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Intel scientists find wall for Moore's Law

December 1, 2003 Semiconductor makers won't be able to shrink transistors much, if at all, beyond 2021, according to researchers. Is Moore's Law coming to an end? TAGS: transistor, semiconductor maker, electron, semiconductor, researcher, chip company, paper, Taiwan, Intel, scientist, manufacturing

HP says it can reduce impact of chip defects

June 9, 2005 In the future, microprocessors will need a better backup plan, says the company. Can its crossbar switch technology help? TAGS: transistor, defect, semiconductor, semiconductor maker, HP, microprocessor, idea, backup

HP touts new mold for the chip industry

May 2, 2007 Think of it as a Play-Doh Fun Factory, but on a molecular scale. HP teams up with Nanolithosolutions on an imprint lithography system.Images: HP-Nanolitho's imprint lithography tool TAGS: mold, lithography, groove, HP Labs, HP, wire, semiconductor maker, pattern, semiconductor, module, chip company, manufacturing, hard drive

Wi-Fi start-ups look to combo chips

December 11, 2003 Sychip and other Wi-Fi semiconductor manufacturers are trying to woo customers by integrating radio functions into a single chip or package. TAGS: Broadcom Corp., semiconductor maker, Wi-Fi, semiconductor, start-up, SD card, memory card, module, handheld, card, radio, chip company, Intel, CEO

A fab construction job

January 22, 2003 When IBM wanted to start making tiny chips on 300-millimeter wafers, the first thing it had to do was raise the roof on an existing facility--all 4 million pounds of it. TAGS: wafer, fab, roof, semiconductor maker, facility, IBM Corp., transistor, equipment, AMD, semiconductor, New York, server

Wind River's Linux transformation

April 6, 2005 It's been a slow, hesitant embrace but now open source is top-of-mind for CEO Ken Klein. TAGS: Wind River Systems Inc., Wind River VxWorks, Linux, semiconductor maker, transformation, semiconductor, product development, supplier, open source, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Intel to build next plant in Arizona

July 25, 2005 Facility will create 1,000 jobs, according to the company, and will start cranking out chips in the second half of 2007. TAGS: factory, Arizona, Intel, semiconductor maker, tax, Paul Otellini, Ireland, Israel, plant, microprocessor, China, chip company, semiconductor, India, manufacturing

IBM gets chip circuits to draw themselves

December 8, 2003 Big Blue is tinkering with a new material that could drastically slash the costs of drawing circuits on semiconductors, and the stuff is a close relative to tennis shoe glue. TAGS: polymer, molecule, semiconductor, circuit, IBM Corp., shoe, semiconductor maker, pattern, researcher, transistor, material, flash memory, manufacturing, Motorola Inc.

Chipmaking exec: China to spark new bust

September 16, 2003 A rise in capacity triggered by China's arrival as a semiconductor manufacturer is likely to cause another chipmaking slump in 2005, according to the head of TSMC. TAGS: bust, chipmaking, Gordon Moore, slump, United Microelectronics Corp., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., China, semiconductor maker, arrival, semiconductor, Taiwan, capacity, exec, chip company

Nano memory gets big chip backer

July 1, 2004 Major semiconductor maker signs deal to use nanotube-based memory technology from Nantero, just weeks after LSI Logic licensed it. TAGS: nanotube, LSI Logic Corp., substrate, ribbon, SRAM, nanotechnology, semiconductor, licensee, semiconductor maker, memory, property

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