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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

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 combo technique tweaks transistors

September 9, 2003 Researchers at Big Blue manage to combine strained silicon and a silicon insulator in the same wafer, a new approach that could lead to faster, more efficient chips in a few years. TAGS: transistor, silicon, wafer, layer, IBM Corp., manufacturing, AMD Opteron, technique, researcher, approach, Intel

Intel aims for faster, cooler transistors

December 6, 2005 Indium antimonide doesn't exactly have a ring to it, but the compound could help chipmakers advance in the next decade. TAGS: transistor, QinetiQ Ltd., silicon, nanometer, Intel, material, channel

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

Intel sketches out nanotechnology road map

October 25, 2004 The firm is planning new ways to increase chip speed. Could "spintronics" replace silicon-based technology? TAGS: transistor, CMOS, silicon, nanotechnology, nanotube, Intel, engineer, designer, chip company

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, chip company, Intel, IBM Corp., manufacturing

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, semiconductor, AMD, AMD Athlon, Intel, chip company, IBM Corp.

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

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, Intel, article, Silicon Valley, material, scientist, CEO

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

Breakthrough promises hotter, tougher, faster chips

August 26, 2004 Developments in silicon carbide wafers may lead to a new world of fast, robust electronics. TAGS: wafer, diode, silicon, transistor, electronics, researcher

Big Blue gives 90-nano boost to PowerPCs

February 13, 2004 IBM plans to announce that it has started mass-producing the chips using the new 90-nanometer process, which promises to improve speed and energy efficiency. TAGS: Silicon-on-Insulator, IBM PowerPC, silicon, IBM Corp., transistor, layer, power consumption, chief technology officer, manufacturing, process, Intel, server

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: Gordon Moore, lithography, electron, transistor, silicon, Intel, material, scientist, technique, HP, AMD, IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: nanotube, computer chip, silicon, mobility, semiconductor, university, transistor, material, property, researcher, electronics
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