 9, 2005 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos ignores the dazzle and takes a squint at prospects for the multicore processor. TAGS: Intel Itanium, speculation, transistor, layoff, Sony Playstation, microprocessor, Toshiba, IBM Corp., Sony PlayStation 2, console, Intel, Sony Corp., PC

Transmeta sells, licenses chips to Hong Kong outfit

June 1, 2005 Transmeta's chips to live on at Culturecom, which will try to sell other processors to manufacturers serving the Chinese market. TAGS: Transmeta Corp., Transmeta Efficeon, Transmeta Crusoe, Hong Kong, microprocessor, Sony Corp., Intel

Dirk Meyer moves into No. 2 spot at AMD

April 20, 2005 Meyer is the president of only one business unit at AMD, but soon there will be only be one. TAGS: Spansion Inc., microprocessor, AMD, AMD Athlon, IPO, Digital Equipment Corp., Intel, president, CEO

Itanium: A cautionary tale

December 7, 2005 The wonderchip that wasn't serves as a lesson about how complex development plans can go awry in a fast-moving industry. TAGS: Intel Itanium, HP PA-RISC, x86 processor, microprocessor, Gartner Inc., Intel x86, Intel, dual-core, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, IBM Corp., HP

Semiconductors to give BMW split personality

November 20, 2006 BMW will be first car company to introduce FlexRay technology, which lets people change the way a car drives at the push of a button. TAGS: BMW, microcontroller, semiconductor, microprocessor, sensor, car, Motorola Inc., button

Gas pipe broadband?

November 11, 2005 Small San Diego start-up is developing technology that lets carriers deliver broadband services through natural-gas pipes. TAGS: UWB, natural gas, gas company, pipe, San Diego, broadband, powerline, microprocessor, intellectual property, AT&T Corp., idea

Internet busy with talk of Apple-IBM parting

June 4, 2005 Consumers have been busy sharing their online reactions to news of Apple switch from IBM to Intel microprocessors. TAGS: Apple Computer, IBM Corp., stock market, microprocessor, reader, response, Intel

Transmeta mulls exit from processors

January 5, 2005 The company that put power consumption on the map is thinking of getting out of the expensive business of making chips. TAGS: Transmeta Corp., manufacturing, microprocessor, intellectual property, Intel

Lego opens up Mindstorms NXT firmware

May 3, 2006 Iconic toy maker will also give users software, hardware and Bluetooth developer kits. TAGS: LEGO Co., Bluetooth, microprocessor, robot, firmware, open source

Honda investing in chips to help cars see

September 20, 2006 Cars can't see, but Canesta's chips could let the driver know if you are too getting too close to another object. TAGS: Canesta, car, microprocessor, automobile company, sensor, signal, 3D, keyboard

Intel income pain not as deep as feared

July 19, 2006 Chipmaker sees second-quarter drop in income amid battle with AMD, but fall isn't as bad as Wall Street expected. TAGS: Andy Bryant, OSHA, net income, competitive pricing, layoff, microprocessor, chip company, inventory, Intel, income, Wall Street, AMD Opteron, AMD, flash memory, manufacturing, server
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