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AMD sneaks strained silicon into chips
August 19, 2004
The design twist will let the company increase the performance of its processors.
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Silicon vs. CIGS: With solar energy, the issue is material
October 2, 2006
What should solar panels be made of? Silicon has history on its side, but the future may lie in CIGS.
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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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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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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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Chips to take stage at two S.F. conferences
February 13, 2004
At two events in San Francisco, chip designers are set to discuss flexible screens, artificial skin, robots and better, cheaper wireless.
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Nanotubes break semiconducting record
December 19, 2003
The futuristic material is the best semiconductor ever measured, according to a recent study, and could form the basis for far more efficient computer chips.
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Intel mulls metal over silicon for new chips
November 5, 2003
The chipmaker is looking at revamping two fundamental elements of its transistors--the transistor gate and the gate dielectric--to improve its chips' speed and performance.
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Solar cell breaks efficiency record
December 6, 2006
It converts almost 41 percent of light that hits it into electricity, almost double the efficiency of current commercial cells.
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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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Start-up develops tiny hot plate that burns like Venus
July 2, 2004
It goes from zero to 1,000 degrees in a fraction of a second, which matters when you're a semiconductor designer.
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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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