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IBM builds complete circuit from graphene

...applied to graphene films created by chemical vapour deposition. This means existing fabs would not need massive revamping to start using graphene in earnest. Jenkins... Read more

11 June, 2011 by Lucy Sherriff

Semiconductor revenue jumps as recession recedes

...of 25 percent in 2011, IC Insights said, as those who hold fabs build more "as more IC [integrated circuit] suppliers look to outsource production... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Jack Clark

Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor

...little harder." Add fabsThe acquisition will give TI a network of semiconductor fabs spread across at least eight countries. It plans to add National Semiconductor... Read more

5 April, 2011 by Jack Clark
Intel: Why a 1,000-core chip is feasible

Intel: Why a 1,000-core chip is feasible

...to those of us in parallel computing at Intel is, if our fabs [fabrication department] could build a 1,000-core chip, do we have... Read more

25 December, 2010 by Jack Clark
Intel reports a record $54bn in revenue

Intel reports a record $54bn in revenue

...Wireless Solutions — [and] we broke ground on the world's first 14nm fabs".Intel's PC Client Group generated the largest slice of revenue over... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Jack Clark

Intel and Google join hands on Android development

Intel and Google have extended their partnership so that all future versions of Android will be optimised for Intel architecture chips as the chipmaking giant seeks to break into the phone market Read more

14 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

Japanese quake could hit global chip supply

...supply, analysts have warned. The quake caused unscheduled halts at some semiconductor fabs and damaged national infrastructure, which could mean damaged integrated circuit batches and... Read more

12 March, 2011

World's semiconductor production shifts to 'fab-tight'

...The semiconductor industry is no longer building capacity — manufacturing centres known as 'fabs' — in advance of demand, he said. Fabs for manufacturing semiconductors are being... Read more

16 December, 2010

Quantum computing: Beyond computing's final frontier

...probably more scalable and if it can somehow be integrated with existing fabs that would be a huge benefit, he noted. "Which is going to... Read more

24 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

After silicon: What will power computing for the next 10 years and beyond?

From 3D chips and carbon-based transistors, to photonics and memristors... Read more

11 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Intel to start making 22nm chips for others

...current leakage. "With Achronix, we are selectively offering access to our 22nm fabs," Kircos wrote. "For perspective, this deal would only make up a tiny... Read more

2 November, 2010 by David Meyer

IDF: Renee James explains Intel's software conundrum

Why did Intel risk alienating key software partners like Microsoft by buying McAfee? We've been puzzling since the... Read more

18 September, 2010

Rattner on memristors, memory, power, raytracing and chip fabrication

Justin Rattner held court after his keynote in a room full of journalists, and answered a barrage of questions. Here are... Read more

15 September, 2010
Calc Pro Free 1.0

Calc Pro Free 1.0

...cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, sinh, cosh, tanh, pow, log, ln, sqrt, fabs, fac, madd, msub, mar, %, &, @, (, ), pi, e Future updates will include even more... Read more

19 March, 2011
Calc Pro Calculator 6.1

Calc Pro Calculator 6.1

...cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, sinh, cosh, tanh, pow, log, ln, sqrt, fabs, fac, madd, msub, mar, %, &, @, (, ), pi, eFuture updates will include even more features... Read more

19 March, 2011

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