Sigma Designs: This Way to the Future
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Investing in small caps that have big bets in one market can sometimes bring rich rewards.
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AMD's new form factor aims to make it easier for enthusiasts and system builders to create small-form-factor systems. Here's a look inside the reference design.
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A half century after transistors were first integrated onto silicon chips, the technology for shrinking them appears to be reaching its limit. Without the regular, dramatic performance improvements we've come to expect, the computer industry may hit a wall.
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Chip power has increased dramatically in the last few years, thanks to new multicore processors from Intel, AMD and other chip makers. The problem is, software developers who understand how to utilize the new hardware are in short supply.
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A new micro-generator developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology holds promise for micro-generator technology&#39;s future in electronics devices.
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Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes.
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Researchers at IBM and AMD have improved a chip-making technology called strained silicon. Their announcement, of a new and unique strained silicon transistor technology, is aimed at improving processor performance and power efficiency.
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New sensor technology is not limited to tracking mileage.
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Indexing is stylish, but can you profit from its idiosyncracies?
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A smaller and more efficient design could help the chipmaker better compete.
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MIT's Martin Culpepper shows how to build simple machines that move with nanometer precision.
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Chip designer announces new processor for wider digital-device market, moving it beyond portable-device niche.
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The new NAND chip design will increase throughput up to 5X
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Chipmaker looks beyond upcoming quad-core tech to a "teraflop" processor with 80 cores. Also: Steeley chip to cut UMPC prices.
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Move over silicon chips, there is a new semiconductor king on the horizon. Silicon carbide&#39;s (SiC) potential has been known since the 1950&#39;s, but the properties that make is attractive also make it hard to work with.
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We&#39;ve known about &quot;strained silicon&quot; for a while--but now there&#39;s a better way to do it. Straining silicon improves chip performance.
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A fundamental change in the design of microprocessors is presenting software developers with a challenge &#151; and a huge financial opportunity.