Chipmakers on fast track to 10GHz
News The lithography technique now used, called deep ultraviolet, will suffice for one or two more generations of manufacturing processes, down to chip features the size of 100 nanometers, or one-tenth of a micron.
[January 16, 2001, 14:45]
Intel: One step closer to 10GHz
News The chipmaker announced Thursday that it has delivered the first standard-format photomasks for use with Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. Because of EUV's relatively smooth road to development, most industry experts believe the technology...
[March 9, 2001, 8:38]
Chip designers' Dream Team: 10GHz or bust
News As general manager and program director of the Extreme Ultraviolet LLC consortium, this 60-something executive directs the research and development efforts of a 150-member team of engineers cherry-picked from the Lawrence Livermore and Sandia...
[February 15, 2001, 14:36]
Moore's Law on course for another two years
News However, it appears that extreme ultraviolet lithography, a future chipmaking technology championed by Intel, may get delayed. According to Intel, extreme ultraviolet lithography is "more likely for 22nm" manufacturing, which starts in 2011.
[January 26, 2006, 9:15]
The problems of processor manufacture
News We work in probabilities, we're large enough to have dry, wet and DUV [Deep Ultraviolet]. We haven't closed the door to EUV [Extreme Ultraviolet]. He describes what he does as long-range research. I'm very happy when after ten or 15 years I see an...
[March 10, 2006, 17:05]
Moore's Law to roll on for another decade
News Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography uses light with much smaller wavelengths and will start to come onto the market in 2007. Engineers then switched to ultraviolet light. Another decade is probably straightforward," Moore said, speaking at the...
[February 11, 2003, 7:59]
Merger approval paves way for faster chips
News The advanced tools will become even more important at around the middle of the decade, when the current lithography technique -- called deep ultraviolet -- is due to run into a wall at .10 microns. The next-generation lithography technique chosen...
[May 3, 2001, 13:06]
Intel draws chips with extreme UV
News The chipmaker plans to reveal on Monday that it has installed the first commercial extreme ultraviolet light photolithography tool in a development facility on its Hillsboro, Oregon, campus. EUV lithography tools also rely on ultraviolet light...
[August 2, 2004, 8:30]
Coalition shows off process for faster chips
News Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, showcased at a press conference at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Wednesday, will allow chip manufacturers to "draw" circuits as small as 10 nanometres wide.
[April 12, 2001, 13:42]
Cymer Boosts Productivity With IBM eServer xSeries and Linux
White Papers Based in San Diego, California, Cymer, Inc.is one of the world's leading suppliers of Deep UltraViolet (DUV) illumination sources, the essential light source used in DUV photolithography systems in the semiconductor manufacturing process.
[April 5, 2007, 1:00]
Weather
Downloads The sun’s ultraviolet intensity level (UV index). Make your own weather station at Palm now! Current condition for the entire world (and for specific regions) updated every 15 minutes. Before making travel plans for a hotel or flight it can be...
[June 23, 2008, 8:00]
Department of Defense Military Dictionary Bundle
Downloads entry), 463L systemA (614 entries), from abort to azimuth resolutionB (205 entries), from back tell to burn-through rangeC (636 entries), from cache to cyberspaceD (334 entries), from daily intelligence summary to dwell timeE (190 entries), from...
[June 2, 2003, 8:00]
Department of Defense Military Dictionary Bundle
Downloads entry), 463L systemA (614 entries), from abort to azimuth resolutionB (205 entries), from back tell to burn-through rangeC (636 entries), from cache to cyberspaceD (334 entries), from daily intelligence summary to dwell timeE (190 entries), from...
[May 1, 2003, 8:00]
Handy Weather for BlackBerry
Downloads Current weather conditions* include:Current temperature in Celsius or FahrenheitReal feel (Rf) temperature (what the temperature really feels like)Weather type images (clouds, sun, etc.and description (Example: Partly sunny, Snowing, Rain Showers...
[December 12, 2008, 7:00]
Handy Weather for BlackBerry (3-month subscription)
Downloads Current weather conditions* include:Current temperature in Celsius or FahrenheitReal feel (Rf) temperature (what the temperature really feels like)Weather type images (clouds, sun, etc.and description (Example: Partly sunny, Snowing, Rain Showers...
[November 27, 2008, 6:00]
Police use UV marking to fight mobile theft
News London police are fighting back against mobile phone thieves by using ultraviolet marker pens to label thousands of handsets. The operation, which is currently underway in 20 London boroughs, is an attempt to deter thieves and will also make it...
[February 28, 2002, 12:59]
Intel uses EUV tool to speed chips
News The new tool uses Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) to print extremely small circuit patterns on chips, resulting in smaller features that let chipmakers pack many more transistors onto their semiconductors.
[April 23, 2002, 8:22]
WeatherGuide
Downloads The following information is displayed: weather type, temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit, dew point, humidity, amount of day precipitations, UV index (Sun's ultraviolet intensity level), visibility distance, pressure, wind speed and direction.
[October 31, 2005, 13:17]
Researchers claim lithium-ion battery breakthrough
News Koller said that to produce the gel his team had taken a hydrated silicon compound, irradiated it with ultraviolet light, and heated it to form an amorphous silicon gel. Academics have developed a silicon gel that could make batteries used in...
[November 2, 2009, 15:49]
Sony VPL-FE40 review
Reviews This makes the panels more resistant to damage from ultraviolet rays, increasing their reliability. Featuring a new design and improved LCD panel reliability, the VPL-FE40 can project images of up to 4,000 ANSI lumens, making it usable in a wide...
[March 10, 2008, 8:27]



