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Chips clock up new approach

...research and development efforts for Big Blue's semiconductor group, says processor chip speed is old news. Instead, he's focusing IBM's work on... Read more

16 June, 2004 by John G.Spooner

Intel splits light to speed chips

IDF: A breakthrough in creating a silicon-based fast photonic modulator could mean faster, cheaper data connections in future Read more

17 February, 2004 by James Pearce

AMD unveils new strategy for chip speed

...with the launch is megahertz. AMD has downplayed the usual measurement of chip speed in favor of a new naming plan that implicitly compares its... Read more

9 October, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Samsung claims memory chip speed breakthrough

A prototype fusion memory, OneDRAM, can move data up to five times faster than conventional memory, company claims Read more

14 December, 2006 by Colin Barker

Applied Micro leads chip-speed war

Applied Micro gains a lead in the communications-chip market, but other chip makers say it's too far ahead of the market Read more

26 March, 2002 by Sam Ames

New IBM technology to boost chip speed

Update: Big Blue says its new transistor design will result in vasty more efficient and powerful processors Read more

3 December, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Rambus revs up chip speed

The memory chip maker says it will increase the clock speed of its RDRAM chips from 800MHz to 1.2GHz by 2005. It hopes to crack the mainstream PC market Read more

18 June, 2001 by John G.Spooner

Palm chip speed doubles

New processors pave way for handheld multimedia apps Read more

19 October, 1999 by John G.Spooner

Intel announces increased chip speed

...has got to be the last of the 66 MHz bus - the chip speed doesn't matter that much any more; the bus is the... Read more

13 November, 2000 by Ron Coates

Exclusive: Transmeta flirting with AMD and 1GHz Pt II

Transmeta and AMD are both ramping up chip speed to catch up with Intel Read more

21 August, 2000 by Charles Cooper and John G.Spooner

Compaq shows off desktop running 1GHz Athlon

Internet PC uses KryoTech cooling system to allow chip speed of future Read more

13 January, 2000 by Will Knight

Intel: Multicore chips outstripping software

Software makers face making big changes to the way they write applications in order to keep pace with advances in multicore chip technology Read more

29 May, 2007 by Ina Fried

Pentium D hits the desktop

...combining its processors and chipsets ever since the company started de-emphasising chip speed. Today, most business desktops come with an Intel processor and chipset... Read more

27 May, 2005 by Michael Singer

Apple cuts prices and improves products

...the price of its entry-level iBook G4 notebook computer and boosted chip speed across the line. The new low-end iBook features a 1... Read more

20 October, 2004 by Ina Fried and Matt Hines

Chipmakers face massive consolidation

...out of the business, the market researcher said. Device integration will boost chip speed and functionality per chip while lowering power consumption and system cost... Read more

16 September, 2004 by Dinesh C Sharma

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