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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, polymer, microchip, factory, organic light-emitting diode, Austria, researcher, health

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, transistor, microprocessor, IBM Corp., researcher, semiconductor, channel, server

A 1,000-processor computer for $100K?

February 24, 2006 Developing a new computer architecture takes years. A project called RAMP could cut down on some of that time--and money. TAGS: FPGA, semiconductor, researcher, CPU

Future TVs may wed carbon nanotubes, LCDs

November 7, 2006 LCDs are popular, and carbon nanotubes may turn out to be inexpensive. Will the two cutting-edge technologies hook up? TAGS: nanotube, surface-conduction electron emitter display, LCD, LCD TV, light-emitting diode, TV, Samsung Electronics, semiconductor, CRT, plasma TV, researcher, property

Intel eyes nanotubes for future chip designs

November 10, 2006 Company is experimenting with carbon nanotubes as a possible replacement for copper wires in order to speed connections. TAGS: nanotube, chip company, electron, resistance, semiconductor, VLSI, nanotechnology, transistor, metal, Intel, researcher

IBM puts vacuum spaces in chips

May 3, 2007 Nothing insulates like a vacuum. Big Blue says its Airgap technique will increase chip speed and reduce power consumption.Images: IBM's vaccuum techiqueVideo: Building chips with Airgap TAGS: molecule, IBM Corp., vacuum, dot, power consumption, material, semiconductor, manufacturing, researcher, video

Can HP fool Moore's Law?

January 16, 2007 Researchers are replacing the communication wires inside chips with an overhead grid of tiny nanowires. That could help chips keep shrinking. TAGS: FPGA, HP Labs, transistor, power consumption, concept, grid, semiconductor, communication, researcher, HP
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