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University claims creation of first, true 3D chip
News Eby Friedman, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Rochester, said that many in the integrated-circuit industry are predicting that miniaturisation will reach its limit, at which point it will be impossible to pack...
[September 18, 2008, 12:56]
Toshiba fires up methanol fuel cell
News Fuel cell technologies face several hurdles before they can garner widespread adoption -- problems, for example, with delivering the fuel, miniaturisation and the cost of the materials needed to build efficient fuel cells.
[March 6, 2003, 8:39]
Sony CLIE PEG-UX50 review
Reviews Sony has experimented with mini notebooks in the past, but the new CLIE PEG-UX50 takes miniaturisation down to a whole new level. The Handheld Engine also promotes miniaturisation by integrating a 2D graphics accelerator and interfaces for the...
[August 1, 2003, 10:04]
T-Flash memory aims at mobile phones
News Memory card maker SanDisk and mobile phone manufacturer Motorola have teamed up on a new small flash card aimed at handsets as the two companies look to capitalise on the trend toward the miniaturisation of memory cards.
[March 1, 2004, 10:20]
Sendo lawsuit targets Orange SPV smartphone
News The handset maker said that the lawsuit against Orange centres on a patent relating to miniaturisation in the SPV's circuit-board design. Sendo said on Thursday that it has filed legal action against mobile phone operator Orange in the UK for...
[June 5, 2003, 15:14]
Rivals line up behind iPod
News The push toward miniaturisation is possible because more companies are getting into the small-drive business. Apple Computer's popular portable music player should start to see increasing competition, as more manufacturers adopt mini hard drives...
[October 23, 2003, 11:15]
Benchmarks: AMD's 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron review
Reviews But by investing in miniaturisation, AMD has created the space on the chip to increase the L3 cache, which was Barcelona's weak spot and which promises good performance return on design investment. AMD's 45nm chips have arrived almost exactly one...
[November 20, 2008, 12:46]
Intel's Tualatin makes debut
News The chips also use copper interconnects, a feature which could allow increased miniaturisation for future versions. Intel has quietly begun shipping the desktop version of its new Pentium III processor, using an advanced manufacturing process that...
[June 19, 2001, 15:05]
TI deal caused death of SPV suit
News Sendo had attempted to stop UK sales of Orange's SPV, a smartphone based on Microsoft software, saying that the SPV infringed on Sendo patents relating to miniaturisation in the SPV's circuit-board design.
[July 23, 2003, 11:14]
Intel puts Tualatin chips on launch pad
News The chips also use copper interconnects, a feature which could allow increased miniaturisation for future versions. Intel is set to launch a new version of its mobile Pentium III chip, code-named Tualatin, on Monday, marking the beginning of its...
[July 26, 2001, 11:30]
IBM shrinks SRAM cell for future chip generation
News This new development is a critical achievement in the pursuit to continually drive miniaturisation in microelectronics. IBM has unveiled what it says is the first working static random access memory cell for a future generation in chip...
[August 18, 2008, 17:23]
Military tests RFID to solve friendly fire problem
News And while many of the technologies are bulky at the moment, similar technologies for individual troops could soon be on the horizon: "As these technologies progress they all progress towards miniaturisation and that's good for the dismounted...
[October 20, 2005, 13:55]
Wearable computers soon to be everywhere
News As miniaturisation progresses, consumer electronics manufacturers and chipmakers have managed to squeeze music players, Internet devices, mobile phones and the like into everything from earrings to jackets.
[September 5, 2002, 13:47]
Sendo withdraws Orange lawsuit
News The handset maker said that the lawsuit against Orange centres on a patent relating to miniaturisation in the SPV's circuit-board design. UK mobile phone handset maker Sendo has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Orange, agreeing to...
[July 22, 2003, 10:38]
New insulator strengthens future of Moore's Law
News The most important driver for the speedup of microelectronic devices has been the miniaturisation of transistors. Computer manufacturers are in a constant battle to keep pace with Moore's Law -- which states that processing power will double every...
[January 5, 2004, 7:55]
Simpsons swallowed whole by DVD of the future
News Multiplexing and high density ODS comes in handy when manufacturers talk about miniaturisation of the disks," Torok said. A new technology capable of storing the equivalent of 100 DVDs on a single DVD-sized disc has been unveiled by researchers...
[September 27, 2004, 15:40]
Notebook design: ten things we love review
Reviews At some point, AC adapters may become too small to accomodate them — but let's hope that doesn't hold up the miniaturisation process. Screen resolution is one of the most important usability factors for a notebook, but manufacturers sometimes skimp...
[November 14, 2008, 9:13]
Welcome to the ink-jet age
News This manufacturing technique not only provides the next step in miniaturisation - Seiko Epson of Japan recently demonstrated a 20 layer ink jet printed board that was just 200µm thick - it also helps to reduce the amount of pollution produced by...
[January 6, 2006, 17:15]
Sony revamps its mobile range review
Reviews Miniaturisation and elegant design have always been Sony's strengths, and both have been combined with impressive results in the new VAIO VGN-X505VP, which the company claims is 'the thinnest and lightest Windows PC ever made'.
[May 16, 2004, 9:20]
Sony VAIO PCG-C1VE review
Reviews Notebook users want many of the benefits of desktop PCs, such as fast processors, high-capacity hard disks, large screens and so on. But they also require size and weight to be minimised and battery life to be maximised, which requires trade-offs...
[October 30, 2000, 23:00]
