 Unknown molecule opens the door to quantum computing June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors. | |
 Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 98 vote(s)
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Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. The 2008 ... | |
 Silent, microchip-sized 'fan' has no moving parts, yet produces enough wind to cool a laptop March 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 110 vote(s)
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Engineers harnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers have created a miniaturized device that is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance ... | |
Giant memory thanks to tiny capacitors June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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German-Korean research team produces a permanent memory using a new procedure and thereby sets a memory density record.
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Microchip is helping restore vision to the blind June 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Last year, Wentai Liu watched as surgeons implanted a microchip he had designed into the eye of a blind patient. For Liu, a professor of electrical engineering in the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, ... | |
SEMATECH Achieves Single Digit EUV Mask Blank Defect Goal February 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
Technologists at SEMATECH have successfully demonstrated world-class results in low defect density for mask blanks used in extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL)—pushing the technology another significant step toward readiness ... | |
AMD, Partners Produce Test Chip Using EUV Lithography February 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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AMD, working together with its research partner, IBM, announced it has produced a working test chip utilizing Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) lithography for the critical first layer of metal connections across the entire chip. ... | |
 Toshiba develops new MRAM device which opens the way to giga-bits capacity November 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Toshiba Corporation today announced important breakthroughs in key technologies for magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM), a promising, next-generation semiconductor memory device. | |
 Novel memory device is set to rival transistor-switched silicon-based memory June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Working with an international group of researchers, Professor Gehan Amaratunga has produced a novel memory device which is set to rival transistor-switched silicon-based memory. | |
 Exposing the Sensitivity of Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists June 26, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor manufacturing processes now under development are twice as ... | |
 Researchers Create Enhanced Light Sources For Lithography July 09, 2008 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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A breakthrough discovery at UC San Diego may help aid the semiconductor industry’s quest to squeeze more information on chips to accelerate the performance of electronic devices. So far, the semiconductor ... | |
 Panasonic develops White Color Power LEDs by employing GaN Substrates March 05, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Panasonic today announced that it has developed a blue LED element by employing GaN substrates for the first time in the industry. | |
Cooler, faster, cheaper: Researchers advance process to manufacture silicon chips December 03, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University. | |
New computer program automates chip debugging November 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Fixing design bugs and wrong wire connections in computer chips after they've been fabricated in silicon is a tedious, trial-and-error process that often costs companies millions of dollars and months of time-to-market. | |
Intel, STMicroelectronics Deliver Industry's First Phase Change Memory Prototypes February 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Intel Corporation and STMicroelectronics reached a key industry milestone today as they began shipping prototype samples of a future product using a new, innovative memory technology called Phase Change Memory (PCM). The ... | |
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