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Crystal Luck 1.22

...one of 3,000 kinds of natural minerals. Its chemical composition is silicon dioxide. Crystal is clear and it often has hexagonal body shape.Humans... Read more

22 February, 2012

New insulator strengthens future of Moore's Law

...longer perform the function that they are intended to perform -- as the silicon dioxide (SiO2) insulation used in transistors is reduced to a few atomic... Read more

5 January, 2004 by James Pearce

Intel's two-way punch knocks out 45nm chips

...be none that can be dropped in as a straight replacement for silicon dioxide: some of the most promising, including compounds such as hafnium-silicate... Read more

30 January, 2007 by Rupert Goodwins

Spansion sees profits in flash memory's future

...of a sandwich of materials: polysilicon is encased between two layers of silicon dioxide, or glass. Once an electron is trapped in a cell, it... Read more

29 November, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

The problems of processor manufacture

Paulo Gargini, director of technology strategy at Intel, explains where processor technology is headed: It's all carbon nanotubes, MEMS, and stacking chips Read more

13 March, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins

Will Intel smash the silicon barrier?

...act as an insulator. Traditionally, this layer’s been made out of silicon dioxide: by replacing it with another material called a high-K dielectric... Read more

1 March, 2005 by Rupert Goodwins

The future is very, very small, say Intel

...electrons inside the transistor -- will be made out of something other than silicon dioxide, which has been the material of choice for decades. The new... Read more

25 October, 2004 by Michael Kanellos

Intel to serve up metal chips

...the gate dielectric, an insulating layer below the gate, is made of silicon dioxide. By making both out of metal, Intel will be able to... Read more

5 November, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

AMD reveals futuristic transistor designs

...PCs, notebooks, handheld devices, computer networks and other electronics gear. Transistors use silicon dioxide gates, diminutive structures that are part of the equipment responsible for... Read more

3 April, 2003 by John G.Spooner

Motorola crystallises memory breakthrough

...inside chips -- are wrapped in a layer of glass, or more technically, silicon dioxide. The layer traps electrons inside the gate: The size of the... Read more

31 March, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Flash memory begins to fade

Although the demand for flash memory is as high as ever, limitations in its physical size are forcing manufacturers to look elsewhere Read more

27 March, 2003 by Michael Kanellos

Bell Labs finds end of the road for transistors

...held true since 1965. The transistor is made from gold electrodes, a silicon dioxide layer and thiol molecules, which are carbon compounds similar to alcohols... Read more

18 October, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

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