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A tenfold improvement in battery life?

January 15, 2008 Stanford researchers say silicon nanowires could help extend the life of a lithium ion battery for laptops from 4 hours to 40 hours. TAGS: silicon, lithium, researcher, battery, battery life, improvement, laptop computer

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. TAGS: silicon, material, solar energy, electricity, semiconductor, film, CEO

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: silicon, cell, solvent, sunlight, electricity, LCD panel, photovoltaics, manufacturing, LCD

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: solar energy, silicon, photovoltaics, electricity, venture capital, manufacturing

Move over silicon, there's new transistor material in town

December 8, 2006 MIT, among others, is working with new composite materials it hopes will be able to reliably outpace the conducting speed of silicon. TAGS: transistor, silicon, material, professor, Apple iPod, Intel

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

IBM aims to salvage silicon for solar industry

October 30, 2007 Erase those old circuits and you've got some silicon for solar panels. Big Blue hopes the technique will take off with chipmakers.Photos: Reclaiming silicon with water TAGS: wafer, silicon, silicon wafer, IBM Corp., Texas Instruments Inc., chip company

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. TAGS: cell, electricity, efficiency, sunlight, silicon, solar energy, material, Sharp Corp., semiconductor, barrier

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

At IDF, Intel rallies its developers

August 22, 2008 The Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco gives the chipmaker the chance to tout its direction for the months ahead. TAGS: Intel Developer Forum, nanotechnology, chip company, Stephen Shankland, Steve Wozniak, mobile chip, silicon, Charles Cooper, Intel, quad-core, San Francisco, notebook computer, video, Apple Computer, TV, battery

Moore says nanoelectronics face tough challenges

March 10, 2005 Forty years ago, the Intel co-founder coined Moore's Law. He never thought it would last this long, either. TAGS: transistor, silicon, nanotube, co-founder, material, Silicon Valley, Intel, scientist, article, CEO

Sharp expanding beyond silicon in solar

October 17, 2006 Company experiments with new materials and techniques--and even partners with a bank--to push solar energy forward. TAGS: silicon, Sharp Corp., cell, solar energy, sunlight, lens, layer, sun, material, light-emitting diode, Japan, LCD, U.S.

IBM slows light, readies it for networking

November 2, 2005 Light's fast, but if it can be slowed down, it can be used inside computers to cut down on energy, Big Blue says. TAGS: silicon, silicon chip, IBM Corp., laser, component, researcher, networking, Intel

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

Intel unveils silicon laser

February 16, 2005 Optical technology performs well but is awfully expensive. The latest in a series of breakthroughs could cure the cost problem. Photos: Lasers on a chip TAGS: silicon, laser, breakthrough, optical fiber, fiber, Intel

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, manufacturing, nanometer, AMD, process, Intel, IBM Corp., notebook computer, server

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

IBM doubles speed of silicon germanium chips

August 5, 2005 New generation of processors can help cell phone operators handle higher bandwidth speeds. TAGS: silicon, IBM Corp., generation, radar, GPS, cell phone

New life for Moore's Law

April 19, 2005 Emerging technologies could extend the life of the famous principle whose demise has been predicted repeatedly. TAGS: lithography, electron, transistor, silicon, material, IBM Corp., Intel, scientist, AMD, HP

IBM, AMD claim a better way to strain silicon

December 13, 2004 Chip performance is being improved by pulling silicon atoms apart, and in some cases pushing them closer together. TAGS: transistor, silicon, AMD, DSL, IBM Corp., Intel
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