New challenges in the chip sector
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After a bout of good fortune, AMD finds itself coming to grips with a resurgent Intel. Plus: Can software keep up with multicore technology?
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The chip maker reorganizes around platforms. Will it make a difference?
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By Liu Baijia  China is likely to unveil the first ultra mobile PC using domestic microprocessor technology with chip design technologies transferred from the US firm AMD, posing challenges to companies like Intel.
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The chip unveiled at IDF works, but there are a lot of hurdles to overcome before an 80-core chip shows up in a living room.
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Firm may be facing greater difficulties than previously thought in getting hold of chips to power its high-end PCs.
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An interactive timeline showing key stages in the development of the chip industry and the digital age.
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Chipmaker turns to a more-is-better approach, downplaying chip speeds in favor of new features and designs.
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Advanced Micro Devices and Intel are vying to be the first to create a new generation of chips with four processing cores.
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A new type of memory could soon be available to device makers.
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Initial versions of PlayStation 3 chip will not be produced with a cutting-edge chip-making technology. The four companies developing the Cell consumer electronics microprocessor released a few more details
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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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IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have come up with a new way of straining silicon in a move that will allow them to make chips with better performance.
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From next-gen CPU architectures to high-powered personal-area networks, we name the five hottest trends in developing technology.
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Companies will use strained silicon to boost transistor speed.
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By Anonymous  Membranes Cater to Chipmakers' Nanometer Requirements  As the semiconductor industry moves to narrower linewidths. the demand heightens for filtration products that capture smaller fluid contaminants in the nanometer range.
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Chipmakers are again investing heavily to avoid the mistakes of the 1990s. But can they compete with overseas rivals and avoid a glut?
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Dueling chipmakers try to steer attention to tomorrow's battleground for quad-core server processors.