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New challenges in the chip sector

December 17, 2007 After a bout of good fortune, AMD finds itself coming to grips with a resurgent Intel. Plus: Can software keep up with multicore technology? TAGS: AMD, multi-core, transistor, chip company, Intel

AMD joins transistor trend

September 10, 2002 Like Intel and IBM, Advanced Micro Devices says it's working on multiple-gate transistors, in a bid to boost chip performance. TAGS: transistor, AMD, chip company, semiconductor, IBM Corp., technique, researcher, Intel

Year in review: Chipmakers trade places

December 18, 2007 Intel enjoyed improved sales, while AMD did its best to limit the damage during a year plagued by a key product delay. TAGS: Barcelona, AMD, transistor, chip company, Intel, quad-core, Intel x86, Intel Pentium 4, AMD Opteron

AMD, IBM tighten ties

August 15, 2005 Companies will continue their alliance through 2011 and expand it to include the development of new transistors, among other tech. TAGS: AMD, transistor, IBM Corp., alliance, chip company, relationship, technique

AMD sneaks strained silicon into chips

August 19, 2004 The design twist will let the company increase the performance of its processors. TAGS: silicon, AMD, transistor, electron, semiconductor, representative, Intel, IBM Corp., researcher

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, technique

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 TAGS: transistor, silicon, AMD, material, gate, Intel, IBM Corp., manufacturing, chip company

AMD explores triple-gate transistors

September 18, 2003 The chipmaker unveils an experimental transistor with three gates, in a continued effort to find ways to increase performance while conserving electricity. TAGS: Silicon-on-Insulator, transistor, AMD, electricity, silicon, gate, Tokyo, chip company, Intel, conference

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: AMD, transistor, silicon, manufacturing, process, Intel, notebook computer, IBM Corp., server

Intel completes design of Penryn chip

November 30, 2006 The company is in the midst of making the first samples of the 45-nanometer chip, expected to come out toward the end of next year. TAGS: manufacturing, AMD, transistor, Intel, design

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

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. TAGS: transistor, silicon, power consumption, AMD, Intel, manufacturing, generation, process

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. TAGS: transistor, gate, Silicon-on-Insulator, silicon, metal, AMD, semiconductor, Intel, AMD Athlon, chip company, IBM Corp.

FAQ: Forty years of Moore's Law

April 1, 2005 Gordon Moore's famous law has been around for four decades. Not bad for an idea he thought wouldn't last. Photos: Moore and his law TAGS: Gordon Moore, transistor, article, law, FAQ, Intel Itanium, AMD, semiconductor, co-founder, electronics, manufacturing, Intel

For AMD, more money means more problems

October 26, 2006 Demand for its current chips has AMD scrambling to get capacity online just as Intel gets ready to win the race to four cores. TAGS: wafer, AMD, quad-core, AMD Athlon 64, transistor, dual-core, manufacturing, AMD Athlon, Intel

Chipmakers gear up for manufacturing hurdles

June 12, 2006 For chip designers, the next decade is going to be one big wrestling match with the laws of physics and chemistry. Images: Chips of the future TAGS: transistor, Texas Instruments Inc., SRAM, manufacturing, metal, AMD, chip company, Intel

The one-chip computer at the heart of AMD-ATI deal

July 24, 2006 news analysis Advanced Micro Devices goes for graphics chipset maker ATI Technologies, because Moore's Law never sleeps and you can't stop integration. TAGS: AMD, chipset, chipset company, ATI Technologies, graphics chip, transistor, Intel

Intel shows off Penryn chips

January 27, 2007 Upcoming chips will be Intel's first to use a new manufacturing technology and will have new multimedia instructions. TAGS: AMD, transistor, manufacturing, Intel, Paul Otellini, instruction, Intel Core 2 Duo, family, multimedia, server

Intel moves into volume with new chips

October 27, 2005 Intel's had a tough time, but the manufacturing machine is still churning away in good order. TAGS: nanometer, AMD, transistor, manufacturing, facility, semiconductor, production, Oregon, Intel, Intel Itanium, volume, PC company, process, chip company

AMD's dual-core performance boost

October 5, 2004 Although about the same size, the forthcoming dual-core Opteron will be up to 55 percent faster than today's single-core chips, AMD says. TAGS: AMD Opteron, dual-core, AMD, transistor, dual-core processor, circuitry, x86 server, workstation, manufacturing, size, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, HP, IBM Corp.
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