Plastic Microchips Ahead
News Microprocessors based on plastic would be simpler and cheaper to produce and would expand the reach of the microprocessor industry. While a plant for manufacturing silicon microprocessors costs billions of pounds to build, Hauser estimates that a...
[November 27, 2000, 11:05]
A Year Ago: Big Leap For Quantum Computing
News Scientists learned years ago they can use electrons as super microprocessors under very specialised conditions. Bad memory? Perhaps quantum computers can help. Construction of such machines is still impractical, but that hasn't stopped Luv Grover...
[May 25, 2001, 6:28]
Big Leap For Quantum Computing
News Scientists learned years ago they can use electrons as super microprocessors under very specialised conditions. Bad memory? Perhaps quantum computers can help. Construction of such machines is still impractical, but that hasn't stopped Luv Grover...
[May 25, 2000, 14:48]
News Burst: Big Leap For Quantum Computing
News Scientists learned years ago they can use electrons as super microprocessors under very specialised conditions. Bad memory? Perhaps quantum computers can help. Construction of such machines is still impractical, but that hasn't stopped Luv Grover...
[May 25, 2000, 14:04]
Is Intel Worth The Wait?
News While UK-based manufacturers working with chip maker, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are rushing to introduce machines based on the new 1,000MHz (1GHz) Athlon microprocessors, those relying on Pentium III equivalents will have to wait weeks, or even...
[March 21, 2000, 9:00]
2000 Roundup: Chips Broke 1GHz, But Market Yawned
News GHz microprocessors were finally announced in March, though the only ones that were available in any volume were from AMD. The company also demonstrated its first system using DDR DRAM, an advanced memory technology designed for super-fast systems.
[December 26, 2000, 6:10]
Corel Chief Dismisses Crusoe
News Canadian software giant Corel has already dismissed the idea of developing software for the Crusoe family of microprocessors, according to president and CEO Michael Cowpland. Transmeta's software-based, super-energy-efficient chips was part...
[February 25, 2000, 6:30]
